The Calumet news., 1912-08-31
Hancock Department
SUOMI COLLEGE WILL
OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY
SEVERAL CHANGES IN THE FA-
GUILTY OF FINNISH IN
sTlTuTloN.

The Suomi College and Theological
seminary will open for the fall term
next Wednesday, September 4. The
first day will be given over to the reg
istering of the students and prelim-
mary work the real work of the year
starting the following morning when
recitations will begin. There will be
only one interruption in the work be-
fore the Christmas vacation starts on
Dec. 10, this being THANKSGIVING day,
Nov 2S when school will stop for one
day.
The spring term will start on Jan
uary Ii and end May 30. four holidays
intervening. These are Shrove Tues
day, Lincoln's birthday. Washington's
birthday ana the Easter vacation eX-
tending from March Is 70 March Is.
The enrolment this year is expected
to be much larger than last year. an
increase of fully fifty per cent being
anticipated. Last year about a hun
dred students were enrolled but pres
ent indications point TO an enrolment
of fully one hundred and fifty. and it
may be more win apply for admission
than the college can accommodate
Students come here from all parts of
, the United States and Canada, last
years student body being recruited
from nine different states embracing
such widely separated common
wealtEs as Maine, New York, Califor-
mia and Oregon
There will be some changes in the
faculty this year several of the teach
ers having handed i'm their resigna-
tions recently and SO far no success
sors have been appointed. The col
lege authorities expect To have these
places filled in the near future, how
ever. Among those who are leaving
are Michael Heikinheimo and Rev.
John Back, who are going to Finland
about the middle OF October. and II. j
Hedman who win take q post graduate
course at the University Of Chicago.
A. +. Sraulding, who was also on the
staff of the college. teaching short
hand and typewrting, will no longer
be connected with the institution Miss
Minnie Perttula teaching these sub
iects in the future. Miss Ferttula is
graduate of the business department
of the college and also of the Gregg
shorthand school i'm Chicago. Besides
her work i'm the business department
Miss Perttula will teach in the prep.
aratory department.
The Faculty.
Following is a complete list of the
faculty to date, some additions being
probable in the near future.
Rev. j. x. Nikander. u. H.. President
Professor of Greek, dogmatics and en-
cyclopedIcs.
John F. Lindblom, A. Il. Professor
Of English end Latin.
c. L. Nordstrom. \. b. Principal %
the Commercial department
Rev. Raphael Hartman, A. NJ. Pro-
fessor OF Christianity, Hebrew, Latin
and Finnish.
K V. Kilkka, music. Professor Kill1-
ka will also lead the glee club.
Ilmari KranlI c. T.. Professor OF
Mathematics and Science
Miss Minnie Perttula. principal of
preparatory department, shorthand
and typewriting.
Rev NJ |. Kuusi, pastoral theology.
Rev. T.. W. Rautanen, Catcchetics and
| iturgics
Glee Club to Reoreanize.
A meeting of all Of the members of
the slee club and ali who are inter-
osted i'm that line of work has been
called for next Tuesday evening at the
Suomi college when plans will be
made for the reorganization of the club
and the resumption of active work IN
| the musical line.
Professor X. V. Kilkka will lead the
elee club this year and ii is thought
the personnel of the club will be about
the same as when Professor Musto-
men had charge.