Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-08-30
MASsANUTTEN ACADEMY

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In making clear the way for TIL
lopening of another school tern a
Massanutten Prof Benchof is es
peoting the best enrolment Of student
he has yet ha6. He has been yer.
busy this summer IL visiting prospec
| tive students and answering inquiries
about the school OF which
have come from quite distant points
The faculty will be very much tht
same as it was last year. Miss Gwinr
will teach the elementary subjects ant
the business course, in both of which
she has been successful. Some of hel
students In the business course art
now holding responsible positions ir
banks, railroad Offices, and counting
rooms. The bookkeeping and steno
graphic courses at Massanutten have
Teen very popular and each year sends
out few students who have become
efficient in this line of work.
Miss Helen Rroaddus will return
and have charge of the department OF
music. Her work last year proved
very satisfactory to all of her students
and the class this next year will be
equally large, if not larger. Miss
Broaddus is a graduate Of the Leef-
son-Hille Conservatory of Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Sachs will return and have
charge Of science and academic sub
jects.
Two new additions to the faculty
will be Mr.. r. L. Matz and Mr.. N.
Kerr Thompson. Mr.. Matz has taught
four years and is an able and enthusi.
astic educator, He comes to Massa-
nutten with the record of having been
one of the ablest men in his college.
He will teach languages.
Massanutten has always taken an
active interest in outdoor sports, and
this year should eclipse all previous
efforts-for as coach she will have
one who has no superior in any
prep school in Virginia. N. Keer
Thompson is the name of the gentle
man who will supervise athletics. Mr..
Thompson was selected as tackle for
the All American Eleven of 1911. He
is an all around athlete and the Mas.
sanutten boys may expect fine year.
Mr.. Thompson is man of large pro-
portions in every way-and a fine
fellow. He will teach academic SUBJ
jects as we'll. This will give four men
teachers for the academic work, in ad-
dition to the two lady mem bers of the
faculty.
p Massanutten has aimed to stand for
Christian training and character de-
velopment. This is one of the i'm
portant advantages of q preparatory
school. II it fails in this, it loses its
best argument. In addition there
should be high standard of service
from teacher and student. That
Massanuttten is trying to fulfill her
in this respect is evidenced
by her effort to get the very best
teachers possible-Christian men and
women. In doing this she is not
sectarian, nor narrow in her views.
This years's faculty will represent at
least four different denominations-
thus insuring breadth of views and
sympathetic Christian effort towards
sound scholarship, and clean living.
The 14th session will open on the
18th of September next. The build
ings are undergoing cleaning and
repairs are in order-such as to make
the work for the coming term a pleas
ure and profit to all concerned.
At the opening of the school, or
soon after, a track of I20 yards will
be built, so that boys who do not en-
gage in the heavier sports may have
opportunity to try out on the 100 yard
dash aud similar sports. BY Thanks
giving Day the boys will be ready for
q Big Field Day Program.