The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
SEVENTY EIGHTH Term
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE
OPENS ON SEPT. 10TH
WILL BE THE EIGHTH YEAR UNI
DER THE MANAGEMENT OF
DR.. w. 3. cAPERs.
SPLENDID STAFF OF TEACHERS
Every Indication Points to an Un-
usually large Patronage for This
Historic and Splendid Old Institu-
ton for Education of Girls.

IeHudHCe anu WIN faculty Cndt car
) not be excelled the seventy eight
session of the Columbia Institute will
open on the moning of Septembe
10Th. This is the eighth year tina
the school has been under the direc
I ton of Rev. Walter Branham Capers
The following interesting point
about the school are evidence of tn,
high character and ability of the fac
ulty:
Rev. Walter Branham Capers-
Mr.. Capers is entering upon his sew
enth year as President of this his
toric institution, and during that tins
he has demonstrated his executive
and administrative ability in sucf
work. The recent donation by the
business men of the city through the
Board of Trade of more than $4,000
toward the equipment of better school
room facilities, is, in itself, a con.
crete illustration of the high regard
in which the community holds him.
Under his administration the school
has steadily grown, and great mate.
rial improvements have been made
In the buildings and equipment. In
addition to his administrative work
Mr.. Capers teaches Sacred History,
History and Bible.
| Mrs. Walter Branham Capers--In
the discharge of her duties as Princi-
pal of the Institute, this accomplish
ed young Columbian has made
great success of her work. Mr.. Ca
pers is always delighted to confess
that many Of the most attractive
features of the school were the sug-
gestions Of Mrs Capers. AS princi-
pal she has the entire supervision of
the home life Of the school, those
who are in charge of its several de-
partments reporting to her and work
ing under her direction. With the
students she Is always universal IA
vorite.
Mrs. Louise Clark Mother
Clark, as Health Matron, Instructor
in Domestic Science. and supervisor
of dormitories, has been long assoei-
ated with the Institute, and has dem
onstrated her aptitude for her work
The esteem in which she is held by
the girls is evidenced b, their affec.
tionate appellation Mother Clark"
Miss Mary Carpenter, L. For
many years principal Of the City
High School, and for the past three
years teacher OF History, Literature
and Physics at the Institute Miss
Carpenter needs no introduction to
the community Her unusual ability |
as a teacher Is universally recogniz- |
ed.
Madam Pauline DeMarco--Madam
DeMarco has been in residence OF the
Columbia Institute for the past
twelve years. A native Of France,
but living the most of her life in
America, she has the advantage Of a
perfect knowledge of the language
and all the details of the accent, and
at the same time is not handicapped
with the disadvantage that many ma.
tive teachers of French have in not
the language of those
they teach. Madam DeMarco also
presides over the study hall, and has
been unusually successful in this
work.
Mrs. George White-Last year was
Mrs. Whites first year at the Insti-
tute, and she successfully conducted
the classes in Expression and Physi-
cal Culture. This year, however,
Mrs. White will take a part Of the
work and conduct regular
classes in English and History.
Miss Mary Eastman TayIor-Miss
Taylor, the accomplished teacher of
Art, in the Columbia Institute, en-
tiers upon her seventh year as the
head of this department. Miss Tay-
lor is a graduate of Peabody and
special student, Columbia, New York.
From the inception of her work at
the Institute she has been eminently
successful.
Miss Mary Ashton-With the
school year 1928, Miss Ashton will
have taught piano at the institute for
1--WE years, during which time she has
given the highest satisfaction to the
school authorities and the patrons,
and greatly endeared herself to her
pupils. Miss Ashton is graduate of
the Chicago Musical College; student
Of Hans Won Schiller, Chicago: Ra-
phaei Joeseffy, New York City, and
Emil Liebling, Chicago.
Miss Malta p. POWELL graduate
Of Central College Lexington, Mo-, a
pupil of A. o. Baner and Emil Lieb-