The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-09-26
ALL SCHOOLS
READY FOR WORK
Roger Williams to Begin in Full Blast
Wednesday Morning Oct. 1St
The Attendance at Each institution
Will be Very Large Sisters of the
Blessed Sacrament Opens First
Meharry Second to Begin in
Some Departments-state
Normal Third.

With the beginning of next week
all of the schools in this city will
open in full blast Meharry opens in
full on the oath, State Normal opened
on the 23rd, Fisk opened Wednesday
and the opening of Roger Williams
on Monday completes the list. These
institutions bring to Nashville every
year hundreds of young people from
every part of the country, who come
to take advantage of the splendid op-
portunities offered here to acquire
an education They come also be-
cause Of the good reputation this city
has towards strangers
At Sisters of Blessed Sacrament.
The female Catholic school, Sisters
of the Blessed Sacrament, opened on
the eighth of the month with over
one hundred in attendance. The out
look for a prosperous year is good
New students are being enrolled every
day This is the only female school
in the city, and offers special ad-
vantages to young women.
At Meharry
The opening at Meharry took place
Wednesday morning. Some depart
ments opened earlier, but Wednesday
morning Dean Hubbard pulled the
throttle wide open, and from now
until next spring the boys must keep
at it every day. The attendance is
large for so early in the season, and
the indications are that it win ex-
ceed any previous year.
At State Normal.
Auspicious exercises attended the
opening of the A. and l. State Nor
nal School Tuesday afternoon. State
Superintendent Brister was the prin-
cipal speaker, and delivered n force
full address, advising the students to
take advantage Of the liberal educa-
tiOn provided by the State. He stat
ed that under the management of
Prof w. J. Hale the school had en-
joyed a most successful year, and
predicted that the coming year would
be even more successful. Other ad-
dresses were made by President A. M
Townsend, of Roger Williams Univer-
sity; Revs. G. w. Porter, w. S. Ell
lington, N. G. Shamberguer, DR.. G.
H, Bandy, Alonzo Napier, Rev. R. H.
Boyd, Rev. Ford, Costa Rico, and
Miss Mamie Burroughs. Music was
furnished by Madame Anderson, Of
Chicago, assisted by large chorus,
At Fisk.
At Fisk they have been turning
away girl applicants for several
weeks, and the boys department is
about full. Several changes have
been made in the faculty this year,
Iprincibly among them being the cleo
tion of DR.. Morrow, Dean, to succeed
Prof Wright who was breaking
down under the great strain. Another
change that is meeting with popular
favor is the selection of Prof
Caruthers to fill the gap made by
the untimely death of Prof Poin-
dexter. The following are the new
members of the faculty: Miss Hazel
Babcock, Instructor Harmony, Piano
and Violin; Mrs. Estelle Crawford,
Health officer; Mr.. John Thomas Ca
ruthers, Instructor in AgrOnomy and
Biology; Mr.. Elmer lines, Instructor
in Science; Miss Carrie Kilbourn, In
structor in Sightsinging; Miss Char
lotte Pealer, Assistant to Treasurer;
Mrs. c. c. Poindexter, In charge Of
Book Room; DR. c. W. Morrow,
Dean; Miss Claribel Walker, Kinder
garten and Critic in Training School;
Miss Walls, Assistant in Sociological
Department; Rev Joseph N. Haskell,
College Pastor and Instructor,
At Walden.
Under the supervision of Dean Hub
bard, Walden University opened We'd
nesday morning with q large atten-
dance This was no doubt partly
due to the fact that the future for
this the oldest college for the educa-
tion Of the colored youth in the State
since the announcement that a new
building is to be erected great Inter
est has been manifested in the school.
At Roger Williams.
Roger Williams University will
open for reception Of students and
organization on October 1st. The
school has a strong faculty, which
has been carefully selected A new
feature has been added, which win be
"a commercial course. The formal
opening and inauguration of Presi-
dent Townsend will take place at 2
o'clock Wednesday, October 18th.
The outlook for a full school under
the new president seems flattering.
Applications are rapidly coming IN
every day. and indications are that
by the first every room in the board
ing department will have been taken.
Many new faces will be seen in the
faculty this year, as well as among
the student body.
Misses Catherine, SadVe and Al1
lene DAILY of Pulaski. Tenn, are