Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-29
COLLEGE 2E-OPENS SEPT. .18
Many New Improvements. New
Professors in Enlarged Faculty.


The Hath year of Mddlebury College
will begin September IS at S:45 a. M,
with an address by President Thomas
in the Congregational church. AT 10:30
a. m. faculty of 33 instructors, five
more than last year, will begin their
scheduled appointments. The new chem
istry building will furnish twelve new
laboratories and recitation rooms. The
registration in the freshman class is
the largest ever achieved at a corre-
spending date, and altogether the pros
pect is that the college will have the
best year in its history.
Prof. Charles B. Wright, senior pro-
fessor, will assume the duties of acting
dean, DIR. Lambert having been ap-
pointed Burr Professor of Natural His
tory. Mr.. Edgar j. Wiley gra luate
of the last class, will be the dean
assistant. Miss Suzanne Everett Throop
will succeed Miss Caroline Crawford
as dean of women. Miss Throop is a
graduate of Radcliffe college in the
class of 1918. Her graduate work was
done at the University of Basel Switz-
erland. For the past six years she
has been vice-principal of Berkey in
sttute, Brooklyn, where she was asso.
ciated with DR.. J. w. Abernethy, a
trustee of Middlebury Miss Throop
will give courses in the History of Art
and will continue Miss Crawford's
work in the drama.
During the summer the old Catholic
church on Weybridge street, now own
ed by the college, has been tn roughly
renovated to accommodate the new de-
partment of music. 1t will contain
recital hall and a studio and recitation
room. The department will be in
charge of Edward Royce, A. B.. who
comes to Middlebury from Denison
university, Ohio. Mr. Royce will give
courses in the history and principles of
music, open TO all, and also private les
sons in piano playing. He will have
charge of the college band, orchestra
and glee clubs.
A few years ago Middlebury intro
Guced courses fundamental to engineer
ing in order to prepare its graduates for
junior standing in the technical schools
of highest grade. These have proved
very popular and it has been decided to
add other courses in electrical and
mechanical engineering, which will be
in charge of Albert F. Barnes, B. S.,
who has been for four years an in
structor in the University of Pennsyl-
vania
New subjects in law and government
will be taught by Charles T. Abbott
of Dartmouth and Harvard, teacher
of successful experience. DR.. Burt's
successor in Botany will be Maurice
Pickard, A. M, of Columbia and Cor
nell
Equipment of the new chemistry
ing the summer, and also alteration of
the space in Warner hall vacated by the
chemistry department to accommodate
the departments of Zoology and Botany.
An attractive cottage has been erect
ed on the woman's campus to provide
for girls who can not be accommodated
in .Pearson's hall or Battell cottage.
This will be in charge of Miss Ada
Bristol, who will also be the manager
of Hamlin commons.
Important improvements have been
made in Painter hall, increasing its
convenience as dormitory. New
floors have been laid in the recitation
rooms in the chapel and several have
been redecorated. All in all returning
students will find more improvements
than have ever been effected in one
season in the l13 years of the history of
the college.
T. M Chan m ms Rarn RurpAd