The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-23
CAROLINA
TRAINING SCHOOL,
School Year Begins Tues.
day With Every Room As
signed; No Increased At
tendance and Why J..

Greenville, Seq 20.-Wlth eVcrv
room signed and all available spacs
utilized for h accommodation II
students, the East Carolina Teachers
Training School will open for its hftl
annual session on next Tuesday morn
ing. President Robert II. Wright
states that the attendance this year
will not be any larger than that 81
last year for the simple reaSo that il
is impossible for it to be any larger
until more room is provided for the
students. To the present time moro
than one hundred n twenty-seven
applications for admission nave been
refused because of a lack of room
There is no hope of relief from ths
great congestion until the improve
ments now under way are completed.
That is expected to be about the first
of the coming year. Additional rooms
are being added to the east dOrmitory
and the contractors are rushing tho
work with all possible speed. but il
is expected that they will not be ready
for occupancy before the students re-
| turn from the Christmas holidays.
Former students of the school re-
turning this season for another year
will see many improvements over last
| year. The two rooms just opposite
the main entrance to the west dOrmi-
tory have been Joined together to form
a parlor for the use OF the young Ia
dies in entertaining their friends and
their relatives who visit them at the
school. The loo in the corridors OF
this building have also been relaid
during the summer months, this being
made necessary because of the bad
condition Of the floor due to the gen
eral wear and tear to which 1T has
been subjected since the school was
opened foul years ago. A bath room
has been added for the benefit Of the
lady principal OF the school.
All of the faculty for the coming
session has been secured, and every
member is expected to be here for the
opening next Tuesday. Prof. L. r.
Meadows, Of the Department of Eng.
lish will be away on a leave of abb
sence which was granted him for
the purpose Of taking advanced work
in some of the big universities Of for
eign countries. His department will
be under the direction of Professor
Whitehurst. of New Bern. Miss Nj.
Herman, Of the Teachers School. OF
Columbia University, will take the
place Of MRS. r. l.. Carr, nee Miss
Pugh, as e of the Department OF
Domestic Science. and Miss Mabel NJ
Comfort will be employed as an add
tonal member Of the faculty. Miss
Comfort was a teacher in the surnmer
SchOOl mere during the past summer
and during her stay was very popu
lar with the young ladies in attend
ance. h has never been connected
with the school as a member of the
regular faculty, and is added as ar
additional teacher.
AT a meeting here Thursday of tn
: executive committee contracts were
awarded for the construction Of the
: presidents residence. E. II. Evans {
iocai contractor, was the successful
: oioder, his price being $500. Worl
u Will begin as soon as the materia
can be placed on the grounds, and i
Is expected that the residence will b.
L ready for occupancy by February u
1914. The residence will be large an
: comfortable and will be equipped
WIN every modern convenience. |
VIII contain nine rooms besides tn,
kitchen, pantry and two both rooms
Inc school has recently purchase
an additional small strip Of land d
the southern border Of it's grounds
me plot was bought from Mr.. Ed
T1arrls, Of this town, and was take
over Tor the purpose Of straightenin
the me OF the property of h schoo
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