The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
Bethany College Is Taking
High Rank Among The
Institutions
From SATURDAYS ps,,v.

From Saturdays Daily.
| That MankatO well deserves it's rep
| utation OF being the educational GEN.
; ter OF Southern Minnesota is becom-
ing evident now that the different
educational institutions are getting
ready TO open their doors FOR tile COM
ing school year. For weeks parents
and guardians of boys and girls have
been visiting this city for the pur-
pose OF investigating the schools, and
most OF them have found what they
are looking for. and soon students will
be arriving from far and near TO take
! up their tasks for the coming fall
term.
Among the institutions OF learning
J Bethany Ladies college IL assuming a
more conspicuous place from year to
year. It's board of directors is max
. ing the most strenuous efforts to Sc
cure for its STAFF of teachers only the
very best to be had. and several OF
the departments of Bethany have ac-
CURED a reputation extending far be-
yond the limits of the state.
Especially is this the case with
their department of music, and IL is
only necessary TO mention the names
OF Miss Else Jache Miss Lora Luis
dorff, Mrs. Roy Andrews, Miss Anna
John, Miss Agnes Lendt, and Miss
Susan Hantelmann to convince the
citizens OF MankatO of the superior
| ity OF Bethany's Conservatory of Mu-
sic. The course includes instrument
tai music, especially piano and violin,
voice training, harmony, history OF
music. and analysis OF musical
| forms.
Study of Music.
The study OF music in college pre-
sents many advantages as compared
with taking private lessons. The
student is daily brought in contact
with others interested In the same
work. Each teacher is a specialist in
her particular branch Of music, and
numerous recitals present ample OPP
portunity to acquire the art OF play
ing in public.
The domestic science department OF
Bethany has acquired an enyiable rep
utation under the proficient man
agement of Miss Theresa Gutzke,
who. by the way. is also preceptress
OF the institution. The equipment for
this department is very complete, i'm
, fact Bethany boasts ~of Offering the
best course in domestic science OF
any institution i'm Southern Mime
sofa. The subjects taught In this de-
partment are elementary cooking.
food study, advanced cooking. invalid
cookery. dietetics. laundering. bacter-
iology. household chemistry. home
nursing. and home management A
thorough course in sewing and
dents. Miss Helma Wolfram has
charge OF this work.
The commercial department of
Bethany has also heen brought to a
high state OF efficiency. Professor J.
F. MANI has charge OF the bookkeep-
ing, and Miss Margaret Emstad of
shorthand, typewriting, commercial
law. and correspondence.
The Academic Department.
In the academic department mod
ern and ancient languages are stud
led. also history. sciences. and mathe-
MATES. Mrs. Frieda Monich has
charge OF German and French, and
the work done by this able teacher re
fleets great credit upon the institu-
zion. Professor J. r MANI has
charge of the English department,
and Professor w. +. Weimar, who
was formerly connected with North =
western college of WATERFOWL. Wis.
has charge OF mathematics. Miss EN-
ma Bjornsted will teach history and
sciences.
Rev. w. f. Georg, the president Of
the institution. will welcome all visit
ors. and will gladly show them the
buildings and give all desired infor-
nation regarding the school and It's
! functions.
The visitor to Bethany viii be we'll
repaid for the strenuous task of
climbing up the steep slope leading to
the institution. Not only is he i'm
pressed by the fine architecture of the
| buildings, but especially by the beauti-
full panorama presented TO the spectator
from the windows OF the dormitory
No one can appreciate the beauties OF
the environments of Mankato who has
not looked at them from this beauti-
| full site