Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-12
Will Be Added To The High
School Course Next
Month.
NEW PRINCIPAL HAS ARRIVED
Superintendent Marion Is Get.
ting Things In Shape For
The Fall Term.

That Prof. ]. w. Marion and the
city board of School Trustees have
not been taking a vacation during
the summer months, is easily shown
by the change in the appearance of
the interior arrangement and equip
ment of the High School building,
All of the rooms, which were left
vacant, to be equipped in the future,
when the building was fitted up af-
ter its erection three years ago. have
now been made ready for use as
they we're originally intended.
The greatest and most noticeable
improvement is the installation Of
electric lights in the hall and some
of the rooms. Handsome chandeliers
swinging from the ceiling. are in the
front hall, the main entrance and in
several of the administration offices.
The room on the left side of the
entrance, formerly used as a class
room, has been furnished as a meet.
ing chamber for the Board of Edu.
cation. This room is easily the hand.
soonest one in the high school build
ing. Il is furnished in dark wood
with green walls and stained floors
A large electric light hangs over the
sitting table, which is in the center
of the room.
On the other side of the hail, pas
the principals Office, there will be
room furnished for a rest room TO
the ladies. The class room of tn
Eighth Grade, which will be move
from Virginia Street School, will a
$50 be on the first floor. This elias
will occupy the room formerly en-
ployed as a science lecture room
Cloak rooms for both girls and boy
will be added to this room. Tn
science lecture room will be moves
into the physics laboratory and tn
biology room will be used for boil
physics and biology laboratory.
In the basement the equipment TO
Domestic Science, for the girls, i
already being put in. One room
will be fitted up as modern kitchen
with large gas range and twent.
endividual small size stoves. Mex
to this there is neat up-to-dat
pantry, with q completely eQuippe,
dining room adjoining. In the base
ment also is the girls sewing room
adjoining, where there are machine
and cutting tables for the purpose 0
teaching the girls to become exper
in sewing.
All these many new additions vii
be in absolute completion by tn
opening of the fall term. The sehoo
building is open in the morning anC
any friends who wish to visit tn,
school will be welcome by Prof
Marion.
Prof Grover c. HOFFMAN, the new
principal, arrived here on last Fri
day and he and Mrs. Hoffman are
staying temporarily at Bethel Col.
lege. Prof. Hoffman comes here
from Cox College, of Atlanta, Ca,
where he was Dean of the college
and occupied the chair of Mathemat-
les. He has entered into his work
here with great enthusiasm and in
terest and is delighted with the
splendid prospects for the coming
term. Prof. Hoffman has already
made many friends by his pleasant
manners and attractive personality.
While attending the Jackson Uni
versity. Tenn. he was letter man
on all three of the atheletic teams
and promises to take the athletics of
the school under his personal direc-
ton. Prof. Hoffman is at his office
during the morning and will be glad
to have any of the pupilsand patrons
Of the school who desire to become
acquainted with him or discuss any
concerning the school work,
to see him there.
Prof. Marion and Prof. hoffman
nave been re-arranginl : curr Gu.
um this week and have almost com.
pleted the outline of the courses for