The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-18
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
MADE At INSTITUTE
DURING THE SUMMER
EVERY BATH ROOM IN BUILDING
HAS BEEN RETlLED AND
REAUTIFIED.
HARDWOOD FLOORS ARE LAID
Or. capers, In interview, Expresses
Much Enthusiasm Over the New
FacuIty-createst Care Being Exer-
cised and Expense not Considered.

A representative of The Herald
called at the Institute today and was
very much impressed with the sub
stantial improvements which Dr.
Capers has had in progress during
the summer and which are now near
completion. Among the most attrac'
tive of these are the beautiful bath
rooms, every bath room in the bund.
ing having been tiled and furnished
throughout with the NEST modern
equipment. Hardwood floors to match
those laid by the Alumnae Association
in the east hall and parlor have been
laid In the west parlor and extended
through the west ham. Hardwood
floors are also laid in the halls of the
second story. The wide back piazza,
facing the south, has been given new
floor and other new woodwork and
converted into a sun parIor.
At the last meeting of the board Of
trustees, a plan was approved which
contemplated work on the exterior of
the main building which would pre-
serve for all time its striking architec-
tural beauty. AS a preparatory step
toward the work which will follow on
the walls next summer, new cedar
lintels and cedar stills will replace the
old ones. The lintels will conform to
the handsome pattern Of the present
ones, All the woodwork on the sx.
terror is being tastefully painted.
DIR. Capers was especially enthu-
siastic about the personnel of the new
faculty, In the selection of which he
has exercised the greatest care with.
out relation to the item of expense
OF the teachers who have heretofore
been associated in the work OF the
Institute. the following will return IN
September:
Mrs. Louise NJ. Clark, Miss Mary
Carpenter, Madame De Marco, Miss
Charlotte Henderson, Miss Carrie VIII.
liams, Miss Emmala Capers, Mrs. L. s.
Paschal, Miss Mary Ashton, Mrs. Eu-
gene Long, Mrs. Mary B. Hine, Miss
Thelma Dunn, secretary.
The new members Of the faculty
will be:
Mrs. Mary C. Forbes, New York
City, Art. Mrs. Forbes has enjoyed
the opportunities OF the best studios
and galleries abroad, where she re-
ceived distinguished recognition fer
her work. She has also had the best
advantages in this country. and has
had very successful career as an art
instructor in some Of our leading col
leges.
Miss Lucy M. Alexander, Mathemat-
les and Science. Miss Alexander Is a
B. A. graduate Of Vassar and has
most creditable record in her work.
Miss Gertrude McShane, Emerson
School of Expression, Boston. Miss
McShane will direct the work in ex-
preston and physical culture. Miss
McShane Is a member of one of the
most prominent Mississippi families,
her father being president Of the Nc
Shane Cotton Co., Greenwood, Miss.
Miss Laura Robertson, Voice. Miss
Robertson comes with the highest
recommendations as possessing a
beautiful voice as well as being a most
successful teacher. Shakespeare. Of
London; Louis Simmons, New York;
and other eminent voice instructors
have been her teachers and give her
most unqualified recommendations.
Mrs. Hugh M. Anderson. widow Of
the late Hon. Hugh M. Anderson,
speaker Of the senate, win be associat-
ed with the preparatory and literary
work of the school and will also assist
DR.. and Mrs. Capers as social hostess.
DR.. Capers has built up his faculty.
especially in the cultural courses, with
q view to furnishing an opportunity
for those in the community who may
desire instruction In piano, voice. ex-
preston, art. domestic science and
native French, even though they may
have completed their regular school
work. The formal announcement Of
the opening Of the school appears
elsewhere In this Issue.