The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-16
EVERY THING READY FOR
BEGINNING OF THIRTY.
THIRD SESSION.
DIG ATTENDANCE IS ASSURED
Large Number Of Applications
From Prospective Students
Received.
SEVERAL CHANGES
I'M THE FACULTY
New Teachers Coming to Fill
Vacancies Due TO Various
Causes.

The Mississippi Industrial institute
and College will open its thirty-third
annual session next Tuesday, and
Notwithstanding the unsettled con.
ditions incident to war the attend
ance promises to be the largest in
the history of the institution.
Fol- several weeks past applications
from prospective students have beer
coming in on every mail, and Presi.
dent Whitfield states that the attend
ance will be limited only by the dor
mitory accommodations.
The institution has grown steadil!
since it's establishment in 1885, and
Notwithstanding the fact that a mum.
Der of new buildings have been erect
ed since that time the demand from
prospective students is still in excess
of its capacity, and for a number OF
years past applications for admission
have been received from larger
number Of young ladies than couls
possibly be accommodated
Nov only is there an urgent de.
mand for additional dormitory ac.
commodations but new chapel i
badly needed. The chapel now il
use was erected more than thirty
years ago, and is totally inadequate
to present demands. The auditorium
will seat only about one Thousand
people, and when eminent musicians
and lecturers appear therein the stu.
dents nearly fill the building. leaving
little room for hundreds of Others
who desire to attend. The need fol
a new chapel is generally recognized
and it is earnestly hoped that the leg
islature will at an early date make
provision for the erection of a mod
ern and commodious structure which
will fully meet existing requirements
The large prospective attendance
is all the more pleasing to Officials
of the college on account of the fac,
that the requirements for entrance
have been raised. Heretofore, stu
dents were required to have only
twelve units of high school work to
their credit, but new rule makes n
cumbent upon them to have fourteen
units. This will serve to disqualify
at least two hundred young ladies
who would otherwise enter the col,
lege; but Notwithstanding this fac
the number of applications from
prospective students who will be able
to qualify has been so large that the
dormitories will be completely filled
There will be several changes il
the faculty, a number of former in.
structors having resigned or beer
granted vacations at the close of last
session. Prominent among the new
teachers will be DR.. and Mrs. 0. B
Sears, formerly of the University Of
Arkansas. DR.. Sears will be an in,
structor in the department of edu
cation, while his wife will be il
charge of the practice school, sue
ceeding Miss Ava Allen, who goes tt
Columbia University to take a post
graduate course. Mrs. Frances Jone
Gather, of Mobile, comes to the de
partment of history, succeeding Mrs
Alma w. Sydenstricker, who goes II
the Agnes Scott College. Mis-
Susan Swalla, of North Dakota, vii
be connected with the department o
domestic science. Miss Susie vii
Gunter, who heads this department
goes to Columbia University TO
special work, and Miss Margare
Mallon will be in charge of the de
partment, Miss Swalla acting as on
of the assistants. Miss ~Katherin
Mccormick, Of Collins, Miss, come
to the athletic department to succee
Mrs. Green, who was formerly Mis-
Dick Fitzgerald. Miss Lois Wier, o
Eutaw, Ala, graduate of the co
lege, will be an assistant in geopra