The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-15
PRESIDENT WHITFIELD
EXPECTS GREAT NUN.
BER NEW STUDENTS
FACULTY CHANGES
Quite q Number OF New
Teachers Have Been En-
gagged for Coming Session

The NlsalFlppi Industrial institute
and College VIII iuauguratc itB thirty.
fourth annual session Tuesday. Sep.
iemher "a. and President Whitfield
and large corps ol.. assistants are
busy getting things in shape FOR the
opening. The legislature dealt ra.
her parsimonlously with the college
lt It's last session, having appropriat
ed only about $4,000 for repairs ana
Improvements. but this money has
been iudciously expended and all the
buildings have been put in thorough
repair, while some urgently needed
improvements have been Installed
The principal Improvement consists
in the installation of two passenger
elevators, one having been placed in
Shattuck hall, and one in the main
dormitory. These elevators will
be operated by members of
the fair sex, it being the in
tention of President Whitfield to EN-.
ploy for that purpose ambitious
young girls who are anxious to take
advantage of the business course
which the college curriculum includ-
es. The steam heating system haa
also been overhauled and new
boiler installed at the power plant
while in several of the buildings the
walls have been retinted and the
woodwork repainted.
While the legislature failed IL deal
generously with the college, the in
stitution recently had handsome
gift in the shape of farm from
B. B. Jones, a wealthy Philanthropist
who formerly resided at Durant,
Miss, but who now is a resident OF
Washington, D. c. The farm. which
is located about two miles northeast
of Columbus, was purchased at
cost of something like $4,000, anG
Mr.. Jones has donated an additional
$4,000 for improvements. There are
$40 acres in the tract, and while
the fact that the place had been
leased for the present year before
the purchase was made prevented
President Whitfield from doing much
work during the past season he in
tends TO eventually make IL one of
the most modern farms in tie state.
and much of the country produce
for the college tables will be raised
there.
Although it is known that many
former students who have not yet
graduated and who would have coGi.
pleted their courses had not the war
created most urgent demand for
their services will not return this
session, applications from young
ladies who have never before attend
Cd the college make it cel tain that
their places will all be filled and that
the institution will open with its full
quota of students. Many young
ladies who formerly attended the
college have obtained lucrative gov
ernment positions in Washington,
while others have answered the calls
Of schools and colleges and have
taken up work as teachers in various
towns and cities in this and other
states.
The opening of the session will
witness a number Of changes in the
faculty, some of the teachers having
been granted leaves of absence 10
take up war work, while others have
for different reasons rendered their
designations. Dr. Emily Runyon.
who for many years past has been
resident physician at the college, has
resigned in order to take up the
practice of medicine at her former
home in Richmond, Va, and will be
succeeded by Dr. Louise Elliott, who
is native of Holly Springs end who
during the past session was resident
physician at female college at Blue
u Mountain, Miss. Miss Lena Ellington,
:. of the department OF history, has
81 been granted leave of absence to
take UP Red Cross work in France,
while Miss Eloise McCaskill, of the
@department of English, has arranged
Ito spend the coming year at Colum-
&lbia University, and Miss Mary Gala
way, of the same department, has
szresigned on account of i'll health,
Il Miss McCaskill will be succeeded by
Miss Dempsey, of Jackson, Ca. who
~ graduate Of Columbia University
while Miss Carroll. of Winchester
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