The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-09-03
COLLEGE OPENS
NEXT TUESDAY
DORMITORIES WILL BE FILLED
WITH YOUNG MEN AND WO-
MEN STUDENTS
SEVERAL NEW PROFESSORS
AND INSTRUCTORS ARE AD-
DED TO THE FACULTY

The unprecedented rush of work in
the college rofIlces that has charac-
teriZed the summer months thus far,
is continuing to the very opening of
the fall term, September 8. 1t is
evident that the enrolment will
eclipse all previous records. Not on
ly have a larger number of young
women engaged rooms than ever be-
fore, but the young men who for the
past two years have been serving
their country in army and navy are
returning and will fill the two hun
dred and thirty-eight places provided
for them by Carnegie Hall.
In order to accommodate the girls,
the management have during the
boys dormitory, into thorough re-
painting the building throughout,
with the result that it is very at
tractive. and comfortable home for
the sixty young men who will occupy
it. The building will be in charge OF
Mrs. Ida p. Snodgrass as matron.
Mrs. Snodgrass has for several years
been the College Librarian, and was
formerly matron of Pearsons Hail.
Her long experience with the College
and her interest in and understand
ing of the young women to. whom she
will this year devote her entire time.
insure that the same excellent care
that characteriZes the matronships of
Pearsons and Baldwin Halls will be
extended to the girls of Memorial
Hall.
The girls dormitories will be full
to overflowing. On account of un-
foreseen circumstances some who
have engaged rooms will, of course,
fail to come, but there will be enough
late applicants to- fill their places.
The College does not ordinarily allow
more than two students in a room,
but in the present emergency if three
sisters or congenial friends desire,
for the sake of the extraordinary ad-
vantages offered by the College, to
room together, it will be permitted.
President Wilson's health has been
considerably improved by his sum-
mer's rest at "Camp Recovery" at
the Forks, above Townsend, where he
and several members of his family
have had a very complete and COM
Portable family camp, DIR. Wilson ex-
poets to take his accustomed place in
the College at the opening of the
term
Dean Barnes, who has been i'll for
covering his usual good health.
Maryville College has always made
provision for the physical welfare Of
its students, and this year is able to
provide even more thoroughly than
ever for this important feature of
college life. The three college ply
sicians, Drs. Gamble, Ellis, and Nc
Culloch, will cntinue their triweekly
clinics at the Ralph Max Lamar Hos
pital. These clinics are free to all
out-of-town students. Miss Postle-
thwaite, the efficient nurse who was
called away for Red Cross service in
France, has returned, and will again
be in charge of the hospital.
One of the most valuable advances
made possible by the Centennial For
ward Fund is the engaging of
Director of Athletics who will devote
his entire time to the coaching of the
various athletic teams and the direc-
ton Of the gymnasium, the swim
ming pool, and all the out-of-doors
recreational sports on the hill. The
new Director will be Mr.. Harry Will
liam ("Doc") Feeman. He will be
assisted by Mr.. Homer Weisbecker
and Miss Ruth Harrington.
Five new men, including those who
returned from war service, have been
added to the faculty for the coming
year. Prof. Arthur F. Southwick
returns from France to resume his
professorship of Social Science and
History, and Prof. d. j. Britain re-
turns to take up his former place in
the Preparatory Department as teach
er of History. Mr.. William L.
Peasants, who has also been in war
service, will inaugurate the work of
the new Department of Manual
Training. Mr.. Peasants has been a
successful teacher of Manual Train
ing for two years. Mr.. Jason Purdy
of the Centennial Graduating Class
will teach English in the Preparatory
Department. The fifth "new" man
is "Doc" Feeman.
The following five women, all of
whom are especially fitted for their
respective departments, will also be
among the new teachers. Besides
Miss Postlethwaite who returns as
Nurse, Miss Jessie Heron will teach
Latin in the Preparatory Department;
Miss Clara Sievers, M. A., Iowa State
College, Ames, Iowa, will have charge
of the Home Economics Department;
Miss Lena Aiken, who graduated in
the Glass Of 1911, and who later
specialized in Biology at the Univei.
sity of Chicago, will have charge of
the Department of Biology during
Miss Greene's leave of absence for
the year; Miss Ethel Fanson, who for
the past two years has been studying
medicine at the Rush Medical School
of the University of Chicago, will
take charge of the Chemistry Depart
ment for the year. Miss Fanson's
thorough training and proved ability
as successful teacher in the Pre-
paratory Department for four years,
guarantee a strong department in the
customary chemistry courses, and her
medical training will greatly