The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-09-13
BETHEL OPENS WITH
SIXTY GIRLS AS BOARDERS
Greatest Boarding Attendance In the 66
Years of Its History.
STILL OTHERS ARE EXPECTED

Bethel Woman's College which be
gan receiving pupils Wednesday, hat
its formal opening yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock with so boardins
pupils enrolled and every prospec-
that the number would be increased
by Monday morning.
In addition there were a number
Of day pupils and music pupils.
The school last June closed witt
less than 20 pupils and the Trustee;
determined to bond the property ant
put the college in position to merit
and receive increased patronage. The
capacity Of the old building is 2b ,tc
35 girls and of.the new wing az. Witt
the teachers occupying some of tbs
rooms, the capacity is rs to 80 girl:
when all of the rooms are occupied
There are only few vacant rooms
now to be filled and these. are expect.
ed to be filled before the term ends
Already the trustees afe making larg.
eri plans for next year.
President ]. w. Gaines is the very
man for the place he fills. He is ex.
petienced and enthusiastic in the
work and will by another year show
what can really be done in building
up the school.
The opening exercises, yesterday
were attended by the Board of Trus-
tees and many friends of the insti.
tuition. The Alumnae Association, Of
which Miss Mildred Wharton is pres
ident, was well represented and took
Joyous part in the program, which
was carried out in the chapel, which
was much too small for the crowd on
hand.
Il The Chapel exercises were presided
I5over by Chas. M. Meacharn, Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, who intro
duced DR.. L. W, Doolan, who offered
prayer.
Miss Mary GriSsom, teacher of mu-
sic, then played a selection on the
piano.
This was followed by a brief talk
by Miss Mildred Wharton, President
of the Alumnae Association.
She told of the pleasure it af.
forded the former graduates to see
the largest attendance in boarding
pupils in the history of the schoo
and assured the Trustees and Facul
ty of the cooperation of the Alum
nae Association in its efforts to build
up a great school.
Miss Virgil Sellers, teacher of vio-
lin, then played selection in her
sweetest vein.
DIR. j. w. Gaines, the new presi-
dent, was then introduced and made
an address outlining the policy Of the
school under his management, com
plimenting the board and faculty
and painting glowing picture of the
future of Bethel College. Brief
talks were then made by Trustees
Bailey Waller, Ben D. Hill and Geo
E. Gary and DIR. L. w. Doolan and
Mr.. H. E. Cab by. Miss Mallie
Lindsay, Dean, was then called on
and had some pleasant words to say
and welcomed the many bright-faced
girls
In conclusion the chairman calico
upon Mrs. Gaines, the wife of the
who acted for her hus-
band and accepted the Boards Offer
while Dr. Gaines was in Europe and
thus made possible the auspicious
opening and overflowing condition
of the school. She was given warm
reception at the close of few we'll
chosen words with which she respond.
ed.
DR.. Gaines then dismissed the au,
dience by inviting all visitors to &c
through the rooms and see the new
furnishings, with the girls in THEN
several rooms. This inspection
brought forth nothing but words OF
praise. All the girls expressed them.
selves as delighted with their sur,
and promised not to be
'homesick."
The work of classification has al
been done and the school work viii
begin Monday.
All but six of the new rooms were
'eady for occupancy yesterday.