The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
Many Students Gather At ASheUille For
 Coming Year

AsHEVILLE, N. C., Oct. e.-Ashe- vile is known prominently to vis- tors for it's recreation possibilities such as golf mountain climbing and horseback riding. However, the me- tropolis of western North Carolina Is gaining wide prominence as an edu- cational center, drawing it's students throughout the year from over 40 states and from several foreign coun- tries. Many parents have been at- tracted to Asheville by its climatic and scenic advantages together with the delightful social life. They have leased cottages or sojourned at the hotels while their children are gain ing knowledge at the progressive schools or at private institutions such as the Asheville schood for boys or the Grove Park and St. Genevieve's schools for, girls.
 The Asheville Normal and Asso- ciated Schools Is the foremost edu- catonal unit in this section. For over 80 years this college has taken in al a tender age thousands or glfls from southern mountain states ana sent them home trained to face mod ern conditions in home and business. The Home school department takes pupils of grammar school age. While the primary grades are cared for in the Pease Memorial House. Flor cnce Stephenson hall, late addition 10 the Asheville Normal school was a gift from the Russell Sage estate. Five hundred mountain girls from the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama. Georgia and Virginia are now en- rolled while 1,50o students attended summer school there recently.
 Of the private schools In the Land of the Sky, probably the Asheville School for boys is the most widely known. It was founded in 1900 by Newton Mitchell Anderson and Charles Andrews Mitchell. The sits covers ever TOO acres n the Blue Ridge highlands and large lake $ provided foE' water sports. Boys fir pm 9 states and from Cuba are prepar ing for colleso 4here this year, and their activities are highly organized. The faculty numbers it's instructors from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other leading universities. The schools advisory board includes Karl Justice of Jacksonville, Ralph Per kins of Cleveland. Jean Mason Smith Of New Orleans, Stephen Albion Day Cf Chicago. and Arnold George Stifel of St. Louis.
 Frank A. Allen of Galveston is wis iting friends in Asheville for three weeks before going home. Miss Jen nte Shelley who was the house guest of Mir. and Mrs. D. I< Collins. has re- turned to Birmingham.
 Mrs. E. A. Henderson and Miss Sarah Woodward left for Birming- ham carly in the week after .spend- ing the summer in the Land of the Sky.
 Miss Isabel Hazard Is again in Asheville after being the house guest of her brother. w W. Hazard, in. Birmingham for six weeks. Grover and Ca,l Stone, who passed the sum- mer with Mrs. Frederick Davidson, have returned to New Orleans. Mrs. Mary Yancey Lewis of Birmingham las arrived in Asheville for the at tumn season Mrs. g. R. Flud Is en- teretaining her cousin, Mrs. Shirley Bragg, of Birmingham Joseph J. Irwin of New Orleans has returned home after visiting friends in Ashe vile. Biltmore and other western North Carolina resorts.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Brawley gave a farewell party Monday evening at their home in honor of Ms. w. H. Christopher of Fort Worth, Texas, who sojourned with her daughter, Mrs. George Stewart. Mrs. Christo- pher returned to the Lone Star state later m the week.
 Improving their golf at the Bilt- more Forest Country club recently were w. Nash Read of Montgomery. Parham Werl;n. J. A. Waters. Dr. tiilliard F. Miller, Dr. George K. Pratt, Jr., Gerald Pratt, Miss NH . dred Pratt William Henderson and Alfred Grina of New Orlea ls. Ms. w. N. Hunter Of Mobile, and Judge John B. Knox of Anniston.
 The Manor is entertaing James B. Cox of Columbus. Miss, MT. and Mrs. Louis Threefoot and Miss Gertrude Threefoot of Meridian. Miss and MT. and Mrs. J l.. Daritzler and Miss l.. Lee Hanna Of New Orleans.
 Autumn solourners at Wentworth