Newspaper Page Text
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND. NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, JULY U. 1WT.
^ Bessie Tift College
FORMERLY
MONROE
COLLEGE
FACULTY:
C. H. S. JACKSON, A. M., LL. D„
President,
Philosophy.
EVELYN CAMPBELL, A. B.,
Lady Principal.
LUTHER R. HOGAN, A. B„
Classical Languages and Bible
JOSIE W. CLARKE, A. M„ L. I.
Literature and Kngllsh.
STELLA OPHELIA GARDNER,
Tutor.
EMMA C. DENMARK, A.B., M.E.L.
History and English.
MARTHA REID R0BIN80N, Ph.B,
Modem Languages and Preparatory
English. ;
CARRIE L. GEARY, B.8.„
Natural Sciences and Philosophy
BERNICE JENKINS, L.l, B.S.,
Adjunct Professor Natural Sciences
LILLIAN DUGGAN, B.8.,
Assistant In Natural Sciences '
RUDOLPH RICHTER, Musio D„ Ph.
D. Kullak Conservatory,
Profesor of Plano, Pipe Organ and
Composition, Advanced Classics.
Director of Music.
DORA BRIN80N, M.M.,
Plano and History of Music.
STILES R. ANDERSON, Student
of New England Conservatory,
Plano and Harmony.
NELLIE B. FEL8BERG, Mus. B„
Violin, Small Instruments.
MARY MAUDE BREWTON, A.B.,
Mathematics.
GERTRUDE L. WE8TMORELAND,
Plano,
MliUSSi
GROUP OP MAIN BUILDINGS.
FACULTY:
EPSIE CAMPBELL, B. M.,
Plano and Schedule!.
MARY R. DUGGAN,
Voice Culture.
MISS KATE GLOER, Assistant.
MAYMIE MILLER, B.E.; Graduate
of Emerson College of Oratory)
Student of Professor Clark, of Uni
versity of Chioago.
Expression.
MARGARET R. LYND8, Graduate
of Emerson Colloge,
Expression and Physical Training.
SARAH I. HABER8HAM, Student
of Monroe Colloge; Art Department
of Lyeott, Atlanta; and of Art
League of Now York,
Art and Drawing.
MABEL C. SEVERANCE, B. S„
Michigan Agricultural Colloge,
Domestic Sciences.
WM. GEORGE WELLBORN,
Bookkeeper and Reglatrar.
MAMIE K. BAKER, B. L., Monroe
College,
Business Department and Stenogra
pher.
BESSIE B. NOLES,
Librarian.
MARGARET E. WINGATE,
Trained Nurse.
MRS. J. M. POWERS,
Housekeeper.
MISS MATTIE WEBB,
Assistant Housekeper.
(To Be Scleoted)
Director of Dress Cutting and Dress
Fitting.
A School of Ideal Christian Influence for the Practical and Moral Education of Young Women
wHrPnni^ s ^ ua * e ~* n m . 08 ^ Loalthful part of Georgia, 25 miles north of Maeon, 75 miles south of Atlanta. There are 51 acres in the grounds and campus. $25,000 invest-
dnrl .1 ° ] dfT 1 * Linos). Accommodations for 400 boarders; seven buildings; steam heat, electric lights. Physical training and out-door exercise required. Elective courses in
j or ,, ( , sscs . degrees. Faculty consists of twenty-nine specialists trained in the best universities of Europe and America. The curriculum in each department has been careful-
elated and ad\ anced to include a thorough comprehension of the subjects taught.
junior
ly correlated
Courses of study are given in the
following subjects: Music, Theory.
Harmony and practice; Oratory and
Physical Culture; Art—in charcoal,
painting In water and oils; Business-
bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting
and telegraphy; Normal—theory and
practice; Domestic Science—cooking
and sewing. Full Literary Courses,
leading to A. B. or B. S. degree, so
arranged ns to provide time for at lea*t
one extra course In one of the other
departments.
There is nothing cheap about the
Institution or its life except the
charges. The aim of the Trustees has
been to bring the cost of education to
Include an amount Just sufficiently
large to cover the actual running ex
penses.
Bessie Tift College lays strong em
phasis upon real culture and scholas
tic training. While we do not neglect
the ornamental, we do wish to empha
size the practical and the real.
THE NEXT SESSION
WILL BEGIN THE 10TH
OF SEPTEMBER.
£
£
£
£
£
m*5r EREE CATALOGUE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION ADDRESS C. H. S. JACKSON, PRESIDENT, FORSYTH, GEORGIA.
- '■* ® ••••••••••••••••••••• £££££®££££®££££££££££££££©£££££@££>£££££££® £.£££££££££££££££££££££
tj?-3i6iogo#Qicic4c r xaaaoMOKtc n axicnxiotore
ng place of the girls during recreation
hours, to the main entrance of the Col
lege building which stands between
Tift itul Upshaw Ilalls. These three
buildings are arranged in a srnil-circle,
Tift .-»n the left of the campus gate
and Upshaw to the- right, spacious
verandas run the entire length of the
three, as may be seen from the picture.
The College building Is two stories high
above the basement. The main en
trance lends Into the Study-Hall in
which may be found well-equipped
desks where students may sit, between
recitation periods. To the left Is the
Physical Laboratory which Is arranged
In a thoroughly convenient manner,
and has In it all necessary apparatus
for the pursuit of laboratory work.
The door Immediately opposite the
main entrance on the other side of
the Study-Hall leads Into the Lltera-
lure room where ono’s eyes fairly feast
or the artistic and tasteful effect pro
duced by the restful green walls on
which the Holy Grail pictures hang.
This collection is a Copley print of
from the second story of the Walton
II. Wlggs Hull Into Ponder Hall,
where we find the Art Studio
tc the left and the Modern Language
room and Oratory rooms to the right,
and at the end the Library. The first
of these is plentifully supplied with
light and ventilation necessary to Art
work, and Is well arranged for China
painting, pastels, water colors, etc.
The Library Is supplied with shelves,
on which books for research work, fic
tion, etc., are placed. Long tables,
around which chairs are placed, are
provided for the comfort of the stu
dents. and the racks for dally papers
and magazines are always In much re
quest. The Library Is tastefully ar
ranged and Is under the management
of a competent Librarian. Of all the
departments of the College, this Is one
of the most pleasant. Down stairs Is
the? Studio of the Director of Music,
which is artistic In Its simplicity. On
thjs floor also Is the well furnished of
fice of the Lady Principal, the College
Tills collection Is a Copley print of Office and Book-Room and the Prosi-
the famous Abbey Suite done in br.own dent's Office.
LOOKING TOWARD TIFT HALL.
MODEL FEMALE COLLEGE
BY FORMER MATRICULANT
Bessie Tift College Furnishes All Facili
ties For Modern Education.
Quaint old Forsyth In the heart of
Monroe county, Is In many respects the
garden spot of middle Georgia. It Is a
town of red hills, picturesquely dotted
">vith dainty modern residences and his.
toric homes of ante-bellum days.
Beautiful driveways lead out In every
direction from town, and the visitors
are Immediately. Impressed with the
beauty of the ridges and slopes covered
"1th luxuriant foliage. To tho east of
Forsyth, Just at the Junction of two of
the.se driveways, stands historic old
Monroe College, now the new and glo
rious Bessie Tift with its modern
equipments and up-to-date attractive
arrangements. To the traveler passing
through the town on the Central of
Georgia train, tho glimpse of tho cam
pus In the day is a Joy, but at night
when tho two handsome dormitories
and College building are lighted up
with numerous electric lights and the
electric “B. T. C.” shines through tho
tiarJcness from the cupola, the sight
is Jubltme and fills him with that mys
terious sense of surcharge but unsat'
isfled longing to get in behind the
scenes of this mighty College, the home
of thousands of girls of tho past and of
thousands of the future, and to see for
himself the dally environment that has
produced such marvelous success In
the making of a great many strong
women of this State and of other
States. The campus gate fronts the
railroad Just across which tho neat,
attractive, little red brick Station
stands. A broad white walk leads di
rectly from the “dead line," the halt-
nnd white and tastefully framed, the
gift of J. Plcrpont Morgan,to the Lit
erature department two years ago. In
enjoying the beauty of this room the
Poet’s corner ijiust not be overlooked.
Here wo find the splendid engraving
of Longfellow resting on an easel, his
home, and a series of pictures also done
in brown and white representative of
his poetry—such as “Maidenhood,"
“The Hanging of the Crane," “The
Skeleton In Armor." "Priscilla," and
others. A group of other American
poets next catches the eye. Just over
the Instructor’s desk hangs a plaster
cast of “Savonarol/i," and last, but
not least, we see the beautiful engrav
ing of Robert E. Lee on his famous
horse, Traveler. This lost picture was
presented by the Lanier Circle on tho
Centennial of tho Great Commander’s
{birth. On the broad low' window sills
ot this room are Jardiniere containing
handsome ferns and begonias.
Next to the Literature room Is the
Science recitation room, which Is -lone
In brown and old rose and has excel
lent shelves containing specimens for
botany, zoology,' meteorology, and all
the branches of the sciences taught-In
this department.
Another door on the left of the
Study-Hall admits one to a hall from
which he goes into the history room,
which Is finished (n old rose and has
on Its walla splendid copies of the
world’s masterpieces In p&lptlng, pic
tures ot old Grecian ruins, and others
representing different stages In the
world’s history. A handsome desk and
comfortable chairs afford seats for the
head of this department and students.
At the end of the hall a broad flight
of stairs lead into the Chapel which
haa a seating capacity of a thousand,
and Is well lighted r.nd ventilated. Tho
stage is equipped with excellent scen
ery, two Grand pianos and a Pipe-Or
gan. At the rear of the stage are two
large music studios. Doors from these
open on a flight of stairs which leads
In the Basement of Wlggs Hall Is
the practice circle—a panorama
sinus doors and excellent pianos. This
department Is so arranged that the Su
perintendent of Practice has only • to
descend the stair and then, without
making nny rounds, is able to see. that
every piano Is In use.
One of the most Interesting features
of the College Is the dormitory life of
the students. Bessie W. Tift and Ad
dle Upshaw Halls are large, airy build.
Ings of three and four stories, respect
ively, and planned to accommodate
four hundred Inmates. These dormi
tories are fitted with all modern con
veniences and are among the most
comfortable In the South. The home
life of the students Is Ideal and per
meated with that unseen but strongly
felt strain of sorolty not found any
where except In College life. On tho
first floor of both buildings are hand
some drawing rooms, elegantly fur
nished In Mahogany and Teakwood by
the two Literary Societies. After pub
lic recitals In the Auditorium the Eelf-
Gorened and Honor students gather
here Informally to meet friends who
are visiting the College, nnd the peo
ple of Forsyth who usually attend the
recitals. These little Informal recep
tions are easy and graceful, and add a'
splendid social feature to College life.
At other times, more especially Mon
day afternoons, little entertainments
of various kinds are given by the stu
dents to each other. The annual re
ception, given In February by the Jun
iors to the Seniors, is the event of the
year. A little later comes the Senior
Promenade, Instituted by the class of
’07. On Saturday and Sunday nights
the parlors are thrown open to tho
girls and a medley of voices rever
berates down the long corridors. The
sleeping rooms of the dormitories can
easily accommodate three girls, but
only two are assigned to one room. In
the basement of Addle Upshaw Hall
room that Is known as "Senior
Hall," a title applied to It by the class
of ’05, who, soon after the building was
completed, selected It os their special
rendezvous. Here on Saturday nights
the girls hold their merrymaking, such
as Innocent candy pullings, birthday
parties, etc. In this basement are
also practice rooms. The basement of
Bessie W. Tift Hall is partly occu
pied by a handsome dining-room, the
floor of which Is Venetian Mosaic.
This apurtment Is tastefully arranged
and always Immaculate. White pil
lars support the celling and an espe
cially artistic effect Is produced at the
Extension Arch. The culinary depart
ment Is one of the best In the State
and Is presided over by a housekeeper
thoroughly competent to cope with any
unprecedented situation. In this base
ment ulso are practice rooms and
studios of the professors of music.
Leaving the dormitories, with their
beautiful exteriors and Interior*, we
go to the northern extremities of the
campus, nnd at the end of the pretty
little walk stands Aisle Imor Chani-
bless Hall, the dainty white cottage
utilized as the Domestic Science Hall.
Here are the sewing rooms and the
dainty dining rooms and tho excellently
equipped kitchen nnd the pantry,
where the girls get their training In
sewing and cooking. All the appoint
ments of this beautiful house are ex
cellent and the exhibits of the Domes
tic Science department show th
oughness of the training. During the
year, at Intervals of a week, the stu
dents In the cooking department give
breukfasts and dinners, to whl
guests aro bidden. The cost of the
meal Is Itemized on delicate menu
cards and the hostess of the occasion
Is always ready to give the exact proc
ess of the cooking. One girl acts as
waitress, another ns dishwasher and
a third as cook. The meal goes off
smoothly and In perfect taste.
Tho other cottage on the campus Is
at tho right and slightly behind Up
shaw Hall. This Is Banks Stephens
Cottage, and Is used as an Infirmary.
Neat hospital beds are arranged sys
tematically upstairs and down i fairs.
Tho trained Nurse, assisted by "Aunt
Sallle," who has for a long time con
sidered herself the especial guardian
angel of the sick girls, gives careful
attention to the wants of those who
are Indisposed. It Is well to say, how
ever, that the duties In this department
are not very strenuous, as Bessie Tift
College Is blessed with splendid health.
Or. the lower floor of the Infirmary
building Is the chemical laboratory.
This room contains desks tor experi
ments In chemistry, shelves and closed
for chemical w-ork and everythin!
necessary for the carrying out of the
ork. \
Recreation.
The events of the season at Bessie
Tift College are tho field days, which
cur at Intervals of a few months.
Much enthusiasm Is displayed In all
the gomes, and In basket ball especial
ly. The Senlors-Sophs havo a team
that plays against the Freshman-Jun-
SO LAWN TENNIS COURT. g
L. - imii-ii-J
Literary Societies
The social life of
the students Is nt Its
beat In the llternry
societies, which meet
every Haturdny nr * *
The proframs a
nt these meeting'
always well pirn
nnd rendered, every
member of the Knppn
heltn nud CllonWin
Societies faking part
In her respective so
ciety nt some time
during the yenr. Tub-
lie recitals are given
frequently, and sev
eral times during
each year n play Is
staged by each so
ciety.
\nother organize
tlon Of n llternry iin
hire In file tanlrr
t’lrele, which Is com-
pcsed of memlsw* ««f
the Freshman class
for the study of
MMitheru men of note,
rids Inst year Poe,
Unities, Uplcr and
Itolwrt B. I.ee were
ill" characters under
dl«cn#hui. The circle
l» deriving much good
from Its coarse, am!
In exerting greet »«
ee In fostering
true Houtheru
spirit n im mg out
rouug people. The
mem Hers are among
the most enthusiastic
of the studeut Iwdy.
FORSYTH^, .
GEORGIA.
lor tor the basket ball banner. Thla
year the banner wo* played for only
twice, and oa both teams won the ban
ner once, It remained In the bands of
the Athletic Association to be played
for again In the fall. Besides the two
regular teams, there are two scrub
teams In tho association, and every aft
ernoon between 4 and 6 o’clock lively
and hotly contested games take place.
Tennis Is also u favorite amusement
with the girls, nnd the hour between 3
and 7 on spring mornings witnesses en
thusiasm on the smooth white courts.
There Is also a banner for tennis and
this year the Senior-Soph holds It,
having retained It from last year
through a closely contested match. On
field day there le a great display of
class and team colors, the students
rhearing and otherwise encouraging
their repreecntatlves. Relay races and
Tames of similar nature contribute to
the athletic nuturo of the day. This
la an especial feature of college life
and does much toward developing the
Tlrls to well-rounded, healthy woman
hood. In this connection may also be
mentioned tho excellent eystem of
physical training given to every stu
dent of the college. The dally walks ot
the girls during the recreation hours
lead them past the hedges and rone
bushes of tho campus, back of the col
lege und to what la known as the Park
—a hill covered with trees of all kinds,
at the foot of which and circling It runs
a tiny stream over tho rocks. The
Park Is an Ideal place for outings and
as such Is greatly lovsd by tho girls.
This lost year It was the eceno of tho
sunrise breakfast which tho Seniors
gave tho Juniors Immediately follow
ing tho midnight Initiation.
Poultry Yard, Dairy Farm, Electrlo
Lights and Waterworks.
There Is always a prosaic phase, no
matter what subject Is discussed, nnd
even In the Idealism and itho aestheti
cism of college Ufo we find It. But It Is
Interesting In so far as Bessie Tift Is
concerned, for she can boast of a splen
did poultry yard and dairy farm, where
fowls for the kitchen are raised nnd
milk and butter are supplied. A com
petent man Is In charge of thla busi
ness and he takes an especial delight In
the produce of his department. Several
Incubators are always In uso and chick,
ena of all alsea are always In evidence.
About thirty Jersey cows are kept In
excellent condition, and these supply
the culinary department. Just back
of the college buildings are the spacious
vegetable gardens, where tho vegeta
bles for the dining room are raised.
Here also Is ths steam laundry erected
In the lost two years at great expan*
dlture, the waterworks, but recently
Installed, and the electric lighting
plant. An Immense tower Is the safe
guard against Are emergencies.' Tho
college Is a city within Itself. '
Devotional Services e-p-e**
Tbp sweetest fent-
urc of the course life
Is the twilight prayer
meet Ins held by the
girls every evening
Immediately after
tea. Tbls service Is
for the girls and con
ducted by them ex-
elnslvely.
Perhaps the thing
the student remem-
liern the longest when
her school days here
flnlsbed Is this
meeting of tho faith
ful, when young
hearts sro full of
Christian charity and
love toward each
other. Another phase
of the religions life
Is the Woman's Mis
sionary (torlety, whlett
meets every month
and Is doing s great
work for Home and
1 g n Missions,
t'nder the auspices
of this organisation
la the Barred Litera
ture class that meets
every Sunday night.
FORMERLY MONROE COLLEGE.