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Title
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The Plymouth Notes
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Identifier
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081210-1897-060w
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Transcription
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REGISTERING
The Armory Is a Busy Place in Consequence.
Good First Day Attendance and Prospects for a larger Number Than Ever.
The state university opened auspiciously yesterday. The armory was soon after 8 o'clock those in charge were at their tables, each with a sign up like booths at a bazaar. They were kept busy until after the hours for closing. The number of students on the campus seemed to compare very favorably with that of the first day other years. Old students enjoyed themselves with renewing friendships and for the most part did not appear in a hurry to register. Yet there were enough former students to keep many professors busy in consultation all day. New students were the ones to apply first for registration. Careful attention was given to the scholastic record of each to avoid any difficulty later on. None was allowed to take examinations until a certificate of permission had been given him. This was presented to the examiner who made his report upon it and gave it to Dr. J. T. Lees. The examiners knew students only by number.
One of the busiest men about the institution lately was Prof. H. W. Caldwell. He has had the uneviable task of preparing the time schedule. With the many studies and numerous divisions this has become a gigantic under-taking. The professor's difficulties have been increased because of the absence from the city of many professors until a late date. Professor Caldwell does not himself, as on previous years, assign students to divisions, but superintends a corps of workers who do the assigning.
Miss Mabel Tuttle has a long table which was surrounded nearly all day by a crowd of former students who desired to register. During several hours in the afternoon there were three long rows deep.
Miss Ellen Smith has a table at one corner Graduate students register in still another place. Dr. Edgren was not present, but Miss Clara Conklin presided at his table yesterday. Dean Bessey was hard at work and Dean Sherman was also present.
The Christian association workers were to be seen on every side. They and almost every old student were sought out by the more timid newcomers who wanted advice, but were not quite ready to try official sources.
Several of the new members of that faculty were on duty yesterday. They seemed to feel as much at home as if they had always been here.
Registration will continue as usual this morning with a very probable increase in students. Examinations will be given as follows:
Algebra, 8 to 10 a.m., U. 15.
Geometry, 10 to 12 a.m., U. 15.
English, 2 to 4 p.m.. U. 16.
Civics, 4 to 6 p.m. U., 16.
The Young Woman's Christian association room in the basement has been repainted. The association will make the room as attractive as possible with various furnishings, pictures and knick-knacks. The secretary, Miss Woodford, will have her office on the second floor in the part of the hall at the west end that has been partitioned off by wire screens. A very pretty little room has been made. The furnishings are in a tasty shade of green. There is a comfortable couch. Curtains shut off the view from the hall, sash curtains take the bare look from the window. The radiator has a pretty cover. Here Miss Woodford will have a desk. Little committee meetings will probably be held here also. The young women have furnished this cosy nook in a remarkably economical way, yet possibly no spot of similar size will be more appreciated by homesick girls this fall.
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