The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-19
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

gained July 10, 1892, at Bedford City
with the following members: Misses III.
E. Doniphan, Paschal Hall, Corinne
Harrison, Josephine Holt, Celestia Par
IRISH, e. b. Sale. M. F. Stone, Lee
Wicker and Mrs. L. Il. Quimby. These
elected Miss Parrish, president; Miss
Harrison, president; Miss Sale, Sec
rotary and treasurer. Its first annual
meeting was held a. Roanoke College
last Friday, and in the absence of the
president, who is attending Cornell
University, Miss Harrison occupied the
chair, whereupon all the old officers
were reelected except that Miss John
was made secretary and treasurer in
place of Miss Sale.
Monday morning Miss Harrison pre-
sided in the college chapel at meeting
of the school Of methods, to whom she
told the history OF the Society TOR
the Extension of Higher Education in
Virginia and then read the following
communication from DR.. Ruifner:
"Can you give the number of male
colleges in the United States or the
proportion which receive women as full
students? The visitors of the UNI
versity OF Virginia will meet on or
before the Goth of this month partly o
consider the expediency of admitting
Won en- to the full privileges of the in
stitu ton, so 1T least am told, and it is
also reported that majority of the
board favor it. A word from your school
at this iuncture might have good
effect"
Having thus shown the reason for
calling this meeting, Miss Harrison next
read the minutes of the first meeting in
Bedford City, and afterwards, in ex.
planning the objects of the society,
stated that CO education of the sexes
was regarded as best promoting higher
education. This she followed with a
sensible, welldelivered speech, In which
she explained that the absence to-day OF
the president OF the society was due to
the fact that she could not obtain q
higher education in her own State but
had first to take course at Michigan
university and then one at Cornell In
the Western States and many of those
in the North the best universities and
colleges were open to women, and the
speaker was glad to be able to an
nounce that in Alabama and Ten
nessee the State universities have
opened their doors to women. Re-
communication Miss Harrison read a
petition to the board of visitors Of the
University Of Virginia, after which. it
was signed by Hon. John E. Massey,
Profs. F. V. N. Painter, w. A. jenkins
and K. G. Ssearnes and then nearly 400
OF the teachers attending the summer
school OF methods. During the time
that the. petition was being passed
around for signatures q paper on co edu.
cation was read by Mrs. Jenkins and
speeches ia its favor were delivered by
superintendent Massey, Prof. R. c.
Stearnes and Prof. w. A. jenkins The
petition read as follows: Whereas at
a meeting OF the Society for the Extern
sion OF Higher Education held in
Salem July, 1893, at the school OF
methods, 1t was thought expedient to
give some expression of the sentiment
OF the school concerning the opportunity
for university work for women; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the undersigned
members of the school OF methods Join
in petition to the board OF the uni
verslty OF Virginia that the institution
represented by you shall open its doors
giving equal advantages to women and
men"
The meeting then ad burned.
The town hall was packed Monday
night so that there was only standing
rooom by those who went 10 near
Robert Nourse lecture Il pom "Dr. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" The general verdict
seems 10 be that il was by long odds the
finest lecture of the present course and
probably the best that has ever been de-
livered IN Salem.
Ben Walker, colored was before the
mayor Yesterday for violation OF sec ton
10 Monday and paid fl ne of s4.l5 be-
lore ne left the courtroom.
Butterick's patterns Tor August.
Call and get fashion sheet. Summer
goods are selling rapidly at our reduced
prices. If you need anything in this
line call at once at the College Avenue
Dry Goods Store.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company have stopped the crossing at
the foot OF College avenue with fence.
thus compelling people TO use the over
head bridge
The Primitive Baptists will no, a
section meeting at Laurel Ridge
Church, this county, July IS, 90 and 30
W. Il. King, OF Washington, p. C,
former resident OF Salem, is here on
visit 10 friends
There will be reunion OF the Fifty.
fourth Virginia regiment at Pulaski
city on July 81, and Dr.. Oscar Wiley,
the former surgeon, hopes TO attend.
Mrs. L. Blanton Huff will give a re.
cepEon TO the young ladies from Lynch
burg, who are attending the sumner
school, Thursday night.
Shanks Chapter was in session unit,
late last night comforting a number of
degrees upon Ii. w. Youer, cashier of
the bank Of Newcastle.
Christian e McConkey are extending
the water main TO the center of East
Hill Cemetery, which will be great
convenience to those who wish 10 keen
graves looking bright and pretty.