Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-06-30
Margaret Academy.

Whitewash ana palnt nave "oiue'
fully freshened the appearances al
the Academy AMI surroundings.
Mr.. w. N. Thornton, OF the firm oil
Kelley. .Thorntoa g. Williams. Nor
folk, has just finished overhauling
the plumbing and water appoint
ments and put them in first class
shape.
A famous educator has recently
said The average boy and girl OF to-
day of christian parentage and reared
40 the church and Sunday school
know less of the Bible which is worth
more than all the other literature OF
the world together than they do OF
the histories OF Greece and Rome"
Whether this be an overstatement oil
the case or not matters little. The
ignorance of the English Bible, as to
it's divine-human origin, the method
of its revelation, the message aud
authorship of it's varied books, the
personal histories of its world trans
forming heroes must seem appalling
to one who has given any attention
to the subject. 10 meet this great
need a Bible course will be establish
cd at Margaret Academy the ensuing
session, that the Bible as the Bible
NAV be studied in connected his
toric way from beginning to the end
and without raising any question OF
Idenominational difference except
those which underlle the separation
of Professionalism from Roman Gas
tholicism. Unless advised by parents
to the contrary it is expected that
every pupil In the intermediate and
Academic Departments shall take
this course. 1t will be taught by the
Headmaster himself.
This is a part OF W hat DR.. W. w.
Smith, president of the Randolph
Macon Woman's College says OF Miss
Sallie Toomer Mo SIS who will be a
member OF the Mar garet Academy
Faculty next session. ITO the founda-
ton principles of strong christian
character, Miss Moss adds the ambi-
ton of the scholar and the know
ledge, sympathy, enthusiasm and
devotion which are the requisites oil
a successful teacher. She comes OF
family of teachers and l feel that we
can safely risk the reputation of our
college as a trainer of teachers on hei
work in any po sition which she may
be willing to accept in the field oil
education. Such unqualified en-
dorsement is given by Profs. Martin
Parish, Saunders and in fact all the
Faculty of the Woman's College Of
Lynchburg where Miss Moss has just
been graduated with the honor Of
Master of Arts. She is daughter
of the Rev. Jas. o. Moss of the Vir
ginia Conference. Miss Moss had
Seminary grad uation in several stud
les before she entered the WoInan'i
College and was student at the
Woman's College seven years. Prof
Saunders Chairman OF Modern
Languages) says of her, Miss Moss
has done more advanced work II
this department than has ever beer
done in this College," Miss Parish
one OF the most brilliant teachers o.
mathematics in the United States
|, says "she has taught actual classes IL
my presence and under my criticism
and has substituted for my assistant
in their absence. She has fine ability
in teaching and in my opinion viii
make a teacher of the first order.
1t is a fixed purpose to make every
new session of Margaret Acadenl,
, witness to wider fields and scope o
courses and scholarship and to
finer and richer quality of instruc
, ton.