The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-04
REORGANIZATION nj Normal.


last Friday when through the Rich
3D. m'ud Drp0tch the news came that m,
Normal school chairs will all be de-
clarcd vacated at the end of the presen
session in June. Ia part the following
Is what the Dispatch said:
THE decision 10 reorganize the teach
ing staff was reached at meeting o.
the board in this city i'm December last
but the teachers have just been notified
Teachers will Toe reelected at "a meet
ing of the board in June
This action of The board applies on
~ to the faculty of instructors. 1t does
not apply, however, to President Rob
ert Frazer, LII. d., who is also insiruc-
Tor IN psychology and physics. The
action of the board had been contem-
plated for some time. Indeed Hon.
John Jackson, of this city, vice presi.
dent of the Board of Trustees. stated
that but for the sudden death Of Pres
ldent John a. Cunningham, several
years ago, it would have been inaugu-
rated during his incumbency.
"Ihe vacation of all the chairs does
not contemplate 10y any means the dis.
mlssal of all the present teachers. but
isintended To simplify thorough re-
organization Of the entire teaching
stall. The real object of the reorgaui-
zation is to add two male teachers to
the faculty.
"ln addition to DR. Frazer, Professor
Of Psychology and Civics, the fac
ulty Of the institution Is as follows:
"Miss Virginia Reynolds, biology
and geology; Miss Martha W. Coulliug,
drawing and form; Miss Minnie V.
Rice, Latin; Miss Mary +. Stone
grammar, composition, and American
literature; Miss Edna V. Monett. his
tory and English literature: Miss :.
Gray Patteson, mathematics; Miss
Fannie T. Littleton, physics aud chem
isiry Miss Lula O. Andrews, history
Of education, vocal music, aud physi-
cal culture; Mis-. Leila J. Harvey, a.
sistaut in mathematics; Miss Sarah r.
Prltchett, shorthand aud typewritiug
and assistant in English; Mrs. =. +.
Hardy, principal of practice school
and teacher Of language methods: Miss |
Estelle Smithey, German and French. |
The faculty Of the school is a strong /
one, but the board believes it can be |
made stronger 10y changes resulting /
from a complete reorganization.
"Ihe school has done fine work ever /
since its establishment fifteen years /
ago. The State Superintendent Of /
Public instruction says that when a
graduate of the Female Normal. takes /
charge of a school, the most marked /
improvement is at once observable. |
Similar testimony was borne by Hon. /
j. w. Todd, member of the House Of |
Delegates from Augusta county, who
stated IN a speech before a legislative
tviihhittOt a. lIC last rt1Sipu oi tut
General Assembly, that while he did
not know an officer Of the school, and
had meyer been to Farmville in his life,
he had been member Of the School
Board Of Augusta county ever since
the establishment Of the public school
system i'm Virginia, and after Observ-
ing the work done in the schools Of his
county by two or three graduates Of
the school, he wanted more of them to
teach in the State, and desired greater
legislative aid extended to the institu-
ton. At the last session Of the Legis-
lature an appropriation of $50, 900 was
made to the school, which will be eX-
pended in the building Of modernly
equipped gymnasium, a steam laundry,
an lnfirmary, and the installation OF
steam heating apparatus The Board
of Trustees purchased last fall piece
Of property adjoining the lot on which
the school is located, and on a part of
this addition a portion Of the new
will be located.
ain the course of his conversation
with Dispatch writer, Mr.. Jackson
took occasion to refer in the most COM
terms to the wise admins
tratiOn of President Frazer, and also
said that much of the success of the
institution was due to the wisdom and
sound judgment Of Dr. James Nelson,
of this city, who was largely instru
mental in securing the passage Of the
bill establishing the school, and who
has been a member Of the Board Of
ever since it opened its doors"
ScOtt-FretWell.
A pretty wedding was s0lemnized
q oh.