The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-09
TO TRAIN GIRLS ron COLLEGE.
Miss HartridGe's Pupils Have Taken
High Rank.


Fifteen years ago few. II any. Savan-
nah Rirls. ana comparatively few SOUTH
I ern girls. had ever beeh graduated from
one Of the larger women's colleges.
whether this was due TO a prejudice tina:
has been only recently overcome. Is open
In question: but Il Is certain that there
Uere m this section few so-calied college
preparatory schools, ana n girl Of IS
| de,,dea 10 enter Bryn Niawr or Nasear or
wellesley. or Smith, Il was only 10 ma
that she had several more years OF study
ahead OF her before she could even hope
to pass the entrance examinations IN LAIN
and mathematics. and possibly IN French
and English
Mis- Hartridge. who was graduated from
Vassar In 1892. felt strongly the need heie
OF an Institution that would not only
prepare pupils for college, u shey WISHED
to 10. bat IN case they did not. would
give them a thorough training that would
stand them In good stead through life
II was TO meet shis need that immediate
~ after graduation. she opened her school.
school that has since Justified the need
for is existence.
In iSaa, there were IN Nassar College
but Two girls from the whole state Of
Georgia By 1sa5, upon the entrance Of
one OF her pupils TO the sophomore class
Miss hartfidse received the following
letter from Nassar. placing her school
upon It's accredited list:
Vassar College.
Oct .. 1895
! Dear Miss uartrldge: Are you pleased
10 know that the faculty has. "a conse-
quence OF -- --'s examinations,
placed your school upon our accredited
list?
Il congratulate you upon your success
and hope that you may be able 70 send
"a many more students. on certificate II
YOU WILL or by examination II YOU pre-
fer Cordially youre. Ella McCaleb. Sec
rctary. Nassar College"
| In 1897. two other girls from Savannah
entered Nassar. and IN 1929, stan three 9th
ers went 20 college one 10 the Noman's
College OF baltimore. Now IN Miss Hart
ridges school there are at least half a
dozen and perhaps a dozen pupils. VINO
Will IN three years. be ready and eager
10 take the entrance examinations. But
Miss Hartrldge's aim s not only 10 pre-
pare her pupils for college. Latin h not
obligatory, and no student Is compelled TO
20 more deeply into mathematics than
her parents feel that her special case
warrants. Individual talents and prefer
| ences ere consulted SO far as is possible,
the idea being that every pupil may. at
least learn how 60 study and what she
wants TO study To meet the increasing
demands Miss Hariridge has enlarged her
school somewhat. but her main object Ia
a.Aiing TO her corps OF teachers. Is that
she may be able to keep chiefly IN her own
hands the instruction Of the younger
children Not 80 very long ago there was
strong impression that anyone could
teach a young child; that the foundation
was Of considerable less moment than the
| superstructure. To-day people are be-
| ginning 90 realize that the younger the
| pupil the greater tho need for careful
aud systematic mind training. and that Il
is scaroely fair TO their children 20 place
them. when young. with inexperienced or
| incompetent instructors. and expect great
results OF them when older.
In October the school will be fe-opcned
on the corner Of CASTOR and Haoersham
streets Miss Arahella wand, (N0ssar 4
b. will be instructor Of French and
higher English. Miss Corneiia Lee re-
taius her present position. Singing win
be taught by AIRS. Mark Gorfain OF New
York and instrumental music By Mrs
George Schley. Miss Sara Charlton will
conduct the calesthlnic classes. Ar
rongements are not yet completed for
classes IN German and Ia drawing.
Miss Ward has spent some time since
her graduation IN Paris. ana is known as
the translator OF Boissier's Roman AZ
rlca." u'utnam's sonsl. Narisny'e "Wo-
men Of the United states" Ooofd Mead
x Col. a number Of Hugo's and Dumas
novels. tcroweli q Col. besides numerous
other volumes. She has received the most
favorable criticisms from leading papers.
her work " considered scholarly. ana L
said 10 have raised the standard Of Amer
lean trarslators.
Mrs. Gorfain D. a graduate Of the Berlin
Conservatory She has also studied I'M
der the leaders ~ the erand opera Of
Dresdec ana weimar. ana Is thoroughly
prepared TO teach the Garcia method
Miss Lee. Mrs schiey and Mlss Charlton
arc well known Ia Savannah.