The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-18

this report that tho commission VIII meel
to plafl and consider. The meeting mas
not been called yet but VII 30 very
shortly, and 1t Will be held here.
4 rim function OF the commission Is to
devise q scheme for the Generalization OF
ali the Baptist schools In the state ana ana
tho bringing OF them together Into one
erent system. The report made yester-
iiAy was an elaborate one It was gam
cred yesterday that the new report to pc
admitted at tho coming session VIII DC
quito different In It's character ana more nov.
likely Of adoption by the asaoc,a , ,,on;
The plan to DO proposed VIII be very
simple one. 1t will offer a method OF
gathering the scholars and colleges into
n system, but will go into no elaborate
details. Many things will be left to 30
worked out BY the co-ordlnated system
itself after IL Is established. Ihere VII VII
be n plan, however, and 1t VIII certalhly
contain ono eature-that Richmond lol'
ieKo il to be eie center of the system.
Accnrfling to the plnr, now In the minds
or the members OF the commission there
IA 10 bo ultimately dual system mace
IN OF the boys schools, on the one sue,
and Of the girls schools on the other.
Two plans open for discussion at this
point. It has been suggested that Eich-
nond College be made tho center OF potn
systems and that the co-instructlon lea-
ture be developed there. On the otner
hand, and more probably 1t has been pro
posed that the Woman's College be the
center OF the girls part OF the system
and Richmond College Of the boys. Tho
movement will ultimately develop Into
scmething like this.
"Ary idea about tho matter" said DR..
r II. Pitt, one of the most prominent
| members Of the commission, and It IS
also the idea Of others on the commission,
| 4 tn cY, ha 0rntlHeO
to the splendid opportunity 1t has Of builda-
| Ing up d great girls school here under
the administration Of DR.. James Nelson
whose wonderful SUCCESS IS the talk o.
ali, Richmond College Is to DO the cente.
or the boys schools. Then a new wo.
| mans college must be erected, and thore
| must be large buildings and an ample
equipment and endowment Tho college
] must be located near Richmond College
On tho place where the Richmond Acad.
envy now is-wherc It can partake Of al
the advantages enjoyed by Richmond Col
|lege. in the way Of laboratories, science
| training, higher mathematics and SO on
| The two schools would be under SEPARATE
mana cement and would BIO entirely dis
| tInot. Yet they would work together
and be OF mutual assistance to each other
1 Grouped around this new womnn's col
| loge would be the secondary girls school
and In a similar manner would be grouped
j the boys' schools around Richmond Col
.llege. The two groups would form the
! system we $50 much wish to see formed.
Is9ss5 s,a4 s THN, ASSOCIATION.
/ The association will meet on November
18th in I, Staunton, Preparations are al
ready being made for the entertainment
! of the body and the attendance Is ex
pected to be very large.
There Is every indication that the asso
citation will have q quiet business-like ses
sion. So faraas can BIO gathered In ad
4 vance there are no new or startling pro
4 position on the topic and no excitement Il
j looked for. Among the matters OF denoni
tional Interest will probably be the ap
4 polntment of special committees Il
q consider the Recommendations Of all thu
4 boards. u It rs thought an admirable
scheme ito, secure iny this manner In ont
i centraIgand commanding deliyerance tn.
I plan for the entire work of the new as
sociational year. & M II Il.