The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Female Education.

Female Education.
{ DR.. w. wv. Smith, president Of Ran
dolph- Macon yVoman's College, earnestly
and ably cspoused the cause Of higher.
education among the fairer, but weaker
sex iii an address entitled "rhe Public
Schools and the Higher Education or Wo-t
men, VI iata i5i s5s;3 3.5s. rs +. 55s5;
AS a stimulus to ambitious young wo-s
men, Dr. Smith rccounted the fact that:
there arc now 6ss07 female teachers in Inc
State public schools and that the Ran.
dolph Macon ,Womnn's College had Glvcnl
higher education to 2,561 girls, in addl-
ton to those who had already received
degree Of bachelor Of arts In that In
stitution The speaker touched upon the
emancipation Of woman through cducl-
tion enabling her to better compete with
man in the .,sterneE realities Of life; how
educatons lifts her from4tthe spirit of
modern comlnerculisnl, and pointed ouI
how latter day demands }cxacts from her
a higher and better preparation for her
chosen work that can only tend to a most
wholesome effect. 4y
"lror all these things let lis appreciate
and improve our public school system
declared DR.. Smith. concluding, land let
ono and all Yirglnians seek to make tho
glory Of Virginia her men and women.
Preventive Medicine.
4 DR.. l.. II. Register. Of the Norfolk city
school board, read "a carefully prepared
paper on Preventive Medicine; a Study
III Lducation," which was both interest
ing, instructive and profitable. DR.. Roy
ster SAID in part: 8
Laws must be enacted. and together
with those already III existence enforced.
Concerning our health boards, nothing
definite will be accomplished SO long as
competent men are turned out with
changes OF administration and incompe-,
tent ones substituted; or even if good men
aro appointed they will have \ to spend
most OF their terms Of office learning
what their predecessors knew, only to be
themselves displaced when they have ac-
aulred Il sufficient familiarity with tho
duties OF their office.
Nothing Is more to be deplorcd than
the general tendency to all such positions
as sanitary Inspector and the like from
the ranks of 'ward-heelers and super
animated politicians. as a reward for their
efforts in the political arena, without re-
gard for their fitness for the positions
they are to occupy
"Only active, intelligent and consclcn-
3 tious men should DO chosen for such posi-
tons, and then should hold on indeflnite-
~.
",l'hc indiscrimnate sale Of ,osons, cs-
peclaly opium an(n its sderlyutivc CO.
caine,, without a physicians prescription.
should he stopped at all hazards Laws on
this subject have been made In many
States, unfortunately to be totally dis
ro,,a ri az avon IL rnnny instn,,cn, ~
+ 80. ~. - 1. ''s"''s, =,
SUPPOSED reputaple drussasts, win inc
consequence that our towns contain vast
numbers OF drug flends. and the columns
- =, ny
or our uaiiy Diapers zen OF me poor un-
fOrtunateS who are found dead with the
usual laudanum or carboljo acid bottle
49,, . 49, $500, ~ $500, 80 = -.
lSins licaf.,
- our physicians, medical bodies and
with untrlng efforts, much can be done.''
Normal training in tbs public schools was
the subject discussed by Professor G, f.,
VaWter at tho afternoon session. 81 4
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IL. NV dWteI. OF $lHdlludl2ITalnln
Mununl IRA inin,rs he ,5ec1nred ms l,ae,Yy roar
fully .r,isunderstcod II is nat teuchinx Il
trade: III does mt seek II make n, rrhnnn,cs
and 81 isens -nnd ,coolfs ana dressn'nkers' oc
our children: III does not seel, "a s,,nn a !,
the old curriculum Of our schools IL fact II
g enG tGa 9d a !"
,es. ~ soo'n ana WEAKNESS anu hopeless'
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