The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27
Splendid WORK
OF ST. andrew |: l: S:
Schools Founded and Conducted
by Miss Arents Power
for Good.
FINALS HELD LAST $ NIGHT MIG !
Governor and Others Speak.
Miss Arents Presents
Chief Report.
FINALS HELD LAST NIGHT.

The tenth session OF St. Andrews School
closed last night, after most successfu VI
term. The hall OF the school was filled
to It's capacity with friends Of the schooi
and parents of the pupils. Rev. THOMAS
semmcs, rector of st. Andrews Church,
presided over the exercises IN snort
speech he referred to the great work
being done by the school, anu said that
it was entirely undenomlnational, and
that he felt It had accomplished much
good IN every way. The school combines
manual with moral training md 1t Is
the cndeavor Of those conducting 1t TO
intertwine the two so as to place the
moral above the manual In such way
rs to make of the pupil a. credit to him-
self and the community The speaker
then introduced Governor Montague who
was received with great applause. ns he
arose to address the children.
The Governors speech was short and
well timed. He urged the pupils to
make Of themselves the best of citizens
by combining the elements referred to
BY the rector. "A good citizen is far
better than good mechanic or profess
sonal man, he said. IL the latter did not
embrace the important and essential fac
tor of honesty. morality, truthfulness
and fidelity. This school teaches Its
pupils to be good citizens and good me.
chanics, and the community is benefited
SO much in that way. t1;5 I'D
The speake urged the children to conf
bine the two. and with such d combna-
tion they would surely become good clti-
zens.
The school embraces in It's curriculum
manual training, woodwork drawing.
sewing and embroidery, besides the regu-
lar classes in grammar and other Eng
lish branches. During the year just
closed S6l boys and girls were enrolled,
with fifteen teachers. The work includes
five schools, Saturday sewing school.
morning school, with three divisions, kin
dergarten, connecting and primary de-
sion day school.
Miss Arents's Report.
Miss Grace E. Arents, the patroness
of the school, and to whom chief credit
is due for the institution of the work.
read her report, which gives a complete
review of the work for the year. The
report follows:
Our work now includes five schools. the
Saturday Sewing School, the Morning
School with Its three divisions, kinder.
gar,en eSnne Sb and nho primary depart
Training School with three divisions.
the Mission Day School. In the five
schools this year SCI boys and girls have
teen teachers Or. Saturday last the
Sewing School closed yesterday morning
we closed the Parish Mission or day
school; this morning witnessed in this
room the closing of our Morning school,
and tonight you have heard OF the do
ings Of the other two departments. There
Is both pleasure and regret In these clos
Ings-pleasure In the work accomplished
and the rest Won, and regret at part
ing.
Our buildings have been busy places
during these past months, swarming with
workers. like hives full Of bees. morning,
afternoon and evening. every day in the
week, including Sundays workers like
the bees storing up both sweetness and
strength.
Our work is educational In It's broad
sense It's q trite thing to say. but the
longer to teach the 8 RS. but to train
the Hs-Head Hand and Heart. Our
exhibit tonight will evidence that this
Is our aim. No one can examine the
work shown in our class-rooms and fall to
writing and number work OF even the
small children, there Is the growing
knowledge of nature, Of literature, OF
men and women who, arc Justly famed
for what they have done. of the Won
ders of our own country, and OF other
lands and nations.
In the hand training, whether the
tools be pencils and paintbooks. hammers
more taught than our eyes. can see OF
results. PatteAce, perseverance, neat
ness, cxactness. Are not these valuable
possessions, whatever may be $our field
Of work.
Most OF all we strive in our school In
the youngest and In the Oldest to cult.
vate the principles Of truth. purity. un-
selfshness. and greatest OF all, which
character building, and this is the kind
Of education st. Andrews stands for.
Much of this training Is largely tbs
result NJ. OF personal influence Chat power
consecrated Women o. A's wtsh ear conld
speak Of and to them all. so as to show
my warm appreciation of their goof
work; when we say we have fifteen teach
only fifteen classes. I might double ant
| triple that number and leave work un
told; FOR llko members OF family. the,
| influence ls very far-reachmg.
Miss Bliss has this year been tn,
schools. This morning she told us sh,
| had reported to us for six years ant
each year we know she has grown II
value and In our love and esteem. 'rhi
is tho first time she reports on the nigh
| school and we can see that its peculia
power OF touching the innermost hearts
Of all who work for 1t has been felt b!
| her. too .sa
"This has hecn Miss Moncure's first yea
| with us ms kndergartner, To DO q kin
dergartncr Is to be earnest and loving
but In her we have one who excells-'th
little children love her'-what sweete
praise can there he?
"Mr. Ridout took Mr.. Bcckwth's plac
end has made one of his own. His In
terest has been unfailng, On platform
In classroom, In office, everywhere. h
has been sustaining and encouraging
Whether he had to reproye the SINAI
boy In disgrace. to advice the larger on
that his ambition was In excess OF hi
physical ability, encourage, Bible stud
by Offering a reward for a study OF Jamt
comfort the shy beginner in tho kinder
garten, or teach plain Christian Lying b
prccept and practice, he has been In real
ity our school head.
''Mr Gillette is the latest addition t
our force. He is proving himself gu
capable superintendent. looking ATTIC
everybody's comfort and welfare, and In
cidentally teaching up all OF this beaut
ful would we live In.