The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-21
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y Dr. A ider1nal ii & called upon 8s3s Prof lessor.
THORNTON 10 give an acc INT of ne pan
4 recently ado,ted by the University OF Viz
#giriaS for III entrance mira tons. Fro
lessor Thornton dictated the advantages s
TO boz realized ny he cstn bli hp1ent %
arl entrance exa alton board fort ne
State. ,Thc first and mos t impor tnnt e Q &
Y these S,y Il wi Ter d eYel opnient OF ter
est In collcglat cd ucn ton and q trnils
stimulus d ppliod 81 e he h igl, schools y TO
enlarge thcr NE courses Of instruct on and
St raise Heir st dnrda.8 1T fs al 80 be
iJeyed sd Id Professor Thorn on that .ic.
existence OF such n board, 6, wing annual,
cxan ,inat ions b OF n " lig Il ,g and SnnlforIn
standard and mai King honest q nd uniform
returns OF marks made by The q ppl lcants,
would powerfully h fiuer Cd a 70 Sworl3sof
the eyes: also eil g those N which
t3tlie standards OF admission were low X 81
/ raise. u tllesc standards and Increase the
effectiveness OF teach In 81 by ex Guiding pil-
4pils, who we're inipertectly prepared for
sicollegla to- work. 4P ROT lessor r hornto urged
that here he no division of IA interests
among Htate Inst itutions.S III let's get to-
5gether and bet ter york Gun TX be IS done
sthroug hol.t The Sta tn:
irginin. he said I 4 is3 not turning out
enough college boys8to so around 81 The re
must be mo re-. The number OF young men
i ileplorably small: tile number OF young
men 81 col esiate5 ag but iurprepar for,
college. Is dlsgracefuly lar ge. ss5
9S5 a PRIME NEED. Il
lsj&s The prime need In Virginia to-day Sin
am educationa way Il an Increase ~ In,
&cdticatlon interests ali effort 10 make
the people Q e Virginia see tl,nt q coll
Slege educat ton is worEll having. and worth
paying for. At prcsent & I here as no sys-
&teinntlc scheme In yirginla-no organized
sI,lnn for stimulating I he work Of tho
schools. ~ Every State institution ought
\ 10 look RI hit at homo for the big part Of
Its attendance. concluding his res
marks, Professor Thorntonga gave some ac-
count OF the work of The college entrance
examination board In NaW4 England. and
the MID die States, and Of the plan for a
5slmllursE board adopted by the ssocla-
4 ton OF colleges and prepnrat tory schools
4 the Sout tlerr Sta tes u s55:S 65S
u The discussion or the question then be-
came general and fast, participated + In
7 by President Blackwell, Rof Randolph Afa-
8con;# President Bontwright, OF Richmond
4 College; acting President Whiting, OF
1 Hampton S Idney; President T yler,5 OF VIII
liam and Mary, and Presto ent yYat erhouse
Of Emory ana Henry. " s85 8s
s.5At5s6 o clocle tho conference ad]ournsd
until 8 o'clock tonight 3f ~ }3
3s5s d S3 EVENING SESSIO N. 8
Il The entire evening session was con-
sumetl In ~ leng Thy Y sclssi on or the
sYisnblllt y Of Establishing such a board
In Virginia, and Its possible conflict with
the Southern Association Board. KS h
II Shortly before midnight s /, committee
consisting Of Presidents Boatwrgtt ana
blackwell and DR.. G. w. Kent, was APP
pointed If to- q raf + 4 csolutlons enbodying
the conclusions of the conference. This
committee will report Tomorrow morning.