The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

A group of Birmingham most attrac- tive girls. Miss Mary Campbell, the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Campbell; Miss Roberta Pearson, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Robert H. Pearson. and Miss Edith Bowron, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Bowron, are passing the summer in the most ideal way at The Meadows in Ab- ington, Va.
 The Meadows which is the home of Governor Robertson of Virginia. is one of the historic places in Abingdon, which was the home of many distinguished men of olden times It is big country house with a private park, including tennis courts and pond for boating, while there is a stage and horses for either coaching parties or horseback. Notwithstanding that a summer school is now conducted at '"rhe Meadows" the charming old life of the place is entirely unchanged, only frightened by some eight or ten girls.
 The school is in charge of Mrs. Wil- loughby Reade, daughter of MT. Frank s. Robertson. She is also a kinswoman of Miss Mary Campbell. Possibly nowhere in the country have such advantages been provided for an ideal and profitable vacation for girls as the summer advan- tages at "The Meadows" The girls, the number being limited to ten, are required to study but one hour daily. and the rest of the time is spent riding horseback, rowing or playing tennis, and frequently camping parties are arranged in the Yir- ginia mountains.
 Mrs. Reade is assisted by Miss Gay Blackford. who teaches literature, history and nature study Miss Blackford was at Harvard for two summers, and she is a member of the faculty of Mrs. Lefebre S school in Baltimore. Lessons in oil paint ing, water colors, china painting and typography may be had. The school op- l ened in July and continues through Sep l tember The booklets of the school are sent out entirely through personal friends and illustrated with photographs of "rhe Meadows" A brief history of the schoo and it's policy is as follows:
 "The Meadows" Summer school is a 1 country place in the mountains of Vir- ginia where girls are taken care of dur ing the summer months; where they ride | drive, camp, row, play tennis, etc., anc have to study or practice only one houi each day.
 l The idea at "The Meadows is to mak, the lives of the girls as healthy, as profit able, and as pleasant as they can be made ], The thought of going to school in sum mer is distasteful to girls for several req l sons It brings up visions of hard les 1 sons to get, and rooms to attend to, neve the sight of a boy and a life of rigid dis cipline "The Meadows is not a schoo in any such sense of the word. A bil country house with eight or ten brigh girls in it-a house surrounded by larg grounds plenty of shade trees with ham mocks and rustic seats underneath, tennis court, a pond with boat on 1t stage for afternoon drives or picnics and horses on which to ride through tn | beautiful mountains and see the unsur passed views near Abingdon. can be mad very attractive place even when eacl girl has the daily responsibility of apply ing her mind to study or practice fo one houri That hour has to be done be fore any expeditions are undertaken, bu it is only one hour each day.
 In the second place there are no room