The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
ADMIRAL WEBSTER
TALKS TO Student s.
Tells Girls Of Life OH a Battlcship
in the United States
fsnecial TO The Times Dispatch

(Specal to The Times Dispatch)
STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL,, FARM
VILE, VA, April 2l-rhe school ana
anany citizens Of Fnrnvillc en1oSed K a
most unusual pleasure and privilege on
Tuesday afternoon, April ~ at four
o'clock. At that hour. IN the auditorium,
Admiral Harrle Webster, Of Richmond,
retired officer OF forty years. expert
ence In tho United States Navy gave,
under the auspices of the Mothers Club,
OF the Kindergarten. All address on Life
f on a Man War" Tho large audience
followed him with great Interest as ne
led them aboard q his battleship, and
there revealed to them the mah'lo!u
duties and CHARACTERISTIC pleasures OF
Officers and sailormen, with few OF
the traditional customs nd superstltlons
of Uncle SANS seamcn. So different
was that life from the ordinary daiS
round of school people thatfit seemed as
II Admiral Webster had opened for hls
hearers n hitherto closed door, ana givcn
them tho most delightful aud inviting
glImpscs into another world. where even
The familiar and usually homely pro-
cesscs of cleaning up. preparing food ana
serving were invested with a new
and fascinating interest, because or
those who did them and the
novel manner In which they were
performed. The lecturer gave ms
listeners, too, n deeper. kinder apprec,lia-
ton OF. and a higher respect ior' me
loyal men who serve orr great I'at'u''
on her ships Of war.
The short Easter vacation made a
pleasant md beneficial brenk II, school
work, affording breathing space, az y
were. for much needed diversion ana
recreation In the midst of the heavy
duties which always crowd into the laSt
quarter of the session. Fifty or SIXTY
girls ana several teachers enjoyed a
short visit out OF town. Those lett
behind to TENNIS, basket ball, p'cnics'
country walks. and tho duieter pleas
ures OF readings. calls, and teas. did not
envy those who went away,
| The "C;rcen'' and white" basket ball
| teams, with n few invited friends from
| the faculty celebrated the beau.'l'l1
| sprlnglike Easter Monday hy an AFTER
| noon picnic at the I,lthin Springs, from
three To five o'clock Those present
we're Misses Grace Walton, Verg'e
Mum. steptoe, Campbell. Henrietta Dun
lap, Elizabeth verser, Margaret ilender-
son Virginia rinsley, Ruth Redd, E'lza-
beth sterrctt, Lula sutherlin,, Eleanor
| WHAT. Susan Stone, and from me larul-
ty. Misses Martha Cnnlllng' Laura i'Ils'
Carrie sntherlin. Elsie GWyh' Lnlh AZ,
drews, ana Aleen Andrews. IheS t,rsl
cnioyod q unique question contest, then
ali Joined In a Jolly hunt for green and
white Faster eggs, hidden In the llftlo
pnrk, after which al parook with hearty
schoolgirl appetite of thu sensro"s IN, n 70,
vision OF sandwiches and plekies' wn'nu
cleverly carried out tho team eolors'
| l'be prizes of Tho afternoon were award
ga to Miss Martha coIllling and Miss
| Lula Andrews
Miss Jennie Tabh spent the vacation
with Miss Emie Thomas soi - Frai'N-
| lin street Richmond,
Miss Narv Y. Blandy was the guest
for several DAYS of Captain and Mrs
| Gordon McCabe, Of Richmond. 80,
Miss Mary Whiting spent Friday n 'la
In Richmond, and Miss y W, namo'''
ton spcn, Monday and Tuesday 'hste.
Miss Fannie ~. DMhn. flslteu ,,,s da, =,
In Petersburg from Friday to Monnas
| Miss EoIsc Harrison had the pleas
ure Of being at home at Vinita a re"
| days,
! Miss Mary preston enjoyed a few days