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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
For Better Schools
In York County,.

there are two rooms in that building
Is X Is each. or course n great many Of
these children do not go to any school.
The parents see that they cannot be
seated, and il they could. two teachers
can't teach them in such a house. Not
one of these 40 children live over ono
and onc-halr miles from the school.
/ have been greatly panied since beconl-
ing citizen Of this community, three
years ago, to see what poor opportunities
the children OF this district have for
education
Willie our county superintendent and
the school trustees have been censured
for ncglecting the schools, their hands
|,hnye becn tied for he want Of money to
do the work. But Mr.. Russell has show
ed u.s., where the trouble was and the
way out Of It.
believe with many u my people
that his visit will be q lifelong blessing
to us, Tho people seem, to be anxious
to put tho money In tho hands of the
proper parties so that this long felt need
OF tho children may be mot.
When he shall come this way again
1t will be hard to ind q building large
enough to seat the people, SO eager will
they be TO hear him again y
Now, Mr.. Editor, you will do us a
favor to publish the above,
3 Yours truly,
ID, j. TRAYNHAM, y
Pastor OF East York Circuit,
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ADVA NCE/NENT MADE
INPITTSYL1 VANLA SCHOOLS

In thIs attempt to fulfil In the briefest
manner possible n promise Ia speak as
to the Progress and advancement made
In the last few years by schools In the
county Of Eittsylvnnia,' 1t ls to be hoped
THAT this scribe may not be nmcnablc
10 the charge Of possessing a boasting
spirit. or us the :-salnllst nitimatcs. oc-
cupyIng .thc seat of the scornfuL a
desire merely to cooperate with others
in f,irthering the great cause of edit
cation IN the old Common wealth OF
blessed memory. in which Is felt a pro-
found and abiding interest. n induces this
allusion to the special field and work
OF the writer.
Possibly readers may be disappointed
In not finding anything either Under
taken or accomplished as distinctly new
or hitherto unknown in either theory or
practice. 1t may also be further sug-
gcsted, that no attempt is made IN this
paper to cnumcrltc all facts and condi-
lions, existing or established, that might
& be considered evidences of@progrcss.
Plttsylvania has in yearly operation
about $50 schools distributed over q ter
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structlon Is In u measure innate. knowi-
edge is not so, and must be acquired by
association and study with those who
have given their time and efforts In Sc
curing It. AS public school teachers arc
expected. the salary paid them should
be sufficient to require them each year
TO take a course at one OF the State
. Normals. thereby increasing their eff
cheney for the work.
Some OF the reasons that so few chill
dren In the rural districts attend public
schools are, first the lack Of apprecia-
ton by the parents themselves, and those
who do appreciate education falsely con-
ccve that 1t can be best obtained by
private means. In number OF instances
j must admit that the public schools
have been used rs a pension system for
old soldiers, and poor girls who have had
little opportunities for obtaining an cdu :
cation.
This condition OF affairs has produced
an idea that the schools are run for the
benefit Of the teacher alone. With this
kind OF public sentiment, it Is hard to
get regular attendance, even though the
teacher be capable. For the slightest
cause parents withdraw their children
from school, thinking thereby they can
inj,lrc the teacher by reducing her aver
age.
This leads me to suggest In conclu-
sion that compulsory education, under
certain conditions and restrictions, must
sooner or later be instituted to render
the school system more complete one.
r. WEIGH DEW. X
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2 school Improvement Leagues hnvc been
at work In Augusta county long enough
y fnli,css, 1T least ii, districts Where they
hive been n. all active 1 + they nre helpful
The fact should be cInphhsezu ,o ai, t,'
gmultIrlicd; and brought more cos1e!S ~.
of the SIX school districts IN the county
leagues were organized. nnd are. more or
less, alive statement of What ,, ihGy
( have done In the several districts WO'liu
not be without interest The writer takna
the liberty OF saying something about lilc
lsaE'lc n MS District ,lc 3n,1y one mat
The Beverley Manor Improvement Leu =,
s,lc organized last summer. with Mrs. W
". King, president. Miss p. I'atcman,
r esspesIRr ese. wi" VIII, Misses III Duval
Martha Riddle Annie Tate, NJ. Gallon ana
j., Bryan are the bonrd Of mann Eers, / !, ~
VIII appear at once from these nes ihn T..
charge OF women Of such eminent aDii 10y:
culture and experience. 4 district IS, N,
deed, happily situated , , G can, command ~:
q league had come into being they came
4 with questions; wanted 10 know the locH,
ton OF every school house: he ~, name ana
address OF each teacher. etc. There we're
4 many Interviews, and, OF course. It took
some OF tho trustees tmc;, and the time
OF the ladies' but IL was all pleasant, At
least TO the trustees, and certainly the
f time WAS not wasted .y III
TEA C.ILE1rlS' MEETINGS.
When the teachers met With tho schopi
board 10 sign contracts the officers OF
the League took advantage. Of the OCCASION
to be present. and explain the purposes
OF the league in order to avoid any posi-.
bic want or harmony between the league
and the teachers and trustees and TO Sc
cure their co-opcration. At this confer,
once It was agreed TO have a icachcrs
the Mary Baldwin Seminary faculty. cor.
sef,.cd to take charge Of the meetings
and presided over them throughout the
term. Teachers who attended rcEulnrly
and tho meetings. Tho attendance. how
Z. ever, WAS not MS good ms i should nave
been. although the day selected Tor me
a meetings was most convenient FOR inc
teachers. 1t being their monthly payday.
+ when the teachers went TO stanton TIC
place of meeting, TO take their reports
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poouoson District of York county, Va,
has never in It's history been so aroused,
encouraged and united in u great effort
TO build up good schools rs at this time,
mainly through the visit of Mr. T.. II.
Russell, OF Fredericksburg, the inspector
and examiner of the First District Of Viz
cinu, who came to the county through,
the earnest solicitation of Mr.. Samuel
Phillips, supcrnt endent of schools OF
this county. Fl
Mr.. Russell came on Monday. March
the 12th, addressed tho people at llln-
mans Baptist Church that night Ihe
next day in company with MI, Phlllps,
lie visited all the schools of the district
and addressed tho people at Lrlhity
Methodist Church at night and at I'aber-i
naole Methodist Church the night follow
ing. The writer wils present NJ al OF
these meetings. and was impressed WIN
the fact that Mr.. Russell was the rlslt
man in the right place. llo seemed 10
be quick in grasping the situation ana
seeing the needs tit tho schools and then
arousing and uniting the people IN try
ing to establish two graded schools. ono
near Trinity Church and the other be-
tween Tabernacle Church and Poduosoil
postoflice, with four rooms IN each build
ing. ana also two primary schools OF
four grades, one on the extreme lower
end of the district and the other al the
old Tabernacle School, the latter two Tor
the small children of those two commu-
mites.
Though the weather was threatening
and part of the time raining, the people
showed their interest by coming out ana
giving tho speaker their undivided at
tention and when the vote for plans
and location was called for, there was
only one dissenting vote ut either pace
and the plans meant increased taxa
ton. There has been Il good deal of
friction existing here between the s'l-
Spoaintendents school trustees and the
people, mainly about location and the
plan Of getting the money 10 build suit
able school buildings. All could see
something must be done, but they conld
not agree on any feasible plan TO- 40
what was necessary to have good schools.
10 give nn example Of some of the start
ling Of our situation here, the MIL
er with several friends, counted | 70 chill
clren or school age in the families OF
\ Lie patrons Of Tabernacle School. Now
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off the college farmFto suitable persons
who will erect good houses. AS a result
several handsome residences have been
added, and the prospects are fair for
many more. The healthfulness of the
climate and the beauty Of&the place IS
not surpassed in Virginia. Isl
The State Normal has been conducted
here for the past three summers, and Will
again be held here during the coming
summer. The prospects are that 1t Will
be permanently established.
From the statement OF these facts as
to the present condition Of Emory and
Henry College,. one must conclude that
the outlook is bright. But before the
contemplated improvements can be made
more money must be had. The financial
agent will soon go out into the highways
and hedges to raise 5000 dollars. and IT
is hoped that he will not return empty
handed When he has raised the amount
Mr.. Carnegie has promised to add 1900
dollars more. Success is certain J the
friends Of the college will but awake
to the realization Of what It means, not
onlysto EIolston Conference, but to the
people of the entire territory from which
it draws its patronage. Those who arc
In IL position to know say there is mo
doubt that better day is drawing for
Emory and Henry. l55 F6& n
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PROPOSED FULTON HALL
Especial 10 The 1imcs-Dispatch.)

EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE,
EMORY, VA March 3l.--Thrtecn ycars
ago DR.. r.. G. S.atcrhol1sc became prcsi-
dent Of Emory and Henry College. ~
this time a debt OF $1,000 hung oyer tic
institution. To-day thc5dcbt ls practically
3liuIidatcd Besides the payment OF the
debt during tho prcsidency~of DR.. Water
house, two full professors and one as
sistnnt have been added to the faculty.
The number OF students has Increased
each year, and the enrolment during the
present session is the largest for over.
thirty years Also, handsome new;
building, the Students Home, has been
built. The home was built by the ladies'
OF the community, who are organized as
the Home Makers Bank. These are
some Of the improvements that have ecn
made during the inoumbency Of the
present president, but there are other
improvements that will have to be made
if the almn mater of Robert Bridgcway,
General j. T.. b.. Stuart, General IIoratio
Z G. King, Bishop L. u. Hass, Hon, John
Goode. Judge John a. Buchanan, and
host OF others, Is to continue in the sue
ccssful work that has made its past
famous. Tho main college building has
served its day, and must be replaced by
II new and modern structure. The time
demands new gymnasium, and many
more improvements are necessary.
q Already tuc WORK mas DEE VII. ~ / " oNsI
Il year Rev. j. r. Hunter has been
financial agent 70 rthe |collagc, and
many plans have been inuagurated, the
consumation Of which will make the eQip-
mcnt OF Emory and Henry abreast with
+ the very best and behind none.
During the coming summer a new fit
ting school building will be erected. II
will be named fulton Hall In honor vi
Rev. Creed Fulton. the founder Of the
college. 4 It vii cost about 1900 dollars.
The erection Of the building Is absolute
~ necessary because Of the growing num-
Der of boys who are entering the pre-
paratory department. The building will
be on the site of the present preparatory
house, and will be furnished with all
modern convcniences.
The erection of Fulton Hall will be
followed as soon as possible by the main
college building. This Will be built by
the old students of the college and will
be known as Alumni Hall. The estimated
cost is 5000 dollars.
All the campus buildings are to be leas-
cd from central heating plant, and
will be lighted by acetylene gas. The
water will be brought from neighboring
springs to a reservoir on an adjoining
hill
With the growing necessity for more
suitable and modern buildings for Emory
and Henry. may be noted the growth
Of the college community. It is a. fact
often remarked upon by visitors. a few
years ago the homes of members of the
faculty. the store and postotilce made
up the town OF Emory. 1t has been the
policy Of the college recently to sell lots
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improvement League
in Augusta County
WORK OF BEVERLEY MANOR LEAGUE.

and draw their salaries. Some, no doubt ,,i
had good reasons for not ATTENDING. b ~,
crs (thcy do not really tenclD, seem en-
tirely lacking in an ambition e succeed
and make n effert e lmprof insse'Ses
Friday of the first week IN the session SIC
was Set Il for patrons. tally-day." rhc
opening day would have been chosen, i, bnt
ers could send notices through the neigh.
borhood A committee OF two lcaguers
visited each school and IN order MAT they
might 90 So re mn f9 srb tm1 aS WIs
NJ. in the others. This enabled the COM
mittcc attending one. meeting ~ ,hG c
morning TO he present AZ ano ,nay ~ s ,me
cecdcd III having representatives at cacn
OF the twenty school houses for white
eh1re IN the nn5 a a
aud disappointing at others, At pen .I.,
rose" the writer was astonlsneh 10 o. ,r,,u
tIjhcy were not so many in number, but II
was good to sec even a half dozen. or SO.
thrifty farmers leave their work for the
in their little school. On 2tllc whole. ana
considering that II was the first time any
thing Of the sort was ever ytrlcd N .ii :,
county,it wns5a great suc par I nniIv
day',3is firmly established as an lnstitu-5
ton of the people.
a FEW OTHER MI NIo. 'H2
rhe district board furnished teachers
printed cards Of invitation TO PC dlslri-
bi1ted monthly for patrons. mothers cspt
ciaily, 10 6,a present on the last t'rday!
afternoon5n each rnontl. from 2, to - 4, =
M. ri EXERCISES, Patrons like this. Many
magazines and some good books were dis
tributcd
5,rllc Beverley Manor League mas, done
coli Many did their parts rxcellcntly.
Nevertheless TO the president. Mrs. ". W.
King. more than e any other person ;. ., or
Influence IS due he success OF the ~
work she faithfully stood by, itSthrough,.
discoura gcmcnts that would have caused
ono less determined of purpose 70 resign 81,
league would find II difficult to ~ her
place. u JOl1N ". 49, 49,
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LARGE ENROLMENT
AT WASHINGTON AND LEE
fsnac,al 70 The Times Dispatch

~
LEXINGTON, VA March so.-The an
nual catalogue Of Washington and Leo
University the publication OF which was
delayed several weeks. by strike N the
establishment of the printers, shows
total enrolment OF al students, or these
1o5 are in the academic department, lol
IN engineering, and 70. In law, Tle 'arg-
at enrolment by States Is that OF Vlr-
glnla, with l6l West Virginia comes
next with 45; Maryland, with %; kenr
lucky, with 10. The remaining students
come from TWENTY-FIVE different States
and Terrltories, The steady growth OF
rhe University Is shown by the following
figures; Tho total resstra ton for lo2
wns es7; for 1903, 27s; foril9H. 200 for 1907
1897 for l!D6, 81.
3 Arrangements have been made by tllp
University for Mr.. r., West clnedinst,
OF New York. to paint a portrait of Gem
eral c. wv. Gusts Lee, president emeritus,
MIR. Clined inst expects la finishSthe1por-
trait an time for 1t TO he hung in The
chapel In June,
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What Is Doing
At Trinity College
Especial to Tho rimes-Dlspatch.)

Especial to Tho Iimes-Dspatch.)
TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM, N. c.,
March 3l.-rhe April number Of tho Ar
chve contains the following interesting
table OF contents: Some Unpublished
Letters OF Nathaniel Macon, edited by
DR.. ]. S, Bassctt; The Mysterious Box,
by w. S. LockIlarl; Marsc Jack (pocnD !;
The Salvation of Edward Thurman, by
Stephen j. Stephens: The Goal OF Society,
by Hoy Taylor: No Letting Down poenD,
by Katherine Herring; Gustav Fessen's
Jocn Uhl. by Eliza Richards Brown; Tho
Girls (pocnD, by Il. w. Obarr: TO Emma
Ter.
Mcssrs. S. b. Underwood and G. e.
Phillips have returned from Charleston
S. c., where they have been attending tho
third annual Interstate Y, NJ G, A, Con-
vcntion Of the Carolinas Mr.. Phillips
went as q representative Of tho local
branch OF the Y. NJ, c. A., and Mr. un-
dorwood went to fiji the position of sec-
rotary of tho conyonhion having been
called to this office last week by Mr..
G. G. Huntington, interstate secretary.
They report very successful conYcn-
ton and All enjoyable trim
"Wednesday night Professor Atwell G..
Mcintosh, of tho Law Department, spoke
to tho Y. NJ, G. a, In tho association hall.
Tho Wednesday evening meeting under
the auspices Of the Y, M G, A. arc ex-
ceedingly we'll attended,
THE next lecture en- the series Of faculty
lectures will be delivered By Dr. j, j..
Wolf, of tho department OF biology, His
subject will be "some Glimpses of Bac-
tcrla.
There has been great interest in basket
ball during the last few days 4 series
OF three games has been played between
tho college and Trinity Park School.
After the first two games there was a
lie, and in the deciding contest the COL
lege won.
a brass band has been organized among
the students with tho following officers:
Mr.. w. M. Crook, captain; MI g. koer-
tner, secretary and treasurer, and Mr.. j,
T.. Williams, drum major of the band,
Ii will -consist in all OF fourteen pieces.
as follows. W. Nj. Crook. w. NJ. Wells,
e., M. Daniels, D. -. Curley and W, NJ.
Nelson, comets; n. A. Rochelle and p, A..
Seeman, clarinets; j. G, Gillespie. irons
hone; II. r. stockard and b. w. Hawks,
first and second alto, respectively; p, M,
Albright, baritone; T. Piokard, tuha:J
II, McPhail, snare drum, and G. kocrncr,
bass drum.
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4 l. Z ga ! =
| played their second match game. Again
the Green won,t al tcr brilliant playing,
with a score Of s TO 3. :.!, !,
| The interest and the crowds lncrea SEQ
to such an extent that the attendance at
the next meet on Wednesday March 82Sth,
was limited byatickets. an equal 5nump per
being issued ~ he opposing teams q, 'id
est applause encouraged the teams as
they faced each Others and was renewed
as the q first half closed with an even
tic two teams was filled by the vigorous
''rooters''E on each side with spirited
songs and yells In honor of their fayorite
team. The second half was also evenly
Y to Z when time was called. The game
was continued, with the unrpirc's an
nouacenlent that the first side Ito MI, WIN
three points would be th 7, Xictors me
the ball was once more tossed, up be-
tween the eager centers. Each team
made one throw for goa ana then tnc
excited partsans Leaned dar 9vsr ,he gu
mentI on tie floor below until ther'Whlte".
made another basket: Such deafenlng
screams cheered the winners that u WAS iIl'
resto red 81 for the official announcement
s.Whtes.."' .ss
A'arge number OF the students had the
addresses ut the 1sssbyterian,, church
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings by
Rev william III. Sheppard, d. d., IL. X.
c. s. Virginia negro, who has Deen
for fifteen years u missionary IN tho
Interior OF Africa, Rev. Sheppard IS con-
sIdered BY lrrany people the most re-
arkable negro OF the unlfea sta eai,r
effective speech, modest. u1assnming'
manner, and, above al, because or! the
wonderful results he has hclned TO bring
about in the Congo region, the heart or
darkest Africa. He was sent out BY West
Hanover Presbytery, and came to Farn-
vile to give to those who had commas
stoned him report of the work done
ROY, a. DIP. Gilmore. the assistant OF
DIV, ". Moore, at tho Union 'rhcologi-
cal Seminary, Richmond, conducted the
opening exercises OF the school on We'd
Mr.. R. D. Baker, of Big Stone Gap, SUI
perinteN,dent OF Education OF wise Goun-
~, spent several hours at school on We'd
nesdny afternoon. on his way TO R,ch-
mOnd, ~, 49,.
for two weeks the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Jarnran, left "Wednesday to return 70
their home in Arkansas.
Miss Elizabeth Cochran, who has for q
month been confined to n hosplla,, "
Richmond. returned to Irarmvillf on Wcu-
nostlay much improved IN health !,
Mrs. James Irvine nnd Mrs, ~ nan ,tst
Sinclair, OF Chnrlotesvilis noc r, sit
BY MISS. p. Walton, OF Farnvllie, Vs't-
Rev. J.. H. Davis, Superintendent Or
Education OF Prince Edward county, took
part In tho opening exercises tii'uFs""S
morning. E /.
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THE STATE NORMAL.
Enthusiasm Over Basketball is
at High Tide,
Especial to The Times Disptch.) J.

Especial to The Times Dlspa tch.)
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, FARM
WILLIE, VA, March 3l.-'rhe enthusiasm
over the basketball contest has not
abated hut rather increased. The teams
who met on saturday morning, March
Gath, were the white Grace Walton,
boil, captain, with a score of to IN
favor or the 'Grcen." Tho Orange
Wirt Davidson, captain, opposed the
were defeated BY a score of 10 10 2, /
The championship contest.is now mar
rowcd down 10 the three teams-the
I"Grecno the "White,' ana the "Lnven.
d Der Hathhleen BALDWIN captain OF
OH Tuesday afternoon, March a1ll, The
largest crowd Of the season cheersd VIC
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.PIIRI>IC SCHOOLS BEST
FOR RURAL DISTRICTS

For a. number OF years have had occa-
sion to observe education through me
3 means OF public and private schools.
Having been educated by both means,
Think / know whereof speak Wine
there are special advantages derived
from both sources. II education Is 70
Y reach that stage of perfection that We
MI hone 10 sec, It must come through
& n,,bic instrumentality. and not by nri-
waite efforts.
Tho following remarks apply Erlncl-
"A nally to education in rural districts. as
most persons In the city recognize these
& facts we will first look at eaucat ION
s from n private standpoint, and must
admit that a great advantage accrucs 70
tie pupil By individual training win me
rropcr instructor but thereby hangs Il
\ tale.n But few teachers who have
thoroughly prepared themselves can al
ford to teach for salaries generally pad
IN private families. How rarely DO We
hear OF graduates Of our Stat. normal
schools or other recognized institutions
OF learning teaching In privat. FAMILIES.
md why should they? For qualified
teachers are greatly in demand In the
public schools. and at greatly advanced
prices The teachers work IS also llsnter,
as she does not have TO keep STUDY hour
and 10 be constantly supervising inc
children.
Onc.fourth the money expended for a
nrivatc teacher would he Sufficient TO
educate the same children BY public
means. In the first place, from what
source do we procure our private teach
crs, Generally In answert to some news
papcr advertisement. These applicants
arc class OF individuals. in Il great
number OF instances. who arc unable even
to secure Il third grade certificate IN the
public school examinations. They come
recommended by their pastor and their
doctor. with but little said or their literary
nttuinments. They have attended no
recognized institution OF learning or met
any other requirements OF proficiency
x which would be necessary to teach IN q
H nublic school, else they would not be
securing positions through this medium.
AS a rule, they change their tons
cucll year. The children receive y DIFF
fcrcnt course of instruction thereby
NV personal observation of teachers
in private families Is that not one-laif
of them are qualified Tor the duties they
undcrtnke Tho parents Of Il great num-,
bor of these children are not capable
of Judging who is tho proper person to
train their children, They. themselves,
pre often illterate. TO the above VIII
admit there arc exceptions. Now, on the
other hand. we VIII LOOK az pubic euu-
cation. a system that mas $1,000 INC
test of over II quarter Or q century ..
4 first rdiculed and severely criticisea, !,
has steadily grown IN usefulness ana
favor unit! it is now recogn2ed ~ tlo
sword OF defence for the nation. ana IS
q only imperfect and deficient where tho
+ nonn,o themselves have not become m
terestcd enough to supply tho means 70
perfect this great work
From whence do our teachers come