The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-13
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School, , at Bedford; Weinberg Female
School, Schuyler, va One OF \ the most
recently built Of the large girls schools
I'm Virginia is the Sweet Briar Institute,
+whictl1s Just preparing to open at Sweet
Briar, on the soouthern Railway. n 4 III
sA great work for the upbuilding OF
t,tlching IN the state Is being done BY
the state Female n ornlal School q t Farm
ville.5 THO demand Tor teachers from this
school Is constantly increasing. large
part OF the improvement In teaching in
( the State Is directly tracaable to the
( high standard maintained at this ms i
/! tuition In the far Southwest at Bristol.
Is located tho gV irginia Institute, and
near. 1t at Roanoke Is the 83Virg inias Eol-
$leKe, which is s.one OF the most successful
and widely known girl schools In the
State. n 81 KS S X
The Mar ha Washington College at
Abingdon, Is another prosperous insti-
tuition In * the great Southwest. On the
south side the Roanoke College at Dan.
willie Is offering flrst-class facili tiles for
5cducationsof young ladies OF that section.
Long experience, high ideals. practical
knowledge, how to obtain results and the
personality OF the teachers have all conf
ibined to make the girls schools OF Viz
slnia so deservedly vel and pop'u-
lar. 4 j5 M 53s 5s III y! B
Among the old and distinguished co.'s
sleges OF the State stands Hampden-S id-
ney. Its alumni are filling Important and
valuable positions in nearly every walk
OF life. It's reputation and record as an
Instructor OF young men has strength
ened and improved and grown wi tn time
Are Rapidly Growing.
washington and Lee. Rand olph- Macon
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute are
all rapidly growing In their capacity to
servo and In their material and educa-
5tional equipment. @ s5i9 "a 81 Vi 81
# In Richmond the Richmond College has
grown and prospered until It has become
one OF the leading Institutions in the
state. Its influence and value to the
whole State is constantly increasing.
Richmond has prospered and grown enor-
mously. but her educational institutions
have kept full step with the city's COM
lnerclal and financial growth. aat 81
& The SUCCESS and reputation OF Vlr-
ginia's boarding schools for boys and
girls Is deserved and widespread.
The schools for boys have long been
recognized as among the best Englts1-
speaking schools In the world. Tile Epis-
icopal High School, Locust Dale Academy,
Gloucester Academy and Meg uires Uni-
versItv School have sent out, and are
stlll sending, manly, cultivated and re-
fined young men to take their part In
tho work OF the world. s 3as
Eastern College at Front Royal and
4 Fredericksburg College at Fred r1cks6 burg
are both filling important parts IN the
educational life Of this community, while
the Westminster School, Of Richmond, is
doing an excellent work for girls, #
In recent years the growth Of business
colleges has been q marked factor v IN
educational life, Notable among this
sort OF institution Is the Smithdeal bus
mess college In Richmond, the Dunsmore
business College at istaunton, Va" tho
Piedmont Business College at Lynch
burg, These Institutions furnish an OPP
tportunity for young men to prepare
themselves for mercantile lives and grtslt-
Gly facilitate the education OF thaso who
desire to pursue a commercial career. In
( stitutlons for professional education are
also Of commanding Importance In this
State, 5 ~ ~ y 81 III n i6
ss5 Doing a Grand Work,
3'sl University Of Virginia, the Medical
College of Virginia, and tho University
College Of Medicine are all doing maglll.
3ficent work In educating young doctors
hor successful careers, The great de-
lYelopment OF & hospital service In Rich
mond and the high reputation Of grad
yates of the University OF Virginia have
combined to make medical education al
any one OF the above institutions most
desirable, Among the best known law
schools In America are those Of the
University Of Virginia and Washington
and Lee OF recent years Richmond Coll
lego law school has taken an increasing
lly prominent position, Tn mechanical
engineering the University Of Virginia
and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
are doing successful and important work,
while the work of tho Virginia
Polytechnic Institute In scientific farm
ing is already producing marked !mproYe,
,mer,t In the methods and results achieved
by agricultprists In this State. &.
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After a numIer OF rebaters and other de-
fers OF the law OF the land have stud led mat
ters In the enforced prl yacy of prison walls It