The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
GREAT WORK OF
NORMAL LEAGUE
Interesting History OF Organiyza-
ton Given by Miss Lula Q.
as Andrews.
HOW III HEPs YOUNG LADIES
Affords Opportunity to Those
Who Wish to Prepare for
Teaching.
HOW 1T HEPs YOUNG LADIES

at the Conference for Education held
In November In Richmond, Miss Lula
o. Andrews, of the faculty OF the
larmville State Normal School spoke I
to Inc Of the noble work Of tia Nir- +
glnia Normal League. Her story
stirred me SO deeply that / asked her |
to write mo Il history of the league,
with few concrete illustrations OF
what 1t is accomplishing
Miss Andrews writes me as follows:
There is, at the state Normal school |
at Farmville, an organization which, |
though not widely enough known out |
side Of school circles, is worry denr
to the hearts OF its mcmbcrs--dear be- !
cause of Its noble purpose and the !
work already accomplished. dear be-
cause of tho opportunity for service
which it offers to all WHO have sin
cere desire to be helpful to others In
need, though necessarily in a small
way something's.
This society, known rs tho Virginia
| Normal League. was organized nearly
! nine years ago by Or Robert Frazer
/ when heswas presieut OF tile school.
/ i has constantly grown IN member-
/ ship. and is now warmly supported
ihy several hundr I'd students tho presi-
1 drl and the majority of the faculty.
Many alumnae too, mi 1T tho strong
est, sweetest tie binding them to
Alma Mater, and year after year faith
4 fully remember their dues, and make
loving inquiries concerning the pro-
aress OF the work
Means Are Limited.
sA,kz -ey
! ton at the Normal sclool to several
hundred girls. There arc many, now
ever. who cannot take advantage of
these scholarships though they are
girls of the worthiest type. with hne
minds and characters, and n greut
longing for an cducalion. their means
Icing limited, they cannot even afford
to pay their board here so ns'to avail
themselves of these gifts OF the State.
The main purpose of the League Is to
maintain an aid fund to help such
girls attend school. so that they may
be trained as teachers and become self
supporting and means of support
perhaps, to loved ones dependent upon
Them.
AN persons. says the constitution,
connected with the administration the
faculty, the society of alumnae, or the
student body of the state Normal
! School are eligible to regular menu
bership on the payment of one dollar
year Ur/n the payment of like
fee. worthy persons not connected
with the school may be elected to as
e sociate membership There are onlv
two or three associate members nov
|, though a few small gifts have been
h added to the aid fund by friends hear
ing of it's object, and good business
Il man OF Farmville is now lending
:. money to one young lady upon til
condition that She repay 1t to the
league instead OF to him.
beginning with thirty or forty dol
= lars the first session. the capital of the
:. league has increased to little more
: than n thousand dolars--not grea
: amount, except as measured by 1t.
. results. Every cent of 1T is in con.
= slant use, and fifteen young ladic.
q have received aid, not as gifts, but a!
10 loans, which are returned In easy
n payments, without interest, and with
out pressure, after the benehciarie
nave secured positions to teach
l. 1.-THE young ladies who have beel
enable ,-1 school are Of sue
high characto- md ability as to re
fleet credit upon the institution an
do good work in the public schools o
the State They show their gratitud
Z and their staunch integrity by tn
~ touching sacrifices which they max
10 in order to pay back the money a
soon as possible so that It may l,el
rs some other girl to enjoy the sam
is privilege
80 Cancelled Her Debt.
"The first beneficiary of the League
~ after leaving school, taught in a fan
C. lily, receiving her board and four do
nd lars a month in money for her sci
Sc vices. She voluntarily sent two do
4, lars of that regularly each month I
=. the chairman of the finance commit
tee until her debt to the league WE
,le Cancelled, leaving just eighteen dollar
m n session for her own clothes and inc
IL dental expenses.
~ "The second girl who received a loa
lal died, leaving ten dollars unpaid III
les league, of course, had not the slighte
a. intention or desire to collect that fro
. her family, who We're in somewh
~ Strengthened circumstances. But tho
te- looked upon it as a sacred ohllgatlo
ire land by loving sacrifice among ther
A. selves saved, cent by cent, the t.
dollars. 1t was proud, glad day
''ll them when they turned over tn
amount to the league, which could n