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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02
At the OlyunDic.

What appears to be one of the best
bills that has been booked for the
Olympic since this popular theater
opened it's doors is the one which has
been secured for next week by George
F. Clarke, the manager.
One of the headliners on the bill is
Happy Doc Holland, a black faced sing
ing talking and dancing comedian who
has a great reputation on the vaudeville
circuit. Among the other numbers on
the bill are the Sisters ExceIa in dain-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02

Marie Tempest is now reLearsing in
London a new play by Alfred Sutro,
which Charles Frohman will produce
at the Comedy theater in the course
of a week or two. Miss Tempest is
at present appearing in a revival of
Truth" The leading part in the
new play was especially written to
suit her requirements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02

For twenty-five years Denman
Thompson has served time as Uncle
Josh in 1.-THE Old Homestead" and has
so grown into the role after such long
and faithful service that even off the
stage sharpers poster him to death to
invest in gold bricks. Although Mr..
Thompson is now over 20 years old
and has lately been living in retire
ment on his farm at West Swanzy,
New Hampshire, he will return to the
stage for a final engagement in his
old harness and make this season
twenty-three in both senses of the
mineral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02

Francis McLennan, who first be-
came widely known in America when
he sang the leading role in Mr.. Saw
ages production OF "Parsifal." has
signed a five years contract with the
ROYAL Opera in Berlin. His debut
was in "Cavaleria," and he sang the
role of Turrfdu in English. the first
time this language has ever been
heard upon the stage of the Berlin
royal opera.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02
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THAT'S ALL

many years experience and great
ability and is at present presenting a
one act play by no less prominent an
author than Alfred Sutro, whose
plays have made him the most sue
cessful playwright London has had for
many years. She is also an exper-
fenced leading woman and an excel
lent stage directress- In fact, there
are not many things about the theatre
cal profession she does not under
stand.
Helen Redmond. the statuesque
beauty who will be recalled as MEM
Der of the original Florodora COM
pany. has been cOaxed back to the
footIights after a retirement of sew
eraI seasons. Miss Redmond married
a prominent physician in Philadelphia
and for a time was only an occasional
visitor to the theaters. Alfred Aarons,
who is planning a big production
called "Yama" for the Walnut street
theater in the Quaker City, has a part
for Miss Redmond in the new piece
and has secured her contract to play
it.
Italian players have lately been
witnesses of wonderful exhibition
of the lightning change artists YER
satility in the work of Signorina
Fatima Miris at Rome. For three
hours she performed 1.-THE Geisha,"
assuming all the roles. She came on
the stage in the fifteen principal
parts and changed her costume IT'S
times. She is never off the stage for
more than ten seconds at a time. The
young actress, who is only "a, has a
voice of wide range. She is able to
sing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone.
The critics of the peninsula hail her
as a combination Siddons, Nellie Far
rem, Florence st. John and Fregoli.
This extraordinary woman is at pres
emit playing at Bologna in a piece en-
titled la Grand Via" In this opera
she changes her costume over 100
times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02

One of the strongest dramatic at
fractions in vaudeville this year is
Margaret Fealy. She is an actress of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Public School Teachers.
Paying Their Own WAY.

An unusual feature OF the life OF
the Blackstone Institute is found In
the self-help scholarships. a system
OF which DR.. Cannon Is the father.
Under the operations OF this distinc-
tive feature forty worthy young; wo-
men to-day hold these scholarships and
are working their way. thr rough
school. Under Its operations they pay
one.-half Of their school expenses by
their own work In the school build
Ing. Some Of the holders OF these
scholarships are among the brightest
students here. and the scholarship
holders. as a rule take q fair pro-
portion OF the honors OF the school.
There have been 1900 different stud ents
matrtculated since the opening FOUR
teen years ago. OF which number 400
nave paid their way. ~ y /.
a remarkable feature about the
Blackstone Female institute Is that 1t
Is pre-eminently a school Tor the sedu-
mers OF the country. 1T was estab-
lished with that end In view, and It
Is worthy OF remark that notWtthstand-
Ing the advanced prices asked for
everything that is on the market the
cost of education here has never been
increased. The figures that were first
laid down prevail to-day, and y guess
! am telling no secret when add
that there Is no probability that they
will be increased, S.f s5 Il ~ y IS * M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
NEWS FROM ELON.
Fire In Building During Recital--Eyen-
Ing OF Good Music.

b. ~ - : ! e.
Ispecialto The Times Dlspatch.l
ELON COLLEGE.-N.sC December 81.
1t was Friday night and the 18th OF
the month, and that accounted for the
fact that In the midst Of the rendition
OF the excellent annual m.dyear piano
and song recital fire broke out In the
village and caused ali the men in the
large audience to leave. The building
on fire was clubhouse No. 2. where
about fifteen young men were roon.!ng
and securing their meals under tho
OF Mr.. A. T, Banks, a min .
isterial student, and a member Of the.
sophomore claas. The dre broke out
In "a room on the second floor in the
and It rapidly spread over
the building. soon enveloping tein 4
sheet OF flame. Before the young man
who occupied the room In the building
could get there from the music recital
the fire had so spread that most all OF
them were unable to save their prop
erty. The loss is very heavy. for some
OF the young men who are working
their way through college, but they
have the sympathy, goodwill and en- 4
o, the faculty. their fell
.low-students and the citizens of the
hill, and arran geInents will be effected
whereby they may continue their edu-
cation. a. & s.g M
Those who remained through the
entire program Of the. midyear recital
were, more than repaid The music de-
,partment under the direction Of Miss
Florence Wilson, assisted BY her COM
lpetsnt CO. laborers. Misses Ramsay and
Fiji. has made an envtable atlon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

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7
BLACKSTONE IS AN
EDUCATIONAL CENTRE
.il
splendid High School Building
Just Completed MilitarySchool
ii Ttill Operation.
GENESIS OF BETTER SCHOOLS.
---7----.----
elacksburg Female Institute One
81 Leading Christian Schools
OF the South.
GENESIS OF BETTER SCHOOLS
nn FRANK $. woopsoN.

I.f,Atk s,rt)Nt e. VA. December IL
This GOOD town, tie hub Of the
souths.de. aud one of the most active
among the smaller business centres OF
tic state. claims to have better schools
and more OF them than any town OF lts
size in the State or In the south, ana
/ anr sure the claim is just one. as
the facts and the figures tnat nave
had access to will easily show.
While Blackstone is not the county
scat of Nottoway county, 1t is the
largest town in the county does a
greater mt rcantile banking and manu-
featuring business than any place In
The county-ereater perhaps than all
the others combned-greater. indeed.
than any Southside TOW II except Peters
bure-and II is therefore the metropo-
lis OF the county and of the Southslde.
Certain it is that 1t is the centre OF
thought of the surrounding sections,
and whenever one may hear OF Motto
way county having done any great
fhIns-and 1t does do great things
1t may be set down as something sure
that the idea started in Blackstone.
Genesis of High School Movement.
1t is a matter of history tina the
movement for better high schools IN
virginia. and more of them. started In
Nottoway county-in Blackstone. In
fact. 1t is not necessary to go into the
details Of the history of the high school
movement. 1t is very late Virginia
History, and familiar to most people.
Suffice 1t to say, the agitation for coun-
try high schools of the improved order
had its birth right here in Nottoway
sounty-in fact, in Blackstone. The
Bill. which finally passed the last
Legislature, and which appropriated
$4,000 for better high schools,
which appropriations were to be made
.onditionally. was drawn in this town
by Judge William Hodges Mann and
the Rev. James Cannon, .Jr.. and 1t was
through their efforts that it finally
Pent through the Legislature.
1t may be remarked in parenthesis
that no bill for the past hundred years
has been of more service to the State.
The results of it stand out in bold
relief in the beauty and character OF a
large number of high school buildings
hat dot the map of Virginia, and have
gotten there in the last two years.
NOttoway Was True.
Holloway county and Blackstone
have shown their faith in the pubic
education scheme they put on foot.
There are now three of the handsomest
and best arranged high school build
,ngs in the county of Nottoway to be
found anywhere in the State. One is
located at Crewe, one at Burkeville
and the latest, newest and handsomes,
here in Blackstone. This building has
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
4 coNcEnr AZ SWEET nnrAn.
Delightful Evenihs Of Music NJ shc
New C0lieg re. Tor Women,
;ts,tspecIni 10 The Times. Dispatch.I
SIYEET ERIAR VA. Decey1he,.

svsEET sR L IT, v w. p sssasi
A1.delightful feature. of Sweet grtar,
the new college for women, is til,
pron1inehce given to music. not only
vi the work OF the students tutsin ths
numerous concerts and recitals which.
form 10 pleasant part OF the social
life OF the place. 4
on December 9th public concsr,
yeas given by the faculty OF the, m,lsi.
department OF Sweet Briar. The pro
gram. which was arranged by Miss
Helen Young. the head OF the must
department. Is given below. An espe
Romance. for the cello. cornposed b.
Or. Mitchell Humphreys. professor a.,
4 modern Languages at Sweet Briar, art
| played In public for the hrst time b,
his wife. 'cellist OF r. markedly artta
tic attainments.
Miss Young's playing Is unusual IL
its finish and perfect on OF detail. am
/ the chopin Mcclure took hold OF he
audience IN a way quite remarkable i,
! piano work. since that proverbially. Ii
apt to leave an audience cold. Sots
worthy. too. was Miss Gardeners schol
arly rendering OF Brahms "Ballade1
| Miss Blake's pure soprano showed u
/, fine ADVANTAGE. In Mel GU >ir'st
OF the Banks and Braes OF Bonn.
liDoon'' and the dairtily coquettisI
Stolen Wings" The musical quaIit,
LOT the whole program found flttins
close In the ensemble number by Gade
This was the program:
Progrrm.
/ Allegro from Duo. OPP. Is. for 'celle
and piano (Golter ann) Mrs Hum
phreys and Miss Ethel Gardner: WITH
Verdure Cad (Haydn). Miss Margue.
rite Blake: N cturne. Op. is. No.
.(Chopin).; Mazurka. In e flat (Les
chetIzky). Miss Helen Young; "Ro-
nance" for yioloncello (AIitchell Hun,
phreys): "Gavotte'' (Popper) Mrs
Humphreys: "Borrre> (Bach- Sain
Saens: "Ballade," Op. 10. No.
tBrahms): Spring Song" .(Huge
Kaun). Miss Ethel Gardner; Deserted
/ q fla. (MacDowelD; stolen Wings
G (Tllleby). Miss Marguerite Blake
trio for piano. violin and cello (Gade)
first movement. Miss Young. Or. ant
Mrs. Humphreys.
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lsouthside and to virginia.
Splendid Colored schools.

IN addition to the schools that have
been talking about there are three or
four private schools in the town that
are well patronized and are a credit
to the community. and then come the
colored schools.
First among these is the Harmony
High and INDUSTRIAL School. This
chool was established largely by local
honey. 1t has good building and a
(. MI corps of competent teachers. The
tudents not only obtain the advan-
re taught what Industry is and how
70 be useful In the work-a-day world.
There is a tcolored Episcopal Church
tere.. which. with the help OF. the white
school. This school, while I'M. actual
charge OF we'll equipped colored, teach
era. Is under the general superintend-
ence OF white people. who do every
ed people along in their efforts at
Christian education.
b The scolored public school. nlaintaiu-
cd by, county and town nlonex,ist one
the State. The buildings are suitable
for the purposes for which they were
designed and ell of the para hsrnalia
is modern9and all right.
"A Bright Record.
Blackstone CLAIMS tiat 1t has bet
Ter Schools and nlure OF them than any
town OF its size In the State. l think
the claim is q Just one, and i may
add, what the 3 ackstone people have
not claimed. that 1t has more pupils in
school than any town of It's size in
the State. There are to-day not less
than 1000 to LOO pupils attending
school In this place. Is there another
town in the Old Dominion or any
other State that is not the seat OF
some State or national educat ional in
stitution. which can show such re-
cord. Be 1t understood right here that
the educational institutions of Black
stone are strictly speaking Blackstone
institutions. for. they owe their exist
the good money, OF the people OF Black
stone and the surrounding country.
Except what the public schools are .ex-
dollar of public money maintains these
thousand and more seekers after
knowledge What other Virginia town
Of anything like the same size can
show such a record?
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any other denoninational auspices, just
so 1t was flrst-class institute under
Christian control: and, as a matter of
fact, there was much money going Into
this educational enterprise that did not
come from Methodist people; but that
is neither here nor there.
A charter was secured from the Leg
islature on February TO- 1892. incor.
porating the Blackstone Female Insti-
tute. This charter states that the in
corporators and their associates and
successors shall constitute a board OF
managers. in whom shall be vested all
the powers granted by the charter. pro-
yided that all vacancies that may arise
in the board of managers shall he
filled subject to the approval of the
conference of the presiding elders dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, in which said institute Is To-
Gated. Acting under the authority Of
this charter, the trustees proceeded to
erect building on lot containing six
acres OF ground. located on the edge
| If the town of Blackstone, donated for
that purpose by the Blackstone Land
Company. This building consisted OF
main building e112 by 40 feet, with
rear wing 40 by 60. the entire build
| ing having three stories and a base
ment.
The First Beginnings.
The cost of the building and fur-
nishings at the opening of the school
in 1894. amounted to about $4,000. of
which amount something less thar,
$4,000 had been contributed in cash
by the people within the bounds OF
the district and $4,000 had been Sc.
cured by the issuance Of bonds and
other obligations.
Only the second floor could be fitted
up for bedrooms. and at the opening
OF the school every place was taken
and with six teachers and twenty-nine
boarders the institute started on Its
career. The next summer the third
story was finished up, and the num-
| Der of boarders increased to fifty
seven. The next year the basement
was finished up. and the dining-roon
removed to the basement and the old
| dining-room divided into large bed.
| rooms. And SO for six years changes
Went on and everything possible swas
done to accommodate the ever-groWing
patronage of the school.
Capacity Doubled.
b In 1900, however. 1t became evident
that the limit had oeen reached, 5anc
| If more students were to be taken the
building must be enlarged. So In the
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Christian Effort.

To give an idea 1of the Christian In
fluence of the institute It may be
Worthy OF mention that Of the large
class OF graduates this past year all
save one were profe ssors ct rel igion
and members OF Q Christian ilurcll
OF some character. The Christ ian In
huenee Of the Institution Is further ern-
phaszed by the fact that 2 Young
Woman's Christian Association Is main
tanned within the walls OF the school.
It Is one OF the largest In the State.
The institute in connection with the
Methodist Church OF Blackstone sup
ports q missionary to Japan, Miss Eya
3. Williams a former teacher In thu
institute, Is that mi satonary.
In the state. whether private or pub
lie. that L. doing more for tbs. daMgh.
Female Institute, and tits aBfact that
all Or the people OF Hlaclsstone s an!
OF all southside ylrginia as for ! that q !,
matter ara proud OF this apt datss
twentieth century educational tSstitl-
ton, 1t is indeed 2 credit 70 tne
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Distinctively Chrl.tlan.

Being owned and controlled by the
Methodist denomination. it goes with
out saying that this educational insti-
tuition Is distinctively Christian in all
Its aims and objects When Dr.. Cannon
was called to the management Of the
school he laid down as his guiding
principle that physical and intellectual
culture. while good, even grand, In
themselves. are not enough. He
therefore. declared that so long as he
remained at the helm the underlying
principle of the work OF the institute
should be that the body and the intel
lect have no reasons for their being
except as instruments for the soul.
and he further declared that a distinct
ly Christian school is the only kind
which gives to the soul Its proper
place. and can satisfactorily answer
the question OF the Christian parent.
Other schools train for earth alone:
the truly Christian school trains for
both earth and heaven"
This was exactly the kind OF school
the founders wanted In Blackstone, and
this is Just the kind DR.. Cannon has
been conducting here for the past four,
+. Z. i
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ter growth record ] would like to ind
1t. And, be 1t remembered the sBlacls-
stone Female Institute Is only fourteen
years old.
The rapid growth Of the institute is
further shown In the fact that. the num-
Der Of graduates has Increased from
two In 1895 to hfty-hve in 1907. 1t is
claimed and the claim is substantiated,
that more students go from this In
istitute to the Randolph-Macon, Wo-
mans College and to other colleges
than from any other preparatory school
in the South.
Public School Teachers.
While this is true, 1t is also true,
as can be shown by the records, that
a majority Of the graduates here go
direct from the institute to the public
school work.
From the, very beginning the. insti-
tute has made specially of It's de-
partment OF pedagogy. and SO well has
it maintained this department and SO
thorough has been Its instruction, in
this line that the State Department of
Public Instruction accepts Its certih-
cate of graduation as a certificate OF
proficiency and admits holders OF such
certificates to the teachers rolls In
the public school without further
examination
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G1lSE/1oo<-1

"a /. l'tf.ll li -. &
i for the excellency OF Its work. the thor
cuEhness OF Its instruction. The fol-
lowing excellent program was rendered
and thoroughly enjoyed by all who
were present:
Polonaise. plano solo (chopin). Miss
Virgie Holland, Holland. Va.
Song OF Cold" bass solo (Metcalf).
Mr.. Simeon Atkinson. Richmond. Va.
Dear Heart" baritone solo elIMattei).
Mr.. w. f. Howell. Jacksonville, Fla.
"One Fond Caress." soprano SOLO
tvilla). Miss Bessie Gillian. Burling
ton. NC.
"out Of the Deep" bass solo (Lohr).
Mr.. II. 6. Miller, ASHORE. N. c..
Capricante. piano solo twachs). Mr..
w. N. HUI. Gibsonville. n. G.
TN Sylvan Glade" tenor solo
lington. N. C.
"slumber sorg Of the. Sea-" mezzo-
ley. Smithfcld. Va.
Last Night" bass colo (Kjerulf),
Mr.. y. ". Barrett, Norfolk. Va.
Fourth Mazurka, piano solo tGodard,.
Miss Ruth stevick, Raleigh. N. C.
Land o. the sLeal." baritone solo
-tMetcalf), Mr.. j. H. Reitzel Graham.
N. c. ;,t..ss
.Rose Songs" soprano solo (Gaynor),
a "if / But Knew; b. Because She
Kissed IT,. c. Tn My Garden" Mrs.
w. a. Harper. Elon College. N. c.
"In Blossom Land" tenor solo (El-
.liott). Mr.. w. w. Elder. Columbus. Ga
"a Day in Venice" piano solo
tNevin). No. 8. "a Love Song: No. ..
THE Gondolier." Miss Alma Newman.
Elon College. NC.
Rose Time Morning" soprano solo
tElliott). Miss Ethel Clements. Morris
WILLIE NC,
Thursday night of this week the
Masonic lodge OF this place gave
banquet,z to- which tho Gibsonvil.e
Lodge and the ladies OF the village
We're invited. The caterer for the oc-
casion was the manager OF the Ellen
Store Company. Mr.. j. NJ Saunders. and
though he has not had as much expert
snce IN catering as the distinguished
Ought, he covered himself in glory and
illed his guests with delight The
,toastmaster OF the occasion was DR..
Z. L. Alofltt. president OF Elon College.
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roasts were responded to BY Dr. u. d.
Az kiDson. Rev. Mr.. Harr. Mr.. G. =. Borl
Ing. DR.. y. %. Jordan, Professor w. III,
Wicker, Rev. u w. wallons and Eprofes.
sor WA. Harper. All In all.sit was Il
very enjoyable occasion, and tfoaa.
repstition at mo distant date With fond
anticipation.