The Washington herald., 1908-07-08
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE

Plans FOR new high school building in /
Lexington. Va, 10 cost $4,000, have been I
approved by n committee representing the /
town council and the school board /
-Four architects, representing Lexington.
Iynchburg. Norfolk, and Richmond. sub !
mitted plans. c. NJ. Robinson. Of Rich !
mond being the sue sessful competitor.
In accordance with the conditions Of the
transfer OF the Ann Smith Academy site
TO the town for school purposes, the plans
viii be submitted 70 the trustees Of Ann
Smith Academy for approval.
The independent gives the following ac-
count Of the alfalfa crop in the Green
brier country:
H. B. Arbuckle. four miles north OF
Lewisburg, sowed lot In alfalfa on July
&. 1907 The lot contained a little over
one-half acre. On August q. 1907. the
irst crop was cut, estimated at one-half
ton Of clean alfalfa hay. On June 10. 1905.
he second cutting was made. which
yielded at least ton OF good hay. The
lot now looks green and fine. and VIII De
ready for another cutting about July p.
and a third cutting Will be made this
year about September 3. This lot was
broken deep and subsoiled. a crop Of COW
peas grown on H. and should have been
sowed 10 rye for winter cover. AS IL was,
the Let lay through the winter, was
worked I'D with spring-toOth harrow IN
spring. and the weeds were killed twice
bv narrowing and the ground put IN fine
shape for seeding by July 1. Two OF
three bushels OF dried soil from an old
alfalfa field were sowed broadcast over
the lot TO inoculate the land. Twelve
! barrels Of slaked lime were used 70 de-
stroy the acidity of the soil. One hun
/ dred and fifty pounds Of a high-grade
I phosphate fertilizer and twenty bushels Of
ashes were applied before seeding. The
/ seed was sown at the rate Of sixteen
/ pounds per acre and narrowed with a
light harrow The alfalfa looks strong
and healthy. and has abundant nodules
on roots.
A letter received at the Department OF
Agriculture recently from Capt F. J.
! Skipworth. Of London, contained the in
formation that the captain and a partner
will come 10 this country in August. with
a view to investing something like $500
in a fruit and truck farm in Virginia. il
has been the aim Of Commissioner koinel
TO induce high grade OF immigration e
Virginia, and this proposal OF Capt. skip
worth is the result of an acquaintance
formed during Mr.. Koiner's first trip L
. England. and OF a subsequent correspon
dence between these two.
senator stephen b. Elkins, OF Wes
Virginia. made New Mexico his home 70
q good many years. and back in the 7O1
p he was the delegate TO Congress from tha
Territory. He has accordingly, man,
friends in that far Western country. ant
Z many of them look upon him as a Quas
Senator from New Mexico. Scarcely
week passes during the sessions Of Con
eress that the senior Senator from Wes
Virginia Is not called upon TO cOnside
= the application of some son Of NeN
Mexico for a Federal position.
4 Roanoke. Va. has a curfew law, an
p also an ordinance making il unlawful 70
] boys under eighteen 10 frequent publ
Z billiard rooms, saloons, and bowling a
4 leys.
one hundred and seventy-five student
were enrolled at the opening Of the Sum
mer Normal and School Of Methods
. which opened in Farmville. Va. a fe'
- davs ago. 4 large number Of these hav
G come for the special work in method
and have begun work with an earnest
ness that is gratifying to the instructor
Others are preparing for the comm
p state examinations for teachers. Course
e are offered in all the common brancht
r and in school management and educ;
z tionaI psychology besides general an
e special methods.
\ majority of the instructors are men
-, bers Of the State Female Normal Scho
y faculty. There will be several pOpuls
, lectures and entertainments given. q
FIRST Of the lectures being Student III
in Germany" by Or. Elmer e. Jone
conductor OF the Summer Normal
At a recent meeting Of the State Boar
o of Education Of Virginia. the form
: pension application for teachers was d
u cded upon. The law relating to pension
is as follows;
- Whenever any person. not includir
superintendeats, has taught in the pu
u lie schools Of this State an aggregate
twenty years. II said person has mai
tanned a good record, ana Dy reason
physical or mental infirmity or old al
is incapable of rendering efficient servi
"a as a teacher. or II said person has taug
II for twenty-five years in this State, an
al desires to be retired. as herein provide
r. he or she may make application 10 4
n board Of education TO be retired and De
be stoned. as hereinafter provided If 4
state board Of education shall find Z
facts as above stated II shall Dlace =
z. name Of the said person upon a Il
h known as The retired teachers lis
at and the said board may, Of its own m
tin-, nlncn any tnachnr on said llst "