The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28

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lowed along tho lines suggested by the
nm interesting and Instructive talk on
this subject.
DR., jarnlnn, president Of the State,
Feinale Normal School, was 4, tile next \,
o oPehNeN o nls suG'sSe IDS
cussion OF tho normal work followed.
In which many Of tho members took
part.
The nssoeISton asatip, !. TOOK a W the
which llud been postponed from the
previous nights session. The secrc-
tary was requested to read the report
from tho blackbonrd. where 1t llnd been
kindly placed By, Miss Benedict Mr.
Davis gave Il general Abatement In re-
gard to the report, which wns dis
cussed in detail.
DR.. Campbell. OF tile Randolph Macon
Woman's College. utlined u course or
study in German, Including prepara-
Bened to with great attention, being
interrupted by questions at various
points in tho course of Ills address.
It was decided to make O few YER
bal changes In tho report as far us
discussed, EotherwiseSit mot with gem
Seral approval
Tho afternoon session was called to-
order by Mr.. Estes Cooke, OF Hollinss
who announced that the uggestsds
courses In mathematics, Latin, history.
moral philosophy and science would
be open for discussion at the afternoon
session. leaving English for the eve
ming session. Some few minor changes
were made and Incorporate in the res
concentrations. The question OF en-
ter considerable discussion 1t was re-
solved that the decision Of the COM
nittee for ten units, with the detini-
ton of the unit as given below was
a wise one. and II. was allowed to
stand. I
After a most profitable ana enjoy
able discussion of the various features
Of tho committees report, the meeting
adjourned. 81
The Teaching Of English
The last session OF the body was
held in the parlorss OF tho historic
Sweet sBriar Fl ousc. now the Iadninis-
traitor building of the college. The
graduating the association on the
pleasant auspices and entertainment
under which the last meeting was to
be held, rendered the chair to Z Or.
Benedict.
The subject of English was iannounc-
ed for discussion, ana two admirable
papers were presented, the first by
DR.. McBryde, OF Sweet Briar, his SUB
ject being College Preparatory Eng
lisf." and the second by Miss p. r.
Side Of Freshman English" 1t was |
resolved later that b 9th papers b pub
lished. ~ = s5 =
a discussion of the papers followed,
IN which DR.. McBryde,. Miss Cleveland,
Mr.. Jarmnn and Mr.. Davis were the
chief participants.
The chair appointed Mr.. Estes Cooke,
Miss Hatcher and Miss Duvall as a
committee to make report recon. |
mendihg officers for the next term.
This committee retired for few min |
utes and returned with tho recommen-
dalton that the present officers be re-
tanned except that Miss Mary Sommer-
VIE Cannon. Of Stuart Hall, be elect
ed secretary and treasurer, to take |
the. place Of Miss Coulling. who had |
resigned nr ,e, dt; on account OF III health.
ton expressed by rking vote their
appreciation Of the kind hospitality OF |
sweet Brfar in entertaining the assoc |
citation during the present meeting.
It was unanimously decided to ac-
the association meet with them next |
summer, and 1t was decided to have !
the next meeting open at Helms
institute on the evening of June Is,
1909.
Outline of the Report.
The following is the outline Of the |
report OF the committee of fifteen
adopted by the association and sue- |
gested for present use as standard |
for a. B. degree by all institutions
holding membership IN the association.
BY resolution Miss Hatcher was re-
auested to prepare pamphlet enlarg-
ing the full report, which will be sent |
to all interested:
subfrcshmen Work G'Iny Hours),
Ten Units.
Latin-Grammar, four books Caesar
1.-TWO years., two units
Observation-Disclosures through quad
rates. plane geometry (two years.,
English--Review of English gram
mar tone-half year, one-half unit;
and composition Gone ana one
nalf Year,. one and one-half unit; ten
English classics and history OF liter-
azure cone YEAR,, one unit
unit. d. Il h =
French and German Gone year), one
unit. : =. -
science--Physics with experiments,
or zoology and botany note books on
ograplly and geology). one unit
College Curriculum or CurrIculum for
College.
Latin. three coures-Girgil. three
hours freshman), Cicero. three hours
,Ssophonore). Ivy, and Horace, three
hours dunior)-total. nino hours.
Mathematics, two courses-Algebra
from quadratics. solid geometry, plane
trigonometry (freshman), five hours.
English. three courses-Rhetoric and
literature CreshmanJ.
-FOUR hours; composition. literature
tsophomore). three hours: literature /
tjunior). three hours 10
Modern Languagos-One course in
either French or German each year
during four years, twelve hours.
Science, two co,lrses-Physics (soph-
onore) three hours; chemistry (senior).
three hours, six hours
PHILOSOPHY, two courses-Psychology