The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
ate Of the Virginia Polytechnic 1nsti-
tute. is principal or the school at Mid

ate OF the Virginia Polytechnic 1nsti.
tute. is principal OF the school at MIDI
d1etown. Professor Hutcheson seems
to BIO in thorough touch with his work
and to hnvo the best interests OF the
school very much at heart. Ho pos
sesses the rather rare faculty OF max
ing things go well and smoothly,
without any very great apparent EFFORT.
He is tactfu1. prompt to act and con-
veys the Impression OF being able to
cope with emergencies.
The high school teachers are Miss
Nellie Graham. graduate OF the WIco.
mtco High School. Salisbury. Md, and
OF the normal department OF washing
ton college; Miss Myrna Miles, OF Pow
5hatan College. w. Va, who teaches
Latin and mathematics; Miss Belle
Larrick is teacher Of tho sixth ana
seventh grade: Miss Lucille Faulkner,
fourth and fifth grades; Miss Viata
Dinges, second and third grades:rNIiss
Alice Rinker. arst grade or primary.
Misses Larrick. Dlnges and Rinker
have been identified with the school
Tor some years. and have been untlr-
Ing IN their efforts for its success.
Miss Lucille Faulkner. who was q pu-
e. ~ - ~ A~oAAOu4I N1@1IuuaIysr4N w IN
chester, Va, has shown great adapt
ability as teacher. and Is doing good
work. II department OF music is In
PRODUCED at the school Miss Faulkner
VIII be the teacher. She was pupil
ut the Baltimore Peabody Conserva-
tory Of Music and is o talented must
clan.
Tho object OF the school Is to enu-
cate the country boy and girl partic-
ularly for the life they are to- lead.
The boy Is afforded a course in agri-
culture and manual training. In con.
junction with his academic work
There arc twelve acres, OF land at.
tachcd to the school. on which thu
most Improved methods In farming
will be demonstra ted. The advantag,
of school where q boy receives
good, thorough education and Is a
the same time taught farming, speak.
for Itself. The farmer holds yer,
well defined position in tho world o.
to-day. and he cannot afford to be8illit.
erate II Ito would cope successfully
with existing conditions. There are
great possibilities In the educa ting Of
the coming farmer. 1t opens up new
era and practically does away nth
the old conditions.
Trains for Country Life.
The A1iddletown School in no way
tends to make boy dissatisfied with
the country life. On the contrary, the
purpose OF tho schoolis to educate and
train the boy for the country life.
The same applies to tho girl. The
school affords her thorough course
in domestic science. In other words,
she is given a systematic training In
the things that pertain to the home.
Quoting from some remarks along
these lines from Miss Graham. teacher
of domestic science: Make the girl
realize that. cooking is chemistry
certain principles underlie 8it-and it
is not learning OF recipes, mixtn
and eating
The time is past when houseworl Is
regarded as mental labor. Cooking
has become an art. s@5
There is much more that could be
said Of the adyantag es Afforded BY the
Seventh Congressional District Agri-
cultural High School at Middletown,
Time Will only serve to emphasize
these advantag 8
The beautiful and Imposing build.
Ing Is a monument not to nlenprize
that which is past, but a monument to
higher, better things for the future.
EMMA HOWARD WIGHT..2