Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-24
VIRGINIA STATE
COLLEGE f0R WOMEN
STROBE BILL WILL BE REPORT
ED TO SENATE THIS
WEEK.

state College for Women. viii be re-
ported on the floor OF me Senate tbs
week. Il having been voted On an ~
committee. : 20 4. one member 40
Delaware. Georgia. Maryland and
New Jersey asnd Virginia maze no
provision in their State uniSersle.es
for women There are sos h.sn
schools turning out about three SES ,
10 one boy in this state. and khe
state makes no provision Tor girls
Although the state appFoPEiases
sasl.2SO for boys colleges anu not E
cent for girls. the appropriation Ior g
normal schools MAS asa. $50. AheSe q
schools are at Harr isonburK. Arm
vile and Fredericksburg, ana me IN g
struction In these normal schools only ,
nts n girl TO teach IN primary and
three grammar schools
Al Barnard College. the coordinate
I institution for women AZ Coiuuoia
University. started with an income ot
\ $4,000 and twenty-five students. IL ne"
I has 116 students. ninety-eight srao0-
7 ated last year. and an endow meat
fund OF between $1.0o0.tQN ana So
100000. and an OF thls has been ac-
compushcd ln the last twenty years
The bin is as follows
Whereas. though Virginia now sup
ports university and three co-ic-.r
for men. Do does NOT oner 20 ita VIZ
men tne opportunity oi ootainlns an
education GA ratcHe SrANe a- '.t
state school. and
Whereas. the cost of attendance at
tho private colleges in Virginia no"
oren Cd women ls rroh. .'-.e io iae
. .amlg cf average nl.t.s Win oa'---
! fers fa educate, and
I Whereas. state college Cor women
b. .hn.il reduce tnt tu-i oL c't.t'''..-
- such .n education uy at least once
2 nlIf ln. amount now necessary 90 .-
4 eaurua,d for amy girl Boa the State
o. who may wish 60 pursue studies aNas
o. rrnm home beyond the high scn",i
e grade. and
Nrnrr.as. virginia Isl now dependent
LARGELY anon the graduates ot colleges
Tor women fu other states for the sup
nils of teachers properly equipped 10Y
p teaching in colleges and In the NOR
. advanced Erades OF the puohc me"
schools
u 4. Ia t enacted by the General A.
a. eembly 60 virginia. That, there shat'
lc le and is hereby. established as
be- department OF thc university OF b pr
rinia. the Virginia state college Tor
Women. which shall be open 70 Nh-ts
women upon the terms and condition
here natter set out
Th, Board OF Visitors ~ the Unt
versily of Virginia are hereby Au
thor.4sd and directed 60 fornul.tt
ufare and as soon as funds appllCanl
thereto are available. the said h""f
OF visitors shall erect the nccesstAf
buildings and supply the necessttr
equipment and faculty for the hlkne
IednratIon OF women al or near IN
University OF Virginia. provided. no"
ever. that there shall Dee no co-eoAr-
tion 90 the sexes at the same tihe
ffne same class rooms POD the Nnae
graduate courses at the University
.. The said Board ot visitors So.
Iaret urolIGe upon suitable lands .N
owned ly the said University. OF uI,
lands Co. he donated or purchase t
f.e,rt thereto as the said Board
Visitors may determine. An acaNrh
huudiu- and suitable halls ol rc
ftnce which said academic hutdi
and hrlIe % residence snail ue l't 2
exclusive use ana occupation 'l e.
If.cuIr. and students or the ~nIo 500
COLLEGE Cor women hereby r-|a't'~t.
A. The said Board ot Visitors ni
In their discretion use Tor tae pl
poses of che said college lot "'IA
amy OF the faculty and educatloi
ldate Tor Congress irom the f.-t
Comm sion after service COT 7N
eight Cr Ten yvars WIZ pr ,A.
Colonel Joseph h. Willard M no 3
retired trom Che state N't t'---
District to succeed CunEressu
Charles o.. Carlu. 90 AcNanurlA.
This Isl the general belief tAAt 81
padcs Che political atmospntfr aFo'
the capitol today 4here "Aa 20
ftaIk au0ut the matter several gu
,oaa ago. when number OF 1cHtleH
.4f who have in the past opposed q
,e FRESHMAN Carlin came 90 TINS clE
were here for several days lleS
.|ea al the time that they h4d co
,tse here 90 have any conference. OF I
either Ct them had any loet OF
looming ca candidate for Congress
81 -- Tat impression at that lNe
-Nst- rnat colonel willard Was 90 ur m
no enter the contest and was GO q
the united support OF the gender
who have opposed ',onsie H7-l-''
III is also significant that Consr
fT0 man Carlit was here Tor ft" 81
n a.d while he Nas NOT ulsH.-,- .'