The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-08-26
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The society, known as the Niigi-
MIA Normal League, is very dear u
its members. because OF its noble
nurpose ana tne glorious worA
already accomplished and the Limit
less oppJlu.4. es il oDels 10 ala
who have . s.-.. G. cesae to help
Others.
the state OF Nlsn.a gives tfee
tuilion at t-s .o. ..al school, Farm
vile 10 se.e. al hundred girls. There
are many. loneyer. WHO cannot taAe
advanta.e of these scholarships be-
cause tneg cannot afford to Pc.
their board. Tie main purpose o.
the League is TO maintain an aio
fund TO help such girls attend
school. So that they may become sell
supporting and a means OF support
To loved ones
All persons says the constitu-
tion connected with the aaminis-
tration. the faculty. the society oil
Alumnae. or the student body o.
the State Normal School are eligi-
HE 10 regular membership on the
payment of one dollar year Upon
the payment Of a like Zee, worthy
persons not connected with the
school may be elected TO associate
membership" This society was OF
ganized about twelve years ago by
DIR. Robert Frazer, has constantly
grown in membership, and Is no"
warmly supported by several nun
dred students, the president ana
the majority of the faculty. Many
alumnae find it the sweetest te
binding them to Alma Mater. Al
the present there are only lie"
associate members.
The Normal League began with
ont a cent OF capital. There was
no income except in the way Of dues
a dollar per member A few giIls
have been added to the money rails
ed by dues. A good business man
Of Farmvine lent $3.50 to a young
girl TO complete her work at the
Normal School, on condition tha'
she repay il to the League instead
of TO him. The work OF aiding girls
appealed so strongly to one Of tne
alpmnae that she gave 500. About
four years ago a gentleman o.
Lynchburg became very much inter
ested in the work of the League
and through his friends raised sew
oval hundred dollars. Another citi
zen of Lynchburg sent his cheer
for $50 At the beginning OF las
eession one of the teachers Sav'
a ten-dollar gold piece to Tn
League. As she handed this mon
ey TO an officer she said, Il nave
saved this for the League, for De
ueve in it, When the Chairman
of the finance committee saw TIN
money. she said, "Oh, that look
good to me. l am going to give
it to a girl who is here without
cent"
Early in April the students as
body and the basketball team
made a free-will offering to tn
League. The June class of 1871
preferring flesh and blood to PIC
lures and statuary. left to the Nor
NAL League the sum of $40 a
their parting gift to their Aih'
Mater. The president of the class
expressing the sentiments OF IN
other members, said. 81 want u
do this. for there will be no end U
the good the money will accom-
plish."
Every cent of the money OF Tn
League is in constant USE brlngih
the richest returns in flesh an
blood ana bplllb. NNS q" .
to an officer as pay for services ren
dered. The League has promise
out for next session the sum @
$500. Several young women WI
receive aid, not as gifts. but
loans. which are returned in cas-
payments, without interest, an
without pressure, after the ben'
ficiaries have secured positions t
teach.
The young women who have bee
aided show their gratitude an
their staunch integrity by the touct
ing sacrifices which they make ]
order 10 return the money as 500
as possible. so that it may hel
some other girl. Some times the
show such nobility that they WI