The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION
OF COLLEGES AND
SCHOOLS FOR Girl S
History of Associaticr-Fc urteen- nit Entrance
Requirement Unanimously Adopted-A B.
Degree for Virginia Girls Will Mean
What 1t Says-Is Junior College,
the Name We Want2

In November. 1919. those interested
In Virginia schools and colleges for
young women were invited to meet in
The parlors OF the Woman's Club in
Richmond TO discuss co ordination of
standards and other forms of co-opera-
ton. especially the organizing of
State Association with this DEFINITE
object. The call for such an organiza-
ton was unanimous and enthusiastic,
and preliminary measures We're at once
adopted. The committee appointed to
draft the constitution was invited by
Mrs. a. H futile to meet in her home,
at the University of Virginia This
they did in January, 1907.
The organization was speedily eff
fected, and the first regular meeting OF
the Virginia Association of Colleges
and Schools for Girls took place in
April of that year, the sessions being
held in part at Randolph Macon Wo-
mans College. Lynchhurg. and in part
at sweet Briar College. eight miles dis
1hnt.
The most important result OF the
meeting was the appointment of n COM
mittee of fifteen TO consider the prac
ticability of some coordination of
standards among the Virginia schools
for girls and TO submit TO the associa-
tion at its second annual meeting some
formal recommended on in regard TO
the matter
Consequently. at the next session,
held at Sweet Briar in Jane. 1905, a
regular minimum standard WAS adopt
ed-a four years college course of
sixty hours. based on an entrance re-
quirement Of ten units. This action
was not reached without serious de-
liberation. To some OF the members
this standard seemed very difiicalt of
attainment, to others. discoura gingly
low.
In June. l9oe. the association was
delightfully."- entertained at Hollins and
in 1910 Miss Duval proved a chnrminS
hostess at Stuart Hall. stanton. In
fact, each year the meeting consists
of three. days house party of thirty
or forty most oongenial guests. who
find themselves united by manifold
common interests. and who therefore.
have no need of artificial means of
entertainment. The intervals between
the morning, afternoon and - eniue
sessions are never long enough for the
social intercourse. for the inheritance
of views and experiences, nor for the
numerous pilgrmages 10 library. in
hrmary. dairy, kitchen, gymnasium and
class room, in quest of new ideas on
equipment
The association would have been
we'll worth while. had 1t accomplish
ed nothing more than the fostering Of
this fraternnl spirit. this glow Of per
sonal interest in others Tho are striv-
ing toward the same ends. this talk
over common difficulties and ways 81
meeting them. this mutual confession
that we have not done our work as well
as we mad hoped TO do it-as we'll as
We mean TO 20 1t in future as we shall
learn better from year TO year
While praise is due TO rnany. non,
n W
wavering service to the association
than its first president, Miss oric I,
Hatcher Of Bryn Mawr, and DR. Josepf
L. Jarman. the cordial host and acting
president at the recent annual meet
ing
This meeting was held at the Farm
Vile state Normal June 49, !; and Ia
On Tuesday evening the assembled
members We're heartily welcomed y,
DIR. Jarman In his opening address
Arthur Kyle Davis of the Southern Fe
male College, Petersburg, respondet
happily and gracefully on behalf of tn
association.
Next morning Dr. Jarman took nj
guests for pleasant drive TO Hamp
den-Sidney. where commencement ex
ercises were in progress
In the afternoon the associntio
again assembled to discuss schoc
Latin. Miss NJ V. Rice. OF the Farm
vile State Normal. gave very prac
Teal and suggestive talk on method
of teaching Latin, and n general dis
cussion followed. Some of the cues
tions raised were: How much sha
we read? How much shall we analyzc
How much shall we write2 What enc
shall we heve in view? How muc
time have we for this? Can the Sc,
ondary schools cover the number
books in Caesar and virgil require
by the State board without sacrifice ,
y tho quality of the work done? Al
we not in danger of publishing a non
inel requirement Is there not ris
OF blindly initiating what other Stat,
claim TO do instead OF looking TO vi
ginia's present needs?
DR.. c. w stone thought tina
Hince the test is in the product
tho ability OF the pupils in translate
and in proge compoeition--the sciei
Aha nsthod OF arriving ut true al