The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
H0LL|NS IS DOING
SPLENDID WORK
Famous Virginia College, Where
Young Women Are
Educated.
CONSTANTLY ADVANCING
Plant Has Been Enlarged
Greatly During Past Few
Years.
CONSTANTLY ADVANCING

Holiins College was established in
1872 for the higher education of wo-
men. Since its organizatio, II ba.
always held an advanced position I'M
the education of the women Of yir-
GINA and of the South. Besides tho
numerous cultured characters II has
given to society at large its contribu-
ions TO tho teaching profession have
oeen numerous and most creditabIe
ESPECIALLY gratifying to the manage
ment has been the recognition of the
value of the training afforded by aol-
ms on the part of representatives OF
other institutions of learning. II has
numbered among Its students the
daughters of professors and presidents
or many of the leading universities of
the land, among which may be mem
TONED the University of Virginia, the
University of North Carolina the IJnt
Versity OF Tennessee, Columbia Uni
vefsity' the University of South Caro-
INA. and Washington and Zee.
Men prominent in business and pro-
iessional life from all parts of the
country can testify from PERSONAL
knowledge to the thoroughness of it's
courses of instruction and the high
moral tone which the school incuicates
III the students committed to its
care.
During the past session the name ot
the institution has been changed from
Hollins Institute to Hollins College.
and incorporated as such. This change
was made in view of the fact that the
word college more properly represents
the character of the work done than
the name institute. which has been
associated with the school for SO many
years For more than ffty years this
school. ha no,
tute, has been doing college work. To
meet however, the full definition of a
college as al present generally ADOPT
ed, some readjustment of Its courses
vi instruction has been necessary, and
FOR the past several years these
changes have been going on This has
involved raising OF the requirement
ior entrance into the freshman class.
an enlargement of the courses of in
structton. additions to the faculty, and
a considerable increase in the material
equipment of the institution
during the past four years two
large brick buildings have beenS added,
10 the PLAINTIFF library and the in.
Urinary Both of these buildings arc
peautlfui in design and commodious In
internal arrangements and adaptation
to the purposes for which they were
designed The one Is memoreA to
Charles l. Cooke, the founder OF Hoi-
Inns, aud was made possible through
the generous assistance of the alumnae
and the other a memorial to Susanna.
Cooke, for SO many years his loyal
and patient worker Both buildings
are connected by colonnades to the
other buildings
In addition to the above, an annex
has been made to the dining room, and
during the present summer q new
kithen. with storerooms. pantry, ovens
for baking and cold storage and ice
plant, Is being erected at a cost of
approximately $4,000. Other improve
ments, equally as important to the
comfort and advantage of the college
community. have been the rearrange-
ment and enlargement OF the heating
and lighting plant, the entire re-
modelling of the parlors and reception
rooms, and the grading and beautify-
Ing of the campus.
For the coming session Rollins an
nounces, in addition to the course out
lined in the catalogue. a course in
domestic science. This course is In
tended primarily to give adequate
preparation for the economic and effi-
Client management of the home. It
also prepares teachers OF this subject,
for which there is a constantly in
creasing demand. The work will be in
charge of Miss Adams. of Virginia. q
ETtuuute Oh the school OF DOmeStlC
Science of Columbia University. New
York City. Miss Adams is a woman
of broad culture and experience In
teaching. has had the advantage OF
foreign travel and study, as well as
practical experience as director of the
Cafeteria of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association of Norfolk, Va.
Another change which should be OF
special interest to the friends of Hot-
lins is the engagement of DIR. Allen
j. Black as resident physician, to take
the place of DR.. c. w. Drake, for many
years the faithful custodian of the
health OF the Hollins community. DR.
Block leaves a large practice In Roa-
noke to take up the work at Hollins.
He will have general oversight of the
health and sanitation OF the place, and
also conduct the course in physiology
and hygiene. The latter subject cs-
pecially will receive larger emphasis
than has hitherto been accorded to 1t,
as IL is generally conceded to be, and
obviously is. of the highest Importance
in the training OF girls.