Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16


and seek TO obtain an education on an
equal footing with the boys, that such a
step Will serve to lower the respect for
women on the part of the students and
that such thing is contrary to the ideas
of the founders of the university.
Say Boys Are Afraid.
that the boys are afraid to meet the girls
on an equal footing in the classes, fearing
that many of the boys will be shown up
as deficients.
The subject is one which will come be-
fore the next session of the general as
sembly. and there is every reason to be-
lieve that it will become a law and that
the doors of the University of Virginia
Will be thrown open to the girls of the
state who desire to fit themselves as
teachers by getting degree.
Women of the state who are interested
In matters pertaining. to the education of
the girls are much incenSed at the utter
ances of the college paper, and are re-
doubling their efforts to have the meas
ure become a law when the Legislature
convenes here the coming winter. The
students of the university are now vot-
ing on the project and hope to poll an
unanimous vote against the idea.
Double the Corn Crop.
This year the state will double its corn
crop. according to the facts and figures
furnished to the united board of agricul-
ture. which met in this city. Thirty five
have raised more than $4,000
for prizes for the boys of the state for
the best corn grown on an acre of ground
by boys under the age of sixteen years.
There are already more than 900 Of
these boys in the clubs, and new country
MI "a inns hotr ,aI ooI Jo1.
In addition to the boys. there are from
!. 200 to 1.4OO men who are taking up the
work OF improving the growing of corn,
so that while there will be a reduction in
the acreage there will be a doubling of
the yield per acre. There will be many
prizes offered by the county fairs for the
best acre of corn grown in any county
and the state fair in this city will offer
q prize of $500 for the best single acre
grown by boy in the state of Virginia.
In the main, the farmers Of the state
are reducing their acreage on all crops
and are concentrating their energies to an
Increase OF yield per acre. the result be-
ing that there are many farmers who are
less than half of their former
fields and getting better results in every
way.
Hunting Bank Cashier.
There is already reward of $50 for the
bank cashier. who disappeared nearly
month ago. His son has offered a reward
for. his apprehension. Now. the police
are looking for the man on their own &C
count. Hill was cashier Of the True Re-
formers Bank. q colored institution. and
there is a discrepancy in his accounts of
some $4,000. according to figures which
have been made by the receivers for that
some twenty years. was a great star in
the colored business world, took a leading
part in the work of the colored churches
and Y. NJ. c. A. and was regarded as the
of perfection in the business
world.
Keezell Out of Politics.
Contrary to the general opinion, State
Senator George B. Keezeh Of Rockingham
will not come back to the senate. He was
appointed treasurer of the county OF
Rockin CHAM at the beginning of the year
and he has formally announced that he
will stand for the full term at the hands
Of the voters at the coming election.
There are already two candidates for
the office. which means that there will
be the hottest kind of contest. f. W.
Carpenter. former treasurer, is one of the
Last Day for Poll Taxes.
Taxes for the year 1910 are now due
and unless the voters of the state pay up
before May I they will have no chance
to vote for either members of the general
assembly or candidates for the United
States Senate this year.
There is one exception to this class-the
veterans of the civil war, who are allowed
to vote without paying a cent Of poll
taxes to the state. The registration SO
Ear is very light in the cities and there
are reasons to apprehend that some To-
cal option elections will be held in the
state during the year.