The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
II Is the Normal and Industrial
School for Women at 1.
/. Fredericksburg, i:
STARTS WELL EQUIPPED
Handsome Buildings and Strong
Faculty Augur for Great
Success.
By e. Fl. RUSSELL,
President. 4

we have before US the catalogue a. 4.
the State Normal and Industrial School Il
Tor Women at Fredericksbur e. whfct, H
opens for It's first session SeptemhaH
20 1911 The announcements contains
ed therein and tho Information culled
from other cources anent this, tho s
youngest educational offspring OF tho \
State. are of Statewide interest.
The buildings, now nearing complex
ton. are on historic Marye's Heights.
overlooking the city. and set Imposing +.
~ in the heart of a sixty acre trace
and on the edge OF beautiful oak
grove. They consist of dormitorYI55
and science hall The dormitory con-
tains. in addition to the culinary de-fs
partment and dining hall. with ca pac i
10y, LOT 2oo, bed rooms for 14oAgirls.5.
only two students will occupy ! ROOM :
Each room has separate single beds.
Two closet wardrobes and stationary
washstand, with hot and cold wateris
The building is of Washington pressed
orlck, trimmed with Indiana sandstone.
and has Ionic columns. li ,lttS
The administration building contatrx&
the Offices OF the administration. s. thg
Grass rooms, gymnasium, swimming
pool, laboratories library. etc. This {
building is no less imposing than the I!
dormitory, and. like 1t, Is OF classic \
type, having Cornthian columns.
Already another dormitory. perhapn
OF Doric type. is being projected, for IN \
as telt certain that the present dormij y
the demands for the second wear Of hsl
school. - -; Hi-F3.,tS''!t
No school in the South can erhihta
more conveniently arranged, more sub.
stantlai or more comfortable living
quarters than this dormitory provides ~
The classic setting and beauty a OF
these buildings can be but poorly de =
s s In words The buildings must
be seen to be fully appreciated. Both
ou,,dlnss ere lighted by electricity, anu
well ventilated. lg5 '3I ~
Demand for Teachers. .$
The advanced educational movement
IN virginia during the past few years.
the insistent demand for professionally
trained teachers for the schools or the
commonwealth and the congestion B 3 4
the only Normal School for Women r., 4
the Slate. made it imperative several
years ago that the State should pro-
woe opportunity for this training at
other points The policy was carried
out BY the establishment of a State
y formal at Harrisonbrrg two years a go.
and still further by establishing the in -
stitution now under review. M &
The equipment of this school VIII
leave little to DO desired. For the
science work the Iabora torfes uiJ, Ne
we'll supplied with apparat ls " This /
is the case also in the household arts
and the manual and rural arts depart
ments. A large library for SO few a /
school will be Installed consisting not !
only OF technical works. but Of welI
selected books for general. cultural
ture. iHt5 alli 1917. ~
The Faculty. is
AS the catalogue states. the members
OF the faculty have been selected with
special reference to their experience
and training for the subjects they Will 3,
teach. We cannot, for lack of spaca.
undertake In this article to record tho
educational biographies OF those toT
whom will be entrusted the large re.&
sponslbilities OF the work Of the school.
We shall have TO be content with the +;
mere mention of the name and SUBJ
jects, They are: IA ss4l1l7iFs5a
E H. Russell, pre- sident: W. ". Han
let mathematics and science; yiiA;s: 3.
Chandler. Jr.. Latin and social science: IS
Hugh 5 Bird, education Virginia e.
stone, primary methods md supervisory
In training school; Frances Il! Withig
ers, domestic and household arts NJ IS
Catherine Straith. rural arts; Olive MI
Hinman, manual tiaining and drawing: 4,
Virginia AZ Goolrict, history
Ito be sup plied). English; Annie J.. An3
thony. modern languages; Bernice nj.
White. director Of music; Cary Graves.
director OF. Ahysical education; Dr..
Annie vecch, resident physician ana
tencher OF biology Marion C. Forbes
head of the homo: DR.. c. Mason Smith;
consulting physician.
No Tuition for Teachers.
10 tuition will be charged those vfrJ
ginia students who intend to teach3
The other fees are as low as 1t ;.waa
possible to make them, consistent with :
the health and comfort Of the Students
a distinguishing feature OF the
school Is the provision by which those
students who cannot defray their own
expenses may either borrow money for
the purpose at 1 per cent. or may per- 4
form certain light duties In the school, 81
which would not interfere with their
studies, in return for living charges. L
1t Is understood that only few of !
these positions are now open. az s3ass
Now, a word or two rs to the icourssa Il
Of Instruction, As might be CLEANED
from the faculty list above. the school
offers the following courses: the II
regular course: 2. the professional B
course 3. the manual arts courge 5i@
the household arts course:95, the rural Il
avs scour Sc, n.3 tha professional telamenyS
tary course for primary grades: "a. the I
professional elementary course for /,
gramma grades. v a l.aSS
All of these courses arc framed I'd ss
meet the re gulations OF the statata
Board of school eXamin ersi for certi.R Il
fcates. They are elastic and modern
and fully meet the needs for5the beat q
character of normal school trainingt
Doubtless n number OF stud ents Ywnd8
do not intend t. teach Will attend thia i;
school and take speeial courses, for nd ~
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