The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
FOR WOMEN
AT A UNIVERSITY
Plans for Extending Work Of Virginia Highest
educational Institution Will Probably Be
Adopted at Next Session Of
Legislature.
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Especial to The Times-pispatch.
charlottesville. Va, February ia
woman's dormitory for tho University
OF Virginia, tho State cocducationai
school OF the future. is being planned
by the fathers OF the scheme on the
Fry's Spring Road. and when the bib
LOT "A correlated woman's department.
passes the Legislature at its next scs
sion, the construction of this building
VIII be begun. This is tho rurlor that
Is going tho, rounds, and although the
authorities would not confirm 1t TO-DAY.
there were expressions OF opinion that
the cocdncational plans arc sure TO
pass the Legislature mex winter. The
dormltory Is TO be part OF the plan
tlat Is being pressed In high Quarters.
Coeducation. IT, seems, is very far
from the minds of those who are tho
sponsors OF the scheme. DR.. Bruce r.
Payne stated that he did know the at
ialr was we'll under way and that It Is
oelns discussed seriously throughout
the state, especially among the women
OF Virginia. Or. Alderman is n warm
advocate of the woman's college. but
ne Is absent from tho university. He
ls a member OF the Educational Com
mission OF Virginia, which will yirtu-
any decide tho question.
Considerable alarm and annr.har sion
$500 ~ y % a
student body al the idea OF cocduca.
tioh at tho university, and they MAJ
&c more or less relieved to know. thai
thlS IS not the object which is being
attelnptcd to attain. y statement Ly
Professor Ormond stone. Of tho mi.
rerSity. sets forth the plan Proposed.
the present status OF the affair. and
tne reasons advanced in favor OF this
"onhn.s college and It's establishment
Reasons for establishment.
1T is not the intention ~ nduo,,o
young women on the same benches
or IN the same rooms with young untn.
nut the establishment of q distinct
colieec, TO be correlated with III. mi
Icrsity, in which young women NAV
nave opportunities for higher cdu-
cation. Those who are Interested in
ms movement do not plan at all q
system Of coeducation.
"A bill was introduced in .i;o state
Senate at the las, session OF tho ter
is!ature by Senator Strobe, and this
OH received a majority OF the votes
cast, but the vote was taken near ,he
eno or The session, and by ruling OF
the chair II was decided that the nun.
Der Of votes cast was not sufficient IA
pass the bill. The Senate aftcrward
referred 1t to tho education commits.
sion and the education commission is
70 make a recommendation at the ncxt
meeting of the Legislature. am sura
that IT will ultimately pass. but when.
OF course, no one knows.
Tho high schools of the State are,
on Inc one hand, turning out girls,
many Of whom desire to cnjoy tho
educational advantages already en-.
5oyed by thc!r brothers. and on The
other hand, It is TO the College that
inc nigh schools must look for trained
teachers. This year, according 10 a
report of DR.. Payne. the high schools
OF the State graduated no fewer thar.
girls and only "a boys, or nearly twice
as many girls as boys. OF college pre-
paratory students in the graduating