The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-21
BOARD ARRANGES
TO OPEN SCHOOL
Teachers Elected for Fredericks
burg Mountaineering on
September 2o.

Almost complete arranEements for
me opening OF the State Norman and
Industrial Sci1ool for Women at Fred
crlcKspurg were completed at q meet
ing OF the board OF trustees held yes.
terua! In the asscmbly-room OF the
state Board Of Education, at the Can
ltoi. the meeting, which was the most
important yet held by the board, CON
sumcd the entire day.
" was decided that the school shall
open It's doors for the FIRST time an
aep'eniber 26, 1911, for the reception
VI w,t norInal students The FIRST session
Hiany Of the teachers were chose5 ~
Scstcrday's meeting.
Members or the board who attended
T.elhfmomn1d 4 ! Chandler. president.
neper. y H.. i3ggleston. Jr.. Peter j..
" mite and j. Sidney Peters, Richmond:
hmaries Connor Goolrick. Fredericks-
r. = smith. fredericksburg; George
6. Round. Manassas. and Or. A. 3
kefnper, Port Republic. There was
nras one n~6ssntee. pr F. II. Russell,
plnson. its architect, were also in Al
tendance.
To Complete Building.
AZ inc last meeting or the grounds
ana buildings committee OF the board
u contract woS awarded for the ad-
ininistration building. but only par,
q ihc approved design was covered
hllttee did not feel authorized 10 eX-
coed the appropriation made by the
o9nru 90 on yesterday the boa ri
~ ms tonstrngtion of tho re
contractor+-J & Curtis, OF Newport
News--at q cost Of $4,000. The entire
suructnre WI represent an cxpendi-
II ne purchase of tho Encpagan = fp--
niturc was iefi 10 the president. and
inc grounds aud buildings committee
ne aoIlnitory, which was the firsi
building Icy 10 contract. viii he con4-
pieteu on Mas !. while the ~ndministru-
ton building VIII be ready for occli-
pancy at the opening OF tic session.
students.
G o'connor Goolrick was elected
uea1u'er q, ihn honrds succeeding r.
Teachers Elected.
As head ofsihe department OF educa-
ton In the school. the hoard selected
Professor Hugh S. Bird. now CITY
burg. Nr. Bird was for sixteen years
head OF the department. of education
In william and Mary College, and tile
board congratulated itself on getting
him.
AS Mr.. Birds assistant and as super
v.sihS teacher Miss Virginia NJ. stone,
WHO - now IN The }farrnVillc formal
school IN the same position. was elect
Ell. Miss Jennie NJ. Goolrick. whose
home Is in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, but who IL
nov in the Teachers College. OF New
York. Vas chosen AS teacher in the
department OF history.
TO head The department Of science,
W. = Hamlet. Of Richmond. was Sc
lectsd Mr.. Hamlet is in charge OF
the science department OF the John
Marshall High School, and is director
OF the chemical laboratory Of the Med
ical College of Virginia. Miss Annie
!. Anthony, Of Campbell county, va.
a graduate OF the neutrality-suspicious.
Woman's College. OF Johns Hopkins
University, was chosen as teacher OF
foreign languages.
The election Of all other teachers
was deferred for the present. but Miss
Marion G. Forbes. of Richmond, wad
elected head of the home. and Mrs. ~.
\. Horner. Of Murfrcesboro, n. c., as
housek eeper.
Professor Z. H.. Russell, at Freder-
icksburg, is now ready TO answer all
queries and to furnish al Information
from those who desire to avail them
selves Of this opportunity given by the
State to equip themselves for teach
ing III the schools OF Virginia. He al
ready has q numbe OF applications for
admission.