The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-02
WOMANS COLLEGE WILL
JOIN LARGER SYSTEM
Rccomcs Preparatory School for Now
cO-Ordtnatc Institution ut
Wcsthnmpton.
FINAL EXERCISES ARE j
DR. q. -hphonso Smith Delivers .Sd-
dress ON Value of Literature fin Col
IcEe Course.

With tho awarding OF degrees to
forty-onc graduates last night. the
Richmond Woman's College ceased to
exist as an institution for the higher
education OF women. being succeeded
hy Wcsthampton College for Women
the CO. coordinate school OF Greater Rich :
mond College at Wcsthampton. The
old Woman's College. under direction
OF It's president. DIR. James Nelson, will
become the Junior College for pre-
ltratory work. operated under the aus
piccs OF Richmond College.
The official announcement of tho
change as made by President T. w
BoatwrGht last night is as follows:
on behalf of Richmond College and
OF the Woman's College Of Richmond.
] have the pleasure in announcing to
the alumni and friends or the two in
stitutions and 10 the public generally
that the educational work of these col
lcScs VIII hereafter he combined and
unified III Il way TO promote greater
efficiency in the higher education OF
women.
"Richmond College has acquired the
property and franchise OF the Woman's
College of Richmond. and the future
control of this school vests In the
Rtchmond College corporation. The
Womans College OF Richmond Will be
continued ut tho same location and
under the same title with the addi-
tion to the title of these words a
Junior College affiliated with West
hampton College, The Woman's Col
leEc OF Richmond Will continue to of
fer its present high school and pre-
paratory courses. and also the first
two years of college work. but will
not confer degrees upon students ma
circulating after this date. West
| hampton College. the new coordinate
Womans College of Richmond College,
VIII offer four Of COLLAGE
for tho degrees of bachelor of arts and
bachelor OF science, and an additional
year of work for the degree OF master
OF arts. The present college courses
Of the Woman's College of Richmond
arc to be continued and strengthened,
so that young woman receiving a
certificate of work accomplished will
he able to enter without question the
higher classes of Westhampton Col
legc or any other standard college for
women.
DIR. NELSON WILL. REMAIN
WITH JUNIOR COLLEGE
Tho trustees of Richmond College
| arc glad to announce that the Wo-
mans College of Richmond will con-
| tinue under the management of DR..
| James Nelson as president and a..
| Rugglcs Nelson as business manager.
| Under tho new arrangement. also. DR..
James Nelson takes seat In tho Rich
mond College faculty, with the rights
! and privileges OF n member.
1T is confidently believed that tho
| plans outlined above will benefit not
only tho parties Immediately concerned,
| but the larger interests of students
and patrons. Instead OF competition.
| there will bo cooperation and in
| creased efficiency. Students OF nil
grades of advancement can be accom-
modated in ono school or tho other.
! Virginia. and especially our capital
| city. will enjoy the advantages OF n
| complete system OF schools controlled
| BY strong central corporation. The
| friends OF tho Woman's College Of
| Richmond are to bo congratulate
upon tho happy issue OF these negotia-
tions. and upon tho fact that their
school enters upon new era under
! the direction OF officers who have made
| tho institution popular and beloved.
and OF n central governing board with
| tho financial strength of Richmond
College,"
| COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF WOMAN'S COLLEGE, HELD
Tho commencement exercises of the
! Wolnan's College took place at the
/ Acadcmy of Music last night DR..
Nelson presided, Rev. George w. Nc
| Daniel, ID. d.. and Rev. II. ClaGett
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