Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24

Stuart Hall for years and has been
principal since Mrs. Stuart's resiRna-
ton. During her able administration
she has maintained the high standards
of the school and brought to It an envi-
able prestige for broad scholarship and
Christian training. and she is turning
it over into other hands with a repnta-
tion established as one of the finest
collegiate schools in the South. its
girls have taken splendid standing in
college and in all activities of life.
Miss Duval resigned from Stuart Hall
year ago. her resignation to take
effect in June. 1915 Her idsa was to
undertake philanthropic work in her old
home. 1t was not until October that
the call came to establish school in
Charles Town, which she was finally
induced to accept.
The Bishops and the Diocese of w.
Va. are to be congratulated upon sc.
curing Miss Duval to found this school
Her broad experience and success in
the training Of young girls into lives Of
Christian usefulness ct her peculiarly
to undertake the work Of the Diocese
of West Virginia, and the loving inter-
est of her many friends throughout the
South will fellow her into this new
field.
The correspondence between the
Bishops and Miss DuvaI is here given.
Diocese OF West Virginia.
Charles Town, Oct. 20, 1914.
My Dear Miss Duval.
Knowing that you have resigned from
Stuart Hall and will leave there 10 June,
we are writing t. see five cannot in,
duce you to come to Charles Town t
establish a church school for girls
For years we have seen the need ii
this Diocese of good church school
but we have never seen our way cleal
to advocate it. The Powhatan College
is to be sold and we believe can he pur.
chased at a very ressonabIe figure
This property is admirably adopted Il
school pnrnoses well located II 5000,
healthful. climate, near enough t,
Washington to draw from. Many from
a distance send their children to Wash
ington. but those living there prefer i
send their children away. / feel sur,
that a church school here would be vel
patronized by the church families O
the Diocese.
We know you would not wish NO
would We. to do anything against III,
interests Of Stuart Hall, but we do no
believe that this viii in any way I, Il
fiict. No one could question your 10y
alty ID Stuart Hall sby taking this.
we cannot allow this opportunity /,
ret school IN this Diocese to pass
We believe that with your experience
and success 10 the past YOU could &C
| complish here Just what We want, an
/ Va now turn to YOU. and beg that yo
Twin give This favorable consideration
81 Very sincerely yours,
81 Geo. W Peterkin.
W. t Grayatt.
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ne ID this work. and i win give It a
praverf,,I consideration
Az YOU know. / have given n,anys d
| the hest wears Of nv life to Stuart IA
(which | love dearly, and its welfar
must always lie uppermost in my mind
for / would not injura it for any COR
| sideration. Nor am / unmindful of tn
honor which has come to me throug
/ the years Of association With it's lif
| and its past. These have been my ii
spiratlon. But do see that your Die
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