The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
VICTORY ACHIEVED
FOR GIRL STUDENTS
College Entrance Board VIII Hold
Examinations for Them I'm juno
I'm NIchnond md Ronnoke.
SCHOLARSHIP is OFFERED
Announcement Marks Success OF Long
Struggle WngcG 10y Virginia Assoc
citation OF Schools for .Gisis.

Three weeks ago the announcement
was made TO the Virginia educational
world that at the suggestion Of tho
Virginia Association OF Colleges and
schools for Girls. the college entrance
board would This June oner its cNaint-
nations IN both Richmond and Roanoke
in addition 10 those 10 be offered as
usual At Woodberry Forest school for
boys. The Virginia Association OF Col
loges and schools FOR Girls announced
at the same time chat ii WAS Offering
scholarship OF $500 TO the candidate
winning the highest average IN these
examinations. provided thai candidate
IS presented by an institution holuing
membership Ia the association. If the
winner does not intend 10 so To college
S-p IL money VIII No given her instead
First Fl0wcrinS of Plant.
To the associations this announce
ment represents the FIRST towering OF
plant that Il has tended carefully
for the last eight years; and OF such
vital Importance is IL TO the future OF
girls education in Virginia that the
real Significance and ITS intimate re-
i0ion TO the forward movement in
education III which Virginia is now
OF the COLLEGE entrance board is ia
miliar to many Nirsinians. All over
the United states. at any point where
be served. the college entrance board
STANDS willing 10 hold its examinations
y
standard college in The country. The
Virginia Association OF Colleges and
schools for Girls is also well known
throughout the state, ana its work
has long commanded the interest and
respect OF The Times Dispatch.
Organized in Richmond IN November.
1906. the association has in the eight
years of its existence labored steadily
TO promote all helpful forms of CO.
which affect colleges and schools" for
girls in this state. At.the present time
It's membership comprises fully two
which are exclusively tor girls. From
the beginning the association realized
that its most pressing duty would be
bcrs OF the association could co-ordi-
nate their standards of scholarship with
those OF other institutions of learning
throughout the country. Colleges OF
various grades, seminaries schools
just what did they represent in com.
parison with standard types outside Of
must arrange TO use the coin OF the
realm" instead OF a highly confused
the necessity for such plan. yet iu!ly
conscious of the dclicacy OF the under
taking, the association knew that the
problem was not one to be solved over
night. II knew that every institution
in it's membership. whatever its name
or standard, was doing useful and val
liable work which should not he in
jured by immediate and drastic
changes; Therefore by way OF making
structive, II was necessary TO, proceed
with the utmost care and deliberations
Work of Many Years.
II took two years TO formulate
minimum requirement for staff, equip
incnt and scholarship for the n. u. de-
gree OF Virginia colleges, and three
Qu!renent to more satisfactory stand
ard. But in that year. 1911. the assoc
oiatiIn had sun to solve the da 9 2d
the types OF Institutions below those
giving the a. F. degree ~ last the
1t he ANNUAL annual rneetine Of the re- associa
Won a Winchester last June, ms guests
II the Fort London Seminary, the long
'nmittee was presented by the chair
an. Miss Cric l.. Hatcher, of Bryn
C,awr College and adopted unanimous
The committee has divided insti-
,rstions not giving The y. Il degree
Iato three classes:
{ l. Secondary schools. which shall
-four successful GANG idatcs Tor the col
iege entrance board examinations, or
amiuations, 70 instance).
2. Collegiate schools, which in ad-
dition to the college entrance board
shall present three successful candi-
dates for sen hours OF advanced stand
ing n one OF the standard women's
ate with the association Tor TINS pur-
pose.
.. Junior COLLEGES which shall prefix
word college, as applied 10 the school
IN stationery, catalogue. etc, and shall,
in addition TO the college entrance
schools, present three successful can
dldates for thirty hours OF advanced
standing OF u standard college or for
the junior class OF that college.
IT Will be seen at glance that un-
DERIVING this entire classification is the
desire 10 insure national rec9.nition
o. VIRGINIA Schools
college entrance board examinations
are To be the means OF insuring this
recognition for noucolleGe work. and
the proposed advanced standing eNami-
nations tor college work below the
\. r. degree SO far a. thc latter are
concerned. thu association has ar
ranged with Naasas smith Mount
Holyoke and, 10 a limited extent with
Wellesley. 20 oUe- these examinations
covering their freshman and sophomore
work Candidates may tale these eN-
, arnini lions whether theN vlsl TO study
at that college or rut. merely for The
purpose of standardzins schools ac-
ccrding TO the conditions laid down by
vital Examinations.
tion's place are tho college entrance
board eN4ninations, since they arc
vitni to all three types of Institutions.
They are. in fact, the CruN Of The new
system. Fortunately the college en-
trance board examinations were n
ready med national Institution. and
1t Qiliy remained for the association 70
ouP them with!n reach OF lis members.
owing 10 the number Of schools about
i chrnonG and Roanoke. these two
cities were selected as suitable centres.
ana as stated above the college en-
trance board examinations VIII he held
1T these two points from the 18TH TO
the 10Th OF juno. The association has
sent circular letter 10 all It's mem
bers stating the advantages TO bo de-
rived from sending candidates The
interest already manifested is most en-
couragiur; Virginia College, Roanole,
.Nef
School Charlottesville, and Miss Nor
ris's school. Richmond. at once an
nounceG thctr readiness to present can
didatcs and many other schools arc
making eager Inquiries Public school
educator have also shown much in
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