The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
HARRIsONBURG.

| Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Harrisonburg, Va. Feb. Elm the
midst Of fat4ful days, when condition
| tests are on. and when Saint Valentine
walks abroad the Normal girls are go
F., ing braveIy on their way. They have
tasks in hand. S.. Tor privileges are
F, bing adjusted. practice teaching is be-
| ing undertaken. . system Of student
government IL being considered. and
the schoolmn'am for 1915 IL being get
firmly on her feet. Tho Echoolma'am
as most persons know. IL the handsome
volume. full of jokes and pictures.
that the students publish annually.
The staff is made NJ Of full dozen
of the best workers in school. led this
year by Miss Margaret kinnear OF
Lexington, as ed.tor-in chi@f, and Miss
Katherine Staples of Hal risonburg, as
business manager.
Work on the new s.uden.s' building
begun last May, ia going rapidly for
ward. notwithstanding the protracted
bad weather Of the past two months.
the roof Is now on almost the entire
structure, and the inside finishing Is
going on every day. The large size
OF the building makes the Job big
one, but 1t is hoped that parts at least
Of the edifce may be in use by the last
of the present session This building
when finished will provide ample IL
brary facilities for some years to come
a commodious dining hall, goodsized
assembly room. Offices, halls for liter
airy societies. and many other apart
ments that are much needed. The next
great need of the school is for more
ldormtories. Now at least half OF the
girls have to be accommodated In pri-
vate homes outside the school grounds.
praN In al
tron of the school, has been confined
to her room by illness during the past
week or two. but IL reported better at
this writing. Her daughter. Miss Anne
liza Fl. Brooke, who has been her assis-
tant for the two or three years past,
is assuming double share of duties
for the time
Miss Natalie Lancaster, who has been
a teacher of mathematics since the es-
Establishment OF the school. and who has
taken occasional courses at Column bia
University In summer vacations. has
now gone to Columbia to complete the
requirements for her degree. She will
be missed not only In the classroom,
but also in the Young Womens Chris
fian Association. In which she has bsen
n helpful adviser since the organixa-
tien was perfected here the first SEES
sion of the school.
President Burruss In now husay en-
gagged upon the preparation OF the sum-
mer school catalogue. which will ba
ready for mailing soon.
The State Board of Education, at its
recent meeting, paased 4 resolution au-
thorixing the Normal School to give
examinations for the first, second and
third grade certificate. Heretofore OF
recent years examinations for these
certificates have been given only by
the county and city superintendents.
Examinations win be given at the
Normal School on June :, and 1, for
those students who have been in at
tendance during the third quarter.
which opens March -. Students who
have not attended the third quarter Of
the Normal School will not be ad :
mitted to these examinations. but can
take the summer examinations which
win be given at the close of the f,rs.
summer term. July 81, 20 and a2.