The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-08

Forty ninth Year. BUENA
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: One of the old re-
male schools of the South in the famous Valley Of
There is something about old schools we do not
Virginia. in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
find in the choicest ones of the new" That
something Is seasoned character. developed person
ality. This fine thing character, personality the
Southern Seminary has It's priceless possession,
the result of Its Half Centurys" experience In the
education OF young women, is school Of marked
individuality consisting in the union Of home life and
the great advantages of the modern school
LITERARY STANDARD: Johns Hopkins University
Ideals in Literary Standard.
REPUTATION FOR HOME LIFE: The Southern
Seminary has reputation for home life giving the
girl home and friends in The place of those left free
: dom of association with faculty and students per-
sonai attention to her whole life TO manners heath
and character as we'll TO mind, the great aim be-
ing to make the finest possible woman out of the
girl The results of its system are manifest in the
personnel of its student body. A gentleman who is
one of the mots active men at the head of one
leading colleges for men In Virginia and the South,
said recently at the seminary: IT have known
your work since young man. and have OBJ
served In your young ladies refinement that has
delighted me, They make good wives Whenever J
have into their homes have found grace and
charm there" The celebrated Bishop Vincent OF
Chica the famous founder of the great literary
movement. Chautauqua, said: THE spirit of the
home fills the house. Strength simplicity and charm
express the impression the place has made on me.
DIR. w. d. Beauchamp, of Danville, Va. said; -
gentleman who knows the seminary said to me. IT
Is like big family think that Is the best thing
Smith NJ A.. Ph.D.. formerly professor of Greek in
Randcph-Macon College, said: "A type of a beau
tful home"
THE SOUTHERN SF,yIINARY's SPECIAL SYSTEM
OF EDUCATION: This Special System OF Educa-
ton in the Southern Seminary be apty expressed
in the significant saying of Emerson, What we do
not call education is more precious than what we
call So" for II gives addition the formal educa
ton of the regular curriculum that broader better
education outside of t-hooks and ciass-rooms in
the life of the young women. stressing the refine
character, holding
the end and ideal of female education the flower of
womanness its refinement and gentleness and
modesty. which constitute the chief charm OF woman
and which clothe s1er with that power which makes
her the greatest force after divine power in this
world The spirit and the ideals of the Southern
Seminary, the result of half century's experience
cannot better he summed up than in the following
extract from a commencement address
by the principal Rev. 9. H Rowe.
II cannot tell you with what qualification read
slip OF paper this morning something like this:
Great and growing emphasis is being placed
upon the informal education Of the schools--that
which is given to the surroundings and which 10
efcacious In the formation of habits and character
II to you deliberately tonight that the supreme
characteristic OF this institution has for fifteen
twenty years been that sort OF education. have
hesitated to say to parents that books IL any
thing. last In the order in the education of young
woman in this institution. and then do feet that
reflect at all upon the school, because the catalogue
with other institution CT this kind in this
other State. We have Columbia University. OF
New York City Harvard University. Randolph
Macsn woman's College. and then have the
domination Of ideals OF the Johns Hopkins Jrnver-
We have such advantage in these other ways Of
Music and Expression you have here in these
exercises Yet thank God when look into the
eyes Of the young that come into my hands
10 be shaped for destiny here and hereafter that
accomplishments and say deliberately that woman
illness is before attainment and that character s be-
know better than anybody else in the world how
day after day through the months OF this year, /
have labored that might keep constantly before
them these ideals in the education of women"
LOCATION: Professor Blanton. OF Ward Belmont
ton have for a. school. The nearest TO -
u Is Cornell University. If artist paint an
ideal locale could not improve on this II is an
education TO live In such landscape God has
given you" Bishop J. II Vincent four years resi-
the late DR. and Mrs Paul whitehead Mrs white
head said OF the doctor. "You nothing finer In
Switzerland" And he replied. mo did in par
ticuar spots"
HEALTH RECORD: The Health Record is almost
school in the student body its haf-centary history
and few, IL any cases Of serious sickness.
one improvement in health has been little short
Of marvellous. The air and the water Of our Blue
Ridge Mountains are seen in the rudy cheeks and
as in the fine colorins of our mountain plants and
flowers.
BUILDING: The One Hundred Thousand Dollar
building OF tine Southern Seminary is one Of the
most beautiful and eommodious in school in the
south 1t is difficult to speak of the material
equipment without seeming estravagance.'-Dr H.
"a. canter, Washinston. D. G THE material equip
ment Is a figure of how such things should he"
Rev c. f. Watts Of the Virginia conference
GROUNDS: The extensive grounds of fourteen
acres give great opportunity for outdoor snorts
while the mountain preserve of than one nm
dred acres with the adjacent valley country furnish
unusual opportunity for mountain climbing and
horseback riding. $50
COST: The equivalent Of a sxty-dollar SCHOLARSHIP
given In this territory The head officer of one az
our leading colleges said recently could mot sae
how the Southern Seminary could give such low
rates one OF the great advantages of school Is
tne rae. ina. us students come from every section
OF the United States and outside giving to Education
IN this school broadening effect from contact ana
rated sections
LIFE LII AND WORK OUT OF DOORS IN WINTER:
Inc veranoas are 90 extensive ~ to furnish the
finest opportunities outdoor Ifs ana strnv -