Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-29
CHURCH SCHOOL HAS WON
PLACE ON ITS MERITS
Some Fncts About St. IIiIda's, Where
Girls May HIVE Rest There Is I'm
Education and Culture.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

CHARLESTOWN w. VA. August 2s
The case for the private school has
been won upon Its merits. so also has
that for tho church school. Their worth
and place need no further demonstra-
ton TO the public, for 1t is the demand
or tho public which they supply. The
present problem IL to find the particular
school. public or private. sectarinn or
otherwise. which will most nearly fulnn
your ideals for your child. Should you
be that most fortunate parent, he who
Knows defnitcl? just what line Of edu-
cation he desires his child to follow.
and whose child agrees earnestly with
his desires. even should you be this
rara avis the solution is not simple.
Many educators are very busy OK
perimcnting with theories, and nowhere
| Is the old adagc about the pudding
more applicable than in education. 1t
Is the good or bad citizen, the happy
or discontentcd man or woman. the elf
, clcnt or useless workman which proves
the value of the theories However
complaint comes too late which comes
on receipt of the finished product. The
experiment is most costly both to tho
stale and to the individual-the raw
material is inexpressibly valuable the
result irrcmcdiable The sane method
seems, then, to follow Il path we know
guided by men and women In whom we
believe. For knowledge OF a method
is not the whole OF this matter-per-
sonality is the vital factor in cduca-
| ton as In all other business It is
the spiritual element which makes for
power. and causes the machine to be
sei-cnergiZinS in mind development
and in character forming.
SCHOOL RESULT OF MANY
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
ST Hilda's Hall. Charlestown. w. Va.
is new school for girls whose cur
riculum and home discipline are the
result Of thirty-three years experience
! The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
, chose Miss Marian p. Duval as the or
ganizer OF the first church school for
girls within It's borders, because of her
long and successful career in the same
Kind of work in Virginia. Leaving her
old work in competent hands she goes
TO her new field with the energy and
power which experience and the conf
dencc Of ones friends can give
The well-being of the girls entrusted
to Miss Duvars care has her personal
supervision-no detail Is too small no
FACTOR too remote TO be of value in
accomplishing her purpose. The atmos-
phere or home Dermeated with earnest
ness OF purpose and high ideals, with
which she surrounds her girls has
rarely failed to awaken a response even
IN tho least sensitive.
healthy body is n prerequisite to
happiness and efficiency OF anv kind
This. st. Hilda's tries to secure In vari-
GUS ways. The location OF the school
is excellent In relation to climate
water and altitude. The plumbing,
heating and lighting are new and OF the
best modern type. Open-air classes are
held throughout the year for those de-
string them. Food is abundant and
wholesome, and served at such inter
walls that long hours of hunger and
WEAKNESS from need of food are un-
ri ,.ic
work and play has been most carefully
planned. Play Itself is under the direc-
t!on OF trained physical director. At
the end OF even so short a time as one
month there is noticeable gain in
health. self-control and the sense of
values OF proportion.
In addition to the above arrange
! ments. which make for health. there
are numerous plans for the entertain
ment and broadening of the young
girl. Interclass games OF tennis, bas-
kctbaN and hockey, long tramps and
| baltimore, music rccitals and lectures
give scope for every temperament to
| find amusement and benefit.
STUDIES MAY DE FITTED
TO NEEDS OF STUDENTS
So much for the strength and de-
relopmeEt to be found outside OF the
classroom. We now come to the studies
anu lnSiE H1clHoN OF pursuit. me pres
ent system OF standardization of sec
ondary schools and colleges has re-
suited in most schools of good stand
Ing presenting n college preparatory
course which fulfills the requirements
of tho Al colleges ST. Hilda's does
this, but In addition she offers n course
of study leading to the school diploma,
| which gives the girl whose education
must end with the preparatory school
an opportunity for greater breadth OF
culture than the college preparatory
course need offer. There are also
courses leading To diplomas in art and
vocal and instrumental music. Elec-
tive courses and special work may be
taken up by pupils who have been ir-
regularly taught. and are not ready to
follow tho established curricula.
Small classes allowing individual at
tention and n study Of the pupils diff
ficulties are distinctive features Of ST.
Hildas Large classes may prove the
theory of the survival OF the fttest,
but should tho chances be against your
child your w!sest course is to discount
ms many as you can forcsee. Place the
child In n sunny, hopeful environment
among people whom 1t will be her
pleasure to know, her good fortune to
trust. where through the impressions
able years she has at least the best
opportunity you can give her to cstab-
l'lish true ideals and habits OF life
Miss Duvals hope in founding ST.
FIilda's Hall Is TO help In the form
Ing OF wholesome. happy women. will
Ing to accept their part of the worlds
burden. and, wherever possible, to help
in working out It's Problems. She
wishes TO teach the eternal verlties of
religion. to plant the truth in the
sensitive heart OF youth, trusting that