The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

ID I]S zll1!pl Y
what i w f,r shsn,sslvsa a.s sthsy
ask Cor ne wolnan's college 10 be CO.
ordinatsd Win the univsrsity Of VAR
xinia. ssS
Akaln. shouId the co-ord.nats coll
Iess y plAcsd II FHrmviils = an *
pansdon u ths normal, lust how
would the n6fdanl alumni Dc idsnti-
hed With the eeI1eEe2 Would they ~
Alumni ct tne college with honorary
de9reas MouM their diplomas - re-
hold diplomas from ! defunct institu-
toni Just why tnese ''thoussnds Of
normal alumnf should welcome an
thusfAsttcaliyy the expansion n not
clear.
Ara W TO suppose thar they will
wclcome the passing OK the normal
AZ Professor Minor intimAtes. In order
TO support this cotioEe. which must be
! Of an entirely difYerent character from
! the normal urliess 81 college Il u Z
farces IL tho college IL to be biGgcr
and broader IN every sense than this
normal. the personality Of the normal
| must so. We fail TO see just what
the Farmviiis alumni WIN become 80
| enthusiastic Abont We have heard,
! from some source, opposition 10 the
generalization ~ this college With the
university based on 4 possible disturb
ance or upsettfnx of past traditions
and sren On the grounds rf sentiment
IL II possible that the Farmyflic
alumni OF such an old institution
could be free from sentiment and tra-
ditiors ~ regards their alma mater !?
VIII they. indeed. open their arms TO
an institution grated on them and
which. II ii 10 not travesty on It's name
and purpose, must swallow the nor
MALI II, on the other hand. the coi-
legc II to become the Expanded nor
mar and secondary TO the normal. as
would be very probable. then the de-
mand for 4 college ce-ordinated with
the State University and equal to II
In scholarship has not been answered
at all.
Having settled so easily thousands
of alumni. Professor Minor. with one
bold stroke OF the pen, also disposes
IT seven hundred girl students AT the
Farfnvi1le Normal hy pushing them
out of a boarding school into n big
womans college and tells US they
will hs also very "enthusiastlr. Un-s
6oubtediy but the women who are
asking for the coordinate college have
age because they would probably not
he eligible 70 the work done At a uni-
versitv.
Again. Professor Minor tells us that
women will flock to the college tf
placed at Farmviile in connection
with the normal. Let VS. consider some
pnst experiences and consult the SUM
NOR school records. We find:
/. The largest attendance at the
university school. The women seem
to prefer IL to the normais, aid why
not? IL II not the capstons of the.
States educational systefn7
O. The personnel of the students Is
different At the nornais. as a r.ile,
they are Younger and less mature.
Though normal courses are offered at
the university, we find the college de-
partmenss VOL patronized and that
tho best work done In the University
Summer School Is done by women in
these departments, Few OF these wa-
men know what ~ geing on in the
normal classes or that tneF are soifg
on at all.
8. The university Is open TO men
and women alike In the summer and
has been a suceess. We note with
pleasure Professor Minors ciassifira 4
ton Of the women who will attend this
college We agree with him that the
bajority will be serious and earnest.
desiring a higher education for self
culture TO fit themselves for the ever
increasing demands ON them and toj
teach. At the summer school At the
university these women were assoct-
ated with the men present III work
and recreation with mutual respect
,and good -VF.f We admit the rossi-
hility of class OF vounx men out for
sports to soy the least, who Is much
more likely 10 be found In the winter
term of the university than In the
summer term However. we believe
this class should not be. considered AS
representatives nor should the State
University have IT'S policy Influenced
by 1t.
We are at = loss also to explain why
the normal department lie sol
stressed hy Professor Minor. Ii Il Isl
the top. bottom ard sides OF higher,
education, why Is there not @ normal
department already in existence at
, the university? II the State requires
degree Of its high school teachers.
and 1t does. why face the fact that our,
teachers go TO established Northern
universities 10 win these degrees and
not for normal training, Within the
last two weeks p. s. OF Northern
university has been employed in al
public graded school ~ a teacher, not
20 very many miles from FSrinvstle.
She Is a Southern woman, too. in all
but the higher education. Yes. why
create a new normal. Professor Nil
nor? But don't let us mako the great
mistake OF. co-ordinatirg the State'sl
University for men and It's coordinate
college for women with any OF the
normais. II we find II 30 much cheap
er to use plant ana equipment at a
normal ana TO expand" X It must be
more economical still to use the plant
and equipment OF the university with
less Expansion" necessary,
The women OF the state believe that
the only way In which they can obtain
| college training equal to that offered
in the Northern universities ia to CO.
! ordinate the college with the state
University and assure them OF the,
same privileges in scholastics
Respectfully.
CORNEITA sEGAR
Petersburg, Va.
ASKS THE PEOPLE 10