Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
LARGE CLASS GRADUATES
FROM FARMV|LLE NORMAL
"reat State Institution Sends 1877
Young Women Out Pre-
pared for Teaching.
a REVIEW OF YEARS WORK
Many Other State and Private Insti-
tutions OF Learning Held interest
ing Finals In Which Dominating
Feature Is Love of Country.
Especial to The Tipes.D,sn,,o, =,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FARMVILLE. VA. June 1.-The
closing exercises of the Tarmville Nor.
mai began to-day. There are ISL
graduates this year. all of whom ARE
taxing part In tho exercises Al az
nuturday evening the program began
Win aesthetic danccs-"My Ladies
nio"er Garden was given on the cam
pus. Following the dances n recoption
was given in honor Of the seniors AMI
thclr guests. Rev. David w Howard
W. ~, Will deliver the baccalaurcatn
sermon sunday. June 2. at S:31 i. NJ
AZ 1879 Monday morning the usual
LASS day program Will bc given
Every Woman" VIII be prescn:ed liz
the senior class at $50 T.. NJ nIon-
aay. Tuesday morning. June 4. at
io:5" Dan V. Stephens will make an
''un'ess at the graduating exercises,
completing the finals.
me STUDENTS have taken active part
IN all war work this session and they
have contributed libcrnli,. to All worthy
causes. One thousand two hundred
and twenty-five dollars and twcniy-s!x
cents was given 10 the y. W G.. A.:
sEo'e'9.2o was raised for the S,udcu.
Friendship War Fund S547.SO was
raised for the Armenian Relief: $50
was contributed for The support OF u
FRENCH orphan; sGO5 was contributed
al the last Red Cross drive. Besides
actual contributions the students have
bought thrift stamps amounting to
SI20c. In Red Cross work ana war
gardening they have done notably good
efforts this summer.
DETAILS OF FtRMvILLE's
SPLENDID PATRIOTIC WORK
Anyone desiring concrete evidence
or the spirit of true patriotism, which
obtains among the members OF the
FACULTY and the student BODY of the
state Normal School for Women a.
farnvillc need only glance ut the re-
Enarkable work that has been done bv
them during the session which is lust
drawing to Il close.
Early In the fall much interest was
manifested in tho raising of the STU
dents Friendship War Fund; it was
made campus movement and en-
braced not only the students and facul-
". but all officers and cmployces of
the institution and the result, OF the
campaign was that more than $500
was contributed
Following this came the drive for
the !. NJ. c. ~. War WORK Council
President Jarman was chairman of ,his
committee for the County OF Prince
Edward and far exceeded the assigned
quota: the schoo! was liberal in con-
trihutions to this fund although 1t came
Just upon the heels OF the students
fund
The Armenian appeal touched
tender chord and students and faculty
raised over $500 for this most worthy
cause.
There is a Red Cross work room in
the institution which IS used bv the.
ladies' OF The town for the making OF
hospital supplies. etc: teachers. mem
hers OF the home department and stu
dents have been regular and arden.
workers in this organization through
out the year and have made a remark
able number OF supplies OF all kinds
When Camp Lee WAS organized ana
tho ! NJ. 6. y began its work there
the Y. w. c. a. OF the school adopted
~ Hut No 50" and bent all Of their
energies towards making II ms home
like as possible Curtains. shades for
the windows. remnants and pictures
have been sent 10 help in the furnish
ing. Flowers for the sick In the hospital
and Tor the acornmeMt OF the social
room at Easter have testified to the in
terest taken IN the men OF the rcgi-
ment attached to this Hut and numbers
OF subscriptions 10 magazines and
newspapers have added to the attrac.
tiveness Of the reading room
Liberty bonds have been purchased
with much libcrality on the part OF All
and more than sl.2O, have been cx-
pended on thrift stamps. In the recent
Red Cross drivc-of which President
Jarman was chairtnan-the schools
contributions was between $500 and
5000
When Il Is considered that these
young girls have but limited means at
their disposal and more calls upon
them than the uninitiatcl would i'm
agine. the above report indicates that
their patriotism runs at high tide.
And II is not only in Il monetary way
that they have shown their interest,
but through their patriotic songs.
meetings. etc, as we'll. The day OF
prayer on May 80 was observed with
very solemn and impressive services In
the auditorium, which were we'll at
tended. and the whole audience was
in full sympathy with the spirit Of the
occasion.