Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
EFARMV|LLE's ENROLMENT
IS LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE
War Causes Reduction i'm Norma
School Attendance Of Only
10 Per Cent.
NEW FACES AMONG FACULTY
Several Important Departments in
Charge Of New Heads-l.argc Per
centage OF Students and Several
Teachers Studying French.

Teachers Studying French.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
q The work of the Normal school is now
we'll under way. With total enroll
ment Of 500 students, not including the
in attendance. due to war conditions
OF only about 10 per cent. This is no
s doubt due TO the fact that the profes,
( sion OF teaching. for which the school
z prepares its students. is now recoE-
nized as of the essential indus
tries and an opportunity for patriotic
: service Six students are now enter
ing upon their fourth year in the col
Alege work OF the school and hope to
receive their b. $, degree in June. 1919
4 There are 1855 candidates for the Nor
NAL School diploma in the second pro-
fessional class,
AS result of the war several new
culum. and many changes are being
made in the work OF the different de-
: partments. New courses i'll history and
geogrsphy VII deal espeeia!iy Win w,
present war French has become so
popular thai hearlI Jne fourth Of the
student body and several members OF
1.-The faculty are taking up work In that
subject
Practical demonstrates in first aid
will be eiv,.l in connection with the
laboratory work in physiology and
biology. and decided increase in the
enrolment in the classes IN chemistry
s that science it, moucrn warfare Con
siderable changes are also being made
in the courses III English. sociology
and economies in order 10 make the
work meet new conditions now and
after the military phase OF the war has
passed. For the school recognizes the
fact that the victory on the fields OF
France and Germany Will not settle
the war for democracy. Teachers must
be equipped TO carry on the struggle
for real liberty, justice and equality
which arc still on unequal footinGs in
our own country. amt among the peo-
arc now beng given their first intro
duction to real dem nracy.
HEAD OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT
PLANNING INNOVATIONS
Miss Christine Munoz. head of the de-
partment OF music. who has entirely
recovered her former good health. is
planning a number ui innovations. AS
chairman OF he national song COM
expects TO do a great deal of patriotic
work in the surrounding immunity.
students. TO be conducted in the audi
forum every Monday morning immedi-
ately after chapel. The Glec Club has
leading in the musical life OF the school.
and violin classes and an orchestra are
getting together
The department of rural education
is conducting a se!'iss OF patriotic rail-
lies AT the >,'i0ns schools under its
ing the educa, onal and Other interests
of the communities. Within ten days
The second year professionai .tudents
in the rural course Will begin their
observations in the riral schools
The department OF home economies
Is now onering new degree course
for preparing teachers and de,nons,ra-
tors. a large class has already been
organized for this 'rk.
The training school has begun the
pupils The seventh, eighth and ninth
grades have been organized into a
junior high school. J'l!s makes the
eighth and ninth grades a regular pa ri
Of the training scnool The Junior Red
Cross has ta.;cn up its work again with
enthusiasm The sixth grade alone is
Dr. Wharf F Tidyman the new
h hm.J or Of. Of the .rainins school and
comes to Virginia from Connecticut,
where he has had varied and useful
eNperienes in scneoi WORK. He holds a
and Pm. u. from New York University,
H. &. BRETNALL HEADS
DEfti'l WENT OF BIOLOGY
n Q: Bretnal! has taken the place of
= .ason as head OF the department
Of biology For the last seven years
Hr. Brernall has been professor of
nioiosT a. the La Crosse wisconsin,
Normal School, and before. that taught
Nen; ne Was horn il I>o-don. Eng
land but has lived in thi. country,
y yn y; me West since ne was ten
mou;h College. and has MS graduaie
degree from the Tn trrsity Of tfhicar,o
hreinai' Who was dean Of women
~ .eAchc! o. English at la crosse
VIZ, nave - Ola here in The d.nar,,ncn,
o. English. '''' :
Is on leave OF ,bsoa.e. tan ir' ,o na
q ihe Pea body tu!I.g 60 - 80