Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-12
s1ATE NORMAL EXPECTS
RECORD ENROLMENT
Increases In Spite of Fact That En-.
= trance Requirements Have Been
sT Raised.
NEW HEAD OF ECONOMICS
Miss Grace Drinton Comes to
- Harrlsonburg From Bradley Tech.
Several Faculty Changcs-Chy
.S Schools Will Open Monday.

u. ,HARRISoNBURG VA. Sept, IL
s. Present enrolment Indications AT The
N State Normal School here point to the
largest fall term IN the history OF thc
g school. In spite OF the fact that en-
& trance requirements have been raised
ito a minimum OF fourteen high school
SSunitS of credit.
a strong faculty in tho home econ
= ornics department has been s"cu-rd.
The head OF the department Will be
Miss Grace BrintOn, who comes here
Hfrom the Bradley Institute at Peoria.
Illinois, where she occupied the same
position. Miss Erinton has also hc.n
/ an Instructor In the state Normal
School mt Superior. Wisconsin. ana
the state Normal School. san Jose.
Zeal. Her experience has included
work as dictitian in Laurel School and
IS lakeside Hospital Cleveland. Miss
Brinton has the degree OF bachelor
of philosophy from the University OF
fsChicaCo. and OF master of science from
Teachers College. Columbia Univer-
sity.
& Miss Lolita Day comes from the
and has the master or scnncc degree
from the University OF Chicago. Miss
Myrtle Wilson, formerly head Of the
Home Economics Department IL. tho
Little Rock Iirkansas) High School
with the degree OF bachelor Of
3 science from Teachers College, Coz
= umbia tn!vcrrIty. il third new
member of this department.
These three appointments will Nil
! the vacancies caused by the res iGna-
: tions OF Miss Sarah NJ. Wilson to ac-
2 cept responsible position in the
Pennsylvania state College Mrs. Car
illinois. and mss Virginia Tlrklc.
s whose marriage has recently been
announced 10 take place II October
3 Mrs. Pearl = Moody. who has been
an instructor Of home economics here
! since 1915. Will continue her york
here this 1all after spending the
summer al Teachers College, Colum-
@bia University.
Other Faculty Changes.
Other changes In the faculty of the
State Normal School for the session
ls20-2l include the appointment. of
DR.. W. j. clifford, head OF the de-
! nartment OF education 10 the deansh!p
OF Miss Ruth : Hudson. formerly an
instructor here, who viii have charge
fof dramatics and vocal expression.
anu Mrs, y. y. Hawkins. who vii.
succeed Mrs. j. Frank blackburn. as
~ Critic teachers AZ the training
school will include three new mem
bers They ore Miss ErcldR John
son. graduate Of the Harrisonhurg
Normal School. who comes here from
the prncipalshlp OF the Lovettsvlllc
High school; Miss Lucy splitter, also
a Harrisonhurg graduate, who has
recently been SUPERVISOR OF prim-
airy work IN Frederick county: and
Miss Mary Cornell. who has been
kindergarten teacher I'm New York
CITY, Winston Salem. y. c., Albion
MtchiSan. and Jackson. Michigan
In addition 20 IN. training school
conducted by the normal In the CITY
OF HarrisonhurC through co-op-r.t!o,l
Win the public school a, Pleasant
HNl. which provides t~a!nlu. school
facilities in this important branch
OF school work Mss Sailie Elosser
"a graduate OF the Harrisonburg Nor
maj School Will 90 the critic teacher
at The f.easan, Hin Junior, High
City Schools Open Monday.
me cit! schools O! ia-risnnhurr
VII open on September ~ Il is to
be noted that NOR" than half a dozen