Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-19
BAPT|STS CONDEMN
| COLLEGE DANCING
| AT WESTHAMPTON
Report Deals With Parties
of University of Rich
mOnd Students.
WANT OFFENDING WORD
CUT OUT OF CATALOGUE
Committee Would Substitute
"Calisthenic" for Aesthetic"
to Describe Exercise.
HAzING ALSO is DENOUNCED
Virginia Training School Is C,iri.
cizcd for Several Alleged
Outbreaks There.
HAzING ALSO IS DENOUNCED
Virginia Training School Is Criri.
cizcd FOR Several Alleged
Outbreaks There.

Strong disapproval OF the so-ca!laH
aesthetic dapcing. SO long as Il, Il
called by that nameA was resistcred
last night by tho committee on edu.
cational institutions of the Bap.;.:
General Association OF Virginia. In ).
report on conditions at Richmond
aItt Westhampton llegcs. re-
Gently combined as the Univer:,f
y of Richmond, at the final cvc..f-s.
session of the n.nety-sixth anaua!
convention of tho association in .ia
First baptist Church.
Tho report. which was read b, rD..
Rev. H. w. Battle. D.tD.. OF clar
lottesville. and was appiauded NJ
many points. found severe fault ;.,th
President L. W. Boatwright a;.1
his trustees for allowing the lat
est general catalogue of the corr.
bined institutions to go forth With
the course in aesthetic dancing nSt-
cd as such.
Want "AestLettc" Eliminates.
As part OF their repor. the con-.
mittec, headed by DIR. Battle, recom
mended that the word .aesthe,ic, H..
changed to "calisthentic" and IL was
promised this would be done in the
near future, or that at least no mors
issues with tho word aesthetic" re-
"aihihs IN them would be put. forth.
The report also dealt severely win
ordinary dancing by the students Of
Doth institutions both on tile grounds
ana IN the buildings and at the homes
OIL local students or in public places.
a
IN q local hotel was investigated mar
ticulariy by the Battle COMMITTEES b.-
cause OF tho rumor that improper
mixed dancing occurred a, II. desn,to
| tho fact that the affair was sane
| 'ohed by Or. Boatwrisht and that
lie was Present during a portion OF
u. the committee. however, stated
that they were satisfied with the col
ieee heads explanation that the al
legged dancing took place after he hod
ietl tho hotel and was confined only
to IA small ante-room or tho hotel.
lie also denied tho report that the
banquet was advertised by placards.
announcing that there would bs
dancing and that these p.acards were
prominently displayed in college
buildings.
osnSS scnOOiS mentioned.
The report deals with several other
schoois besides Richmond and West
hampton Colleges, but all OF them were
given virtually clean bills OF health;
although tho Virginia Training School
was severely criticized for several
outbreaks of haEinE that had occur
red there. Tho expulsion OF ring
leaders In this practice at both tne
training school and Richmond Col,ega
was highly lauded by DR.. Battle
me report concluded with a strong
EXPRESSION Of sentiment against any
form Of mixed dancing. which i.
impure in deed and thought" while
.eommendins dancing OF any sort that
mas Tor Its aim purely physical aea.G
efits.
In an early phase OF his report.
Dr. Baltic dealt with the ouc.s s,ou
OF obtaining higher percentage Of
professors or The Baptist faith in the
schools and colleges OF Virginia whicn
arc under tho especial direction OF
saptist influences. lie touched mon
the fact that at present there sre
many teachers who are not Haptisss
In both Richmond and Wcsthamp,on
colleges, but he presented DIR. Bo.t-
wriShts explanation that inadeouate
salaries prevented many qualified
Baptist teachers from accepting his
offers.
Other reports given in the general
session last night, which was largely
attended, included those on orphan
ages. that Of the Womeri's Missionar,.
Union, that OF tho committee on home
missions by, the Rev. j. f. Vines Of
Roanoke. and that OF tho committee
on foreign commissions by the Rev
Il Is. CARROT. Of Portsmouth.
Session Held st Uniyersity.
Yesterday afternoons session was
held at the University of Richmond
"here lunch was served the delegates.
and the meeting generally was COZ
fined to educational matters.
Yesterday morning the selection OF
portsmouth as tho location for the
ninety-scventh assembly. with No
vember Is. 1921, as the date OF i,s
conVening. was unanimously approved,
Tho sessions will be held in Court
street Baptist Church there. DR.. Ea,.
tic. who headed the educational in
ssitutions committee the past yca.
was named to prepare the opening
sermon for next years conventions
and tho Rev. George Il. Taylor, u. D..
OF Iiollins College. was named az n,
alternate.
The Rev. Charles Adcy. OF winchcs-
ter, conducted tho devotional exsr-
cises yesterday morning. which ve-4
Followed with resolution on the less
ening OF tho divorce OWL from tae
Kew Carter Ashton Jenkens, d. n,
OF Calvary Baptist Church thIa city q
1t was as follows:
OPPOSED to Remarriaxes.
nat ssts ninety.sixth session of
the Baptist General Association %
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