Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07
FREDERICKSBURG NORMAL
"Y' GAINS IN NUMBERS
Drive Results in Entire Faculty
Personnel and Student Body
Enrolling as Members.
OTHER STATE SCHOOL NEWS
Items OF Interest Gathered in tbr
Universities, Colleges and Ncs-
mails OF Virginia by Widcawake
Student Correspondents. NN
FREDERICK sEURG.

FREDERICKSBURG. w. Nov. g..
The membership drive of the Y.
w. c. a. in the Frcdcrickshurg Nor
mai School was made recently and
100 per cent OF the students and fac
plty were secured as members. The
10y" is more prosperous than In for
mer years. and is laying out an en-
iarred program Of social service IN
sister idea has been adopted and
each OF the Older girls has adopted
one OF the young girls 10 whom she
Will act as councillor and friend. In
ihis way hea!thful and friendly
spirit pervades the atmosphere OF
the home life Of the school. The
classes in Biol" study and training
been organized and the mission study
groups Will begin work al an early
date.
The departments of household arts
and industrial arts under Misses Da
Wis and Matthias, heads OF these two
departmonts. have undertaken TO i'm
rangemeni in the dining room as
projects for tho students In these de-
partmcnts These departments are
thus importing TO The students in the
school life itself, the correct manner
In which TO manage equipment and
handle service in an efficient manner,
while adding 10 the attractivcneSs OF
The school has arranged mum
Der of attractive amusement features
both for the student body. and in
ing. pictures are given usually on
! Friday night under special con-
tract with the Lasky Famous Play
= ers Corporation. An usually attrac-
tive Lyceum course beginning in Oc-
iober, and running through. March
: has been arranged for and vii! be
open to the 6 neral public.
Enj"yahlr Social Event.
icrhaps the most enjoyable social
affair was celebrated on Fr,dly EVEN
leading TO the dining hall were
$1hrown open and "A scene symbolic
,i@i Halloween greeted those assem-
ayelow and black was carri,d out il,
cthe decorations. and when the crowd
! gathered the hall presence, seen.
s'of great fcstivity. After dinner
> ma!i 70 take pa; in the celc ration
;oi halloween The gymnasium and
90 huinp.r OF claSsfoo'ns nau oe"r.
Ldfrorated and numerous pranHs plan
Mrs. I. L. Coghil, who occupies
.he nom" in which the family OF Mat
I the War Between the States. was
hostess 20 the Maury Literary So
.cicty on Thursday evening \ most
interesting paper on the life OF the
"a very ENJOYABLE social hour was
sspen; In the Historic old home.
\ The president of the Alumnae AS
sociatIon, Miss Grace X. Tanner. of
the FrederickshurG Normal School.
recently sent out letter TO the
graduates of the school. inviting
them TO be present at a luncheon
which Will be given In Richmond
a the Rose Bowl Inn, on Th.rd and
Bro"d Streets. on Friday. November
20 during the Educational Confer.
encc. y large number Of the facult,
are planning 10 attend III. conference
ana several VIII take part on the
program.
ARA nF"mcnts are hc,nr made for
( the seniors who are takiug training
Tor high school work to 10 part
o. thcir rractice teaching In the
: Junior High School. at Eu;hrrrIen
The normal assisted in the orraniSo-
( tion OF this school some time nro
ana II is under the supervision of .he
Department, Of Education and the
critic teachers In the high school
department, OF the Fredericksburg
Normal
Chinese Edftor 10 Sneak,
the hrSt lyceum number OF the
. school year will he given on saturday
Z Dr; Ne Poon Chew. the celebrated
chimes" editor and orator. will sneak
on the subject The Birth of a Ma
Better Citizenship Week" which
was celebrated by the students of
the school. closed on Tuesday win
& mock c'cCtion All Of the students
+! VINO mad reEiet"rcd and were fully
4. qualified We're given tho opportunity
/ ~ voting. The result Of the election
was an overwhelming victory for the
democrats.
In order that the ladies Of tho fac
u!ty Of the normal NAV have nm on
portunity az me~:in" ;rnrr frequently
with their frL-nds- In frcderic,shurS
, they have decided 20 be- n; home ever,
second and fourth Thursday All
!. who are interested in the school ond
! desire 10 hecomc acquainted with the
J, faculty IRE most cordially invited 10
1. call al the pariors OF Frances vii.
lard Hall on those days. between
I the hours Of md O'clock
Miss Anna y Starke social direc-
(, tor OF the school. is spending scya-,,
:, DAYS in Richmond where she wnn;