Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-18
V.P.|. WELCOMES GIRLS
TO ALL ITS COURSES
Board of Visitors of Noted Lnstitu
ton Removes All Re
strictiOnS.
WILL START IN SEPTEMBER
President Burriiss, in Announcing
Action. Pays High Tribute To
Womcn's Achievements In Vnri-
Gus Lines Of I;ndcavor.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
HLACKSBURG. VA, Jan. IT-The
Board Of Visitors OF the Virginia
foiyt"chnic Institute has decided to
admit women 10 All the courses Of the
college beginning with tn. opening;
of the next session in September the
Nbi" on this question was unanimous.
II mas been under consideration for
some time and az this meeting OF
IN" board the president OF the col
reg" definitely recommended such "c-
ton. In MAX ing this rccomu"H dation.
frcAidcn, Hurruss said. in part:
As Is well known tn" war period
opened to women many new lines of
work In which they nave shown con-
ciusivcly their ability to perform ct
h"i"nt service and from which they
are not quick to retire. During tn"
last four or Ave years ii has been
common 10 iind wnmcn Engaged in
work which had been confined prac-
'l'aIiy altogether to men. Among
IN" new fields open TO women ar. tho
piled science ana even engineering.
Farm occupations as well as the or
binary household occupations have
been quite commonly engaged in FOR
many years 10y Virginia women. In
some cases farming. dairying. and
fru,t growing have been managed on
- large scale by women. Ia som.
sections live stock and veterinary
medicine are receiving the attention
of women. Into IN. Held of applied
sri"nc" th"r" has IN recent years
come "n immense Influx Of women.
II - found that women make par
t.culariy good bactcriologists. en-
tomologlsts and chemists IN certain
branches
Tribute to women Scientists.
The achievement IN research By
women scientists Is too well known
10 need ~" citation OF eases. /, may
DC remarked that the head ~ an inn
.t.A a 80 In,
Of N.rGiUia's medical colleges Is at
present 4 woman. II is probably loss
well known that many women have
mad" a success OF engineering Occu-
pntiuns For example" IN" authority
on an important branch of m"chaE zeal
engineering Is sa!t IL be Il woman.
Many are employed in mechanical
Drafting and there are numerous wo-
mon architects i.arg" numbers are
engaged In railroad trans portatior
ai.d various occupations connected
with manufacturing aud Industrial
enterprises. FOR which this institution
gives preparation. Tn" extension OF
the suffrage has DOUBTLESS greatly in
i"uSii.d this factor In Industry. Wu-
men workers ~ all th"s" lines ar"
here 20 stay The problem OF pro
Nliing adequate facilities FOR suitable"
scientific and technical training for
women IS now. Il never before. It very
real one and one with which every
state must concern its"l. without de-
lay"
Urn" earnest consideration 81 the
board ~ asked TO the question OF
whether ~. should not pan 10 admit,
at an early dat" 10 thus school.
women who d"sir" - tax. course.
~ agriculture. engineering. and tn.
appl!cd sr!ouCrr In which study pro-
grams are now arranged here. This
coli.g" has already received Inquiries
frrm women seeking Instruction IN
horticulture. landscape gardening.
aud other agricultural lines. and
4.
ar" open to women. n - believed
th"r" would hc many inquiries for
such work as ~" offer here THIS *
the only college maintained by Viz
Eiui1 which gives practical college
courses la agricultural subjects. The
Institution is maintained jointly bv
tho. stat" and Federal governments
and TIA" Land Grant Act OF Congress
under which ii was established makes
no distinction as regards sex.
Onrr~ Special Courses.
wv" are at present offcrin. courses
Ia many subjects which would be OF
special interest To women. The few
women who would attend here would
In no sense ovcrcrowd our classes in
thcs. subjects. There would thus
H." no additional cost for instruct ION
ia such subjects. Among these
branches OF instruction may he men
toned the following: Horticulture
including vegetable gardening. fruit
growing, landscape gardening. plant
apthoiory hac,eriology. applied biol
ouy. crtomology; bee culture. applied
chemistry agricultural chemistry
dairylnc and creamery practice. poul-
trv raising, rc-mcdical work. Ecol-
ogy ana mincraiogy. mechanical
drawing. machin" design, avrirliltu-
raj education. industrial education
printing, and commercial engineer
ing
ST present in Virginia women are
being admitted to all other state
supported educational Institutions
with one exception. II is understood
that the University o! Virginia the
college OF william and Mary are
finding women students satisfactory.
In only six Of the fortN-cight States
have women h"cu denied admission
80 the Agricultural. and mechanical
colleges. these states hcin" Virginia
and Texas. We are Informed that in
at least one OF these states women
have been admitted in small num-
bcrs. In South Carolina. Florida
MiSsissirri ana Texas womcn's col
lcgcs have been developed rs in.
dependent institutions. In meeting
tho need in Virginia IL appears 10 he
both logical and economical 10 admit
women 10 this institution. whore tho
advantages they seek are already pro-
vidcd
"It is not probable that there
wculd--at least for many wears To
comc-bc many women seeking ad-
mission here. hut those who do So
would need the type of work given
~ this particular institution. ana
they should not he denied tho priv.
lcgc OF having II. our extension di-
vision already has number or
women on its staff OF specialists and
home demonstration agents. This in
cInhcs ncpa tmcnt Of home cconom-
les for extensions service"
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