Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
RADFORD NORMAL SCHOOL
HAS LARGE ENROLMENT
More Than Ninc Hundred Students
Arc In Attendance at Summer
Session.
HAS BEEN OPEN ONE WEEK
Professor j. II. Avcnt, OF RadfOrtl
Faculty, Will BE on Leave OF
Absence for Twelve Months.
I VIII Attend Columbia University.

i, VIII Attcnu tOlufnD1A University.
"a The summer session OF the Rad
ford Normal School has been open
now for ono week. II has the larg-
est enrolment OF it's history. Nor.
than $40 students have enrolled for
the summer session.
Professor j. H. Avcnt will be on
leave Of absence from the Normal
School Of the next twelve months.
lie and his wife Will leave July for
Columbia University, New York city.
where they Will study for the next
twelve months. II had been his plan.
on coming here In 1913. :" Dc on
leave OF absence tho fourth yea The
DISCRIMINATION or things caused by
the war prevented the contamination
OF thiS purpose until now.
Valuable Member OF Faculty. -
During his stay at tho Radtc:d
Normal school the past eight Yeas
nc has been connected Intimately with
the life Of the Normal school lie
has been during thcs. years arld OF
the Department OF Education. In 1917
there We're added to his duties that
OF Director OF rrainb.g School In
this connection he added slSnin.1n:-
~ TO tho training school al"oady N
vogue. by the organization OF three
rural training schools. These arr
one-room school, "a thrcc-ropm rchool
and a junior high school. Every
graduate Of the Normal School ha.
an opportunity to do az icas: So.
weeks OF practice teaching In ono 90
these rural schools. In connection
with each Of these schools is tea ii
crs' home in which these students
learn the matter o: cooperative
housekeeping by tcac~"rs. In the
work " tho school IN. seniors nave
an opportunity to learn not only
good school work. bu, also good com
muni.y work.
Professor Aycn, has also been II. x
lstrar for the Normal school during
his cntir" term herc. Nc also s.rvcs
as Secretary ot tn. Faculty. In This
relation no has charc. "f th- regis
iration. cvalua'ion o: Students cred
its. the getting OF teachers certi;ic-
atcs. He has served as Publication
Committee. looking after the pdbIi-
cation Of all catalogues and bulletins.
Az chairman of the Course Of study
Committee he has secured the adop-
lion Of curricuia for the Normal
school winch are not cAccIlcI in any
Normal School in the countrI. In
other words. In these and many other
RELATIONSHIPS Professor Avcnt has
done the work ordinarily performed
by Jcan OF AN institution
Popular A. speaker.
Professor Avcnt has been popular
AK speaker At Teachers Associa-
tons and at high sch>,i commence
m"nts. He has been able 10 accept
only a small proportion OF the in"i-
'a;ions for addresses which hc has
received in recent years. No par
ticinaicd in tho Educational Survey
az The Virginia schools In the winter
ana spring of 1919. lie has served
as Advisory Editor OF the Virginia
Journal Of Education and has con-
trihut"d regularly tor several yea -
an article each month entitled "Prin-
ciplcs OF Teaching practicaiiz.d." In
these articles he answered questions
Of practical Importance asked by
teachers lie has also published sew
erai bulletins under this title
I'm the Raiford communi,. Prcfes-
sor Avcn; has participated freely In
1918 he served as chairman ri The
War chest Campaign In walsh was
raised six times tn" amount ~ money
which was allotted 20 the Eadfori
community.
He has served as chairuar Of the
Centenary Campaign and III, Chris
tian Education Campaign fc~ the
RadfOrd District of the Methodist
Church. He has the reputation az
being a good Organizer" H.. was
also Il member OF tho Centenary Com
mission Of tho iiolston Conference in
1919.
Professor Avcnt hs~ b.-n active
in local church work. lie has served
for three .ears as superintendent. Of
sunday School in his church. In this
position he has organized a Few TYPO
Of sunday School III which ~, sun
day school and Epworth League have
correlated activities and programs.
so that the values Of both Of these
enterprises are realized by ali the
members Of both
In view OF the multitudious ac-
tivitics above described he says that
he has not hal tim. /" do any study
ing for the last SEVERN years ana that
IL is necessary for him To be away
for one year to catch up with the
procession that is going b. SO fast.