Evening star., 1921-05-22

twelve years. The elementary school
building cost $45.00O and the elemen-
tary school is also the training school
of the state normal school. and hence
the city children have the benefit of
the trained supervisors of the normal.
course Of study. offering work which
leads to diplomas in the college pre-
paratory, commercial and household
art departments.
ONE of the features of Fredericks-
burg is the State Normal School
act in 1908. Its purpose is to prepare
young women Propositions Of leader
ship as teachers in the public school
system of Virginia, as community
leaders, as home makers and as cit
izens. The situation is on Marye
Heights, famed in history, and sixty
five acres of land. including q beauti-
full grove, surround the buildings. The
health record Of the state normal is
remark a BILE and there has never been
a death there among the students.
For that matter. the health record
Of fredericksburg is high. The con-
troll Of the school is by the Virginia
Normal School board. as follows: v.
r. Shackleford. Orange. president; r.
s. Chamberlayne, Phenix: E. o. Lar
rick. Middletown; George L. Taylor.
Big Stone Gap: Alfred C. Preston. AM
sterdam; DR.. H. NJ. De Jarnette. Fred
ericksburg: S. James burlington. Ac-
Dill Na1ah IBrip
George; D. D. Hull, jr.. Roanoke:
er, Richmond; George NJ Wabren.
Bristol; Gov. Westmoreland Davis;
superintendent. Harris Hart. Rich
mond: secretary-auditor. Robert T.
Brock, Farmville.
The officers and faculty OF the State
Normal are: A. B. Chandler. jr., R.A..
MA. president: B. Y. Tyner. B.A.
cation: w. N. Hewlett. C.E: head of
department Of mathematies and
Ph.D.. head Of the department Of geog-
R.S., MS. assistant in science and
mathematics; J. II. Chiles. assistant in
mathematics: Ethel l.. Sunny. ABB:
Ma superylsor ol the aSis 81
MA, head Of the home economies de-
partment; Grace X. Tanner. ABB. as
sistant in home economics; Eula d:
Atkinson. head of the department OF
rural arts; Charlotte r. Peoples, s eiiss: A;b:
Gertrude w. White, assistant in the
department of English and writing:
Ethel A. Belden. BIS. head commercial
teacher. training department; Mar
garet E. Matthias. BIS, head Of the
Hardy, assistant manual arts depart
ment; Carrie Belle Vaughan B.A.,
head Of history department.; Pearl
M. Hicks director Of physical edu-
cation; Elizabeth N. Williams, direc-
sehnirel SCR oh guRa B.H, % head of % modern ianru-
age department.; Frederick A. Frank
lin. piano, violin. harmony: Nora c.
Willis. piano; Mary v. Burney libra
rian. Anna P. Starke: Ltt.D.. social
director: palia 1. Ruff. assistant sInt.. 80.
Mary NJ. Myers. dietitian: Elizabeth
F. Cherley, treasurer and secretary
to the president; Mrs. John c. Fer
neyhough. bookkeeper. Annie G.
Gara eIa es e Masoa ana mh
school physician: Mary Minor Rich
ardson and Mary James, critic teach
ers in rural practice school; Ethel
Nash. Ashton Hatcher; Mary 2; Col,
Wright and Bette H. Short. critic
teachers in city schools. 1t is a great
institution doing a great work.
Fredericksburg has a large church
going population, and you can argue
from this, IL you will. that 1t IL q
city of Christian ideals. The oldest
church is St. Georges Episcopal. estab-
lished in 1892. and the present struc-
ture was built in 1894. The rector
is the Rev. John J. Lanier. There
is another Episcopal church. Trinity.
of which the Rev. ]. r. w. Feild is
rector The Presbyterian Church was
constituted in 1906. and the present
building erected in 1888. The present
pastor is the Rev. r. c. Gilmore.
Close to this church IL q hne memorial
chapel erected by Seth Barton French. |
a Fredericksburg and New York man. |
as a memorial to his daughter Mar |
garet. who died in Fredericksburg, |
and there is q rich and beautiful win |
dow in the chapel. set there by Mr.. |
French in memory Of his wife. who |
was a daughter OF Judge John NJ. |
Herndon OF Fredericksburg.
The present pastor OF the Methodist |,
Church South is the Rev. |
Harry Lee Hout. The Methodist con- !
gregation in Fredericksburg dates
from 1856 and the first church build |
ign was erected in 1922. The Rev. |
John kobler. one Of the pioneers In |
VR kAan&s haA Avn Il