Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-06-20
FRIDAY. JUNE 20. 1924.

DR.. Drummer Pays Tribute tOl
Valley.
Edmund de S. Drummer, whose
connection with the Institute oil
Social and Religious Research IN
charge of Town and Country
surveys, has given him nation
wide reputation as an observer OF
those things which obtain for
better America, has sent to a
number of rural papers. subloin-
ed tribute to the Shenandoah
Valley.
DR.. Drummer is contributor to
periodicals which go into thous-
ands of homes, and what he has
10 say will bear fruit in the
future development OF this Sec
ton. 1t is the class of advertis-
ing which cannot be bought and
the voluntary and unsolicited
tribute from the pen of man OF
DIR. Brunner's calibre and ell
viable position in big affairs,
will be read with interest.
The writer was one of tn
Pilgrimage party of noted men
brought to the Valley recently
by Col. Howard ]. Benchoff,
headmaster of Massanutten
Academy of Woodstock and one
of the directors of the Shenan-
doah Valley, Incor porated.
Paranthetically it should be
borne in mind that Col. Ben
chsff's success in bringing to
this area the Pilgrimage party
has been the one big thing in tile
publicity campaign to put tile
s Shenandoah Valley on the map
in big letters. for it is estimated
that fifty million of readers will
learn of the unequalled attrac-
tions uf the Valley through the
newspaper and magazine stories
which this party Of celebrated
authors are broadcastiDg by their
pens.
DR.. Drummer says:
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Nowhere in America is there a
stretch of country as rich i'll his
tory and as charming in it's hos
pitality and scenery as the VAL
ley yf Virginia. 1t contains more
battlefields than any other see-
tion of America. It's scenic
wonders including the natural
bridge, great underground cav
ems, towering mountains, nat
ional forests. 1t is a country
that is essentially rural. 1t
holds no city OF over $4,000 in
habitants. Most of its popula-
ton centers are towns or villages.
The Valley is also noted for its
schools and colleges. Here is
Washington and Lee-the his,
toric institution made famous by
the presidency of the great con-
Tolerate leader who now lies
buried in its chapel. The campus
of Virginia Military Institute
Immediately adioins that of the
university. Then there are
dozen or more we'll knows secon-
dary schools such as Stanton.
Mary Baldwin, Augusta and
Massanutten, 1.-THE last of which
an interesting experiment in
m odifed military training as ap-
piled to preparatory school edu- |
cation is being worked out.
OF the public schools the fore
most is that of Winchester which |
has the best educational system |
of the state. The building is tile
result of a gift of, the late John
Handley. Despite this good |
fortune the city has increased its
school tax and is thoroughly
committed to maintaining a sys-
TEN as close 20 the ideal as
possible. The building is 5S0x
$50 feet and accommodates /, 500
pupils. Class rooms are of the
most approved type. The equip
ment is Of the best. Teachers
are adequately trained and paid.
The ventilation system is ex-
cel1ent. Among the special,
features are a splendid audito-
rum, q stadium and recreationsl
fine gymnasium. the
best of laboratories and open air
class rooms for anaemic children Is
Alphabetically. the Valley wasti
once the granarv of the confed- I
.racy but while wheat is still t
raised apple and peach orchards, I
larry and poultry farming. corn T
Ind hogs. have been added. TIE !
Valley vas thus one OF the first lc
lections Of the south to take up r
diversified farming. Because Of
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