THE ROTUNDA THE NORMAL SCHOOL WEEKLY. Vol. 1. No. 5.
Farmville, Virginia.
" CITIZEN S'* RURAL CONFERENCE.
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THE PERSONNEL OF THE CONFERENCE. The Citizens* Rural Conference held here!
from November 11th to 15th, inclusive, unThe full significance of the Rural Conder the auspices of the United States Bu- i ference is impossible to state in words, but reau of Education, was an unusual oppor- some suggestion of what it means may be tunity to the people of Farmville and the had from a statement of the many interests surrounding community and lo yy& faculty represented by those in attendance and the and students of the Normal School. many places from which they came. It The general management of the confer- should be remembered, furthermore, that ence was under Miss Florence II. Stubbs, every one who was present represented perhead of the Department of Rural Educa- haps a great many at home. tion. Due to the organized efforts and coThe speakers themselves, of course, came operation of several members of the faculty from all parts of the United States, and and ii number of students, the conference may be said to represent the great national was well advertised. A personal invitation movement for better living and more abunwas extended to country life leaders—citi- dant living throughout the country. zens, teachers, preachers, etc.—through letAmong those in attendance were teachters, while a general invitation was given to ers, rural supervisors, divisional superinthe public through clever posters distributed tendents, home" economic specialists, physithroughout Cumberland and Prince Edward cians, homekeepers. educational specialists, counties. trustees, Y. W. C. A. secretaries, Red Cross The stndentfi of the Normal School as- workers, ministers, social workers, school sisted the rural department and faculty in league presidents, community league presimaking the program as enjoyable as possi- dents, girls' club agents, students, rural ble through the music rendered by the Glee school pupils, insurance agents. Club, the orchestra and community "sings." It is especially important to note that the The results are intangible and not to be Richmond School of Social Service sent one measured so soon after th° close of the con- representative, and there were alss present ference. There are evidences, however, that two Red Cross workers from Washington, a civic consciousness has l>een awakened; "a D. C. feeling of wholesome unrest" over country It is also interesting to know that, notlife problems; an appreciation of the coun- withstanding the fact that a conference of try and a love Cor man H man which will the same type was being held at the same JH* far-reaching in the influence exerted time in another county, so many counties upon the citizens of Virginia. were represented here. This shows to a great Mr. .1. C. Muerman. the executive secre- , extent the interest that the people are tary of the conference, specialist in rural taking in the rural conditions. education, of the U. S. Bureau of Education Representatives came from the following at Washington, presided at the opening ses- counties, not including the speakers: Prince sion of the conference Thursday night, No- Edward, Cuml)erland, Buckingham, Dinvember 11th. widdie, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, New Kent, The con fere n< ■■• opened with an invocation Roanoke, Nelson. Albemarle, Rappahanby Rev. Mr. Frederick Diehl, of the Farm- nock, Charlotte, Montgomery, Henrico, ville Episcopal Church. Then came an in- Fairfax, Appomattox, Gloucester. Halifax, troductory address by Dr. J. L. Jarman, N. C.j and from Nashville. Tenn. who, in behalf of the State Normal School, To place the number at the minimum, welcomed the citizens of Virginia to the there were over one hundred visitors outmeeting. There were also addresses of wel- side of this county present, and over fifty come by Mayor Davidson and Judge Wat- per cent, were rural supervisors. Since the kins, of Farmville. registration was not complete, it is imposThe address of the evening by Dr. A. E. sible to make complete positive statements Winship,*bf Boston, dealt with the problems in regard to the personnel of the conferunderlying our whole educational system; ence. But the facts at hand indicate that for, said T)r. Winship, we are at the turn- its influence must l>e far-reaching and pering point; a time when everyone sees a manent in the program of the State. change in life. As the world moves we move with it, although some move faster than THE OULLEY CONCERT. others, and the sooner we realize that we are to do things according to the time the The Gulley concert, as g whole, was ■ better. Thirty years ago, said Dr. Winship, no disappointment. The S. N. S. girls were one had ever seen an automobile. Twenty- greatly delighted with the violinist and the seven years ago the first gasoline engine 'cellist, but as for the rest of the program, was made, and twenty-five years ago we had especially the baritone songs, the limited our first automobile race. Now there are applause received showed that it was adjudged as l>elow the standard expected. Continued on third page.
Nov. 26, 1920. EUREKA—A NAME.
After a long and strenuous quest, the publishers of this paper, the folks at the State Normal School, have found a name for Dummy. And as in the famous uuests of "ye olden times", what we sought was found not far away but right here at home. Everybody knew the rotunda has always been the center of school life here as it is the center of the great building that houses our life. But it required a special inspiration to enable everybody to decide by vote that ROTUNDA is the most suitable name for the paper. Hereafter the paper will be called by this name. MISS EMMA M. DIETRICH. Miss Dietrich, the new head of our Gsog raphy Department, comes to us from Ohio. Miss Dietrich holds an A. B. degree from Oberlin College. Oberlin, Ohio, and has taken summer courses at Miami University. Oxford. Ohio, and at Worcester University, Worcester, Ohio. Before she came to us she taught in the graded schools of Oberlin and Woodville, Ohio, was assistant principal at College Corners, and principal of the high school at Liberty, Indiana. Miss Dietrich has also taught in \orth Dakota, where she went. ahe assures us, ''merely to ses the country!" Miss Dietrich has traveled widely in Europe, especially in Switzerland, where she was called by the illness of her grandmother. She spent several months at the old home of her father and mother in Geneva, Switzerland. As to her opinion of our school and our girls, we quote her: "What do I think of Farmville? Hell. when I think of Farmville I think of the six hundred plus girls that make up my Farmville. I have taught in several so<tions of the United States, but T have never met such a jolly, sociable and earnest group of girls as I have found here. I have felt at home with them all from the very first. In letters to my friends I have emphasized the earnestness of purpose that seems one of the outstanding characteristics of most of the mils I have learned to know best " TOWN NEWS. Miss Altha Duvall, of Farmville. a former Normal School student, was married at' her home on Tuesday afternoon to Mr. Word, of Richmond. Miss Duvall has been toaching at the Conservatory for the past year or so, and is therefore well known to many of the girls.
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