. Government and politics in Virginia . A VACATION SUMMER SCHOOL at this University his college education without the paymentof any tuition. At Farmville, Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg,and Radford the government maintains normal schools forthe education of women who expect to become teachers. Thegovernment lends its support also to the Virginia MilitaryInstitute founded at Lexington in 1839, the Virginia Poly-technic Institute founded at Blacksburg in 1872, William andMary College founded at WiUiamsburg in 1693, and the Medi-cal College of Virginia at Richmond. The government also 52 GOVERNMENT
. Government and politics in Virginia . A VACATION SUMMER SCHOOL at this University his college education without the paymentof any tuition. At Farmville, Harrisonburg, Fredericksburg,and Radford the government maintains normal schools forthe education of women who expect to become teachers. Thegovernment lends its support also to the Virginia MilitaryInstitute founded at Lexington in 1839, the Virginia Poly-technic Institute founded at Blacksburg in 1872, William andMary College founded at WiUiamsburg in 1693, and the Medi-cal College of Virginia at Richmond. The government also 52 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA maintains for the colored teachers a normal and indui-trialschool at Petersburg. For the education of the deaf and theblind the government has established a school for white peopleat Staunton and one for colored people at Newport News. THE SCnOOLIIOUSE AND THE COMMUNITY. Itseems unnecessary to dwell upon the advantages which we asindividuals derive from the schools. The training which. *^ .?»t»?iiiiif*>Mj J STUDENTS OF VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTEIn charge of prize dairy cows pupils receive in the schools and the knowledge which theyacquire assist them in countless ways toward making a successof their lives. The schools increase our usefulness to our-selves, our families, and the community in which we do not always realize that the prosperity of a par-ticular community is often advanced by a good school. It isa fact, however, that when families with children desire to THE SCHOOLS OF THE PEOPLE 53 move from one community to another, they are often veryparticular to inquire about the school facihties. They realizehow desirable it is that their children should have the oppor-tunity of attending an up-to-date school; and they are un-willing to make their home in any place where this opportunityis denied to them. In recent years a movement has been going on in many com-munities to use the schoolhouses not only for the teaching of•childr
Size: 1942px × 1287px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidgovernmentpo, bookyear1922
