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Buckingham Institute- Virginia s First Fottege For U omen

One of the historic exhibits to be presented at the display April 26, 27 and 28 at Diilwyr, Elementary School will be a collection of items of interest about Buckingham Insti tute, Vi ginia's first college for women. . The school opened almost 120 yeais ago to date, to be exact. May 3. 1837. The summer. 1972 issue of the Virginia Cavalcad° made the follcw ng description: "A new b-ick building, still somewhat bare, re ceived the excited girls It stood at the top of a slight rise, surrounded by worn-out tobacco land. The im posing structure had been designed and built by Carrol M. Shepard, a local contractor Its .72 rooms pro vided .space for 12 i students and all the activities of the school " The Institute Community Is known as Gravel Hill, named from the post Office that used to serve the com munity. There are still some of the original res donees there and the one remaining building of the Insti tute is the president's cottage which is not the home of W IJ Waycaster. The hill in front of the house was where the school house once stood The building was destroyed by fire in 1906. The school closed its doors in 1863, . due mainly to the Civil War which laid a heavy hand on all education in the South. The building after wards was used to house refugees who fled before the advancing Union armies , The birth of the school is des cribed in the Virginia Cavalcade as follows: "In 1832 some of the lead ing citizens of Buckingham and neighboring counties met at ‘Bell mont'. the home of Theoderick C. Gannaway. For a long time they had been discussing the need for a school for young ladies. They wanted their teen-age daughters to have a collegiate education similar to that given their sons at Randolph Macon and Hampden-Sydney. . The

founders talked over the problem of a faculty and chose a 140-acre site in Buckingham county 12 miles south of New Canton on the Rich mond-Lynchburg stage road. It is now about three miles from Alpha." The stage road is referred to as "horn-quarter" road by local resi dents. They say a horn was blown every quarter of a mile as the stage approached, so the road was called ho. n-quarter. Sevo al of the old buildings in the "Gavel Hill" commuir'ty are c! selv connected with the history of the Inst tuu The tavern and store of John S West was called the Institute St ire some 100 years ago. West was one of the local citi zens instrumental in getting the in stitute chartered and he ser veasd secretary to the board of trustees. One of the articles to be exhibited next week is a photostatic copy of some of the reco’ ds kept by John West in lus store. The originals are in the archives at William and Mary College At one place it showed room and board for a person was per month and his horse was charged $10 per month. The old .stoic and tavern have been remod eled and renovated by Dudley R. West, grandson of the original owner. Other points of interest in the community include the home of J. Francis West, originally a part of the B. A Brown property; the home of Mrs. Edna Dennis: the old Gravel Hill homesite and postoffice, which is now owned by Cha-lie Waycaster, and the home of C H. Agee. Sr., whose father and grandfather were foremost in founding the school. This will be only one of the ex hibits displayed by the Woman's Chib. All citizens in the county are invited tu exhibit items of historical interest at Dill w y n Elementary School, April 20 7 p.m to *i:30 p in. and April 27 and 28. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Till. I.AST KKMAIMMi HI I) inMi ot the nrsi school for women in Virginia. This is the “president's cottage." now the home of W. i). Way caster.

A uderson vi lie A silver lea. sponsored by the WSCS. will be given at Bethel church Saturday. April 20 from 3 to 5 pin. The public is invited. Mr. and M's R L. Seay had as their guests Sunday M and Mrs. Jt. 1. Sear. Jr. and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Seay, and family.

Miss Betty Seay. Bobby Seay. Earl Seay and M: and Mrs. Branch Seay. Miss Louise Morgan and Mr. and M's R. M. Morgan visited M s C B. Morgan during the week did Mrs. L A. Crew. Mrs J;m Find ley and Ed Anderson were luncheon guests ef Mr. and Mrs J. R. Ander son Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Darner spent

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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL HANES and Houston Hanes, great, great grandchildren of Hr. John ('. Blackwell, last president of the Buckingham Institute, adnrre a portion of the silver service pre sented by a graduating c'a s of the Institute. Olh r items of historical interest in the background will be on display next tier- n l at Dilhv.vn I Vr en ” School Elizabeth is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. 15. Hanes, of 5‘iil.vyn. and Hoi st; 1 i- the s' u uf Mr. and Mrs. Houston Hanr

the week end with Miss Beth horb-s M s Williamson, who has been visiting her daughter and s m-m law. Mr and Mrs. Fred Eloi d. re turned to he. honx in W< s' \ ; Sunday. Mr. and M s .1. M ad Ai ! rs >■: and Jimmie Anderson were boner guests of M . and Mrs ,/ E Saxon Sunday Mrs. Jack Jones and Mrs Alien Briseritine. of Prospect, and M Ji sso Hurt. of Hurtsvillp. n. n d Mr. and Mrs Branch Forbt 5 and

Miss Beth Forbes Sunday. M.. and Mss. O. J Thompson. Mr. and M s Luther Walden, and Nat. and Mr. and Mrs. J K. Ander son visited Mr. and M>-s. Haichu Thompson at Ciieen Bay Sunday Recent callo-s in the home of Mrs. Rodney Smith were Mss. J P. McCraw, M s. CL M. Hess. '1 ss (’a- no Fit- ee- sld. M s John Eiclndye, Mrs, Rowlett Bruce Mi e 1 M < J( ss Hu - Otis CL.liiam. Mr. and Mrs. Km. nor Beasley Wallace Gilliam and M-s. X J.

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Mrs. II. L. Jamerson Dies in Cumberland Funeral services were held \V>dn sdav ior Mrs. Ellie Irene Jamerson. 40, who died Sunday s' her home in Cumberland. The R v. T. P Reynolds con ducted the services at Salem Methodist church in Buckingham county Interment was. in the church cemetery. Surviving at ■ the wide war H''nry L Jamerson• i son, Roy Lane, of R -idsville. Ga.; her fath ' r. S-im E ranklin. of R chmond: three sisters. Mrs Dorothy Wright and Mrs. Ed Ferguson, of Cum berland: Mrs. Mary Hors ivy. of Richmond, and the e brother ... Lawrence Franklin, of Fa: nvsil -. John Franklin of Cumberland, and David Franklin* of Rich mond Thomas H. \Vrip;ht Dies at Kecou^htnn Services were held Wednesday afternoon. with i iterrn nt in Oak wood cemetery, t r Thome H. Wright who died Mond v at K cor !h <.'■ Veteran Arm.: tion Hospital. Ks is survived by hr • . - Mrs. R E Fore." ( I Mrs. P. H. Fore of Sandston: Mrs Mary Slocombe, Mrs Alice Whitlow and Mrs J. H Hazzurd all oi Was: mat on. D. C . and two brothers, Watt D. Wright, of Farmviile. and John W. Wright. ■ w **r-. m

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