Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-05
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.

SCHOOL SUPERLNTENDENTS.
Their Business Closed In Yesterday AdIsurn-
msnt Last Night
The Conference reassembled in Gen.
tral Hall at / O'Clock yesterday morn
ing.
On motion of Superintendent Garnett,
of Richmond, the second Tuesday in
May, 1887, was selected as the time
and Richmond as the place for the next
meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following vice. presidents were
chosen First district, r. II. Franklin,
of Gloucester Second district, NJ. Il.
G. Banks, of Norfolk Third district,
E. NJ. Garnett, Of Richmond; Fourth
district, E. b. Branch, of Petersburg
Fifth district, II. c. Slaughter, of Dan
vile; Sixth district, 7. f. Barksdale,
OF Halifax; Seventh district, E. 7.
Broyles, of Page Eighth district, W.
II. Strother, of Fauquier; Ninth dis
trict, W. c. Pendleton, of Smyth /;
Tenth district, A. A. Mcdonald, Of
Allegheny.
Superintendent K. X. Farr is presi-
dent er oficio until March 18th, after
which time Superintendent j. l.. Bu-
chanan will fill the position.
Evening session.
Rev. George w. Dame delivered an
address on the subject Of Z" The Relation
of Teacher to the Community in
Which lie is Employed"
Professor McGilvray spoke, and very
well. indeed, for twenty-five minutes
on The County Institute the Help of
the Teacher"
Professor George +. Little, Of Wash
ington. d. c., the chalk artist, enter
tanned the Conference for twenty-five
minutes in a very instructive and anu
sing way.
Hon. John NJ. LangstOn, President Of
the Petersburg Normal Institute, was
next introduced. lie spoke of the hope
full outlook of negro education.
DR.. l.. Buchanan. superintendent
Observation-Disclosures, being present,
was called upon by President Farr, and
responded in some happy remarks.
PRESENTING MEDALS.
Professor Fox, of the Richmond High
school. delivered brief address on
The Adyisability Of Delivering
Medals" His views were against the
medal system.
MEDALS AWARDED.
The committee appointed to award
the Peabody medals made a report,
awarding the silver medal to Rev. A.
p. Funkhouser, superintendent Of Rock
ingham. Mr.. Funkhouser was also the
recipient of two bronze medals for ex-
hibit from pupils of Broadway and
McGahcysyille Graded Schools also,
one medal for work in higher branches,
including mathematics.
One medal to T.. 7. BroyleS, super
intendept of Page, for best exhibit of
maps also, one for second best exhibit
of charts and diagrams.
One medal to W. A. Bowles, super
intcndent Of Staunton; also, one for
third best exhibit Of charts, dia-
grams. &c.
To r. II. Franklin, superintendent
OF Gloucester, one medal for exhibit
also, to b. Il. Wright one medal for
exhibit.
One each to W. II. StrOther, super
intendent of Fauquier Major W. &.
Repass, superintendent Of Wythe Z.
W. Crawley, superintendent of Prince
Edward; ". S. Hale, superintendent
of Grayson; f. F. Crocker, superin-
tendent of Fairfax Major A. G. PEN
dleton. superintendent Of Smyth;
Judge G. \. Stevens, superintendent of
Nelson.
TO MIR. AWNHURST.
superintendent a. G. PendletOn, of
Smyth, on the part Of the Confer
ence, in a brief and fitting speech, pre-
sented the secretary, MIR George W.
law xhurst, with the poetical works Of
Scott, Byron, Moore, WadSworth,
LOngfellow, Shakspeare's Knight vol
umes !, >, and 81, and Campbell's and
Tennyson's complete pOetical works.
Mr.. Haw Nhurst acquitted himself grace
fully in his remarks Of acceptance.
The following was adopted by
rising vote
Whereas Professor W. B. McGil-
yray was struck with partial paralysis
while addressing the Superntendents'
Conference this evening, and is now suf-
fcring severely from the same there
fore
Resolred, That We tender our sym
pathv to him and his family in this
severe aililctlOn.
After farewell remarks by Mr.. Farr
the Conference at Has p. NJ ad-
journed sine die.