Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-21
.TEACHERST0 CONFER
EDUcATloNALsAsSoClATloN AND ST.
PeRlNTENpeNTS TO MEET.
An Interesting Time and Large Attend
ancc neutrality-suspicious. OF Papers
to he Read and Discussions.

The State Educational Association aud
Superintendent Conference will meet at
Bedford City on July LIST.
The Joint bodies will be presided over by
Hon. John L. Massey. superintendent of
Public Instruction of Virginia, and the oc-
casion promises 10 be one of marked inter-
est, as large attendance is expected.
The meeting will continue three days,
and there will be sessions each day at $3.50
A. Nj. and $50 and $40 2. N. Opening ex-
ercises will be held on the night of Tues
day, June 30th. ct Randolph-Macon Acade-
my. The following is the programme, Just
arranged, for the regular sessions:
| WEDNESDAY, July 1sT-NoRNIRG SESSION.
l. State Associations" Paper by Will
liam +. Fox, superintendent Richmond
city. Discussion Thomas y. Royal, su-
| perintendent Nottoway county; John W.
Wyatt, principal Lynchburg High School;
n. Nj. Smythe, superintendent Iazewen
2. How to Study Geography" To be
/ supplied.
s. Public Sentiment How Can 1t Be
| Educated TO q Higher Appreciation of the
| Value of Education, and Of the Necessity
OF Keeping its Developments Abreast with
the Progress IN Other Activitiesi" Paper
| w n. y. mutiuy, superintendent NOTlOlh
| city. Discussion L. NJ. Shumate. super
| lntendent Loudoun county; George X.
HufOrd, superintendent Wythe county;
| Chancellor Bailey, superintendent Spot
/ sylvania county. Appointment of Com
mittee on Permanent Organization.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
4. Teachers Salaries: What Legisla-
ton Shall Be Recommended to Secure
More Prompt PAYMENT" Paper by John
+. Massey. State superintendent. Discus
sion: Lee Britt. superintendent of Nanse-
mond county; d. W. Read, principal of
New London Academy, and G. II. Chiffon,
| superintendent AppomattOx county.
8. State Institutes or Training Schools
Paper by Robert i. Handy, superintend-
ent northampton county. Discussion by
| n. M. Lynch, superintendent Frederick
county; X. l.. Carne, superintendent Alex
| andIia city, and Frank A. Kelly, superin-
tendent Smyth county.
EVENING SESSION.
6. Uniformity of State Examination Of
| Teachers" Paper by John w. HolcOmbe,
ex-State superintendent of Indiana. Dis
cusson: g. w. Bardeen, editor School sB,il-
ietin, Syracuse. New York; n. ID. Hawkins.
superintendent Bedford city, and 4. &.
Glass. superintendent Lynchburg city.
General discussion.
JULY 2D-MoRNISG SESSION.
7. Duties of School Superintendents."
Paper by James o. Shepherd, superinten-
| dent Fluvanna county. Discussion: DR..
John l.. Buchanan, ex-State superinten-
| dent; w. W. Robertson, superintendent
Stanton city; ID. p. Powers, superlnten-
dent Albemarle county, and L. Il. Holland
superintendent Roanoke county.
! 8. "Teachers' Tenure of Office Paper
| by Theo. j. Wool, principal. Portsmouth.
Discussion: Thomas f. Barksdale, super
! indent Halifax county; j. Il. L. Thornton,
superintendent Prince William county,
and w. A. Jenkins. principal, Portsmouth.
! 9. How to study Geography" 10 be
supplied.
10. Higher Education of Woman"
Paper by II. G. Saunders, superintendent
| Campbell county. Discussion; George X.
| Blick, superintendent Brunswick county;
Gavin Rowles, superintendent Isle of
! Wight county; Mrs. c. Il. B0rtkowskl,
State Female Normal School. Adoption of
constitution and election of officers.
EVENING.
II. "Needful School Legislation" Paper
by q. L. Caskie, superintendent Nelson
COUNTY Discussion: w. T.. Coons, super
intendent Culpeper county; +. Il. West.
Jr., superintendent Louisa county; NJ. ID.
Hall. superintendent Fairfax county;
General discussion.
THIRD DAY-MoRNINo.
-. Examinations as Tests for Promo
tons" Paper by ID. NJ. Brown, superin-
tendent Petersburg city. Discussion:
John A. Cunningham, principal State Fe-
male Normal School; John A. Herndon,
Sr, superintendent Danville; j. +. Bry-
ant, superintendent Southampton county.
10. Character Building" Paper by j.
4 II. Riddick, Randolph Macon Academy.
! Il Chairman cunpriDtpn-
dent Allegheny county; Il. w. Smith,
superintendent Mecklenburg county
| j, p Britt, principal, Norfolk.
IA. "Drawing in Public Schools" Paper
by Miss Celestia Parrish, State Female
Normal School Paper by Miss NJ. l..
Minetree, principal, Petersburg.
The afternoon session will he devoted to
| general business.
EVENING.
Is. Manual Training" Paper by W. b.
Powell superintendent Washington, ID.
| G. Discussion: j. j. Gravatt, Hampton
Normal School; Hiss Helen W. Ludlow,
HAMPTON Normal School, and G. f. Vawter,
superintendent Miller Manual = Labor
Is. Physical Culture, Paper by
George Il. Pace principal, B Richmond
College; A. NJ. Hughlett, Randolph-Macon
| Academy. and Mrs. William NJ. Srother,
| Lynchburg.
Papers are limited to thirty minutes, and
| discussions 10 ten minutes each.
IMPORTANT FACTS.
The circular containing this. programme
and other information regarding the CON
ference has been prepared, and Will be
issued in printed form In few days. 1t
concludes as follows;
at is believed that by tho active
cooperation of school officers and
teachers this association can be made DO
tent factor in the educational work OF the
State, and they are earnestly requested TO
he present at the beginning, and partici-
nate in the proceedings of the session.
The headquarters of the association ana
the conference will be at Randolph Macon
Academy, where board can be had at 81
per day.. .
This department will furnish superin-
tendents with certificates emitting them
In reduced rates of travel. Others can OBJ
tain them by applying TO n, ID. Hawkins,
superintendent in charge Of local arrange
ments, Bedford City, Va. f. Z. Glass,
president State Educational Association;
willis A. Jenkins, secretary State Educa~
tional Association: John T.. Massey, State
SUPERINTENDENT and er-o1iciO President
Snperlntendents' Conference; j. A. Nc,
Gilyray, secretary Board of Education and
er-oticto secretary superintendent Oon-
ference.
The Peabody IDstitution.
Az the Office of the Superintendent OF
| Public Instruction it was learned yester-
| dav that the teachers were being espe-
| cially urged TO attend the approaching
| Peabody Institutes, and that the. prospect
was that they would do so generally