Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-14
SOUTHERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Great Meeting at Richmond,
|. Va, Dec. ~, %, 20.
True Richmond Welcome = Citizens
Preparing to Greet the AssOciation.
Large Attendance Expected = At
tractive PrOgramme-LOwR Rates.

.Teachers of public and private schools
from city and country; teachers and pro
fessors from institutes, academies, col
leges and universities from every State IN
the south will be there by the hundreds.
The convention will prove to be, no
doubt, the most important in the South
ern Educational Associations history,
and the objects Of the organization should
appeal to every friend to education IN the |
| South. f
COMBINATION OF FORCES.
The Southern Educational Association
| appeals ito every white teacher IN the
| South to join in vigorous movement Tor
| a closer and effective union OF education-
| al forces into an organization whlcn
| shall not only foster self-improvemeht
land better understanding between the
| different branches Of the service, Dut
which shall aim to become strong enough
to command attention in legislative mans
and persuasive enough to arouse ana ecu
cate public opinion throughout the lana
in favor Of better school-houses, Det'er
equipment, better salaries ana more gen
l erous endowment"
/ RICHMOND'S WELCOME.
The people of Richmond await the
coming of the Association and thousands
extended to all. The local Committee o.
Arrangements are made up of over one
hundred representative business and pro-
fessionaI men, and Richmond's fame as
generous host will be fully sustained on
this. as on former similar occasions.
4 The programme is a specially attract
i've one and q number of educators OF
national fame will participate in the spe-
cial and general discussion of topics.
II GENERAL PROGRAMME.
81 Thursday-Gsneral session. Addresses
! Of welcome by Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler, May
, or Richard NJ. Taylor, State Supt. j..
W. Southall and City Supt. VIM. r. Fox.
| Responses-Dr. Junius Jordon, Univer-
sity of Arkansas; Professor Wharton 5.
| Jones. Memphis, Tenn, and Superin-
el tendent j. G.. Wooten, Paris lex.
Presidents address, Chancellor Il. b.
Fulton, University Of Mississippi Or
81 ganixation of the Executive Council of
the Southern Education Association.
Education for Southern Women-Miss
Celestia 8. Parrish, Professor Of Philos-
ophy, Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege. Lynchburg, Va. Discussion-Mrs
Rebecca D. Lowe, president General
Federation of Women's Clubs, Atlanta
> Ca; President c. D. McIver, State Nor
y NAL and Industrial College, Greensboro
N. c.: President Lyon G. Tyler, William
and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.
10 Miss Hopkins. Agnes Scott Institute
Decatur, Ga; Professor B. L.. Wilson
= Converse College, Spartanburg, s. G.
2:30 p. M.--Department sessions.
Il 7:3OP, M.-General session. Address
! "Some Evidences of an Education" Dr
y Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia Uni
- versity, New York. Topic, UNIVERSE
70 ties and Secondary Schools" Discus
sion-Principal Tuntstall, Tome Inst
. tute. Baltimore, Md; Chancellor r. w
~ Kirkland, Vanderbilt University, Nash
vile. Tenn; Superintendent E. E. Bass
Greeuville, Miss; DR.. w. S. Currel
Washington and Lee University, Lexing
vi ton, Va; President r. II. Jesse, Uni
IL yersity of Missouri, Columbia, Mo
President Richard McIlwaine, HampdeI
D. Sidney College, Va.
D. Friday-9:3O A. NJ, session Of Excel
at tive Council Topic, "Relation of I'm
ID versities and Colleges to Public Schools,
Hon William T. Harris, United State
N Commissioner of Education, Washington
re D. G.. Observation-Disclosures d.
n Branson, State Normal College, Athen
Ga: Professor T. w. Galloway, Missoul
Valley College, Marshall. Mo-; Superb
tendent J. G. Wooten, Paris, Tex; D
w. A: Montgomery, University of Mi
II. sissippi: Principal Willis A. Jenkin
If Portsmouth, Va; President A. p Mo-
,s- tague, Furman University, Greenvli
he s. C.; President F. w. Boatwright, Ricl
a. mond College, Richmond, Va. Repor
fit of committees.
,d 2:3O P. M.-Department sessions.
he 1880 P. M.-General Session. Addres
If Hon. J. L. M. Curry, LII. D., Gener
Agent Peabody Fund, Washington, d.
u..l Topic, Education Of the Negro in II
n. South" DR.. P. B. Barringer. UNIVERSE
nv of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
al Discussion: Hon. G. r. Glenn, Comml
r. sioner of Schools, Atlanta, Ga, Preside
nd F. G. Woodwork. D. D., Tougaloo VI
aIl versity, Tougaloo; President julius ID
;s. her, Roanoke College, Salem, Va; Pre-
nd dent James X. Powers, University OF 4
,le ALBANIA.
~; nc Saturday-9:3O A. NJ Executive Cou
ell. Topic: '"rraining Of Teacher fro
10 Elementary Schools" Principal August
oy S. Downing, New York Training Sche
~ for Teachers, New York, N. Y.
oa Discussion: Prof Hugh Bird, Villa
~ and Mary College, Williamsburg, VI
70 Chancellor w. H. Payne, Peabody N
NAL College, Nashville, Tenn; Super
VI tendent ]. H. Phillips, Birmingha
Ala; Prof. P. P. Claxton, State Norm
and Industrial College, Greensboro, n
General Session: Reports Of Comm
tees on Nominations, Resolutions a
inl other business. Miscellaneous Busine
ny of the Association.
.ns AT THE JEFFERSON.
~ The Jefferson Hotel has been select
~ as headquarters, and all general sessle
W ~ will be held there, while the department
w. sessions will be conducted in the vario
AI' school buildings of the city.
ey' The Jefferson, Murphy's, the Lexi1
'm ton, New Ford's the Alhambra and
est st. Claire, all offer reasonable rates, a
WI bookings should be made in advance
nH- Mr.. Hill Montague IL chairman OF
,tl Committee on Hotels and Accommo'
Tue tons and will be pleased to hear fr
" any who desire definite informant
along this line. 49,
on RAILROAD RATES.
The railroads Of the South have ms
ny ny a one fare, plus two dollars, round t
LIE rate for members Of the ASSOCIATE
up and those attending the convention
this low rate, together with the fact Il
the convention is to be held during
md day week, when all teachers have
der week or more vacation, will insure
'an attendance.