The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-28
VIRGINIA TEACHERS LEUe.
Interesting Session VIII Me Again
TO-Day


The Virginia Teachers Leastheid It's
first SESSION n the hall OF theouse o.
Delegates yesterday with Presnt wits
a. jenkins in the chair. There re thirty
delegates present, representing zen CON
gress.ona districts, and about deachers
out of a total Of something liketo
The following: officers were eled to MI
vacancies occasioned by resseuofl OF
otherw Sc: Secretary. j. H. aunoers'
Portsmouth,: Treasurer, T.. IL Soh'
Houston; Vice-President. F'lrSDlstiic''
w. A. z. Strang, Onancock; S'nd DIS
trict, ]. H. Bonnavl.e, Aamps; lhi-d
Distinct. C. II. Lambert Ash-aE Fourth
District. Prof. Prince, Empo-: ith
District, f. Is. Watson, Jr., oanNiLe;
S xth District, Miss Mamie DaV Lynch
burg: Seventh District Iuihei
KILLER. Edenburg; Eighth Distt. {: T..
Ruffner, Manassas: Ninth Distt, MSS
NJ. +. Stone, Pulaski: Tenth Dirict W.
l.. Kerr, ParnasSus.
Much of the session was taxi up in
hearing reports from the severa6tandns
committees, which showed thathey iad
done good work during The pa.aEear
a committee was appointed coter
with the State Board OF Educaon ION
some proposed educational refons, ana
another to select a time and pace LOT
holding the next meeting OF ;h leSue.
A resolution was passed congr'tuAnS
the State Board upon its goo ofk.
especially upon the professional cur OF
reading md its recognit on of pron5onai
training. and pledgtng' the leaSu. CO
operate with the board in al matnlper-
tanning to the educational interests the
State. The league also passed OF
resolutions recommending that ths,ate
Board adopt a new system in refd 10
life certificates
The plan recommends that all tcherS
in the first grade who can give .iSittc-
tory evidence of successful teaclS loi
five years Zoe allowed to take aioAeS-
sional reading. course ccnsistin2'L one
subject and one book each " me
league proposes to send out prizenohth-
~. together with references for ilaterai
readings under the supervisioIot the
State Board, and that examinDns pc
held at the end Of each school Ut based
on the questions sent out; tt cerllll-
Gates be renewed for one year IN receipt
by State Board of satisfactory pers and
that those passing satisfactorsHa nina
tons na credited with the studNnd When
the whole course has been ssfactorl!E
done hfe certificates be award
The league after the transacn OF some
other routine business adjoufd to meet
at the same place at 10 o'clh to-day
Following will be the progrtme TO-DAY:
Glow Can the UniversitDf Virginia
and Other State Education; Institutions
be Brought Into Closer Tch with the
Work OF tie Public Scols OF the
State?' Professor a. II. title. UnlVer-
sity OF Virginia: Professo c. j. Heat
wole, McGaheysville; Pressor w. l..
Kern, Parnassas, and Sur.ntendent w.
NJ. Lynch, Winchester. How Can the
Schools Of Virginia Secu Proper Super
vision?" Superintendent Charles z.
Anderson. Adwolf. and psessor Charles
e Ruffner, Manassas How Can
Standard be FIXED 70 High School
Work?" Superintendent Rust. Roa-
noke. Cannot Some enaral Plan be
Formulated Whereby thGiW and County
Schools of the State Ny lie Practically
Uniformly Graded?" rohssor II. S.
Hooke, HarrisoNburg, nd Professor J.
Luther kibler. Edenbur. What Recon-
mendations Shall the iduotors of Vir-
ginia Make to the Constutinal Conven-
tion?" Superintendent e c. Glass,
Lyncfburg; State-Secrtary T. P. Brent,
Richmond Professor Iugh ). Bird, VIII
liam and Mary Collee, andDr. ]. A. c.
Chandler, Richmond.
Each subject will be opel for general
discussion after the speakcs assigned
have spoken.