The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
VIRGINIA TEACHERS.
Association Planning for Wider
and More Effective Work.

and More Effective Work.
The Virginia State Teachers Associa-
ton at Charlottesville, which closed Sat
urday, was In every way a success.
The association, which now includes III
its membership all classes OF Vlrg1nla
teachers and schools. from the @univer-
sity down. The discussions Wero able
and the life and interest Of the meeting
never Tagged. The association now rep
resents between 1900 and 5000 mem bers
In the various local associations, though
membership, in the State association is
almost entirely composed OF tho etale.
gates sent by tho local associations. Or
the one hundred and twenty-five WHO
were In attendance at CharlotteFvlite.
about seventy-five paid their own eX-
penscs This the officers are planning
to have the association bear, at least
. in part, at the next gathering.
The meeting Saturday was probably the
best OF all. The first subject discussed
was NO. g. How to Promote. Secure and
Retain tbs Best Teaching Talent In. the
Public Schools, by Principal g. W. Null
Inns, Big Rock; Superintendent w y.
Edmondson, GlaGe SPRING.; Miss J. "a.
Hcrrell. Manassas.
Tho second subject was No. T., ably
treated by Professor ]. G. Nation. OF
the State Female Normal School. The
subject was Art Teaching, Manual Train
Ing and Industrial Courses-fheir Rela-
ton ana Relative Importance.
Subject No, 8, History of the public
Schools was splendidly handled by DR..
r. II. Dahney, OF the University. and
discussed in very interesting manner
BY DR.. B. w. Arnold, Jr.. OF Randolph
Macon Woman's College, and by MT,
j. e. Wilson. Of the Norfolk High school.
Subject NO. T-Tmportance OF Teach
crs' Assoclations-Iow to Foster Inter
IN nca'-WaS ClS-
cussed by w, II. Barksdale, BROOKLYN;
Miss Mamie D. Lumpl<ln. Ashland; MISS
Katherine tIutcheson, Staunton; MISS
Nellie Oakley, Salem; S. D. Turner. OF
Richmond: Professor Stone, OF the Uni
v,ersity; Miss Moore. Of the NOTION
county schools; Mr.. n. 2. Painter, ana
President r. G.. Stearnes. OF the associa'
tlon.
The association determined that two
committees should be apnointed for &C
tive work all over the stats during the
recess OF tho body, to-wit: committees
on "Consolidation of Schools and Oh
a. Teachers Reading Course The plan
Is to have these committees SO rlsnt 70
work to SEQ what can ba done ana ~
assist where efforts are made and sus-
restions are needed. a number ut very
Important resolutions were adopted after
being sifted by a very able comlnlttee.
OF which Or, Kent was chairman
The following oftlcsrs We're elected:
President. r. c. stearnes. Salient Sec
rotary A. II. Foreman. Norfolk, Treas
urer, NJ P. Painter. Roanoke; Vice. Presl.
dents. BY congressional distr'ots--Flrsf.
suparIntendent John Washington Paige;
Second, Mr.. j, II, Bonneville, Hampton:
Third Mr.. S. y. Turner, Richmond;
Fourth. Professor r, +. Jones, FARM
Vile; Fifth. Superintendent J, *. Ful-
ton. sunmerfeld;, Sixth. Nh W. II,
Barksdale. Brooklyn Seventh, Professor
Ornond Stone UNIVERSITY OF Virginia;
Elghth, Superintendent NJ, D, Hall.
Burke, Ninth. Professor II. b, F1tZ
patrick, Gate City; Tenth. Dr, James a.
Quarles, Lexington.