The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-24


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ana New York OF this nuriber. II are
( life members. The report reviewed the
work Ii, several of It's branches and con-
cluded as follows:
..rhe Executive Committee and the
c,,airnen OF the other committees have
met frequently 10 discuss the work OF
tbe association Their problems have not
ali been easy, and they must at times
have been burden. particularly SO 70
our president who has had so mncn 'he
larger part to bear. She has, hoWesel'
brought to the task all OF her zeal, en-.
thusiasrn and executive ability, and the
results speak for themselves In no IN
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT
The annual report OF the president O.
the association, Mrs. 3. b. Nals'lt'. w.
was one OF the most lnteres.lns ~ ths
submitted 1t gave summary on .ns
YORK during the year and MADE severn
important suggestions. II reads as ioi-
lows: 49,, n, IONA
Richmond, Va. May rs. lsVe'
The Richmond Education Assoclh.ioi.. .,
The close of Its third year el vas,,ite ac.
veil be congratulated on the iesuils az
c,.mrlished along several lines, ba, cnlels
Ia the creation of an atmosphere laSo ,
able to the production or eood seiloV ,'
AM, effective teaching, lot ~ mus. 70
evident to the most cnsua, ooss.sei T., the
interrst shown by the citizens ~ iarRe
i In Sthe great question Of public educauon'
The discussions and lectures OF 'l.ls tss s.,
n,ation, not to speak OF the Wohueisui
conference held here In April, hAYe my 20
niehly brought to the consciousness W
n,ir neople sense OF the enormous vaiue
~ education and its vital connection WIFI
Ia welfare of the State. This interest,"
has been shown not only IN inc iaise.
membership Of the association and IN VIC
Increasing regard IN when u. a, ,e.u are
The community. now that Its aims h.e
more fully understood, but also IN very
rrrcrete form In the appropriation by the
C,ity Council of 5000 for kindergartens
and manual training In the public schools.
notwithstanding tho extraorolnhr9 oApe eA'
we trust is but the beginning Of greater
things for the future, for there shou.o
De a Kindergarten In every school. white
ana colored, and complete system OF
manual training extending through a1l
the grades into the high school. ,
Mr. ". a. Crensraw and Mr.. John B.
Minor. members Of the Council and board
q. Aldermen, respectively, were most I'd
telirent and enthusiastic champions OF
The cause, and we feel that the city owes
them debt OF gratitude for prins,ns
the matter to successful issue this year:
The association, from Its Inception. mas
worked for this end. believing that the
school should not only give instruction M
certain studies. but should also DC
sponsible for training In citizenship nnu
tia, the foundauons ror az su than in thut
rrnublIc OF childhood, the kindergarten.
inst at this tuncture we are fortunate
1, hay,nx in our midst tho Richmond
training school for Kindergartners. when
has this week given diplomas 70 us nIst
Who are new thoroughly equipped for the
work OF the kindergarten IN Ricnrn tvI..
and elsewhere and who, but LOT thls
school could not have had the necessary
trimming. .,,,,or
Z nrd senior classes Of tho Training School
was maid by the association this year,
md we should undoubtedly contribute
sill more next year to the support OF an
Institution OF such value TO this co!nnlu,
nitv. and thus relieve our generous IRENE
in New York. Miss Fairch'ld, OF pul.
OF the burden she mas cAt11tu ~ 1''o
last two years.
The efforts Of the association In behalf
of Increased normal facilities Tor tho
training OF women as teachers nave not
bce.l so successful as we could nave DC.
s,,eG hut we are Eratihed to see Cnat
mo Legislature, though not providing for
another normal school, has at leas; ma
terlally Increased Its appropriation TO the
F'prmville Normal School for Women. and
We shall continue to agitate the question
4 OF the necessity lOI hucQOdtc AaS'1S1So
for the training OF teachers In Virginia
Our women are ready and eager for such
an e6uca ton as witness the hundreds
who flock to the summer schools at Char
!ottesville and elsewhere In order to BET
X Ter equip themselves FOR their WORK:
In every other department OF life we
demand the trained specialist. why
should we be Indifferent when the deve!-
opYnent of the mind and heart OF child
In inyilved? The State should see to 1t
that here also the expert Is provided.
AS chairman OF the Committee on En-
sertainmeut OF the Conference for Edr.
eaton In the South. which held Its SEES
zion here April 2ed-27th ] was much
Impressed with the admirable manner In
which our various organizations. as well
as many publc-spirited citizens. co-ope:-
ated TO bring about the success o! what
seemed 8: first formidable underta king
The Governor of the State. the Legs
,ature. the Board OF Education, the
Mayor, the School Board, Richmond
College. the Mechanics Institute, the
Chamber OF Commerce. the Virginia His
torical E.ss!ety. the Association for the
Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities. the
voman's Club the Confederate Museum.
the Valentine Museum. all responded
most promptly to our invitation to unite.
with the association In entertaining
the conference and SO generous was the
! SlI EIltI.uSy li1s CJIIIIIiLtEc IHat iiOA VIC
dollar OF teh ordinary funds OF the asso.
citation was used for that purpose. More
over. In addition to the money sub
zcribed by philosophical citizens. free
transportation to and from the University
OF Virginia was furnished the delegates
by Mr.. George ". Stevens. president OF
the Chesa peake and Ohio Railway. as we'll
as the return from Newport News on the
occasion OF the jamestown excursion: this
last was made possible through the cour.
tesy Of Mrs. Barney. the owner OF James
town Island, and MT. W l.. GuIlaudeu.
president OF the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. who placed at the disposal Of
the committee one OF their comgnod!ous
steamers.
We found. as usual. strong allies In
our daily newspapers, which can always
be relied on to further good cause:
in fact on all Sides help was given
wherever needed and Richmond sur.
passed herself IN generous hospitality In
opening wide her doors to the hundreds
of guests who poured into the city from