The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
For Defective Classes.

School, who. / is Interested In various forms
Of education. addressed the conference
on the subject Of schools for the defective
ead hree epeptcs
and some provision should be made for
their care. In a Northern State, Captain
fvawter said that he had come across Q
and cared for. and subjected to a. diet
which resulted in their cure. There is no
'proy Vision for the dull boy. He! needs help
& ase ynst aaa ive ss
training he ought to Z have. Often the
brain Is developed by developing the mus
scles. The dependent class should not pc
regarded as a side Issue and their care
as a matter OF charity. but as the duty
OF the State. - IN ,}s
Superintendent William "A. Bowles, Of
the Virginia School: for the Deaf and a19
sBoWles stated that! the depa rtment Of
the deaf was now sending out from one
to five full fledged graduates to- Gallau7s
dss e gehee Ihag was
dawning for the blind Of Virginia The
field Of literature for the blind is far
more inviting than$it has been IN the
Congress has recently passed an act MAX
ing giblegto the ma lis, free fof 4postHge.s
all point type books used bytt the lind,
provided they do not exceed tentpoundas
umes Of point tyne books. and when
these are in place E. the blind over the
State will practically have a. free library
81 The blind department will have two
{ blind grad ua ties in colleges next session..
the first for some years past. "A
Libraries.
At the opening Of the evening session
Mr. j. A. kennedy, State librarian. read
a.sple ndid Spap per, giving brief account
Of 81 he travelling libra ry.s Its; his story and
progress. Recent legislation, he said, has
made posi- BILE many things for libraries
In ~ rginia.. First. we can now install
travelling Libraries and while no approTi
priation was Emade5to secure this system;
for the entire State. we have decided to
send out ten Collections Of this kind, con-
tanning fifty volumes each. This work will
be done during September. and while our
purpose Is to secure statutes warranting
State aid two years hence. we confidently:
expect to see the number of cases in-a
creased to at least thirty before that
time. b 81 3
Times Dispa tch, was introduced by Dr.
Kent as the represent tive of a paper
which has done yeoman service for our
public schools, and who himself has given
valuable aid and impetus to- theS cause.
after sta ting e hat v he was prof oundiyEin-;
ferested in !. the cause of pu blicf5 educa1
#tioa, and that he claimed 1t "a privilege
Just beginning to sweep the State, Mr.
COPELAND spoke of the practical value Of
libraries and the possible good thatswould
result from their circulation. S8$a s5 Dbl
THE organizati Ion OF a. Citizens Educa-
ton Asso citation in Every County and
city was the next topic ann ounced, The
first speaker, DR.. Robert Frazer. field
agent Of the Southern Educa ton Board
gave the superintendent and teachers a.
5heart.to- heart n ak. full of valuable sug-
4 Z The Subject Was further discussed 81.
Professor Ormond Stone, Of the Unlver-,
sity. who spoke OF !; a closer uni lon 81 Of
people. and school officers in a move
5ment for the advancement Of education,
and by DR.: j ohns II. La tame. OF wa shing-i
ton and Lee University, and By, Mr.
B Charles g Maphis, Of Charlottesville!
The y closing topic on the gramme was
LOCAL Taxation for Public Schools, =, the
chief speaker being Dr. Richard Neil
wain e .of = ampd Sidney College. Other
speakers were esuperlntendcnts IA Do
bic, Of Norfolk; Frank r. West. Of Louisa
county. " islII n ~
It is proba BILE that the next meeting Of
the commission will be held in Norfolk