The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27
Dr. NJ cIlwaine Makes Plea for
Local Taxation for
Schools.
COMB NED WISDOM AT WORK
FOR UB II IC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Dr. Dr.. Edwin A. 1 Alderman Sends
Message Of Goodc Cheer and 4
Assurance 81 His Sympathy.
Professo r 2 Claxton
the Principe Speaker
Outsid e8 the State.
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The Coop perative Education Commission
5of Virginia, witch was organized at a
conference Of n q tizens. representing the
geographical divisions as. well as ali the
Ecducan nonal int srests Of theS state. held
in the Capitol In Richmond on March
52sth and ;2sths held its first public meeting.
to-day at the University Of Virginia, in
connection wit h the teenth annual sses-
sion of the Virginia Summer School. Of
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The comn,issi on, which has for It's p,llr.--5 n
pose the uni ificationS OF educs<t onal forces.
with = view to nttlising their combined
wisdom and strength III In rein forcing the
efforts of the state anil local aut horities
In the matter OF perfecting the public
school system Of y irginia, has READY
received the endors ementS Of aSnumbe of
leading Virginia edu ducators. b Y Among the
institutions at tosday's meet
ling were Richnlond Collegofy 2andolph-
Macon College, Black stone FSStislte Instt-
gtute,S State Female Normal School; fiamp-
ton inst titute.. w ashing ton and Il Lee Uni
$yersty, WI liam and Mary College. Vir-
fglnia School for the Deaf and Blind. MIL
&ler School, Roanoke College and the Uni-
SyersityS OF Virginia. 4 .s
Before leaving for England to spend
his summer va acation. DR.. 8. q. MITCHELL
of Richmond College, president Of the.
tcommission left III details of to-day'sj
meeting to- the executive COMMITTEES. with
DR.. Charles ". Kent, OF the University
%ofs III Virginia. i. s. acting president. DR.:
Kent, acting with u Mr. !. A.s 4 McGilyray,
the secretary Of the commission. arranged
"a programme based upon the ogramme
of purposes, II, ecided upon by the orgnni-s
szation, as follows: B q S;l
q i, "a nine months school for every
child.
81 "A gh school within reasonable dis
Etarce OF every child.
8. Well trained teachers for all public
schools. iy;s
Efficient supervision Of schools. say
q s. The Introduction OF agricultural and
Industrial training intoitf schools.
u The promotion Of libraries and cor
relation Of public libraries and public
schools. Il Sg s 9Ss 9Ss ,57 ri II
i5 & Schools for the defective and depcn-'
dent classes. 6ss & XII Xxx Il
4 5, The organiz "a tion Of a citizens. du-#
cation associati ton In every county and
city. Fl "a
O.. Local taxa tion.
Absentees.
81 Tho commission was disa ppolnted In
several Of the speakers. n ota bly, in the
absence Of g oEs-norS Montague. chairman
Of tho executive committee Of the COM
mission. who Wa7 mpelled to keep an
enga ge ment In q his Sna tive county. ard In
Dr. Ed win a II a derrna II, who iN rest ting
in the Adlrondacks, preparatory to maxi
Ing his transfer from Tulane University
to the University Of Virginia. President
Joseph r. Jarman. OF the State Female.
Normal School. was kept a. way by sick,
ness. With these exceptions, all OF the
principal speakers were present. Mr..
John r. Kennedy. State Librarian, took,
Governor Monta gue's place on tho pro-
gramme In an IA dress on rural ] lihraries.y
The principal speaker from a distance
was Professor p. r. Claxton. Of the Uni
5verslty Of Tennessee, who, with Dr.
Charles sW, Dahney, deserve the credit
for the very arge summer school OF the
South held at that University, Profession
CLAYTON, who has been an active worker