The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-17
Be Sure Read Thursday That's Bargain DAY
and total disbursements sa41.4o' leaving
n balance OF s466.13,

ana total disbursements sa41.4o, leaving
a balance OF s466.1a.
THE ART COMMITTEE.
One Of the most important and Inter-
esttnp departments of the work of the as
! ISOLATION Ia entrusted to the Art Commit
teo. 81 which Miss Carrie Lee Campbell
Is chairmar The report OF Miss Camp
bell last night was as follows
The Art CommittceSof the Richmond
Education Association, which nag ior
Its sole object the decoration Of the
| Rich,nond public schools, has Just closed
| thu mist successful year IN Its history
in colnt Of the Anrnber Of works Of art
placed In the school rooms
T'hu first and greatest help came from
| tho Executive Committee OF the Rich
n,ond Education Association, whose hand
some appropriation made possible the
placing of tho following pictures and
casts:
In tho Valentine Kindergarten, con-
nectod with Central school, The Slstine
I Madonna. The Children of Charles l., by
Van Dyke; Dogs, BY Landseer; Girl.
by Grcenye; A Cast OF The Singing Boys,
by Della Roblier.
In the West END Kindergarten: The
Divine Shepherd, Murillo; Madame lie
Bum and Daughter, LIE Brum; Picture of
| q 1oonkey; Cast OF Singing Boys, BY
1 Della Robbia.
In ,he Belleview Kindergarten: Rey-
rolds's Samuel; Sheep, by Davis; The
/ First Step, and Cast by Singing Boys,
by Della Robbia.
Besides these there have been placed
in the Belleview school: Landscape,
/ Troyon, and two pictures from child-life.
/. In the West End school: Slstine Ma
donna, and two scenes from child-llfe.
!. In Madison school: a Sistine Madon-
ma. and Age Of Innocence, by Reynolds,
4 and The Cleaners, by Morgan This last IS
a rlft from ono of Madison's retired teach
i crs, Miss Dixon.
In response to an appeal made to tho
i I.ce Camp OF Confederate Veterans. In
i this city, there came unanimous, prompt
! and hearty response in q gift for each
~ the white schools Of a portrait of the
! commander whom they delight to honor
| Robert u. Lee.
n ENCOURAGING RESPONSE
TO a similar appeal to the Jefferson
i Club, of this city. there came peculiar
/ Is encouraging response, In that these
/ gentlemen, not as an organization, plit
/ with troad-minded public splrH, ndl-
vidually subscribed a sufficient sum to
/ Of Thomas Jefferson, whose presence
i there Is eminently appropriate.
l Within the past week a movement has
been instituted, which promises marked
results; the mothers Of Madison School
! have formed Mothers Auxiliary, hav-
| Ing for its object the further decoration
| of Madison School. Their interest and
earnestness are most encouraging
The appreciation Of our work on the
mart Of the teachers, pupils and princi-
! pals, is most gratifying. and the workers,
i while ii converts into pleasure what
might otherwise seem toll The Travelling
/ Gallery Of twenty-five pictures has been
at Bellevue School this half session.
Wherever the committee has made even
a slight endeavor to advance It's work,
the results have been far lii excess OF
the effort put forth, and this fact creates
an earnest desire on their part for a
greater control of time and means 10
/. press forward work in which teachers
and pupils, principals, parents and towns
folks seem so ready to participate
While we have had an encouraging
year, in seeing forty-five works OF frt
placed in the schools: when we remem-
q Der that our field of labor includes eleven
z buildings Of twelve to sixteen rooms
each, this seems q small part accom-
4 pllshcd: and we would bespeak the
! earnest cooperation of all public spirited
i citizens this most important work.
Y. SPECIAL REPORTS.
l The report made by Mr.. B. B. Nalen-
i tine as a delegate to the Birmingham
Conference, was one OF the features OF the
/ evening. Mr.. Valentine spoke earnestly
+. and eloquently and aroused frequent APP
i plause His rmarks upon the subject or
q Inc negro were very striking. He show
? cd how the North was coming to reall-
I. cation of the position Of the South upon
this question He pointed out the reces-
sity OF the racial and social separation
of the blacks and whites and indicated
the completeness of this speration IN
Richmond, where the negroes are me
happiest and hest behaved In the world
He also emphasized the need for the edI'-
cation OF the negro without which edu-
cation he will relapse into savagery,
Mrs, Il. r. }Dashiell contributed valu-
able report from the Seventh Annual Con-
\ ference OF the Eastern Public Education
Association held in Philadelphia Mrs.
Dashiell gave an admirable account 81
the meeting and concluded with the 1ol-
9 lowing words:
If in the scope of this report may be
allowed to speak the thought of great
man. IL do amplify his words, l would
say to all educators and to all parents
that we encourage along with truth and
frankness all ingeniousness in child
hood. Let us have all possible regard for
this gracious and friendly comrade OF
I childhood, Do not let 1t be frightened
away; once fled, it never returns. It IS
the sister Of all sweet simplicity and
+ truth; the guardian Of tho individual
qualities of each of u.s. 1t Is, besides,
E great informing and educating force. We
are sometimes so practical that l rear
we may be tempted in our zeal to ferret
z out and clip tho wings of all naive and
simple things. Ingerplousness belongs by
i right of birth to life, thought and educa-
| tlon. There are some little children who
have been prevented from ever being
! children at all by their parents, who
seem to forget that before the frult OF
autumn. flowers have to be. and per-
| Fumes and song of birds and all the fairy
| springtIme.
ask Indulgence for everything naive