The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

fifty million Virginia has hundred and
twenty-five school days to the year"
DR.. Alderman said ono great trouble
with Virginia schools is lack Of adj
equatc supervision. Virginia, however, In
this respect, he asserted, is making graft
flying progress. Progress" he declared.
sis measured by the distance travelled,
as well as by the point reached.
In concluding his address. Dr. Alder
man called tho attention Of the people
of this generation to the burdens which
the previous generation had borne for
their sake, and earnestly urged that the
time had now come for the present gen.
era ton to shoulder the burden which
properly belonged to It He said 1t IS
the duty Of this generation to SO mould
public opinion as to convince the more
skeptical that popular education 10 n
thing which should be advanced, and
ended his remarks by saying: The task
before us Is task for strong men AMI
women. We have duty to our gener-
alton. which we ought to perform The
supreme moment and the supreme oppor-
tunity has come. For Gods sake, for
the children's sake. for 5democracy's sake
train the children and may God give lis
strength to perform our task"
Governor and Mr. White.
While Governor Montague was to de-
liver the address in reply to the address
of welcome. delivered by Mr.. William II
White. the paradoXical situation re-
ivealed itself that the Governor. who pre-
sided at the meeting, should introduce
Mr.. White. Mr.. Whites talk was a thor
ough and very learned treatise uron the
progress OF education from the carly
ages until the present time. Ite said in
part:
The occasion and the place meet here
with something like historical proprlety.
Il was IN Norfolk that the first agitation
in behalf Of public schools. as a feature
IN our municipal life. took pla:e.
In 1857 1t was made an issue at an cleo
ton which then occurred, and Norfolk
community In the State 10 build and
maintain plral:c schools.
So. repeat, 1t Is altogether fitting
that ye should welcome this body of dis
crEuisaed etuca tors.
Under any circumstances the gentle
men composing it worid individually chal-
:enEe ard rscFtt-e OR Welcome. but COM
Ing. as they do. az organization of distin-
gU!shed rnoIe,r educators, presided over
b. Els E1ceiieney. our Governor, we cx-
tend 10 them II the largest MEASURE the
~eicorn. Of orr heads as we'll as of our
hearts.
Then ,olioved review Of the great
teachers and the beneacerrt effects of
education on the world. Closing, he said:
You, Governor Montague. the executive
81 our great state, who have given SO
unsparinsly OF your time and thought TO
education; you, DR.. Alderman. tha ex-
ccnt!ye of otsr great University. destined.
J trust. under your wise guidance TO he
the very soul OK education IN Its highest
expression: 10 you, Captain yawter. who
have made the Miller School one OF the
very ,marvn!s Of modern education, and
to you, gentlemen, one and all. OF the
Cooperative Education Commission Of
Virginia, greet you with the hcarticst
welcome or our entire community"
Governor Montague made a talk OF
only few words expressing his graft
ficatiolr IT being here and at the fart
that Norfolk was in line for public cdu-
, cation.
Morning Session.
The business session was opened short
~ before noon with President s. c.
Mitchell In the chair.
Tho opening meeting was attended only
by those directcly interested In the work
OF The commissions, there being present
about two hundred teachers and etlucn-
tors from, all parts Of tho State The
| features OF the noon session Were the re-
/ marks bS President Mitchell and the re-
port Of Secretary Mcciilvray; though
+ Interesting and important reports were
| submitted by Mrs r. H. Dashcl, Of
/ Richmond. Or r, 6. Wnterllouso rrcSf-
dent OF Emory and Henry College. re-
gnrdinG the meeting held last summer al
that institution; Professor Ormond Stone,
OF the University, in reference 10 tho