The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04
The Educational Rally.
l,e N orfolk Ledger says:

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The Educational Rally. !.
i The Norfolk Ledger says:
.:1f the Cooperation Education Comlnis
sion doesn't drawslargc audiences nts$it
sessions in this city next week itfwon't b.
because the commission hasn't provided
\ the people Of Norfolk an attractive pro
gran,nc. 1t will be a. rare privilege t
hear the distinguished men who are L
i deliver addresses on this OCCASION, and y
| will DO q tremendous mistake II o,ir pco'
pie fail to appreciate the privilege; II
| they fail to attend the public sessions o.
| tho commissioner a S
| The commission will hold Its first SEES
sion on Tuesday ut noon. Governor Mon
tague will preside, and the progress made
by the commission will be outlined In the
report or Secretary McGilvray Profess
scr ornond Stone. of tho University Of
| Virginia VIII speak Of the work Of the
School or Methods ut that institution and
President r. 6. Waterhouse will speak
Of the work ut the summer school ut
Emory and lIcnry College. pr. Robert
Frazer, Of tho Hampton Normal, will
speak oft.a,The outlook,in tho Field rs
81 on Tuesday evening there viii pe q pub
lio meeting in the interest 81 education.
Mr.. William Al White, a distinguished
lawyer OF Norfolk. will make the address
of welcome. aud Governor Montague will
respond, DR. ~ A. 4-Slderinan, president
of tho University Of Virginia will then
speak on '.The Education OF all the Pco-
ple.'' II, s III .53
On wednesday morning various SUB
jects will DO discussed as follows:
.',vhat the Higher. Institutions May Do
for the Public Schools'-Dr. George H.,
Denny, president OF Washington and Lee
University. ,t.ss
1.-THE Value OF the Public School and the
Duty OF Each Citizen in Making It More
.Effcient"-Hon. w. w. Stctson super
intendent OF schools. State Of Maine.
The Public Schools and the Higher
Education g.: Women DR. WV. Smith.
president stof Rand olph- Macon Woman's
College s 4 (, a
st Education and the jamestown. EXPOSE
ton. General INitzllugh Lee
preventive Medicine: 4 Study in Edu-
catior'--Dr. j.. II. Register, or Norfolk
City School Board 81
'HThc Outlook for Public Education In
virginia"-Dr. J. w. southall; superlntend-
ent Of public instruction.. ia
an On Wednesday afternoon Captain 9. e.
vawtcrt superintendent of the Miller,
Manual Labor School, VIII speak. on
s" I. Training il the public5s chools..'
On Wednesday, evening there s~ill be
t. u "
an address by Bishop a. NJ. Randolph
on "The Church and the Public schools;',
Mr., Richard A. Dobie, superintendent OF
schools In Norfolk, will speak on, IN or.
folks Educational Advance, I" to be fol-
lowed by an, address on Grille Enrichment
Of Rural Life In Virginia, :, by Dr.. S.
c., Mitchell, of Richmond College.
attractive programme for an occasion
OF this character. The speakers are not
only men of culture, but for the most
part men who have consecratcd their
lives to the cause, Of education and the
mere fact that thoy will leave their work
and assemble In Norfolk to denote by
their presence and by their pleas their
deep devotion to the cause Of popular
'cducation, is in itself an inspirations At
the same time there will be educational |
rallies in Portsmouth, Newport News, |
Hampton, Suffolk and Smithficld, with adj
dresses by Rev. B. Cabell IIeniiIg. Pro-
fessor T.. Y. N. Painter Rev. Richard
McIlwalnc Professor j. IL Iiltane, Pro-
lessor ". II. Whiting. Mr.. john c. Ash
ton, Secretary Frank p: Brent, Mr.. Irving
+. Campbell. Professor II. Il. Iouthan
DIR. II. w. Boatwllght, Mr.. D. l.. Pulliarn |
Rev. James Cannon. Professor J. l.. Jar
man, Mr.. W. y. Smith and Mr. r. c.
stenrnes.
This Is a material age, an age oc great |
commercial activity, and many are dis
posed to think that IT Is peculiarly an
ago Of greed. but In spite Of all that the
pessimlsts may say, It Is also peculiarly
an age of altruism. There are in this |
generation more warmhcartcd men and
women unsclfishly excrtins themselves In |
tho interest Of philanthropy, public cdu-
cation, public morals and The general up
lift Of humanity than In any generation
that has preceded There viii be no
faint of selfishness or sclf-seeking In these
meetings. Each will be a rally for right
eonsncss and the results viii be gooJ.
Let us go out OF our way 10 say as a
matter of information that lhe man rho
has excfted himself most OF all c,hsrs 10
get UP the meetings ana provide the
speakers, - Mr., J. A, MeGilysay. WHO
is 20 modest that he viii probably deny
the statement, but it n ,rtie. and the