The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-30
SCHOOL CONFERENCE.
MEETING OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION OMMlSSION
OF VIRGINIA.
Unification of the Education Forces
Of the State Advocated in Earnest
Address.

Unification of the Education Forces
Of the State Advocated in Earnest
Address.
The Co operative Education Commits.
zion of Virginia, which wRs organized at
u conference OF citizens representing the
geographical divisions, As WILL Al the
educational interests of the State, held
in RichmO Ond March - and %, held it's
first public meeting Tuesday at the Uni
yersity Of Virginia, in connection with
the Virginia scaool of methods
The commission, which has for its pur-
pose the nnilicatiOn Ofeducati0nnl forces,
with vi-w of utilizing their combined
wisdom and strength in re enforcing the
efforts OF the State and local authorities
in the matter Of periecting the public
school system, has already received the
indOreement of n number Oi leading Sir-
ginia educators.
DIR. Kent, acting with Mr. j. A. MeGil
yr8y, the secretary Of the commission,
arranged program based upon the
program of purposes decided upon by
the organization, as follows:
|. A niue months school for every
child
, A high school within reasonable
distance ui every child.
3. Well trained teachers for all public
schools
4 Efficient supervision Of schools
>. The introduction OF agricultural
and Industrial training into the schoolS
Is. The promotion of libraries aud
correlation oi public libraries and public
schools.
Z. Schools for the defective and de-
pendent classes.
The principal speaker from distance,
was PROT /. L. ClaNton, Of the lIniver-
sity If Tennessee. who has been IN nc
tive worker in public school movements
in Trnneasee. lie made an addrt - upon
the topic. "A High School Within II
Reasonable Distance OF Every Child.
la his letter to DIR. Kent, explaining his
inability to attend, DR. Alderman asked
that his excuse be made known to the
Asst mbly.
ALSO express to them" he said. my
regret. NY hearty sympathy with the
great movement and my purpose to give
90 it all the time and strength have 20
give"
Those who read papers and partici'
pAged in the discussion oil the various
subjects. in addition 10 those mentioned
above. were Dr. Charles II. Winston, OF
Richmond College; Dr. K. h. Black well,
president Of Randolph Macon College;
DR.. George II. benny, president OF Wash
ington and Lee University; Rev. James
Cannon, Jr, principal OF Blackstone be-
male Institute; DR. L. W. BOAtwrighf,
president OF Richmond College; DR. j. W.
Southall, State superintendent OF public
instruction; DR.. II b. Ffissell. principal
of HAMPTON Normal and Agricultural
Institute; Capt. Charles + Vawter, OF the
Miller School; Superintendent William A
BOwles, of the Virginia School for the
Deaf and Blind; Dr. Robert Fraz r, field
agent of the Southern Educational
Board; Prof Ormond Stone. OF the Uni
versity Of Virginia; DR.. John III. Latane.
of Washington and Lee University; DIR.
Hi, hard McllwRine, OF Hampden-Sidney
College; Prof. f. V. N. Painter, Of Roa
noke College; W. s. Copeland, editor OF
Times Dispatch; Dr. J. l. Hall, of William
aud Mary College; superintendent X. I.
Stesrnep, president of the State Teachers
Association; Willis A. jenkins, supervis-
ing principal OF Newport News; Charles
6, Maphis, of Charlottesville, and the fol-
lowing city aud county uperintendents:
r. 4. Robbie, Of Norfolk; ID, NJ. Brown, OF
Petersburg; ID. l.. Puliam, of Manchester
q. q. JOynes, of Accomac; NJ. u. Hall. oil
Fairfax; George ii. Hulvey, cf 'cking-
ham: Frank T. West, OF Louisa, and Nj.
Lynch, of Frederick county.