Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-12-08
Education Commission

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every viewpoint. Among tie pa
pers and addresses presented at the
morning session were those from
Superintendent Dobie. on kinder
garden work; Miss Maria 7 Dnval,
on Citizens Associations of The
South: Willis A Jenkins, on Effic-
ent Supervision; Superintendent
Hulvey, of Rockingham; Supervl-
sor Mapbis, of Charlottesville; E b
Russell, who pleaded for the fee,
ble-minded children of the state
w A Bowles, who championed the
cause of education of the colored
deaf, dumb and blind; DR. Charles
w Kent, University of Virginia.
AN OPEN FORUM
In the open forum of the super
intendents, Superintendent Bald
win, Alexandria county; West. Of
Louisa; Edmundson. of Washing
ton: Brown. of WeStmoreland
Cooley, of Carroll; Davis, Of Henri
co; Shackelford, of Henry; Lynch
of Winchester; Fox, of King Will
liam. and Dohie. of Norfolk, al
made highly appl eciated talks.
DIR II b Frissell, of Hampton
spoke of the possibilities of educa,
ton in Virginia, his address being
received with great applause.
Resolutions were adopted calling
on the general assembly for the
establishment of fund of 5000,
600 as a building fund, to be lens
to the counties and cities; for
additional appropriations in addi-
ton to present educational fund in
like amounts; and asking that
steps be taken for state institu-
ton of higher learning for women.
Another declared it the belief of
the convention that the salary of
the superintendent of public in
struction should be $500 year.
EDITORS TALK
This afternoon Colonel A b Will
liams, editor of the Richmond News
Leader, presented an able paper on
the aid the secular press can give
the present educational movement
in Virginia.
DR. Il H Pitt. of the Religious
Herald of Richmond, spoke as to
the possible aid Of the religious pa
pers for the same effort. Both OF
these papers were of high order,
and they elected much comment.
The remainder of the session was
taken up in the discussion of the
report to the committee on resolu-
tions and of the routine work.
Tonight the speakers were Rev
DR. R H Fleming, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church,
Lynchburg, and DR. LYON G Tyler.
president of William and NJ ary
College.
!. The last address was made by DIR
Fleming, who said, "You have been
welcome in this city, in the church,
in the schools, in the home, and
we bid you a hearty God speed and
farewell. There is something about
this privilege which has been ac-
corded me which is not so pleasing.
that of saying what [ think about
you. One of the things that struck
me is that when the ladies began
to speak they didn't say they were
not going to make a speech and
then made long one. They sim
ply said what they had to say and
stopped" DR. Fleming told sever
al humorous anecdotes, which were
greatly enjoyed, and continued,
II am glad you came to Lynch.
burg, because we've had splendid
program, but | have thought of
the "muchness" of it and then re-
niembered that it was Thanksgiv
ing time aud could understand
why there was such a spread. If
all who have listened to these
speakers can remem her all that
has been told then they must have
enormous capacity. And what Is
to come out.of it? Probably we
get out of these meetings in pro-
portion to what we put in. We
have seen college presidents, men
who have given time and thought
to the one idea as to how Can We
best give education to the children
of this State. If there is thought
to be carried away from this con
vention it is a stimulus for work {;
remember you are doing just as
good work in your place as the
college presidents are doing in
theirs. Every school house is a
power house for good. We speak
of the great resources of the State,
but what are all these to the MAX
ing of a man under God in one of
these schoolhouses. Put something
into the boys and girls for the fu-
ture of YOUR State. Let us make
men and women such as Virginia
will be proud to honor. Home
rule and education are linked to-