Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-25
MAY MEETING.

The state. addressed by the most emin-
emit speakers
2. Sessions of the commission at
The summer schools In Charlottesville
and Emory.
). Another great educational con-
sention next fall, similar to the one |
.elc in Norfolk last December.
I. The preparation and circulation oil
newspaper articles and tracts bearing
lpon the school situation in Virginia
II Is believed that the energetic do
felopment of these plans will greatly
advance popular education IN this
Commonwealth.
As vet the work OF the Cooperative
Commission has affected chiefly the
enters and certain groups Ct
representative citizens. IL Is row
proposed 10 carry this question
4 the necessity for better schools d.
rccdy 10 the country districts. The
,trength OF Virginia Is the farm. Our
Dest asset is the country child. The
| enrichment OF rural virginia mean
he advancement OF the entirety Of the
| staes interests The object of the
1 Nay campaign Is, therefore, TO make
A strong appeal 20 The country people
| Tor the Improvement OF the common
! ,choOl Neither politics nor the ad-
| vancement OF any particular institu
4
! ion OF learning vii enter into this
| .ampaign. No collections Will be
| aiken at the meetings. II is desired
/ nat meetings shall be held IN even
! eOunty. and as far as possible. in every
| Immunity Of the State. These might
| BE-. in many cases. all-day meetings In
| ne country, with dinner on the
| rounds: having one speaker In tht
! corning and another In the afternoon
so vast an enterprise must assume
he regularity OF warfare and engender
al the ardor Of a political campaign.
! he list OF speakers includes many OF
| the foremost men of Virginia, states
| uen. pubhcists. educators and minist-
as. With such men and with 50 vital
an issue as popular education, the
.oming May Will be a veritable helu
ay for Virginia.
Purposes OF the Campaign.
l. A nine months school FOR eyerl
child.
2. A high school within REASONABLY
istance Of every child
g. Well-trained teachers for all put
lie schools.
A. Efficient supervision OF school.
3. The introduction Of agriculture
and industrial training into th
- schools.
=. 6. The promotion OF libraries IN
correlation Of public Libraries and pa
lie schools
* Z. Organization OF citizens educ
ton associations in every county ar
city, with a view TO.
AZ J. The enforcement OF the supe
lutendent and teachers.
q The consolidation OF schools
10, 3. The increase Of local school "a
~ alton
g. The improvement OF schc
I houses and grounds
The public school property ia u
State Is valued at above four l-iiii
dollars. The annual expenditure
support exceeds two million dOua
=, Less than one-fourth OF this amOu
- is raised by county and distr
on school taxes. Only about half OF I
lu- children Of school age are enrolled
nu. the public schools. Children IN
.bo tendance are IN school, on an avera
about five and half months OF
~ year ave and q half In aud six an,
VS. half out) Allowing, as We gladly
bic I for he excellent work done by
vate schools. We yet submit that
above statement is sufficient 70 ms
every citizen OF Virginia active in
work OF advancing the public scho'
We cordially solicit the aid OF
secular and religious press, al IN
lOA buttons OF higher learning. and
IL s school agencies. both local and 6
nj. eral. ia a hearty EFFORT TO rally
~ whole citizenship of our CommOnwes
~ TO the Advancement CT universal Z
Id. cation.
. OF Persons desiring mass meetings
-, their communities are requested
write Mr.. J. A. McGilyray. Departm
nel- Of Public Instruction. Richmond. VI