The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-06

MID 7 SUMMER CONFERENCE
A Joint Meeting Of the Southern
Board and the State
Teachers.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July g.
The annual conference of the division
supc-lntcndents OF tho State, after n scs-
sion lasting through, two days, adjourned
at 10 o'clock tonight. Tho following
standing committees were appointed to
serve until July of next year:
On Proccdurc--F. r. Brent, OF Rich
mond: Frank r. West. Of Louisa: 3. l..
Pulllam. Of Manchester.
On School Laws--Pulliam. OF Manchcs-
ter; NJ. NJ. Lynch OF Winchester; Hall,
Of Fairfax; D. NJ. Brown. Of Petersburg;
Effingcr. OF Rockbrldge.
On Education NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., OF
Salem; shackelford. Of Henry: Watson.
OF Pittsylrun!a: Saunders. OF Portsmouth;
billiard. Of Middlcsex.
On High SchOols--Abbot, OF Bedford;
Harris. of Nelson: Russell, of Bristol:
N. C. White, OF Bath; w. G. Morton, OF
Newport News.
On School FunJs--Rust, OF Roanoke:
Shumate. of Loudoun: Copenhavcr. Of
Smyth; r. w. Fox, OF King William;
Rawls, Of Isle OF W.sht.
On School Buildings and Grounds-TMc-
Clucr. OF Buenn Vista; !. II. Davis, OF
Prince Edward; Shelton. OF Floyd: Z. w.
Scott, OF Orange: Nottingham. OF North
ampton.
On practical Observation-Disclosures. OF
Prince william; Twyman. Of Bucking-
ham: Hannah, OF Appomattox; Everett.
81 Albcmarlc: Bclcher. of Buchanan.
On Uniiication and Grading of Schools
-Joyncs OF Accomac; Huivey, OF Rock
ingham; Hall. Of Fairfax: Washington.
of Caroline; Irwin. OF Radford; Roy.
OF Warren.
on School Librarics-C. L. Scott, OF
Amherst; Powell. OF Dnwiddie; Graves.
OF Page
On Normal schoc!s-Maphis. Of Char
lottesvlle; West. of Louisa; Russell. OF
Bristol; Bridges. of Gloucester; Glass, OF
Lynchburg.
MORNING SESSION.
The morning session of the conference
was called to order at 10 O'Clock by Super
intendent Of Public instruction southall.
The roll call showed the presence OF sixty
of the III supcrintendents. While walt
ing for Captain G. II. Vawtcr, the first
speaker on the progran:ne. the supern-
tendents listened to an able address from
Or. John P. Kennedy. OF New York.
whose Batavia system Is the talk OF the
educational world.
Captain yawter,, OF the Miller School.
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the subject was further discussed by SUI
perlntcndents ]. b. McInturff. Of Shcn-
andoah. and Calvin Rawls. OF Isle OF
Wight.
Superintendent William NJ. Davidson, OF
Lee, read an interesting paper on the
"unifcation and Grading Of Rural
Schools This topic was further devel-
oped by Superintendent 9. l.. Scott, OF
Amherst
The afternoon session was given over
to the discussion of the duties and
functions Of the inspectors and exami-
ncrs. recently appointed by the State
Board OF Education. Four OF the five
examiners We're present, as follows: A.
kins. Of Newport News: r. Fl. REaocli,
OF Bristol, and Charles 6. Maphis, Of
Charlottesville.
NIGHT SESSION.
The final session of the conference was
held tonight The paper by 9uperinten-
dent D. L. Pulliam, OF Manchester, on
."Distrlct High Schools and Normal
Scholastic Imperative Demand OF the
Il Hour to Complete the Public School
System and Prepare Teachers for the
Common Schools was erhaps the most
valuable one read during the conference
Valuable suggestions on this all impor-
tant subject we're given by Superinten-
dent George II. Hulvcy. OF Rockingham
and Superintendent John H. Davis. Of
Prince Edward.
The last topic for discussion was Our
Public School 5Tcachers-H How to Enhance
Their Efficiency and Increase Their Pay
The chief paper was read by. superlntcn-
dent NJ y. Hail. Of Fairfax. supcrinten-
dents r. D. Baker. of Wise, and C. w.
Dickinson. of Cumberland. also spoke.
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
The Committee on Education Associa-
tions submitted a partial report which