The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-22
FINE GRADED SCHOOL.
Citizens Show Appreciation o.
Splendid Advantages Afforded. I

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sCOTTSv1LLE, VA. September 21.-
The opening OF the graded school hero
Monday was attended by q goodly pro-.
portion OF the scottsville people. The
following programme was rendered:
instrumental solo-Miss Marjorie Har-
ris; song-by the school; reading OF Scrip
lures by Dir. w, s. Dabney, principal OF
tho school. and prayer by Rev c. =.
Blankenship; address, by County Super
intcndent Joseph ". Everett; recitation.
'In Old Virginia. by Valentine, Of Rich
mond, Miss Marie Lcnhy OF Richmond !;
address, BY Professor En- Dry Hin, Fof Rich
mond; address, by Mr.. w. s. Dabney;
instrumental solo, Miss Marjorie Harris;
recitation, Miss Marie Leahy; song. by
school; prayer by Rev. c. e. Blankcnship.
Before he had finished bis address the
audience was quite sure that Supcrlnten-
dent Everett was not the man to come
around once q year and ask Johnny how
to spell ashes tos.' :" On the contrary,
there will DO something doing In Abe.
marie whenever he Is present. In very
interesting impromptu talk he spoke 81
the necessity and value OF school train
Ing, mental and moral. and OF the effect
upon the South Of the competition OF the
North. XII
Professor Emory Hill, OF Richmond.
spoke on educa ton, past, present and fu-
by heroes OF I'LL ages Professor HUI re-
ceIved hearty congratulations from his
old fellow students. teachers and friends
here, after this most enjoyable address.
Mr., w. S. Dnbneys theme was Hon
esty OF Purpose In All Things' He told
Of the seed sown in the school room 20
mature in later years. and enjoned his
pupils to dare to do right.
A fourth teacher was Installed thls
~, IN Fiji
At g O'clock IN the afternoon. after a
brief interim for dinner Mrs Landonln
r. Dash!eli OF Richmond. was Introduced
nv Superintendent J. w. Everett, nj inc
| graded school building, and there no
| dressed an Interested nssembage' ane
was quito positive that Richmond coula
mot toach scottsvlllo anything. put he ,1
|audience was reasonably certain that "
could. after hearing her.
b Ono OF the main objects in Mrs. Da-
shiells work is to organize local oduosl-
] tionnl nssocin lions, but she observed that
scottsy!lle had foroHtaled her, ana
through tho influence OF the county super
lintendcnt and otalers had already mem
bership OF forty--an unprecedented oc-
currenco in q local organization o. thls
kind, She demonstrated tho necessity OF
IN annual due. tho amount 20 20 Hxeu
Mt the Initial meeting OF the assoclatloni
showed how q little money might work
wonders, ana advised that different com
mittces be appointed to super!ntend va !.
1 rious branches OF tho work. The Good OF
| 4 local n ssoeyatlon WAS instanced by q
school in which there WAS only one active
| momber to start with. Before voFy 'oIle'
| in the place OF torn pnsterlng me room
was neatly ceiled;ln the place OF 2 ohM,I
viii no back and few legs, was one which
wns thc ocmc Of comfort. Ono 5hunureu
n,ct,,rna adorned tho walls. and the school
| tried to 0liye up to- its improvements.
| VA meoting should be held once q month
| tho auper!ntendent md principal taxing
the lend, and tho officers decldlng Whh'
is needed, tho money, through trans sIl =,
tation, being madc n moral force E'I !.
association Is on independent puu' :
! itself: tho teacher may lead when she
chooses but ia not compelled to do So
Thero Is no excellence without grea
labor, but don't put the poor little ch'l'
dren 10 work during the summer try|hl
4 to make money, like the small boy Wht
blew potato bugs Oft the vines for lWe
months and received seyenty-!hree GEMS
md then the bugs came stn|ght paeh,
scottsyllle numbers lifty- Yonln h1ho.'l
should be Interested bit the supernten
dent ia tho most important man, say
( Mrs. Dashiell, In her travels IN ~
Z Martin sha finds that the children are ~
batter taught than In the SOUTH am
niso stated thnt Southern boys prepareet
Marc FOR Northern colleges, habitualH
come out In tho load, &, ,ss
sho showed how civilization emanate'
,rom tbo schools. and that intellectual
dsvelopmont and social progress must g
hand In hand, ~, -,
wnIl directed missiles Mt tho heads OF tn
Tartlomen present, telling how womb
waa only encouraged by dlscourHg ement
and aid that il her energies were CUT on =
nms direction. she would be sure TO an
q them IN another Only the poor deaF
have too many irons In the are, ,..
! 4 few directive illustrations were glYel
Of the Indirect methods 70, pc useu ~,
shlitlssa pupils. avch IA rQX,eg ins sA4 "