The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-13

,ng. .rhe scuunH es Sorl v II Binia iiay d sren
VAST sums Df money on their roads dur
4ng tne past ten OF twenty years. bu
for the lack ,ofs expert direction the inons,
illus i,een Ill, great part waste w 3 aiioulf
|Iiave sih Virginia b 1 hig hyuy cotiiniissio,,
whose special duties should be to educatt
public sentiment, 10 impress Upon TIL
people Throughout tho State the tiocess v,
Of improving their llis 81 yynys and 70 sup
ply expert engineers to- blaze ii the az
ana shperlntehd the " york Of cOnstruc
ton. 81 ~ 81 s3 u ]5
WE hope that n Tie u Dativnlo fineetint
will be ei1iinehtly Successful md that |
Will jnaugurhtc d movement In the inteies
Of road \ Improvement that will exterit
over tho entire State. IF the people them,
selves Will formulate d rlan and tssut
their orders It. COOS without saying tina
their Representatives. In General Assem-.
bly, will execute them. ~ s3j AZ
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Educational Mass Meetings in.
lssS May. A 51l:5
XIII or Widespread Interest from the start
las been the movement fet.. Oh foot II nt
tile recent Education Convention at MGR
folk devote tho month sof Nh nest
ito mass-mectings with q View to sreachltlg
every part OF Virginia in behalf &of tho
or H the country common,
sctool. i Every one 4 seemed to feel that
,erfnl, The cnglnery r. Z potential forces.
though Ill the sessions Of 10
Cooperative Education Commission haYe
been. they have touched chiefly he scell-
tors ana representative Il groups or clt-
izenz. The scope OF tho Icampal gn is nov
to be broadcned, made, indeed, statewide.
No8communlty, however remote, no dis
3trict, however advanced, 81 educn tionnlly,
Is to be left out. y Al Il are to share In the
strong impulses of this great educational
revival q III ylrgInin. y ,lr!1g tie month
or 4 May It Is ! expected that enthusiastic
meetings will bo& held III many parts Of
tho state each day, addressed by the.
lending Spubllclsts, educators 8urd minis:
ters within our bounds. The burden or
their message will be tho enrlchmen t u
tho rural school, the necessity of popu--i
lar enlightenment to democracy and n 70
Industrial progress, and the duty Of the
people to the public schools. 81
(, Last week an important session Of Tie
Executive Committee OF the Cooperative:
Commission i: was held at tho,
Jefferson Hotel Ito arrange the details IN
regard I to these ma meetings q IN II May,
There were present at 5thet gathering Cal,-2s
tain G. u. yawter, who presided; Pro-
lessor Charles w. Il Kent. OF the &UniYas-s
sitya or Virginia; Mrs. 3. 81 3 Munford \, or
the Richmond Education Association
President J, y. ] a rlnan, Of the State lse-ss
male Normal School II pr, H !. Frlssell.3
MI. John} i. Branch tho treasurer or
tho comlnia u 81. Z ebert Frazer and
Professor S. 6, I titchell, q Richmond
College. ts a iss IN III "a s$S
The list Of speakers tentatively made
the finest ability in the State.
Plans We're discussed as to 4 the various
localities where the massrmeetng arc to-
he held. 7 was thou 8 lit that wherever
possible they should: I, be- III tho country,
either at tllo.courthouso OF in some large
church. having all-dny sessions with an
address in'#tho3 morning, dinner on the
grounds, and another address in the at u
tcrnoon. Tho campaign is to have the
regularity Of warfare, no means boingt
spared to make the meetings productive
Of !: the utmost good to the school inter.
ests Of Virginia, At was reiterated Sal
these rallies have no ecclesiastl cal, instl-
tutlonal or political significance what
ever. N 9 speaker will discuss t4.e inter-.
osts of his college, nor any pet idea In;
education, which he may happen to hold.
No man enlisted IN the campaign viii
seek other than the betterment Of the
country public school an interest that
engrosses every patriot and a cause tha.-
is COMMON TO all educators. Il. It'd Us ,st
III We believe that If the plans as thus
outlined by tho Cooperative Education
Commission shall be carried out In May,
these mass-meetings will mark 81 new.
epocl,Sin Virginia as regards the status
of5the schools. Tho month is proptious
SO is the wideawake spirit OF our p Az
pie, desiring nothing more than the equip
mcnt Of their children for life. ( Let the
meetings be hold IN every community;
let tho discussions be frank ana thor
oughly Informing; and every speaker,
thrilling with the spirit Of service, make
g strong appeal TO the people for the
country common school II so, these
mo'ss-meetlngs will be ! Ike q Jack scyew.3
raising our loved ma historic Commons
wealth to the highest levels. 5$ II xii VI. i.
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Death of DR.. Mathews.
In. ThomasP Alathews.tof Manchester,
whose death is announced In to-day's
paper, was;t man of broad mind and big
Heart. and his work for humanity knew
no bounds lie was tile highest type Of