The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-19
GREAT Meeting
IN l [
Educational Convention This
Year Will Be Entirely
Distinctive.
TWOvERY MAGNlFICEN GIFTS.

The educational convention to be held
at Lynchburg, on November 2s-Decembel
list, will be distinctive In many ways, In
stead OF discussions about education III
general, the problems which confront the
schools in Virginia will be dealt with,
and every energy bent to solve them.
TO this end committee of traiped men
on each aspect OF the work in the State
has formulated report OF the actual
conditions and necessary remedies. The
addresses will be based largely upon
these direct and flTst-hand studies OF
the teachers own needs. This fact Inn
parts a Significance to the meeting such
as no previous convention has had.
At the Lynchburs convention many
new factors in the Virginia educational
field will deploy for the first time their
full strength. Mr.. J. y. Eggleston, the
superintendent elect, will no doubt OUT
limo his structural policies for the
schools. Great interest attaches to his
announcements along this line, for the
whole State Is docking forward with
pleasant anticipation to his energetic adj
minstration Of these large interests. AT
Lynchburg likewise the Curry School OF
Educati,<a, which began its work ut
the University OF Virginia this fall, will
appear In full force. The establishment
of this school Is aismatter of profound
Joy; 1t marks an epoch in the educational
advance of the state. Among the leading
addresses will be those Of President AL
derman, DR.. Payne and Professor Heck,
each OF whom will put their powers Into
the proceedings 9s$
Gift of Twenty Millions.
1T may be recalled, too, that since the
~ ,f,l.
cent gifts OF ten million dollars each
have put a new face on the educational
situation In America. Reference Is had
to the gift OF Mr.. Carnegie for teachers
pensions, and thataof Mr.. Rockefeller |
for higher education
"A feature OF the Lynchburg conven-
ton will be s the report OF the results
OF the far-reaching May campaign. More
than hundred local school Improvement
leagues have been formed throughout
the state. Strong delegations from these
leagues will tell 5of what they are doing |
In the various 8nelghborhoods OF Virginia.
Indeed the springng up of these local
leagues has so enlarged the scope of
the educational movement thatisit will
probably be necessary TO change the
name OF the State organizat ion to the
''Cooperatlve Education Association OF
Virginia ~ % which lall these local Jim
provement leagues will be vitality re-
lated. FIR
The Lynchburg meeting will be devoted
largely to the superintendents and their
problems Owing to the recent appoint
ment OF the five inspectors and ex-
aminers, thf. phase Of the work has pc \
culiar int crest. Addresses full of&infor-
nation and suggestions may be looked ed
for from these inspectors. t is hoped
and believed that every su permit ndenti
will be present and take part I'm the
debates. gtift sii ii.,i itttts 4 so
ection, Of Officers.
3Ats;this convention all the officers Of
the Cooperative Education RE Commission
are to be elected craftsmanship year
Plans are to be Formulated for the fu-l
ture, and fellowships are to, be welded
anewHThe programme; Of speakers repre-
scnts the foremost men ,in Virginia. AZ
persons whether actively engaged u I'M
school work or not, areAinvited to attend
this free and frank discussi on 4 Of Viz
gin!a's educational interests. Come, and
Share the inspirationisof these, meetings
in Lynchburg. &
Mr. E. C.. Glass has worked tndefatig-i
ably to perfect arrangements for the
comfort OF those attending the meeting
a specially low rate OF i've dollars for
the round trip from Richmond has been
given by the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Norfolk and Western Railroads; and
MI hotels and boarding houses In Lynch
burg give special rates. vi
That the Richmond teachers may have
the benefit OF this great eupltft the city
schools will be closed from Wednesday
afternoon till Monday. 553s.