Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Public Meeting in the Inter
est of Education.
CONFUSION FAVORED
ADDRESSES BY SENATOR MA
CHEN AND DELEGATE CATION.
Others Interested in Schools Discussed
Variety to Topics-General
and Personal News
CONFUSION FAVORED


ALMA NDtiA. N1.' hiy - l9o
STATE Senator I.ew:s II. lchen and Del
egalc James Il Cation of this p ty delivered
addres.os -, 10 s,,h.oot -, t,:o o5,,o,
49,
ION yesterday AFTERNOON pelo-e d arse
gathering OF teachers, patrons ard scholars
of AeXand.ii cCuGty at a meeting he d in
the Mount We non avzi,ue So ooI ouee
nv. dir,.io, &c H., 90 -, s.. -, 800
" '"'o'' 'iA''
'o-iiihl9S'oh VI Nhsih-a the promo lon
of public interest in educational work Su-
per.niendent James +. ements. who pre-
SIDED, stated that the ga hering h ID been
ORDERED ana the program ARA ged ly the
cooperative mmission in Richmond as
part OF general plan for stimu i'm in
tefeSt IN education III: OuChGut the state.
lie regret ed to announce 81 t Mr. Thomas
Ne.Son Page and MIR. K. Walton Moore
VINO Were specially deS-2 mated by tie COM
MISSION to address the meeting. were unable
10 ne present. He sad. hoWeVer. tn At he
mad been fortunate in sccurii g at the elev-
cnth hour. the services of Senator Machel
ana l)elt.lte eaton.
IN introducing Nj Cation, Mr. Clements
spoke IN the highest terms of his record as
Il member of the house of delegates. and
cohsratuiaung the audience upon having as
public school education in Virrinjs In the
b,slnhihg OF his address Mr.. Cation ex-
cnoh ,,,a,. e ' % t'i''u upon lor
physically unable TO- resronJ IN 'cconnt 81
weakness resulting from = recent Illness
He said he had nevertheless decided to ar
cepi. owing to his preat in.crast il, t,1e VOL,
Starting with the establishment of the pub
lie school system i'm Virpiri, ha tracaa tho
history of the institution oi,.ino his ba,rars
an excellent idc, of ifs srIdnaI and 70
markabie DEVELOPMENT IN to the nresent
He showed thar ronsidcri,g Tho 1isi,,1,,n,,t
ages under which the state bad I,hornd
wonderful nroyress had taan n,,dn in no
establishment ao,,inn,an+ .,nd ,r,i -, , NY
Of the schools especialIy IN the mast tow
struction afforded and the rhay,cter nf The
teachers engaged in The work hnt deci,rnd
that they shouId he Maid much Ligtor saI
aries th3n tbav .,,, now ,al..i ~ ~ NJ
eaton dwell, ar Ienoth ~, mi ,,ni,,, ia
his earncct re,nsr,,s =, bt,if - tt t ~
er.s were warmly annlauded He hold fortb
hone of = mnrl:ed i,,,rol,ennnt love, tti,
line in Tho nnxt fn,,, ,,t.,rs s,,-i,, tLt go a'-
his knowledge of the fn.nciai aT,irs az
the state he WAS sure if vo,l,d soon no nos
sihl, for the commonwealth To make much
better provision for he comnensa+ion of liz
teachers He was apDlauded when no de-
ciared that if he ever again had a voice
i'm the augmentation of nuh,ic funds bo
would use All his Influence in behalf of the
schools and the teachers
Favored compulsory Educat1on.
Referring to the public benefit of ad,,,.a-
tion Mr. Cato,, daolaroa 49, ,,.oe
10 - 'io "''iel 'ildt ''lS
ilan WI" perslstentIy refused with the
l"c nue. OF me present to give his children
q. 49, " uuiiheHtaTy SchooIing should be
ny law ne expressed hlsh ap-
- t "a - .ie '.o''- pe!hS zone IN the
- MUS vi A!tNhotld county, as evidenced
~ ~ nv N'oi'ithS oi Scholafshlo IN the
"a Vi HteclliehS oi pehmahship, mathe-
t,' ~ ne atuit, uidwihS ana other
TO-, ne 10 ~ sauuy uISpiayeu IN sections
aro,,n,t n, Scilools OF me county
80 w. 'l ti,' ""iS Vi tlie room Mr- eaton
~. T. ~ 'uN '9GuIS wien ne ceciafed
ardri, county - a. -. - - Va
county or city IN the state. He said that
,i',ii, y, t!'e lpr me hgh grade at
SUPERINTENDENT elements i,nnn n'"tin,, %
unanimous vote of thanks - nxtnodad -,
MI. Cation for his address ~
a short su.ech Wa made bv NJ, u
Douglas of Ballston who ie cIorIt nf no