The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-13

need. nrc better school houses aud
grounds. "a longer session. better adapted
courses of study aud above all better
teachers The speaker appealed To the
audience To- take greater interest m the
/ teachers and To- show them greater sym.
pathy iu their high vocation. He said
tine schools would improve AZ the teach
er- improved. and the people would get
better teachers as rapidly ~ they called
Tor them and paid them
At the conclusion of DR. Boatwright :
address "a recess was taken untll )
o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Mr. l.. NJ
Smith. Superintendent OF Public Schools
of Spotsylyania county, presided The
Collrg' Orchestra added To the pleasure
of the evening with several selections. The
speaker was pr Bruce r. PAYNE. OF
William and Mary Colleu'. at Williams
burg llr was introduced 10y Rev j. H..
Light. pastor of the Methodist church, oi
thiscity. whoSr remarks were approprl-
ate and we'll delivered.
pn rAlNE's Appmss.
Dr. Payne said.
ono of tine largest questions facing
the southern educator today IL how
to relate thr school mon closely To the
u,ds ui human lllr I'D There Il too
large 20 Gull fixed between the actiyl-
Ties of lite outside the school aud the
activities inside ~ IL is a perverted
conception ui democracy which allows
au, man to i,rl that his Interest ln pub
De- education and his sacrifices for It ar
fo b. measured toy thruumbrroi children
hr has u tine schools supported 10y the
State.
N. No man can claim credit Tor sci
fish interest 300 education That man II
only "a patriot when hi~ int rest M edu-
cation a~ social performance leads INN
to help ail oi the children whom he can
boo thc Commonwealth.
lll The fault ul poor education DOES
NOT lirat thr door oi the teacher. The
public is responsible for the efficiency OF
Tine public school You get just what YOU
u, iur 900 education rs ln anything els''.
PAY MON and YOU grt mone.
IN. THE whole thing SINNERS down
to more money. The question j. how To
get d.
y We have looked to the State to
support our schools long enough knch
community must. by "a local tax volun'
tauy imposed upon itself. support It's
own schools 300 the maiu The state may
help. hut h can't do IL ALL Local tax *
the method adopted ln every state oi
America WHERE they hayreiiicwnt schools.
VI I'm order 10 sc.urr local tax ~ the
thiulN settled rural communities of VIZ
lIua We must learn what 800 means to
cooperate Smaller schools must be- con
-oldatrd 900 one large one. mon taNab"
property. more proplc.muw children. bet
trrhuildiug~ mus make possible and prac-
ttal tho voting ul % larger tax Tor III"
Improvement of thelOcal ~choollni PESTS.
lfrou-ulnlaiiun means that ~urne chll-
,lr-n will have to walk too FAR. trans
pOftatiou at public EXPENSE must be- pro-
,id.d We must bring the people to the
school. bringing the school 10 the people
ha~ failed We must support our schools
h., local taxation for ours Ives, trusting
th.ir support to other peoplr lth" STATE
taxi has iaIlcd.
lI. O. IN.''NNNIF rfl' iNN'' 'f'
u..yu- sacrifice That man who l~ I'M
willing to sacrifice cannot count himself
a ainl citizen nora moral man. There
i~ BOO salvation of our chilirn rducatlon-
YIh inst 49, nlguusly without the
shedding of blood ~ What W. need
boo rich community is "a lradrr. The pro
pl, an. willing to act. % som" strong
mau will Iin-t them
VIII. Do ,ou want better teachers
than ,ou now have DO YOU want bet
f.r county -uper,i-iou' Do you want
better school houses Put mp the prlo"
and ,ou Nill get them The new con-ol-
da.Du makes ample provision for th"
count, supervisors to iucn'a-- the taxa
tiou for schools ii YOU ask tlrm TODD 80.
Th. burden is with each mother. with
each father aud there will he NO i'm
prlremeut until they ASSUME that bur
dru-
The program closed with bcnediction
hy Rev r. g. Williams. pastor oi the
Baptist church
Ill. meeting was % decided ~uc'rSs and
all who attend were we'll pleased.
oN TN STAGE.
Seated 900 tine stage besides Sup~rin.
f.ulem Willis Wen. the City school
Board composed oi Mcs,r-. \. b. Bow
,rng. ". l.. Braunan Isaac Hlrsh. ".
n. lurkamp. j. r. Rawlings and }. I.
Layton. Judge j T.. Mason. Judgr \.
" Wallace. Dr. +. W Boatwrlght, DR..
Bruce. r. Payne. Dr. J. W. Rosebro.
Prof james Madison James Ashby. su-
p.rint,ndent OF Stafford Professor ;. W.
Som.r,ilr. Mayor r. p Wallace. EN-
Navor W. G.. Willis Rev. Alfred Jones.
Supt l.. VI. smith. of Spot~yvania; Rev.
r g. Williams. Rev j. II. Light, Rev.
H. II. Barber. l.r j. Graves, OF Spot