The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-12-08
The Lynehburg Educational Conference.

among the many conferences anu
conventions held during the past
month none, ! dare say, was more
interesting and instructive and more
potent for good than the Conference
held by the Cooperative Education
Commission of Virginia at Lynch
burg, on November 10Th and 3Oth and
December lst.
Scores Of county superintendent
were present and hundreds of teachers,
among them twelve Of the public
school teachers Of Prince Edward and
eighteen Of the teaching force Of the
Normal School.
The large auditorium of the First
Baptist church where the meetings
were held was filed, sometimes pack
ed, with eager and interest d listeners.
The program was not only one of
great interest and attractiveness, but
abounded with practical suggestions
for the improvement Of the schools of
Virginia.
There was eloquent reference to Vir-
ginia's great past and candid criticism
Of its present, but the keynote Of the
meeting was that word Of hope and
duty: "FORwARD.n
In this article can only touch
upon some of the most important
features Of the meeting.
DR.. f. a. Aldeman's address on
Wednesday evening was listened to
by crowded house, and the courtly
chairman, Dr. ;. G.. Mitchell, Of Rich
mond, no doubt voiced the sentiment
of every one who heard il when he
said at its conclusion: IF this Confer
ence were to close Tow all trouble and
expense would have been well repaid
and the Conference notablesucces "
Dr. Alderman laid special stress
las he always seems to do in such adj
dresses) on the necessity Of trained
citizens to the stability and prosperity
Of Democracy.
The session on Thursday morning
was made especially attractive by
talks from the platform by several Of
the gifted and earnest women who are
doing so much TO aid in the move
ment for improved educational adj
vantages for the children Of our State.
The subject for the mornings ses-
sion was "Citlzen Associations"
After a thoughtful and helpful adj
dress by the Rev. w. b. Beauchamp,
of Newport News, reports on the
formation and operation Of these
Citizen Associations and School I'M
provement Leagues were made by
Mesdames Dashiell and Munford, Of
Richmond; Mrs. King, Of Stanton,
and Miss Margaret King, Of Norfolk.
All who heard must have been
convinced that the most potent and
most permanent means Of arousing
the people and securing better schools
is the organizing Of the people them
selves in each community into a
league pledged to the betterment Of
the schools Of that community.
Let me say just here that already
two of these Local Citizens Associa-
tons have been organized in this
county, one at Rice and the other at
Prospect, and it is proposed to organ
lie three or four more in the different
school districts.
A public meeting Will be held at
Green Bay on Friday, lSthl for the
purpose of organizing such an associa-
ton for the Leigh District
Mr. Jas. ;. Thomas, Of Lynchburg,
will be present to assist the superin-
tendent i'm this work.
lie will also address meeting Of
the colored people in the interest Of
education at the colored Baptist
church, in Farmyille, on Saturday,
the 9th, at II a. m.
Some further account of the Lynch
burg Conference will appear in this
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