Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-29
EDUCATIoNAL.

Inc general cOnlcteucS ANU HVse'"i
special meetings OF the Virginia Library
Association gave the educators busy
day of it in Richmond yesterday. The
general conference at the Seventh Chris.
tian Church wss under the auspices oil
the school officials conference.
State Librarian ]. P. Kennedy told
the teachers how to secure school libra
ries through State aid. DR.. j. 4. Chan
dler addressed the conference on the re-
latiou of education to the jamestown
Exposition. DR.. A. r. Spoford, OF the
National Library of Congress, was one
of the speakers at the night session.
His subject was "a World Of Books. "
Deep earhestness and great enthusiasm
marked the conference of school superin
tendents, held 10 the hall Of the House
of Delegates. The leading subject VISA
the recognition Of diplomas and certiii-
Gates granted by State institutions and
colleges by private schools and scade-
mics. The speeches were limited to 10
minutes. Or. James Cannon said the
supply Of teachers wss entirely made
quate He suggested the increase oil
salaries, so as to make teaching q pro-
fession instead of d mskeshifl; an IN
crease of the centers of supply, and a
standard for examination Get by the
State board and subject to examination.
Superintendent Hall, of Fairfax coun-
", created sensation, when he said
"At the present time, Mr. Chairman
and brother superintendent, there are
scores of young women teaching in this
State whose license to teach is illegally
given, aud, therefore, they are pursuing
a profession to which they have neither
the title nor the recognition of the law.
What | mean to say Is this That
the State Board of Examiners, recently
appointed by the State Board of Educa'
ton under the sanction OF the last Leg
islature, has gone to work andissued a
lot Of certificates TO applicants for teach
ers' positions in the county schools,
when under the statutes governing their
actions, they had not a title, not an
iota of right, 30 to do. Therefore, |
declare their whole action illegal. Their
authority is not found In the Virginia
code, and exists nowhere but in their
own minds. Every single one OF the
emergency certificates Issued by this
same board of examiners Is unlawful
It Ia without authority, and the teacher
practlcing under that illegally Issued
certificate, is teaching county school
without the proper authority to do 30 "
Speaker Hills remarks were contro-
yerted By several speakers.
Superintendent of Pablo Instruction
Eggleston in q speech declared that the
mesger pay accorded public school teach
ers 10 this State has done more TO hinder
the proper advancement Of education
than any other one thing. he appealed
10 the superintendents TO lend their en-
erpies to raising the standard OF teachers
He said he wanted to see law author
ling adequate pay for the teachers.
ID. l. Pulliam, OF Manchester, and Il.
l. Dobbie, OF Norfolk, spoke strongly
for the better recognition OF trained
teacher. On recommendation OF the
nominating committee chosen yesterday,
the following executive committee was
appointed: d. NJ. Brown, W. d. Smith,
Geo H. Hulvey, Fl. NJ Clsrkson and
D. l.. PulIiam.
The Virginia Library Association met
10 the State library building yesterday
with aIsrge attendance, S:fongres1lutiors
we're passed commencing the ordinance
adopted by the finance committee OF the
city council appropriating 81, 900 in aid
of the Poe Monument Association to
erect a monument to the great American
poet The f5lloving officers were elect
ed: President, John p Kennedy vice
president, John s. Sargent, NoifclSi
second vice president, j. S Patton,
Charlottesville; secretary, Edward :.
Evans, Richmond, treasurer, Mary G.
Lacey, Blacksburg. A. Il. Spofiord, OF
the National Library, addressed the as
ISOLATION this afternoon
AS a result of the educational confer
ence yesterday, a State teachers a,socia-
ton was organized with the following
officers: President, f. B. Fitzgerald,
Gate City; secretary, J. H. Binford,
Richmond; treasurer, n p. Painter.
Roanoke; vice presidents, James G.
Nook, Psrksley; ]. II. Saunders, Porte
mogtb; ]. d. Turner. Richmond; Josiah
Gaines, Emporis Edgar Sydnor Strick
or, Ormond Stone, j. II. Harris, War
rentou; P. NJ Gardner, j. G. Jeter,
Coviugtop.