The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
GREAT RALLY D.
THEE EDUCATORS rs.
sAll5the Workers ii the Virginia
Educational Vineyard to- ..
5sss .s Meet In November.
.ALL MEETINGS d POINT (! TO THIS.
Governor Swanson, Who Is
Deeply Interested, Will III Make Ike Z.
the Principal Address. s

virginia has been blessed with many
educational gatherings during the past
few years. There Il have been local rallies
without number, numerous district meet
ings and not a few State conventions and
conferences; but Il the plans now taking
definite form do not miscarry. oil pre-.
vious assemblies united would hardly sur
pass the cor, ference OF the friends OF edu-
cation that Will assemble In Richmond on
November 26ttl BOTH It had been recog-
nzed that III was Il I'D visable to attempt
only one large educational ga thering year
~ outside OF the summer Institutes for
tea cheers, and with this idea In view the
Co operative Education Association and
the. State Teachers Association had
planned Il Joint meeting in Richmond early
in October. The superln tendent Of Pub
lie Instruction was invited to call the
annual conference OF dlvislon superintend-
glad to- do. Il NJ IA sss IA a$
aI Later, however Superintendent Eggles-
ton french Cd the conclusion that the time
was trre for d great meeting OF all OF the;
educational forces OF the State. He fixed
upon the time first above noted and in-3
vlted the committee who had charge OF
the October meeting hn behalf OF the
associations named above to 80 liter t.
plans that they might Join with hin, in
ton met Will, instant and hearty appro cal
on II the part Of every member OF the.
commit tee. H5s 3S A. y!
y All e., Come Here. 81
TO this meeting all OF the workers in
the vineyard will De invited:
The teachers will n be u present in force,
no, doubt,fth superintendents en- masse.
and school officers and citizens In great
nun lers. y School ii trustees, =; SUP ervisors.
members OF the School Trustee Electoral
Boards. and ali others who are specially
Interested SIN rs the 4nanag cement OF the
school s, or in the control Of their fina noes,
viii be most cordially invited. It is5 be-
ilieyed that the closer acqua intance thus
engendered will produce many ha y Re.
suits and II this broad or $reco gnitlon III o.
local yact levements will stimulate every
one to make great forts In the GOOD 't'1
Several M ceilings in One:
81 The Sprogramn1e will provide Tor several Y.
mass meetings. at which some ,l1 OF the \
ablest5 speakers 4 Iii the country will II be
heard. Specialists ii IN various y lines i III q
primary. \, grammar and high school work.
viii be invited ITO give I'll the NJ test and
best thoughts In their respec tive depart
miennt Is, The greater part OF Is the time,
however, q viii 4 be spent inf separate con-
ferences OF NJ the diff rent bran hes IL q q.
school work. The superintendents% VIII
have their sepa rate meetings, the truste es
theirs the u Citizens = eague theirs, and g q
the teachers heirs. pportunltt ties avail
be given for the high school teachers 70
confer, and, ind eed, h any OF the depart
n,ents Of school work will be afforded
abundant opportunities for special con-
ferences ana heart to heart alks
1t is hoped that the broadcast spirit Of =
democracy and good 4 fellowship Will pre-
vail, and that many OF those present VIII
take part in the general discussion
The mana cement |! is fortunate In n belng
able to announce that Governor Swanson
Is deeply interested in the 5succ ~ TINS s
mieeting,sa that he will deliver the prin-
cipal address on the evening OF November
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