Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
EDUCATORS TO MEET
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE At
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Special Dispatch to The Star
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. November
i'.-in one sense the most interesting and
important educational conference held in
.'e south In the last ten years is the con-
ference called by President Alderman IN
meet az the University of Virginia from
november ~ TO "a This conference will
orihs together the presidents OF seven state
universities, the presidents OF all Virginia
colleges the state superintendent of edu-
cation in the states of North Carolina.
south Carolina, Tennessee. Alabama, Vir-
gina ana Georgia, and the professors OF
secondary education in the same states and
certain experts In agricultural education.
The conference is notable because II is the
nrst thorougn-going attempt on the part of
those engaged in higher education to reach
oown TO the secondary schools and aid in
co-reatlng them properly to the schools be-
low and the schools above. No American
state, unless 1t be Wisconsin possesses AN
lueai system or secondary education. In
most or them an unfortunate gap exists be-
tween the elementary schools and the col
ieges, and by reason of this gap, ne-halt
OF the most capable children of the com
monwealths have no open road to com
plete education
1t Is a splendid sign when the colleges
and universities come to see that the high
school is real tie binding together the two
separate parts of a common process To
multiply the high schools to search their
course of study. to unity them I'm their re-
2ation TO other forms of education is about
the best educational problem now before
the people.
Program Of Conference.
The real business of the conference will
begin on Tie 23d with opening address
by President Alderman of the University of
Virginia. The morning session will be taken
up wit the problem. of establishment and
development of the public schools and the
manner in which the state department of
education. can further these ideas. Among
the weI-known delegates who viii speak in
behalf of this subject are Elmer Z. Brown
United States commissioner of education:
President Abercrofnbie of University OF
Alabama and the state superintendent OF
North Caro-.na, South Carolina and
Georgia. Ft,.
The a. .ernoon session will be devoted pri-
marily to the discussion of the relations of
higher institutions of learning to high
Schools by Prof. Stewart of University of
Georgia, and President d. F. Houston of
University of Texas. The question Of What
is the definite work of professors of see
ondary education viii also be discussed by
Prof. Payne of University of Virginia, Prof.
Dubose Of University of Alabama and
others.
A reception to the delegates will be given
that evening by the president, faculty and
students of the university. Saturday morn
ing the assembly will deal with High
school courses of study and agriculture in
high schools" Prof. Wilram Lockhead of
Macdonald College. Canada, and Doctors
Knapp and Crosby OF the United States.
Department of. Agriculture will be the
speakers. i-s-. - 49,
In the afternoon President Venable of the
University of North Carolina and President
Ayres of University of Tennessee Will dis
cuss Science in the high schools" and
then Prof. Heck of University of Virginia
and Prof. Cloxton of University of Tennes-
see speak concerning the agencies and
methods of training high school teachers.