The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-26
Education Association

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q Those who recall the first meeting 9
.be 12ichhond Education Associ''ioh -
\ ~ parish House Of All Saints Church
Il. ,,e,rs ago may with laudablc nr'ae
...a,.o IN the extraordinary advance
-,,,,,o,, has attended the work of TINS US
& ISOLATION since its beginning oh ny
4 ca,on OF the fest meeting Two Or '''ie'
i uere gathered together ana among evcn
( +hnt small number there wcre.hot l'o '', -
l those who thought that virginia NV
o,ourh for education already ana
I, might with proper pride point 10 i.s p;,SS
4 ,ch;cvements as an answer 10 tAe ~
&.,,,,,onds for future development. y ~"
enthusiasts, however, among "hoh' no
{T,mos- Dispatch was one, tho''sli Wy
: ,acnrnzed the glorious service ,i''i' W
80 b,d done to the cause OF ciVliiza-
lion and education not only peiote'
since the war, believed that INC se -
a. the past was the very reason wy
\ u,oo ter service should be given IN inc.
future, and that belief has been aou''U7
nnt,v justified by the facts.
1,asn;te the natural inertia OF men,
desnite tho difficulty of raising i'io''eS
and the opposition cmanating rom 'i'os'
1,ho had everything to lose ana hot'''"s
Ia gain BY a better system, the c t'use :.
aanoot,nn has made steady progress anu
doy one Of the most inspiring 1acts ~
- state life is to see everywhere t ''e
,,,nic,,cninc Influence that makes ior net-
al! education We beloved six years aeo
that the time was ripe for an aoVahcc'
and that belief has been fully oustil'eu'
hit like every other step lor"tro ti'o
helm and encouragement OF actiVe any
3on+hrsia site believers was necessary. ms
helm has been given in abundant measure
10 the cause of education IN Vlrs'i'i''
During his term in office ES-GoVerhor
Montas ,,lc rendered distinguished serVicc
n this field and now that he has retirea
10 private life we note that nc IS sun
Y Keeping up his interest IN TINS "or"'
Mrs. b. 70. Munford, Mrs, L.. II. Dashleli,
Professor a. S. Hill, DR.. S. c. Mitchell,
x are some OF those who have labored III
and out of season with amazing success
to advance the cause of education.
Al tho meeting Tuesday evening Mrs.
Munford. though she fellcitatcd the mem
hers of the Richmond Education Asso-
citation on the progress they had made
pointed out the fact that Richmond was
behind the state OF Virginia IN growth
of school property and in the payment
of teachers. This should not be. we
are one Of the richest communities III
America; we have both the will and
the capacity and 1t is beyond argument
that the best investment that can be
made by an individual. family "a
community or a nation, is that which
is spent for better facilities for educa'
ton. :.
The tide has turned. Where there were,
many found TO belittlc or openly with
stand the cause of education six years
ago there are none who raise their voice
against it now; but let us not be mis-
taken by this apparent unanimity. Like
every other liberty, education may only
be gained and kept by eternal vigilance
and all who have It's welfare at heart
should support, encourage and assist
those who, through the Richmond Edu-
cation association, have accomplished
such great good in the past. few years.