The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-03
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Tremendous Meeting Of School
Trustees and Supervisors to
Be Held Soon. s8
.ENTAusl IS GROWING E'l'l 4 IN
Superintendent = glestonf Work 't''rE;
ing Hard to Give Interest
III Practical Turn. q.

Two thousand school trustees and 5s,i--
pervsors IN ono meeting n II N H 81
ouch Is the plan determined upon OF the
Department OF PUBLIC 1nstruc .ioff after
careful cons deratio for several yyeolss.
$If the co.oporntioil \. Of IA the people Of
Richmond Is secured, the n,eetirtt y g 9
certainty 1t liz not believed TINT the
city will fill to respond !. III ~
state Superintendent 1tgglcston yeste,r ter,
day 5afternoon, IN an irtorvieV vi TIL Tho
Tlnes-D Dispatch, said NJ A: sc ;ssE
There has mover boon 80 much eil-
thusiasm over education ns now exists
In this state. II may seotn g, strange to
shy that this very enthusiasm IS a source
OF anxiety, and II not properly and prac-
tically directed, Il will result ~ In q great
waste Of time, money and effort. Nn-
thusinsm Will accomplish nothing unless
SitEis followed by definite uctf bn.i
II do not cxnggerate ono o. In SO ng
that tho Department Of Public lnstruc-
ton hns been worked TO- tho i verge OF
collapse In trying to glvo q q practical
turn to tho enthusiasm for ducation now
active in the country districts Of Viz
ginia.'' ~ NJ III "
why n worked SO hard ~ NJ d.
because enthusiasm must have keen
Intelligence ana extended experience to
mako 1t crystallizo." ssfs a 3sf Z 5,j
Schol Officers to Meet.
Il one OF the ways to bring about results
for the good OF tho state is a ,I1eeting Of
the school officers at some central point.
There are three hundred members OF the
school trustee electoral bonrd-threo for
crch county. This board consists OF he
county (or# dlvision) superintendent, tho
4 Commonwealth il attorney and one icitl-
zen appointed by the circuit Judge. III they
appoint three trustees for each school
district, and tho school district and ma g
gjsterinl district IRE usually the same.
This means 1900 school trustees, SsT hese
1 choose the tenchers and run the coun-
try schools. II Il. sts $s 33s ssSs 5SfS5s
Thorc there are about 800 upervisors,;
who manage the county finances. and
who vote the school levy from year to
year M. Il RI ~ .3i 55s @
s a Gigantic Meeting
@5 III is the Intention OF the Department
4 OF Public INSTRUCTION to have o. meeting
Of these officials In N November % Deem
Der, and to have present at this meeting
tho intendent IS Of the Stntc---ll & q u
number, At5 the same time. under the
leadership Of Mr.. 8 r N C.. Stearr,es, ? resi-
dent OF tho Virginia State Tearhers' e ~
sOcla ton, and secretary OF inc III otute
Board or Education. the Tenchers' a 81 \,
ISOLATION will meet; and the Co-ore tive.
Educ alton IA ociation will part cipntc IN
this rally 8 ( Ill the school officers and
forces Of Virginia! n 55sa y ~
Character Of the G Convention.
Already 81 900 Is in hand to defray tho
expenses OF this gathering and II Is pro p
posed TO raise 5000 more Distinguished
speakers will be engaged i talks OF prnr-a
tlcal&interest will be given; stereopticon
pictures OF model schools will DO ahown;
5stltistics relating to the snlnrics OF,
teachers nnd to local md Suite tax
alton will be given; and In fact every.
thing OF a practical nature to interest the
school officials Of the state will BIO pre-.
scented imam entertaining manner.
THIS meeting has been quietly planned,
after considerable thought and discus
sion. VI Governor Swanson. whose keen
interest In education ls already bearing
fruit. Is heartily IN & favor Of tho plan
Those who have given the matter their
earnest consideration express the conyic VIC Y
ton that such d gathering OF our ed
Bycutlonnl forces ,yill result in lasting
good to tho schools OF the State
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