Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10

ming will be made by Governor
Claude a. Swanson. The exercises
on Tuesday evening will be held in
the Academy OF Music. 1t cannot
be stated definitely as yet whore
the other exercises of the confer
ence viii take place.
On Wednesday, November 2S.
at 10 a. m. there will be a general
meeting of all of the departments,
at which meeting the chairman of
the conference of school trustees
and school officials will preside.
The principal addresses at this
meeting will be made by DIR. j. A.
{. Chandler, of the Jamestown
Exposition, and Professor We II.
Heck.
On Wednesday afternoon the
separate department meetings will
be continued. The programs of
these meetings will be announced
later.
The exercises Wednesday after
noon will be in charge of the super
intendents conference, with the
president of that conference in the
chair. The addresses of the even
ing will be made by Superintend-
net j. ID. Eggleston, Jr.. and DIR.
Bruce r. Payne, of the University
of Virginia.
Exercises for Thursday will be
particularly in charge of the Ag-
rlcultural Department, and the
subjects will pertain more especial
~ TO public schools and agriculture.
Commissioner George w. Koiner
will preside over this meeting.
DIR. \. {. True, of the Department
of Agriculture in Washington. will
be the principal speaker. The
speech of DR.. True will bc followed
by a report formulated by a Com
mittee composed of Professor A.
NJ. Soule, Ex-Governor Tyler and
DIR. j. ). Miller. The subject of
the report will be The Virginia
Farmer and Schools" 1t will be
discussed briefly 10y Mr.. 5. c.
Goggin, DIR. c. L. Gravitt. Mr..
L. O. Sandy and Mr.. c. NJ. Stacy.
On Thursday afternoon the
faculty and students of Richmond
College will give a reception to the
conference.
On Thursday evening another
general meeting of all of the depart
ments vii! be held, in charge of
the State Teachers Association.
President George II. Denny of
Washington and Lee University.
Will preside. A report will be read
by the President of the Teachers
Association, and addresses will be
delivered by DIR. w. c. A. Ham
mel, of the Department of Manual
Training and Physics of the State
Normal and Industrial College. |
Greensboro, y. c., and by DIR.
ID. j. Crosby, of the Agricultural
Department in Washington. DR..
Hammel's subject will be Manual
Training; DR.. Crosby's, 'How
Agriculture is Taught in the
Public Schools"
On Friday morning there will be
a meeting of the local citizens
associations, under the general
direction of Mrs. l.. II. Dashiel.
On Friday afternoon there will
be joint and separate meetings of
various departments. The closing
exercises on Friday evening will
be under the charge of the Co
operative Education Association.
The presiding officer will be desig-
mated by this association, and adj
dresses will be made by DR.. s. c. |
Mitchell, DIR. r. G. Ogden and DIR.
+. a. Alderman.
This meeting which has been
called together by Supt. Eggleston
on behalf of the State Board of
Education, will bring together all
of the educational forces of the
State, and promises to be great, not
only in numbers, but also in GEN
eral effectiveness and fruitfuIness.
The Committee has secured from
the railroads a rate of one fare plus
twenty-fvecents for the round trip. |
Nothing to Fear.