The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-09
TEACHERS HAVE
FINE OFFICERS
State Association on Splendid
Basis and Good Work Is
Being Done.
CONFERENCE HELPED THEM
They Return Home Much Bene-
fitted by Their Exchange
OF Ideas.
CONFERENCE HELPED THEM

no one feature Of the recent Educational
Conference was more Significant than
the immense and IN some quarters unox-
l.ected, vitality shown by the Virginia
state Teachers Association Since the
Senool Journal ceased % appear. this or
sanitation has been almost entirely UNI
able 10 put into tho hands Of tho great
mass or the teachers such Literature IA
% necessary Tor the vigorous growth Of
.lhsociauons OF that character Finally
us oulcers were compelled 20 issue a
special edition or their Bulletin" and TO
tAPeho no less a sum than SO in postage
atono To send this ont But when tho
enrolment was counted and IL wa foafrd
tnat inc high school teachers had come
," large numbers, the graded school
''tchers IN large numbers tha rural
''.lo"l teachers In large numbers. and the
l'''il'ii y le'tcnerH in large numbers % was
ii'Itecuy clear that the state Teache-rs'
Association has within Il elements OF
E.hoF ana tendencies 20 grow independent
VI ~ lAciaA cultivation and uninterruitted
Di-.@uph- No word fell more fire.
e"uy from the lips OF the speakers
s--'@i icaaership.' The teachers seemed
~ feeii1e tuily both tho honor and the
I"'Donslplhty Involved Ia the use OF
tNat word and all who paid heedfll at
tehupn 10 their deliberations were con-
Elliced that an organized teaching force fs
h"st adapted % advance the cause OF o,u-
-A rAA+A IT'D ffaatLf results That Will 20
permanent. and. at tho same time. worthy
wealth"
Tho pictures Of The gentlemen who VIII
olrect TIE AFFAIRS Of the Teachers AZ
ISOLATION during the coming year are
ifl"too herewith elsewhere
The New Officers
Tho new president Mr. +. 3. Fltzpat-
IieH- we2 bonn IN Bedford county. Va. ia
D. .~.r .fr
l's schooihouse, and he was able 10
complete tho course az Randolph- Macon
'pile8e largely by his own erforts nrr
fitzpatrick has taught with success In
The Clifton High school. in PittsyIvanIs-
county. and the Cooperative Trer.sIo
school az Bedford City. for six voara ~
l.as Dten principal o. tie Shoemaker High
Nrnopl, az Gate city. where ba r,o,v
resides AT Fitzpatrick has been r-or,f-
"'HAy connected with the summer nor
Inal schools ~ tie state and as yfoo-
president OF the Teachers Assoclafio-, "a
tue Ninth Congressional District has faf~-
- e-fNcl MS promotion by falthful and
successful work
The association reelected sfr 7 II
!iniord % this city. rs secretary A.
~ ora is one ~ Tho leading teachers az
4lifLtinpno- Wi1r-anEkc and r-oor..e.f,.,.
..l Witnal prudent and tactfrl
Sir. r. +. Painter. PRINCIPAL o. the en-
.i'- Avenue School. in Roanoke CITY
Ias served the association as treasurer
i'r ife years. HIS re-clection thu wear
VS. not only complimentary 10 him. I'M,
ESQ @ttests tLs fact that he IS q falth
--i servant IN good cause. for H.
"~tes or The position are cnerous and
not always pleasant
Air- FAINTER IS graduate OF tho A-hen.
state Normal School and has ser,,od
most noce7tahiy as teacher and princi-
- IN roanoke county and city MI
f@lnt.r has been an efficient normal
A.-'oi worker. and was the conductor
a. the covingtou school during, tho sum-
ner that hes Just passed
Vice President.
Mr.. James G. Mock. the new vice-nros,-
dent or tho First District. is fft,,-sfx
years ~ age. and wac born in Accouac
county, where lie was educated Nj
mock has been principal OF variou.
schools 10 Accomac Tor twenty years.
ana IS trained and valuable educator.
Slr- Joseph IT. Saunders prlncinal ~
the HlgA School az Portsmouth is yfco-
president OF the Second District srr
Saunders Is a graduate OF William ana
Mary College. and was the leader % "a.
principals conference here during the
rally Mt Saunders Is a young man OF
line ability. and was formerly suDerfn-
tendent OF schools Of his CITY.
Mr.. s. T. Turner. vice presiden. OF tho
Third District, Is f0rty-three years old
and a native Of Charles CITY county
lie Is sraSuate Of Randolph -Macon
College. and = now a teacher IN the
High school here. he has had about
twenty years connection with schools.
both IN this State and Arkansas
The Fourth Districts vice-president Is
Mr. ID. jennings Sipe. Of Waverly He
Is tmrty-two years Old and a graduate
OF Zion College. North Carolina He has
had wide experience as "a school teacher
FarfH. fafr .ar 81
town.
Born in China.
Mt Edgar Sydenstricker. vice-president
FOR the Firth and Sixth Districts is
twenty-five wears Of age. and was born
in China while his father was a mission
arv there.
lie has me degrees OF NJ 4. and r A
IRON virginia colleges. was three wears
principal or q high school fn Acro-,,,,
county, and Tor the past two vea,-s ras,
Taught IN tho Lynchburc High School
PROFESSOR OrmOnd stone vice-prc sident
Tor the seventh District Is a most die
tlngushcd educator, and IS nearly -ivtv
years or age. He is an NJ. A. Of the Uni
vorsity OF Chicago. and has Taught IN
many sections OF the country.
Since 1850 Professor stone has boor
distinguished member of the faculty Of
the University of Virginia
MT. j. D. Harris. vice-president for the
~ - "19 ~ some Time prin-
cipal OF Strasburg High School ana b,sIt
up fine institution there. This year he ts
at Warrenton. and is doing fine work
lie was conductor OF tho Winchester
Summer Normal last summer.
Mr. r. II. Sheppe, vice-Trosident for
the Ninth District. IS forty-dve years
OF age, and native of Rockingham.
He holds the degrees OF 4 r.. A. NJ
and Ph. B.. and has a DISTINGUISHED
record as teacher and principal
For seven years Professor Sheppe has
been, and is now, the principal of the
Big Stone Gap High school
The Tenth District vice-presi dent is
Mr. J. G. Jetor, Of Covington lie is
forty-four years old, and was born in
FRANKLIN county. Va. He has the degree
of =. 8. from an Ohio college, and has
been teaching since 1891 MT Jctor Is
now principal OF the Covington graded
school.