The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-11-16
Program For The Educational Confer
enCe TO be Held in Richmond, No.
yember 27.30. Inclusive.

The committee, Mr.. X. {. Stearnes,
Chairman, Dr. Robert Frazer, and Mr..
j. Kent Rawley, having in charge the
program for the Educational Confer
encc, has tentatively adopted the fol-
lowing general outline for the program:
ON Tuesday morning, November
9th. the various departments that
compose the conference will assemble
in separate meetings for the purpose
Of organization and the discussion Of
such subjects as may be arranged for.
The division superintendents Of
school, will meet and organize. II is
designed 10y superintendent Eggles-
ton that this meeting shall be more
democratic than heretofore. The SUI
perintendents will be expected to elect
their own presiding officer, to formu-
late their own constitution and bylaws
aud to control the meeting without
special direction from any one connec-
ted with the Board Of Education.
While the division superintendent are
ina session, the school trustees, county
supervisors aud other officials connec-
ted with the management Of the school
affairs Of the State, excepting the di-
vision superintendents, will assemble
in a separate meeting and effect an or
gsnization. At the same time the
state Teachers Association, which is
already well organized, will hold it,
first meeting.
In the afternoon the same plan Of
department meeting, will he continu-
cd
ON Tuesday evening the formal open
ing Of the general conference, in which
all departments will participate, will
he held. This meeting will be called
to order by Superintendent W. +. Fox,
Of Richmond, who will introduce SUI
perinteudent J. ID. Eggleston, Jr Mr..
| Eggleston will make an Introductory
statement, and will be followed by
Mayor Mccarthy. The principal adj
dress Of the evening will be made by
Governor Claude \. Swanson. The
exercises on Tuesday evening will be
held i'm the Academy Of Music. Ii
cannot be stated definitely as yet
where the other exercises Of the con-
ference will take place.
ON Wednesday morning, November
2Sth. at 10 a. m, there will he a gener-
al meeting of all of the departments,
at which meeting the chairman Of the
conference Of school officials will pre-
side. The principal addresses at this
meeting will he made by DR.. J. A. c,
| Chandler. Of the jamestown EXposi-
ton. and Professor W. II. Heck.
ON Wednesday afternoon the sepa-
rate department meeting, will be con
tInued. The program Of these meet
lings will be announced later.
The exercises Wednesday evening
will be in charge Of the supernten
dents conference, with the president
of that conference i'm the chair. The
addresses Of the evening will be made
| bv superintendent. d. Eggleston, Jr.
and DR.. Bruce r.. Payne, Of the Uni
ycrsity Of Virginia.
The exercises for Thursday morning
will be largely in charge Of the Agri
cultural Department, and the subjects
will pertain more especially to public
schools and agriculture. COMMISSIONS
George W. Koiner will preside owe
this meeting. Dr. 4. &. True, Of thu
the Department Of Agriculture il
Washington, will be the principa
speaker The speech Of DIR. True vii
be followed by a report formulated b,
committee composed Of Professor A
VI Soule. Ex-Governor Tyler, and DR.
j.. =. Miller. The subject Of the repor
will be "The Virginia Farmer AM
schools" II will be discussed brief.
by Mr.. :. G.. Goggin, Or. G. L. Ora
witt, Mr.. r. o. sandy, and Mr.. {. NJ
Stacy.
on Thursday evening another gen
eral meeting Of all Of the department
will be held, i'm charge Of the stat
Teachers Association. Presiden
George II. Denny, Of Washington an'
Lee University, will preside. \ repoT
will be read by the president Of tn
Teachers, Association, and addresse
will be delivered by Dr. W. G.. Han
mel. of the Department Of Manui
VI Training and Physics Of the state No
% mai and Industrial College, Greens
u boro. y. G.; and by DR.. ID. j. Crosb!
of the Agricultural Department
Il Washington. DR.. Hammels suble'
D. will he "Manual Training" DR.. Gro
T. by's, GLOW Agriculture is Taught
the Public schools"
4" ON Friday morning there will be
D.. meeting oi the local cillHeh7 "S'OOi
j. tons. under the general direction
Mrs. l.. r. Dashiell
I'm the afternoon there will be joir
and separate meetings Of various d
parlments.
The closing exercises on Friday eve
I'D ing will be under the charge Of the {
- operative Education Association. III
d. presiding officer will be designated
D., this association, and addresses will
p" made by Dr. :. Mitchell, DR.. H.
Ogden and Or. f. \. Alderman.
I'd Resolutions.
.T I'm the wise providence Of God, !
e. has removed from our midst our de
a. friend and co-worker, Mrs. Ella Iur