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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
WOMAN'S= STRONG. PLEA
FOR POPULAR EDUCATION

Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, in her stirring
address before the Conference for Edu-
cation in the South at Lexington, KY.
made an earnest plea for popular educa-
ton. She said in part:
IAN children have dreamland-n land
that beckons and soothes and charms;
land where ones fancy wanders and
ones heart fingers. Mine was your
beautiful country OF Kentucky.
''One OF the family plantations was at
Cumberland Gap. where Kentucky. VIZ
ginia and Tennessee march together and
ness road, travelled so many years ago
by the buffalo hunting the salt Hicks; by,
the Indians hunting the buffalo, and by
Boone and his men hunting homes.
Along that Same road we also travelled
four children on one horse-Old Bill,
twenty years ago and broad as he was
long-given to lying down In the creek
with US on hot days and spinning round
and round like top. when he had gone
as far as he thought. he ought to go-yet
notwithstanding these tri1e idiosyncra-
sizes, worth his weight In radium-nothing
in your State or any other, could touch
him,
MY brother rode first, because he
was a boy, and the horse was his
fathers; then my cousin rode next. be-
cause he was another boy: then my
girl cousin, because she was company,
and ], last, because was only girl
and nobody in particular Every day
we paraded to the sulphur springs, be-
cause sulphur water purified the blood,
and purifying the blood was o very mo-
mentous thing in those times. exceeded
only In Importance by Bible verso and
good manners. Il
'Our blood properly attended to, II the
weather were fair. we followed the viii.
derness road to the gap In the mountain
There we rested, hunted india arrow.
heads. ate our fried chicken and horsey
cakes and looked over into Kentucky
Then we claimed things my brothe,
claimed the farms 81 Kentucky (; my cousir
the creks that had catfish and swimming
holes; my girl cousin the little pigs ant
nuscoyy ducks; hut claimed always
the Wilderness rond Ny claim met With
no approval, but didn't care-I knew
what ! wanted. and that was that some
time or other 1t would take me all the
way into Kentucky, To-day the wilder
ness road ends where my heart~has Ions
been-with you--and am very, glad.
North Carolina Is that section of oul
! country known as the Awful Warning
| We are the white illiterates Of America
| not plain illterates-we could stnggel
along under that burden, but white IL
i literates, we had done our days worl
| and were sitting down with our knitllnl
while the other States We're yaWnine
and rubbing their eyes and wondering
| II It We're not getting up time. So DR.
McIyer, a prophet who Is an honor. to hi
country and Is honored by 1T was onl,
following In the footsteps of thu
| fathers, when, in 1902, at the State Nor
NAL College In Greensboro, he organized
the first Woman Association for tn,
! Settlement OF Public Schools. The move
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ment proved 30 successful, 30 beneficial,
that other States became interested
In July, 1905. Professor P. p. Clay
ton of the Summer School OF the South
then In session at Knoxville Tenn. call
cd 4 meeting OF women interested in
school improvement The meeting lasted
two days and educational conditions in
each Southern State were thoroughly dis
cussed. 1t was decided that the best So
luton OF the problem was to form an In
terstate association with a president and
general oflcers. whose duty 1t shouN be
to acquaint themselves with what had
been done in all the States and bind it to-
gether into one harmonious helpful whole
and State officers who should have charge
OF the work in their own States. n 1t
can be arranged we hope to have yearly
meeting to which we may take our TAIL
ures and learn how to make them sue
cesses. f.
In Tennessee, an association not vet
a year old. reports plano, free singing
lessons, school drills by retired army
onicer, good library, pictures and maya
zines. All this has been brought. about
by one woman and her only complain. Is
tina tack OF funds prevent her doing
moro. s
I'm Arkansas one association raised
800 and another $500 in little less than
three months, the funds, OF course being
applied to the Improvement OF schools.
In Texas the womens clubs nre talk
ing up the matte rgiving time and
labor aN money. In Louisiana the work
is to be presented at the superintcnd-
cnts meeting In Baton Rouge.
Nov. because this is womans work
as well as womanly work. and the two
a a nv No y,oo col1,
ask you every one to help. Scandlna-
| Wan legends tell LIS OF "primeval words
or words OF such tremendous meaning
| that they possessed a life and power of
their own, when called upon, to ban or
bless. The people held them In such rev
erence that their use was largely con-
| fined to the priests, who In turn taught
them to each succeeding generation, for,
should those holy words be forgotten, tho
| nation must perish.
/ america has her prlmeval words,
Some OF them tell Of a small beginning.
and n growth so stupendous that no
man may foresee the end; they tell of
an humble struggle for daily bread and
granaries that feed the world, and those
words arc Roanoke Island. Port Royal,
Plymouth Rock, Manhattan and James
| town. fs
"And when in the course Of human
eventsfit became necessary to claim the
God-giyen right OF life, liberty and the
| pursuit OF happiness. tho Old World. with
shuddering amazement, read In the ligh
OF anthousand blazing camp fires thu
prlmeyal words OF Bunker Hin, Valley
Forge Kings Mountain and Yorktown.
"O,r country's primeval words live In
county and town and stream. There WI
read the names OF men who, with more
than klngy generosity. bequeather n con.
tlnent to their children, rese,ving 70,
/ themselves only ak narrow feet Of
earth, and who. loving life, yet chose
death that their land might have liz
moro abundantly.
"shall primeyal words like these Is.
written by the fathers and their Iittl,
children not to he taught to read them
Then, indeed, must the old Scandinavian
curse fall ppopl US and the nation perish
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asked and possibly with some reason,
and though the fulfillment of the prom
ises made in the beginning with regard
to agricultural education has been over
long In some instances IN consummat ton.
they can now all be answered positively
and aftlrmatively.
What the agricultural college of to-
day needs, what the young men Of the
country need Is to be inspired with the
nobleness OF the vocation OF farming Z;
with It's possibilities when conducted
along skillful lines. What the people Of
the State need to lea m is that agricul-
tural education is a practical success /;
that 1t has passed the experimental stage
and is now on firmly established basis.
The people OF the State also need to
learn that agricultural education is OK
pensivea that many of the failures in the
past have been due to wrong impress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR
THE SCHOOL or METHODS

The eighteenth annual session OF the
Virginia Summer School Of Method will
be. held at the University OF Virginia from
Monday June 18th, to Friday, August Bird.
inclusive. Mr.. E. c.. Glass. the conduc-
tor, an4Hls efficient coworkers have the
esting leaflet has recently been issued
announcing the faculty as far as COM
plete. This will be as follows:
Department of Methods.
Psychology-Albert Lefeyre A. NJ, Phi,
d., University of Virginia.
Pedagogy-W. w. Black. A. NJ, Depart
ment OF Pedagogy, Chicago Normal
School, B
General Methods-Bruce r. Payne, A.
NJ, Phi. d. University OF Virginia.
Method In Grammar and I,anguage-O.
Il. Woodley, superintendent OF Schools,
Passaic New Jersey, (al.thor OF Founda-
tion Lessons In English) I'll
Geography--E. E Mcintyre, Superin-
tendent Schools, Crookston, MINI.
Primary Geography-Afiss Ida NJ. Watts,
Public Schools, Lynchburg, Va.
Method In Reading and Literature-W.
W. Black, Chicago Normal School.
Phonc Readings-,Miss Nettie Goodwin,
Public Schools, Charlottesville, Va.
Primary Methods--(To DO Supplied. No
applications will he received.)
Supervision of Secondary Sohools-Bruce
r. Payne, University of Virginia.
General Lectures--E. a. Alderman, A,
M, Phi. D., president of the University
of Virginia.
Academic Department.
Arithmetlc-A II. Hill. a. b., assistant
superintendent OF schools, Richmond, Va.
Grammar-Professor ]. Ernest Shnwen,
principal public schools. Norfolk. Va.
Hlstory-Dr. j. A. C. Chandler. A. NJ.
PHI d.. formerly of Richmond College.
Geography-M NJ. Lizzie Harvey,
public schools, Lynchburg. Va.
Civil Government--Dr. D. NJ. Brown, su.
perintendent schools, Petersburg, Va.
Physiology-Dr. D. M. Brown. superin-
tendent OF schools petersburg. Va.
Algebra--Willis 8. jenkins, A. b.. State
Inspector Of Schools. Newport News. Va.
Music--CTo be supplied. No applications
will be received.)
Drawing--CTo be supplied. No applica.
tlo'ns will be recelved.)
Manual Training.-W, G. A. Hammell,
Department ~ Manual Training and
Physics, State Normal and Industrial
School. Greensboro, N. c.
Physics.-W. C. A. 1Inmell, Green's
boro N. C.
Elocution.-AIr. and Mrs, Henry l..
Southwick Emerson College Of Oratory,
| Boston, Mass.
Studies In shakespeare.-H l.. south-
| wick, Boston, Mass.
Rhetoric. Literature and Compositions
| w. s. Currcl, a, NJ. PHI. D., Chair OF
English. Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
English I.iterature.--C. w, Kent. A. NJ,
Ph. D., Chair of English Literature, Uni
versty OF Virginia.
| . + . 4
Teachers Preparatory School.
Inrthis department daily lessons viii
be assigned and recited in the following
subjects, viz: Arithmetio, Grammar,
History Physiology Geography and Civil
| Government.
The Lessons will be assigned by topics,
and the drill viii be Systematic and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27

Esions of what an education suitable for
the farmer should be-, and to the strinted
sums doled out to those in charge Of cdu-
cation and research work. No other type
of education properly given calls for
more elaborate equipment and more ex-
pensive apparatus than that of agricul-
ture. Generous financial support and a
helping hand are the chief needs of the
future. Knocking to use slang ex-
preston. should be t,elegated to the
dark ages. Progress comes from united
effort The States most permanent In
vestment will follow when thousands of
young men are educated to become the
leaders in agricultural practice There
are two crops raised on the farm: those
utilized for the maintenance Of the hui
man race directly and Indirectly; and
the crop OF boys and girls Much thought
and labor has been expended on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
GRADUATES IN I

permanent prosperity OF the South are
not all based on mines and manufactur-
Ing. but on the conservative cultivation
OF the soil. Does not this evidence OF
the growing interest in agricultural edu.
cation and the winning OF strong re-
cruits to It's ranks augur we'll for tho
future? balance in educated effort
is necessary and the pendulum has
swung possibly rather too much towards
Industrial lines for the permanent good
OF the mass OF our population. Now
there seems to be some prospect OF an
adjustment OF the relation between edu-
Gated effort in Industrial pursuits and
flrming. The question has been so fire.
xuently asked: Is not agricultural edu-
cation failure: what's the agricultural
college OF the State doing: have they
turned out any useful and practical
men? Yes. these questions have been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27

raising OF the former and still only
little has been achieved, but In the strife
to establish domlr.A7 over vast areas
Of primeva territory, the true educa-
ton Of the crop. Of boys and s!rls has
sometimes been overlooked. Shall this
be said Of the future, or will the mar
Nalous progress CO, THE United States
along all lines be marked by the edu-
cation of a class OF farmers superior in
skill and in telllgence to any the world
has ever seen? Surely this Is a consum-
nation devoutly to be hoped for. for IN
It's fructification lies the establishment
and maintenance Of the supremacy of
the United States along both AGRICULTURAL
and industrial lines, for one can not sue
coed without the other.
ANDREW NJ. sOULE.
Dean.
Virginia College of Agriculture.
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thorough. prepare tory to the teachers
examination.
3 Text ooks.-Teachers should bring
with them to the school any standard
ext-books, to be used in preparation Of
lessons 4 Il
Instruction will be Individual practi-
cal and adapted to the needs OF teach
ers who desire to raise the grade Of
their certificates.
DAILY SCHEDULE.
Morning. to 9:15. opening exercises;
9:l5 to 10, arithmetic; 10 to 1O:45 his
tory: 1o:A5 to 1lso, geography; II 80 to
12i15. grammar.
1ntermssion OF fifteen minutes.
Afternoon--12:3o to 1:15. physiology;
1:1b to 2, civil government.
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has never been the subject of q news
paper article, .in the South at least.
though It was editorially commented OH
by ANEW England paper at the time the
library was opened to the public, In 1908.
The woman who founded this library
was horn and reared In New England.
She grew up In nm atmosphere OF culture
and Of community helpfulness,
She was NJ aaAlShter OF minister
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-27
What One Woman Did

For some time past ! have been inves-
tlgating the library interests IN our State,
and have had II gratifying find" In
the shapeaof an up-to-date library In a
small country town. When ] heard the
story OF Its origin and upbuilding ! felt
Its history should so into the Educational
Page of the Times Dispatch, where it
may reach and inspire every community
In the State. ~ Ssy$as I can learn. ii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Saloons on Broad Street.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch: a
The time draws close for the Issuing
OF saloon licenses, while there is no law
fixing limit to the number OF saloons,
yet It Is clearly w1thln$the prerogatlve OF
the court to exercise q just dscrimlna-
ton as to the place and person apply
ing for license. It Is manifestly IN
fair to impose the presence OF saloons
unnecessarily close to each other IN any
section Of our city. This is conspicuous
w the case on Broad Street. Why should
there be a wrong side to Broad Street,
more than to Main Street or any other
street in this city? 1t is because sa-
looms are prohibited on one side, and
licensed to all who apply on the other,
some blocks having as many as four
drinking houses OH It. every block IN the
business esction having from one to four
Is there any wonder that property Is
listed at one-haf OF that on the other
side? Is It fair to the owners OF the
property on the north side Of Broad
Street that they should be subjected
TO what those on the south side are pro-
tected against?
Have we any rule In issuing liquor
licenses Is it that any one applying, who
seems to meet the requirements and can
find a landlord sordid enough to rent
INN a place to conduct the business, re-
CARELESS of how many applies or how
thick they are located :?
I am not discussing this matter from
q prohibition standpoint but from fair
ness to property owners on North Broad
Street as WELL as in the interest of other
character OF business on this most i'm
portant business thoroughfare.
We have tolerated this method of abuse
to this street SO long that we cease to
think OF betterment. Indeed. 1t has year
ly grown worse; halt should be called
and one-half, at least, eliminated. For not
ono who will apply for a license does so
from any philanthropic motive: only the
most selfish motive can prompt man
to sell liquor. AS city we owe nothing
to saloonkeepcrs They do r. business
cautiously under the surveillance OF the
police. A former chief Of police declared
that nine-tenths Of the d saloonkeepers
Violated the Sunday law to the degrada-
ton Of their patrons, Then what consid-
Grafton do they merit that they should be
given license ut all? But when located
where they depreolate property and harm
respectable business. 1t Is an outrage
upon the community. and It Is to be
hoped that 1t may not be longer tolerated.
This is an age OF enlightenment, when
the liquor drinker is at discount; no.
body wants his services, If they finally
escape the jail they become largely de-
pendants on others for support. Surely
1t is the province of our courts to pro-
tect and not to put snare In the way
Of citizens, especially the unwary youth
Of our city. whose future for veal or
woe depends on the habits formed while
young, This Is no suggestion OF a
dreamer, but the sentiment OF thousands
Of our city who would restrict the de-
structive liquor traffic.
s CITIZEN SUFFERER,
Richmond Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

$40, as5.oss ii 1905. This decrease occurs
chiefly III provisions. Bacon exports to
Brazil In 1896 amounted to s1,99s,as4, and
IN 1905 to s77o21 lard In 1896 amounted
to si,141i2s, and In 1905, to $lso22o..
Flour exports also show q marked Do
crease, having been In 1895 s2,es3.94s, and
In 1905 Si.226. 56t. rhis reduction IN our
exports OK meats and flour to Brazil is
doubtless due to the Increased supply Of
tered BY her mitch nearer neighbor, Ar
EentInn. locomotive exports wero also
FIR less II, vaiue In 1905 than In 1895;
the fgures Of 1896, $1,G4s.75s, we're much
larger than those OF any other recent
year, and have been gradually reduced.
being in 1905 only $117,os6. Cotton cloths
also show decline compared with a
decade earlier. the number OF yards ex-
ported 10 Brazil In 1896 having been
twenty-five and half millions, and In
1905 nine and d half millions, and the
value IN 1896. s1.594.72s, and II 1906, s74b.-
oC2. The official reports OF the Brazilian
government show that Of the total i'm
ports Of Brazil In 1904. the latest avail
able year. 27.7 per cent. was drawn from
the United Kingdom, III por cent. from
Germany. III per cent. from the United
States, so per cent. from France. and
$50 per cent. from italy. AZ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Nottoway Circuit Court.
Especial to The Tlmes-D'spatch)

.
NOTTOWAY c. H., VA, May 6.--Cir-
cult Court for this county has been IN
session the past three days with Judge
w. A. Watson presiding, and Will con-
tinue until tho 18th of this month, as
cases We're set up to that date.
Three felony cases have been tried so
far. namely, the case of =. A. Harper,
charged with malicious wounding, and
denfended Ivy Judge Mann; Ralph Bag
ley, charged with malicious shooting, de-
Tended by NJ. NJ, Gravatt. ESD. ], G,
MINK, charged with malicious woundlng,
denfended by Colonel Meade Haskns.
"A The Interest of the Commonwealth WIN
ably looked after by Henry f. Lee, COM
monweaths attorney, Mr., Lee secured
convictions in all of these cases. and-this
cleans UP the criminal docket OF this
court.
Mr.. Lee was appointed commemorative
attorney of this county In May, 1901. to
I'M the unexpired term OF Judge ", A..
Watson, and his friends are naturally
gratifled at his record since he has been
In office, He has prosecuted great
number OF criminals In the last two
years. and has never failed to convict,
nor has he ever had an Indictment
quashed.
Among the lawyers who are attend-
Ing court from distance are Messrs,
Whitehead, of Lynchburgi G., 8. Wing OF
Green Bay: w, 3. McIlwalne, Of Pc,
5tersburg; Judge s. L. Farrar, Of Amelia
Courthouse X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
WANT HIGH SCHOOL.
Two Meetings Will Be Held for
Purpose of Discussing Matter,
(special to The Times Dlspatch)

(SpeClHl 10 y Ho sl'IHes-b'sPotc'I'J U.5tt
CHESTER, VA, May b.--Superintend-
ent William A, Bankinshlp. of the public
schools, held the State examinations
here in Odd-Fellows' Hall Thursday,
with only two applicants, both white,
This is q very meager attendance com-
pared with former examinations, but un-
der the inspector system, the county SUI
perlntendents were authorized for the
first year to renew all first and second
grade certificates to prevent too sudden
q change, which might be hlndranoe
In the way OF securing teachers for the
frst year, and this accounts for The
small attendance.
The public school will be closed here
next Thursday after an eight-months'
session. Mrs. Hart, the principal, has
secured the public hall. and hopes to get
the State superintendent to deliver an
address at the commen cement exercises.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
How to Get Good Councilmen.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-A copy OF The Times-Dispatch OF
Sunday, April list, that came into my
possession has interested me very much
The paper as a whole Is a very fine one,
and rejects credit not only upon the man
ayers, but also upon Richmond
"a Among the many things that attracted
my attention was the editorial on Town
Government in England, y subject that
is forcing itself upon the people OF the
United States in a very practical way.
Your treatment OF the subject. though
that was to the point, you omitted. how.
ever to state one point which TO my MIND
is the most important OF all, VIZ. How
to get good Ecouncilmen.
The English plan Is very simple. TO be-
come a m ember4 of an English Town
Council the aspirant must petition IN
writing to be placed on the ticket. re
must supplement his petition by writ i
ten second signed by another voter OF
his ward. and he must support his appl !.
signed by eight other voters OF his ward.
on the city ticket. Conventions, mass
meeting, primaries or caucuses are not
permitted. / am under the impression
that any voter endorsing a candidate ex-
hausts his power In that direction for
that election. This makes the voter
cautious. and he does not endorse thought
lessly. Even a bum" candidate desires
as good endorsers as possible. inc net re.
suit In England Is that 1t ls very dilhcu!t
for any butsthc best men to got on q tow1l
ticket for councilmen.
GEO. B. CARD WILL