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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08

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schools lose their interest in the. old
and dependent teacher we may e&-
pect assthe next step loss of interest
In the Young and, helpless child.
The sup rintendents earnestly adyo-
cated enlarged proyisions for training
teachers. An additional State normal
school was favored. and the plan sug-
gested by Superiatendent Eggleston
that a limited amnnnt OF good normal
training betintroduced into county high
schools met ssithSgreat favor.
Amendments Approved.
Several amendments to existing
statutes were approved. most of them
looking to improvements in the as
sessnent OF taxes. better methods of
accounting, and the equalization OF.
Eurdens. ~
Tire superintendents and trustees
were heartily in accord in insisting
upon better type of schoolhouse. The
dangers of poor ventilation and the
discomforts OF careless construction,
poor light and insufficient heat We're
discussed With great earnestness. In
fact. all Of the conferences took up
the qm5stiohs of heating, lighting and
zyentilating and Fon5l no. subject was
there greater unanimity Of opinion
than the crying need for improvements
iii school architecture
1T was encouraging to note the large
attendance of school trustees These
unpaid officers are keeiils alivs TO the
general spirit of the times ana nre
willing to do their part in every sir,er-
gency. Many OF the trustees seemed
10 think that they ought to be al
lowed TO name the local levtesf on the
score of intimate Information and be-
cause OF The Responsibilities that arc
placed upon their shoulders by the
common consent of their constituent
cies. Their part in raising local levies,
In leading movements Tor consolidating
schools, in financing and building new
school houses, was thoroughly dis
cussed, and no one who saw and heard
the men could. ever lose sight of the
immense power for good that is eN-
erted by Virginia's 1890 school trus-
tees. AS IL result of this conference wo
are pr0ulsr than ever Of our trustees,
and they, TOO, will take greater pride
III their work and will gratefully
recognize thatHtlere is an added dignity
to their calling.
The State Teachers Association at
tracted the largest audiences. as might
have been expected. This organization
has doubled It's numbers during the
past year, and quadruupled its influ-
cncc. Any one of Its four subordinate
is as large to-day as the
parent Organization was four years
ago No body ever showed less of u
selfish spirit than the state Teachers
Association, aud il was only this year
that they took UP the important ques-
lion OF minimum salary law. So
many of the progressive states have
such law that the Virginia teachers
could no longer remain silent in JUS
tice either to themselves or tho chill
dren. The teachers are asking in NJ
frank, open and uneduivocal manner
for a minimum salary law, and tho
Governor and State Superintendent
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Mr., BEN ]. Potter !.

Associate. OF The Royal College or Or
sanlsts, Fellow of the Church Organ,
iGhoirmaster of Monumental Church
Professor or Vocal Culture. Singing
fOpern and Oratoriol, Organ, Piann
and the Theory Of Music. # Organ plip. Ia
may use tho Monumental orgai, FOR
practice. Residence, 400 Fpurth Ave
nue, Chestnu' I'M Nithnlonu. II hone
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A CRIT ICISM

In the current issue of the Educa-
tional Review can be found an article
dealing witt, some phases of the edu-
cationnl problems of the South It is
a sane, illuminating and highly COM
mandatory statement, but the very
frs sentence is enough to cause the
blood to rise to the cheeks of any true
resentment, perhaps, but because the
bare statement is all too true. The ar
ticle begins: 1T is so little the GUS
tom to turn to the South for an
ohject lesson In educational practice
that tho mere suggestion that one
thing of n senseSof shock" Why Is 1T
that We have no. contribution to make
to the great fields of educational
incnt really true. ana have our forty
years of isolation and hardship been
spent In neelsly following, the paths
blazed by the world outside? Or are
high as to cause the educational Ma
thanacis of the North to still ask the
question, Can there any good thing
CONC. out Of Nazaroth?" Il this is the
named article ] should certainly make
answer according to the scriptural one,
Come and see"
Whatever. the point Of view OF our
writer, we must admit-though 1t hurts
W III So--~luul -NASIr Is rol W W
in the statement than we would like.
Tt is all too true that our educational
system Is by no means what we desire
1T to be. Doubtless it is n fact that for
the pas forty years there Inns been lit
tile in our methods that could BIZ con-
sidered worthy. Of imitation. No one
has lSnowa this better or mourned, II
more deeply than the people Of the
South. and yet 1t hurts to read in our
rational na%aZine such statemert IS con-
5cerning our beloved land. Not that we
should rhang orr heads for shame, for
nat. s, like individuals, ure some
times caught in tho grip OF circum-
stances which they lave no power to-
control. The expressions Of such opin-
ions. however, should bring us TO u
realization OF how the educational
world regards us. 1t would be worse
than useless to make attempts at res
tfutlng statements whose truthfunessl
is known to4us9 all. They should serve.
rather TO nerve our. nr.n end fire our
to bring about .condi-
tions that shall merit the admiration
rather than the contempt OF the States
jbevonl our borders. 3i.
Perhaps we are being Judged by the
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Nearly every woman has these mister
able experiences, and many such suf-.
ferers seek relief in secret remedies
containing harmful drugs and cheap
alcohol. II you arc doing this, stopHit
now, before YOU ruin y orii, Health COM
pletely. Your condition is bad enough
without making 7 worse. is4
You need n tonic that will brace up
the N erNouss SNste EN-, cleans l,. bowels,
liver and Kidneys, and enrich the blood.
fhe best unrest 4 saf fest preparation to
lr.this IS stunrts Calcium Waters.
Stuart's Calcium NYafers are not n
harmful drugs. nor do they lose theil,
medicinal power as most liquid medi-,
fines do, because these WATERS ARE in
tablet OF loaenEe forn,SWhtct cannot
1etari0rateS or 4evnp0rnte, 35E RI M M 3
Stuart's Calcium Wafars containssul-
abide az calcium, the strongest Blond
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sia,s eucalytus, bellndonna, and the Vege-a
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Ingredients will restore the. normal nc-
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jnyigornte the nerves and lins,mnke
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You can btain STARTS Calcium
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Mem q fair trin and 5gco nyi,iceF your
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MATTERS AZ TIE y. II. l..
Thirty Farmers Taking Conrse-Clubs
Formc,l-I'nckins Up Exhibits.

Especial to The Times ID. sratch.,
ELAcKSBIIRG, VA. December e.
Nearly every section Of the State is
represented in the thirty or more men
who are here taking the short course
in agriculture. They all seem deeply
interested in the work, and the lee
5tures and practical demonstrations III
labratory and field are well attended.
a number of others have notified the
president that they will be here next
week.
Clubs organized among the students
this week are: The McGuires School
Club, w. Il Yonge. president: j. w.
Catett. vice-president: NJ. +. Hubbard,
secretary and treasurer: w. z. Funston,
sergeant-at-arms. The Cosmopolitan
Club J. II. Jones, president; C. r..
Willard vice-president; IT, r. Hicks,
secretary and treasurer. The Medical
Club, w. ID. Martin, president. j. r.
Jones, Nice-president; j. b. Lucas, sec
Rotary and treasurer. Mr.. Victor Kel-5
sey has been elected assistant BUSH
ness manager. and Ny. W. 81. Martin,
assistant editor. OF tile wa. Tech.p the
weekly paper published by the V. p
1. students.
Several of the, students and instruc-
tors are now at Jamestown. pack
Ing up the exhibits which the. Nlr-
ginia Polytechnic Institute had there
during the summer The V. II. Build
ing attracted much attention and the
was well pntronized
the exposition. Tou, gold
medals We're also awarded the various
exhibits.
lslrst term examinations begin next
week and the. usual Christmas vaca-
ton begins this year on Decelilber
2lst. continuing until January 2, sos.
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the speakers for the intermediate cele-
bration, which is held on the ed OF
February. From the Union Society Mr..
r. *. Young. of Kayford, w. Va, is the
senior orator for that Occasion; the
Junior orators are a. G. Lowery. Of
Abingdon, Va, and s. S. Simmerman, OF
Spcedwell Va. From the Philantcropic
Society. Robert o. Lucke. OF Richmond.
was chosen Cor senior orator, and w.
Dixon Foster. of Norfolk. and j. NJ. H..
OF Blackstone, Va, junior
orators. The marsh,-ls from the Union
Society are W. " Moor, of Richmond,
va; from the Philantbropic Society.
Wyndhan Blanton. OF Richmond and
=. S. Welton, of Mooretield. w. Va.
For the intersocietys debate. which
takes place February lst, the Union So
ctety is Represented by Messrs. Il. u.
Young. of kayford. w. Va, and Thomas
Brooke Price, of Charleston. w VA;
the Philantiropic by X. l.. Chambliss,
Virginia, and G. Ciiiiuer. Virginia.
These debaters compete for the Don
r. Halsey trophy, offered by Hon. Don
p, Halsey, of Lynchburg. Va, an alum
nus of the college, and very active
when a student here in the Philan-
thropic Society, OF which lie was a
member. 5s
Messrs S. J.. Flournoy and Carl
Fleming have returned from New
York, to which place they went as
delegates from Epsilon Chapter OF the
Chi PHI Fraternity to attend the an
nual congress of the fraternity. held
at the Hotel Astor, Broadway and
Forty-fourth Streets. New York City.
Since the football season proper is
closed class games are occupying the
OF the students. The j. r.
cup Is the incentive in this
ca 81. ftf tf,fsa SIS.
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THE: NEw-ioo7,


Not all of the Improvement in school
architecture Is seen in the consolidated
schools. In many localities where 1t
Is necessary to retain the single school
the trustees are erecting type of
building that will compare fayorably
with single school buildings anywhere.
Tho accompanying cuts show the "Old"
and the New" at Waterview. in Middle
Sex county. Those who are particular
Is Interested in school architecture viii
note the high pitch Of the room, It's
generous proportions, and particularly
the grouping OF the windows which,
are niassed together OH one side and
an and of the building Sufficient space
Is reserved for clcak-rooms, and very
pretty architectural design is present.
ed. This building was erected IN -Ja-
maica School District, Mifdlesex coun-
ty. The members of the School Board
arc Mr. T.. G. Percifull. Watervlew Va,
clerk; Mr.. I. c. Bristow, Churchview,
Va. chairman, and Mr.. Geo C. Nc
kann, samos, Va.
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Pleased With the Conference.

tspecial TO the Tnes-p ispntch.l
BOYDTON, VA., tDecember mir. II.
e.. Bedlnger, principal OF the Boydton
High School. attended the State Teach
ers' Association at Roanokelast week
as the representative of the Teachers
Association OF Mecklenburg. Mr. Bed
niger was greatly pleased at the work
done at Roanoke, and thinks these In-
nual meetings of teachers and the eS-
OF new methods and ideas Is
doing great good and is encouraging
interest In the schools by the teuchers.
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of yesterday; Ii so the iudg-
mant Is not uttogntlier true for in THO

standards of yesterday; ii so the judg-
meDt IL not altogether true. for in tho
past Tive years the South has expert
enced AN educational revolution which
Is Just us truly a revolution as ever
affected human society 1t has been In
progress so short time and Its
changes have been so quiet and UNI
demonstrativc that not even have the
Ipeopl. OF tho, South begun to realize
aequently II is small wonder thnt our
neighbors to the North are In ignor-
ance of the results accomplished. 1t is
only a matter of few years when we
shall be able to make comparisons OF
results with any part of the nation.
Much has been done already. but more
remains TO be done. and there is yet
no time for resting on onr oars. The
criticisms of others are not always to
be regarded but when we are Fcompell-
ed to admit their fairness we should
use them az I spur to greater achieve
men'. T.. w. OZLIN.
Richmond College.
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Nanced the cause OF ed,ira tion IN this
country at large, and his particular,
tribute of prais. for the recent achieve
ments made by Virginia
III Is rather remarkable 1 think.
that common chord and such pleas
Ing harmony should have pervaded all
OF the general meetings. I do not re-
call single word OF apology for tile
eaistence OF the public school or the
large sums of money that IT. requires
on the contrary. ii was clearly the
dominant thought TO consider how this
bcnefteent institution might be made
more serviceable. An agreeable variety
was introduced In the able address of
DIR. Paul b. Barringer. His discussion
OF the work and mission OF the Land
Grant college was timely and suS-
gestive. Dr. Barringer made 1t very
plain that the v, T.. /. stood for the
practical In education, and that tho
cultural side OF Its curriculum COM.
pretended modern languages aid
literature rather than tho ancient
classics. The thought came to the
writer that In the midst OF the diff
,culties we sometimes experience In our
attempts 10 unto the classical and
the scientific in one curriculum, 1t is
comforting to realize that our country
is now large enough to demand both
types of schools. so that our children
may choose between them at as early
q period as the high school time Of
life.
No ona man could see all. or even
n great part of this conference. From
four to seven meetings were contin-
.uailS in session. The program included
eight fine subjects. there were no less
than one hundred and thirty regular
speakers and TWENTY-FIVE important
f,n nil firps
there was an embarrassment of riches.
and one cannot do more than attempt
to exhibit the general spirit in Il
limited number of references drawn
from personal experiences and the
CONSENSUS OF opinion voiced in the
hotel Hobbies and tho press.
Fine Presiding Officers
No convention was ever more for
tunate IN Its presiding officers. They
dispatched business with 1irmness, dis
examination and urbnnity. For the
amount of work done bS themselves
,before8tha meeting and the amount of
work that they got out 4ot Others dllr-
ing the meeting the names Of JQyncs,
Pulliam Round, Saunders,
Sydenstrieker, Mcdonnell, Mrs. Dashiell.
Mrs. Moffett and Miss ltums deserve
lasting rene mbranee.
Thegslocal management was beyond
all praise The work done by Examiner
Hart, Superintendent Rusts PRINCIPALS
Persinyer. PHI lips, Miller Painter and
Teachers Locker. London and A1oseley5
cana directly under lay own obserY'il-
tioIl, but Il was made ITO understand
,.sar their efforts, were bu types OF
what ali the Roanoke teachers 5antf
school officials We're doing. ~.
The features OF the Superintendents
S(.nnfercuce were tho reports Of Its
committees and the decision To re-
establish Il, former rule. under " hlesl
the Superintendent OF Public instErrlscT
tion became Its presiding otiicar. AS
TO me lattel', it4inay be said that itSS
sube,intenflents felt that 500 nluc az
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5lbools.
THE RICHMOND ART SCHOOL
I'll West Grace street. Richmond. ya.
Pniutlng md Drawing Glasses from Life
Conducted in nll Mediums, by
NtN-Sr1 n TIE 7t-1TIT4I tUaTF UNtUI'
SESSIONS,


5 SESSIONS.
October J. l0Q1---Nay I. zoos.
Eight competitive scholarships have been
awarded 10 our pupils by the most fanols
New York Schools, viz, chase's and the
''stulent Are League during the last tiva
yours.
CLASSES. sst{t
Eyory Mmnipg.s., .,tt ga m, To y. II
Sketch {4gs Glasses, Monday
u !iressto me',bsrsl p, M, 10 p, m,
Chi',lrcns Class, Wednesday.J p, M, to 5sp,in
Anatomy mud Composition.
"Wednesday (treo L. mem #
btrs, ..,....g,, 9 a. M 10 % n M
Glass, Frlday.,.s y M to, d p. IN,
Valentine Museum GLASS;, & u, IN, to 9 y. M,
TERMS.
one Two Three All
class. classes. classes. classes.
by the week. 4 0,5p $ 100 IS 100 $ 500
BS the month, 200 $50 $50 100
Bs >Ne session. lacb 1000 $500 $500
For circulars etc, apply 10 S
s. MISS ~ II, 8sELpt,N, sncty.
'la NJ Franklin St, Richmnnd, Nn Z
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Nervous, Weak,
Rundown Women
thousands nj Women, Who Suffered for
Years. Have BeensF Wektored to
Complete Health by StunrEs
IS9as Calcium IyuSprs. tAefit y
Trial Packase. Free.

Arc YOU nervous. weak, tired. runs
'pwn, disputed, easily, eXllaustel--in
other words. do YOU feel like a alslrag
at times? Do you ever have to stop
right IN the middle or your work to
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H.sMFDEN-sinNEyGo GOSSIP.

Satellites Prepnrlns for CeIebrutious
aud ncbn tcs--P crs0nal Not ~, Al x
Special tns'rhs Times loisnat clG II N 3s y
4 lI'li1 lid N II X &C, ElIi n, ~ d.
carphsr5 3,--'rlia lTnionS and NJ philan-
3throplp literary soclet! lies have elected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-26
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE NOTES.

The construction of a home for the
farm hands will shortly be commenced
at the University of Maine under the
direction of Prof. ITurd. The site of the
building viii be about half way be-
tween the dairy house and the incuba-
tor building ana is destined to meet the
n ecdS of the agricultural department in
respect to the caring for and housing of
the men employed On the grounds The
building will be Of wood and two stories
ard work will be Immediately COM
mcnccd. Another building to be added
thi.; season VIII be Il piggcry. The pigs
have hitherto been kept in the base
In"nt of one OF the buildings and were
not 50 situated as to be open to the in
Spcction of visitors from the country
The new building is destined to meet
this requirement. Several of the leading
breeds in swine are to be added to those
now IN possession OF the college.
Work on the new power house and
heating plant now being constructed at
the University of Maine is progressing
very favorably. The J. w. Bishop Co.
of Boston has the contract for the
foundation, chimney and Supcrstruc-
turc and has a crew of men now on
the ground. The work of cxcavatng for
the foundation of brick and cement is
practically completed and the construc-
ton of the building proper will be i'm
mcGiatcly commenced.
The museum at the University of
Maine has been moved from the top of
COburn hall to the room formerly used
as the library reading room on q lower
floor. Cyrus S. Winch of Bangor, who
has but recently been engaged as taxi
dcrmist in charge. is adding greatly to
the collection of animals and birds. 1t
is expected that this department will
no valuable educational adjunct to
the university.
Herman H. Hanson. assistant chem
list of the Maine agricultural expert
mcnt station. is building a handsome
residence on Forest avenue. opposite
the home of Mrs S. III. Powell. which
he will occupy when completed. The
site of the building is an unusually
pretty spot. The foundation is practi-
cally completed.
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MORE DEPREDATIoNs REPORTED
Gypsy Women Leave Very Unfavor-
able Impression In Ellsworth.

Ellsworth, July 25.-AS nearly as can
be estimated it cost Ellsworth residents
from $45 to $50 for the short visit of
the travelling Gypsy band. And there
were several who lost bv them who
have not given the figures at ALL The
trckcry was all done by the women in
this case, who arrived by train in adj
vance of the vans containing the men
and children. They went about among
the business men and while making u
pretense Of reading their palms, re-
licved them of any cash in sight.
From one man, a farmer on the out
skirts, SO bill was deliberately
snatched from his hand, the woman
made of, and although the officers
went in search, there was nothing they
could do; when taken all together IN
their outlandiSh dress, they all looked
alike, and it was impossible to point
out the guilty one. Other tricks prac-
ticed were persuading the men to place
a dollar in their palms for charming.
to bring good luck forever after, ana
those who tried the experiment and
there were a number, did not see their
dollars again. They were Immediately
pockctcd. Among the victims Of this
trick was an attorney of the city.
Not satisfied with what they had
done, they went about in the stores,
ordering sodas, bread. candy. anything
that took their fancy. and those wh"
served them, did not get as much as
thank YOU for the trouble and goods.
Thev would take what they called for
and deliberately walk out. and try an
other place They were holding forth
all along the street, when Marshal Finn
found some Of the men belonging TO
tho band and commanded them to take
the women from the city and their band
also. land should | find any of them
about within few moments | snail
take them to the lock up" he conciud-
ed.
This settled it. and they drove over
Surry way and Wednesday were heard
from in Bluehill.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Tho 1-10-29 Maine Regiment Assocla-
tion.s :9th reunion will take place Aug.
3 ,t Reunion hall, Cony Island. Port
land.
A team belonging tn L. G.. kilnbaii
If Fort Fairfield, driven by Joseph
Crock. was struck by Il northb"und Z.
p T. train Tuesday demolishing the
wagon. injuring one of the horses $"
much that he was shot. The driver of
the team was badly shaken up and had
a rib broken.
George s. Hcwins. general supcrin-
tendent Of the Farnham Construction
Co. of Boston. has been in Westbrook
to inspect the work that is beng done
by that company for the Westbrook
Electric Light & Power Co. He eX-
pressed himself as very much pleased
over the progress that has been made
and has every hope of completing the
job at the date set.
/ The Smondson & Stevens lumber
mill at the village of Spragues Mills
was burned Wednesday night by fire
which started in the engine room.
large quantity of lumber was also de-
stroyci and the flames at one time
threatened to consume several houses
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ENTIRE CREW
Of French Fishing Vessel
Held In Custody
Pending Investigation Of the
Death Of Ships Cook.
Barbarous Torture Said to Have
Been Inflicted.

st. Pierre, MID. July 25.-Declaring
that the body of the cook Of the French
fishing steamer Chateau Latte bears
evidence of barbarous torture, the au-
thoritics here have taken into custody
the entire crew of the steamer pending
an investigation.
When the vessel arrived here a few
days ago from the Grand Banks with q
large fare of fish. the shipping mas
ter's suspicious were aroused by Il con
vcrsatiOn which he overheard between
the captain and one of the crew. Upon
making inquiry he learned that the
cook had died during the trip.
The shipping master at once notified
the local authorities and officers We're
sent aboard the vessel. They found the
cooks body and upon making an exam
nation found what they state to be ev-
idence that the man had been brutality
tortured before he died. The captain
and crew were arrested and the mat
ter brought before the courts.
The Chateau Latte is a schooner rig
ged iron steamer of PHO tons burden
and halls from Bordeaux, France