Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-25
Great Crowd Gathers at Newport
News Baptist Church 10
Attend The Formal
Opening.
TWO NOTABLE ADDRESSES HEARD
Dr.. Denny, President Of University OF
Virginia, and Superintendent E9-
qIeston the Chief Speakers-Mayor
Jones Welcomes Visitors to the
Cit-DepartmentaI Meetings-Pro'
gram for Today.

Before . crowd thai filled the audi
forum. lecture room. and III" ;wo
galleries Of the Newport News Zap
tist church to their capacity, the
third annual Educational C"nfcr"nc"
of Virginia was formally opeEcd last
, i9h.. Au:piciOus circumstances
marked the commencement of tn"
conference. DR.. George II. Denny.
president of Washington and Lee
University. and State Superintendent
Of Public instruction J. ID. E@gleS'"h-
Ir. Two OF tn" foremost educators
not only Of Virginia. but of the en-
tire Southland. were the speakers or
the evening. they chose for their
iopics questions which are of vital
importance to he hundreds Of teach
ers. principals ard superintendent
as well as the public school patron;
present. Their addresses were at
once interesting, instructive and tho
roughly enjoyable and Interruptions
of hearty laughter and applause were
frequent during both discOurses.
Another pleasing feature Of the
mecti2g was the singing of the Hamp-
ton Roads Glee Clul. unuer the lead
crsh;n of Director William Hamilton.
The club rendered. 'Hark! Hark!
My Soul" and Comrades in Arms. V
TIL" singers made a favorable I'M
precision upon the visitors and when
they fled ont of the church after the
second selection they were applauded
to the echo. Mrs. Charles c. EpeS
played the accompaniment on the
pipe organ.
Visitors Welcomed.
SIpcrir Il ndent Of Schools w. T..
Morton presided and introduced May
or Marvus Jones as the first speaker
OF he evening. Col. Jones made a
characteris;Fcal!y happy address. well
coming the visitors to Newport News.
Following a selection by the Glee
Club Supt. Morton introduced State
Sup. EggleSton This was the first
public app. arance of Mr.. Eesleston
in this CITY and he was accorded
h. ar:y welcome He made an, inter
eeting speech on the public school
system of Virginia. outlining the en-
cel!ent growth made since the las
annual conference He spoke briefly
CT the excellent results produced by
tn" Introduction Of manual training
and domestic science in the schools
Also he discussed the rural cnnsoli-
dated schools showing the recent
raDid development. and touching M
on tn" excellent influence they on
crt upC- The minds Of country chill
Grcn as we'll as upon the social and
economic conditions in the country
Districts
In opening and closing his address.
Superintendent. FCElestOn took occa
sion to state that already Newport
News by its hearty welcome and cor
dial reception OF the delegates
had made The third annual con
ference complete success
Dr. Dennv's Address.
Or. George IT, Denny was intro
ducrd by Supt Morton as tne new
ct. akcr After the applause which
erected him had subsidei. he said
that he would sp"ak under three DIFF
HcuItios, One was that his subject
Rad fccn ASSIGNED him. archer thai
he was substituted on the program
for Governor Swanson. and the third
was that tho discussion Of his topic
"Expcrt Supervision" would n"@"S-
sariiy be rchinal and therefore IN
in'crostirg to the majority OF the
p-iicnce.
W. Dnny handled his subject II
p mos entertaining manner AMI n"
kept his audience apPlauding and
laughing almost necessarily. His af-
dress was strong asd eloquent plea
for cyprr. supervision in the >puffic
schools " the state. Every POINT
that he broIgh: out in support ~
his conten:ion-and they were many
he iTiustra- I'd with good joke.
thus more impressively enforcing
his poin; upon his hearers.
He declared that {; was even NOR"
i'm Tor:ant to have expert supervision
In tho schools than &" was 10 have
-uch supervision in tho construction
~ passenery ships. steam "SfZin"s.
bridges and railroads He pointed
ont that a Standard was So by IN"
state for lawyers and physicians and
that some standard test for appii-