Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-26
NOTABLE ADDRESSES
BEFORE CONFERENCE
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work, nature work and number work
done In the first and second primary
grades Ia the Danville schools. Miss
Lucy S. Coleman, director OF the
Richmond Training School for Kinder
gardens, delivered IL very interesting
paper on. THE, Kindergarten In It's
Relation to the Primary School"
Department of Principals.
| The departmr mt of principals held
two important sessions yesterday. the
first at 1880 n. m, and the second at
2:3O y IN. At the morning session,
the nominating committee. which was
appointed Tuesday afternoon, report
ed on officers as follows:
observation-disclosures w. Guy, 1Iamp-
| ton.
Vicepresident-Jame c. Johnson.
llarrisOnburg.
ary-Treasurer-J. II. Ash
worth. Norton.
Corresponding sccretary-W. E. GIL
bert, Clifton Forge
PIX viOus to the report OF the COM
mittee. various Round Table" topics
were discussed at length by many
of the principals. At the afternoon
session the committee on principals
salaries made its report. Round
Table" topics also Were discussed at
the afternoon session.
Trustees In Session.
Two important conferences were
held at Trinity Methodist church by
the School Trustees Association. The
feature OF the morning session was
the address OF Hon. Willett NJ. Hays.
assistant secretary of agriculture. he
chose for his topic. Constructions IN
Agriculture and Home Economics in
High Schools" In the course OF his
address he spoke of the wondrous
achievements OF the Agricultural
High school of Minnesota. Also he
explained the Davis bill. now pending
before Congress. The bill provides
for an appropriation OF ten cents per
capita of population in each county
and CITY for the establishment In the
counties OF agricultural High schools
and in the cities OF schools for teach
ing OF mechanical arts and home eco
Monies. Under this bill Virginia
would receive about 100000.
At this session Mr.. T. Gilbert
Pearson. of Greensboro. N. c.. deliver
ed AMI instructive address on "Blrd
Study in the Schools" At the after
noon session at $50 o'clock. General
f. W. Nichols. superintendent OF the
Virginia Military Institute spoke on
The Public School as Center OF
Social Influence" This topic also
was discussed by DR.. l.. T. Royster,
OF Norfolk and Mr.. Roosevelt Page.
OF Hanover county.
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The. Association. OF Colleges. and
Secondary Schools of Virginia held
its first session at 1870 O'Clock yes
terday morning in the lecture room
of the Presbyterian church, the presi-
dent. Principal William X. Smithey'
Of Petersburg. presiding.
At the afternoon session the cher
topic of discussion was the report
Of the committee on college entrance
requirements. The committee
recommended a minimum Of IA
units for unconditional admission TO
college and ten units for conditional
admission.
The Association Of Colleges and
Secondary Schools will hold an i'm
portant meeting at 3 o'clock this
morning in the lecture room OF the
Presbyterian church.
Rural Teachers.
The conference Of the department
OF rural teachers was held In the audi
forum Of the Baptist church. Mrs.. NJ.
F. Mofrett, presiding. Mr.. 7. Gilbert
Pearson. OF Greensboro. n. c., made
an address on bird study. after which
the following papers were READ:
Ideals in Education" Mss Rosa A.
Marks. teacher OF training class. Rich
mond High school: The Rural
School AMI the School Garden" Miss
Ellen G. Lindsay. Hampton. Assis-
tant Secretary Of Agriculture w. VI.
Hays addressed this meeting and In
his remarks he took occasion to COM
pliment Miss Lindsay on her excellent
paper.
Primary Teachers.
The Primary Association held an
interesting session yesterday morn
ing at 1880 o'clocki n the auditorium
Of the Methodist church, Miss Frances
williams. presiding. Work In the
primary departments Of schools was
discussed at great length, many intef-
|esting papers being delivered. the
session was continued yesterday
afternoon. drawing. spelling. manua'
training and other topics being dis
cussed. At that session. Sups. Eg-
gies;on delivered an enjoyable a0