Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-18
Prominent Educators 10 Discuss
Question at HeInDhIs Convention.
HON ]. D. EGGLEsTOA TO Be THERE
State Superintendent of Schools of
Virginia to Deliver an Address on
Public High schools"-Number of
Notable Speakers to be Present.

MEMPHIS. TENN, April 17.-The
The South will open in Memphis on
Wednesday OF next week, April 22nd.
aud continue through the cath.
The session of Thursday morning,
csinning Mt 10 o'clock. will be wholly
given 10 the state superintendent OF
education In the South The state
supcrintcndents of Alabama. Arkan-
sas. Florida. Georgia. Kentucky. Lou
isi7na, Mississippi. North Carolina.
South Carolina. Tennessee Texas anil
Virginia will attend Hon. j. Y. Joy
rcr. state superintendent of cduca-
ton OF North Carolina. their prcsid.
Ing officer will be in charge.
Their special program has been
p thus announced: Public High
Schools by Hon. ]. d. Egglcston,
state superintendent OF public in.
struction of Virginia: Public School
Funds by Hon. o. q. Martin. state
superintendent OF education of South
Carolina; Teacher Training and Sal
aries by Hon. J. NJ. Pound, state
school commissioner Of Georgia:
County Supervision" by Hon. j. y.
Aswcll, state superintendent of cdu-
cation of Louisiana
Thursday afternoon. April 23rd. has
hccn set apart for state Meetings. -
tho representatives from the several
states of the South holding separate
sessions for the consideration of spc@
cial state interests.
Thursday evening u. IN. the adj
dresses will be on: Tho Methods
Of an Educational Campaign" by p.
j. Claxton. professor of education in
the University of Tennessee: 1.-The
Christian South and Negro Educa
ton" by Rt, Rev. Theodore d. Brat
ton, ID. d.. Bishop of Mississippi: and
Popular Education and National FL
iicicncy, by ri. Hon. James Bryce
l.. l.. D., British ambassador TO the
United States.
Friday morning. April cath. will
open at 10 o'clock. with brief bus.
mess session for tho election of off.
Gers. etc. Immediately following the
transaction OF this business there will
be addresses on the work of the wo-
mon OF the South in tho lettering of
the conditions of the rural schools, by
Mrs. Beverly b. Muntord, of Rich
pond. Va; Mrs. Charles d. McIver.
of Greensboro. North Carolina; and
Mrs. j. d. Matlock. of birmingham.
Alabama. THE Higher Education of
Women" will be discussed by Miss
Lillian d. Johnson, PHI. D.. of Mem
phis. Tenn, vice-prcsident of the
Southern Association of College Wom-
cn. and Miss Georgia L. White, PHI. d..
professor in Smith College, North.
ampton. Massachusetts.
On the afternoon of Friday. prompt
~ at 2:3O will occur one of the most
Interesting scssions-an open For
nm" on the subject of Compulsory
Attendance" DIR. b. ]. Baldwin.
president OF the board of education
Of Montgomery. Alabama. will pre-.
side The discussion will be opened
and closed by DR.. Wickliffe Rose. OF
Nashville. Tenn, agent OF the Pea
body education board. DR.. Rose will
be followed by Mr.. Clarence TT. poe,
editor of "The Progressive Farmer.
of Raleigh. n. c.. Mr.. Edwin Craig
head, editor of THE Register" Mo.
bile, Alabama Prof w. II. Hand. OF
the University of South Carolina:
Hon. II. L. Reynolds, chairman in the
committee on education in the Ala.
bama senate; Col. II. S. Stone, gcncr-
al counsel of the l.. &c N. r. r.. Louis
Vile. Ky: Mr.. Geo. H. Milton, editor
OF tho Knoxville Sentinel. and others
The closing session will be opened