The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
HIGH SCHOOLS
IN THE: SOU. TIL
What Superintendent Egglcston
Told Memphis Conference as to
Virginia Situation.
TELLS OF FINE Pr o REss
Points Out to Southern Brethren
What Old Dominion
Is Doing.
TELLS OF FINE Pr GREss

Before the recent meeting OF State
euperintcndents and the Conference for
Education in tho South, held recently
ut Memphis, Tenn, Hon. Joseph d. Eg-
glestor Jr., State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction OF Virginia, deliv-
address on public High Schools in
the South" That portion relating to
what has been done md Is being done
in Virginia Will be of interest to the
school people of tho state. 1t follows;
In Virginia tho General Assembly OF
1906 gavc $4,000 year to encourage
the establishment OF high schools IN
rural communities. The location IS
left with the state Board OF Education,
which, like the Louisiana State Board,
has largo powers. There arc five In
spectors of schools. With the $4,000
1i9 new high schools were established
TWO SESSIONS back, and twenty others
were aided. There are three grades of
high school work-a four-year course,
g three-year course and tWo-year
course The state appropriation is
limited to the pay OF teachers Of high
schools, the buildings and equipment
and part OF the teaching fund being.
provided by local taxes. Applications
far exceed the power to aid. a mini
mum OF 5000 and maximum OF S4oo
IS provided from the State fund. IN no
instance is aid given unless the local
authorities give at least as much as
The state. AS matter of fact. the
local communities have given several
times the amount provided by the
state. The state Board OF Education
fixess ali requirements as to course OF
study minimum term (eight months).
character OF buildings. qualifications OF
teachers, etc. ssa
'Doubled the Amount.
~ 4 n IL.
tourncd in March. doubled the annual
appropriation from $4,000 to $780,
900 for the further extension of high
school work In rural communities.
1lirhty-tiye counties established at
least one high school under the first
appropriation; i and it is confidently be-
lieyed that at least ninety five coun-
lies will have high schools next scs-
sion.
In addition to doubling tho appro-
priation, the Assembly gave $4,000
Z, year TO establish In connection with
certain high schools, county training
schools for teachers, following the
michigan, wisconsin and Nebraska
=: plans. The training school Will be a
Is post graduate one-year course In nor
mai methods, In school hygiene, Eng
slish, mathematics, elementary psy choii-
oEy, music. manual training, draw
ing. etc, These training schools are
70 he located by the state Board under
tnch rules and regulations as ii may,
4 SEQ Mt to make, but not over $1,000 Is
Is be Y used In any one school. This
10 Is to- be used exclusively for
S;$ the pay Of the teacher or the teachers
~ IL the trimming school. No training
fkchool will DO established except N a
four-year high school. where 4 class
~ rooms are adeuuate,f or in ny place
except where boarding facilities are
81 Hufll cient. q
Attendance Limited.
The attendance will be limited to
Z graduates Of at least stwo-yea high
a school, and to such teachers as may
wish to improve themselves In schol:-
arship and work. Tho course will be
Tor one Year and practice work will be
lone in connection with tho graded
School at hand. In no other way do
we sec how WE can provide teachers
e In sufficient numbers for the rural
schools, notwithstanding the fact that
d we have voted appropriations for two
/ additional State normal schools. This
plan has met with great success In
Z New York. Wisconsin, Michigan, anu
Nebraska. and has not interfered Will, with
about fifteen Of these training
n schools,
Additional Sum. N
In addition to this appropriation&for
tralling schools, tho Assembly of II 0S
has given; 4 900 4, a year with which
to commence In each congressional
district the teaching OF agriculture
and domestic science In connection
,withscertain8h gh schools therein. This
gives $4,000 4 Or each OF such schools,
this amount to be used exclusively
\ for teachinss and to DO supplemental
to what the local communities will
Il give. Already, a. great contest has be-
\ gun for these Schools The first bait
II tic iof Manassas before the General
IL ASSEMBLY Il IN January last was for a
State normal. This went to Freder-
|oksburg, also historic In warfare, Now
Manassas comes forward with an offer
Of $4,000 and G Twenty-Five acres Of
N \ands to secure this appropria tion from
The State for m AGRICULTURAL high
355 lcho6t, ana this second battle Of Mn
hassas In hella { Of the education Of
skhe boys and girls Of that section,
will fdoub Tess result In 81 81 ious Byio-
Worry, Ii q
On Historlc Ground.
historic Appompt tox so S''1 Is 4Se