The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
a renaissance among tho children OF


Virginia.
Colonel Nichols, of the Virginia Mill
tnry Institute. characterized the schools
of different grades as communities. III
which each child dwolt as citizen,
where It's character IL formed, whore 1t
becomes subject to Influences nSiiost
as strong as those Of the home and
where not only an education is secured,
but future life Is formulated. He
heartily comnends the measures in.
;rcduced In the present Legislature by
Senator a. II. STROBE, OF Amherst. and
went on to show the good that could
bc accomplished In rural districts by
the establishment of high schools and
the consequent formation of these COM
munities. illustrating his point by n
simple mathematical formula, he went
into II short discussion of how children
should be taught Each pupil. he said.
should receive his Instruction from tho
heart of his teacher, and no matter
how little knowledge he is capable of
assimilatinS, be sure that he gets that
Needed Lceislntion.
After few preliminary remarks IN
the course OF hich he highly com.
plimented superintendent Eggleston.
s ,pssiI1 Of III, him as as the cothlhander.
dent of Washington and Lee Univer.
sity. went into the subject of needed
1egisia ton. -
heads. The first is the demand for
Q large appropriation for the pri- I
mary schools; and is one OF. the most
are brought together and where men
tai sincerity is found; here the char
acters of the. future citizens Of the
STATE .t,. get their primary shaping and
that they be started right. Second and
npon this the former depends. is the
need for additional normal schools In
The speaker conplinented highly tho,
work accomplished by the normal
school now in operation. but thought
schools should be more In number
und higher in point Of efficiency. This
Is of the greatest Importance In pre-
b ,ss :. men for collI;e. There should
the course should cover four years.
Education In these schools should be
compulsory. Last and by no means ;
the least worthy. OF consideration is !
pervision.
Turning to Senators STROBE and King
who are, both placing educa ional bills
before the Legislature, Dr.. Denny. con.
graduated them in the name Of Wash !,
ington and Lee. OF which they are
alumni. ..
On the subiec ct Of local option. COM /
pulsory education. Senator's King and
STROBE and the Hon. Roswell P.ge each I
made stirring and eloaueht adore ses.
which held the attention of the great {
assemblage from the start IL
Everybody who Is rot interested in 8
education should be ashamed said Sen. )
ator King. The tax the State exacts
should be used to the best advantage.
and II the people do not see to It that
this is done they are not. doing their
duty. He advocated a Square deal
payer" This cannot be ACCOMPLISHED
unless he. people take the matter in
their own ha~ds and see to the admin ,
ist-.tior Of the schools.
He favored a compulsory law with
n local option feature. tat the poo
pie of community shall take the,
matt, mater Into into they own hards and
when In the opinion OF the majority 1t
is most advisable. He pictured the
mountain communities. where under
dren as good as any in the country.
ard living in sight of the electric
lights and almost within hearing of the
telephone bells cannot write their own
names or read line.
Senator Strobe paid a graceful
tribute to the work accomplished bv
the Richmond Education Association
. sar s SAD tfat the light of its efforts
throughout the state, and he thanked
the members In behalf of his consti-
tlIents.
IN regard TO the bin which he is Of
ferinE. he said. that despite. the fact
that Its worth is recognized. it may be
opposed or even defeated by those who
nav, nave IN view their own ends rather
are; are. however bound to come. Com
With the child. labor laws. said Mr..
strobe. and it is a question of but d
snort time before both will be In force
IN this. State. Growth along educa- 4
tional lines minmizes crime, poverty
and other public ills.
White Teachers for Negroes.
Though his speech was not altogetn.
sr humorous. Mr.. Page kept the audi +,
ence In an uproar In standing before
50 brilliant an assemblage. he said. /;
and after hearing so many brilliant
speeches by great men, the whole
thing. stood out before his eyes as II
would large and vari-colored patch