Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-18
TEACHERS LNvI'EO 10
GATHER AT UNIVERSITY
President MeAll,ster, ct the Summer
School Sends Out
Letter.

The following letter which Is self
explanatory was recently written by
President II. Gray MCAiistrr in>itin"
the coll, Sc and High school achrra
to the conference to he held in con
ncction with the University Of Vir,
ginia Summer School:
You and such members of your
Taculty as may desire TO attend are
cordially invited to be present and take
part In tn" first meeting Cf this as
snciariCn to y held at the University
OF Virginia. Friday and Saturday.
June % aud -, 1905.
AS stat d in rec ut Giro ular let
ter mailCd To Won and afterwards pub
! liShcd in the tpril number of the Nir-
cinia School Journal this association
is an 0ntgrowth OF the High School
Teachers inf renee. and was Or
gained IN KCan"k Nov. 20. 1907.
The primary obi ct of this first
| meeting l.: TO receive. discuss md act
upon the report of tn" committee on
The hich sch al courses t.f study. aud
tn" first dav Of the meeting, Friday.
will IL devoted To that purpose cXciu-
.iy ". For a full year the commit
y EiS i'''l az "Nih. o"'"
! and suggestions from high school and
college men in Virginia and other
states. and their reports Will be thor
ElIch. clcar-cut. concisr. ard strong.
/ Indeed II IS safe TO say that for many
years no Other such valua:I' piece or
work has been done towards unity
ing and strengthening the courses of
study In the public schools In this
state.
As the strength ming of the Wb'ic
school means improv preparation
for college. this report should he CT
vital interest both TO men rom IN"
| cole grs and TO men from tn schools
| earnestly hope. III refore. ihat YOUR
institution will send enc Cf more dele
gates to the m citing. pr"par'd TO dig
cuss the report and TO vot on 1t. Tn"
report win appear in full i'll the next
| issu" Of the virginia School Journal,
So that there will he opportunity for
every delegate tn acGu1int hims ]!
| with all the details of the propo icd
| changes in the high school courses
"The second day of thr melting
| Saturday. will b. devoted tO coll &C
| work. and an attempt will he made
! to define the term coll &c and its re-
! lation to the secondary school. PreSt-
dent Denny. of Washington and lcr
University will omen the discnssiCn.
which will be entirely informal. 1t
, Is hoped that the general discussion.
will lead to come defniate action on
! the part of the association. with 4
| view of effecting greater uniformity
! in tho colls sc requirements for adj
mis- sion and standard CT graduation
| A proposal will he made TO appoint
Il committee for the nnrpc Sc of draw
! irc up uniform sch me of require
nj MS for admission and for Sradua-
| ton. to he submitted at the first
| regular meeting OF the association
next November
| THE subjects 10 Ec discussed as
yGu So. vitalIy conc m yCnr 'nsti-
tutiou ard ever similar institution
! in the state. and Won cannot leave your
institution without a representative a;
| this meeting Til association has a
| spI ndid field before it and cgn &C
| r0mpIish mnch fer tn" advancement
| of education in Virginia. irit n order
to become a success it needs the &C
| tive. hearty co-Ornrat'rn of very sec
| ondary school and Of every COLLEGE.
| Can vc count on vCur interest in the
approaching meeting and on your
roadin, So 10 take an active part IN
| II. either I'm person RI ~ regular
accr. ditcd rcpr sentative? a prompt
answer addressed TO thu secretary.
! pr..f. u. W. PcrsinScr, Roanoke, Va.
will lie appreciated.
! "PRESyDENT.
| "P. S-RoomS AMI board may he
procured at the jefferson Park Hotel.
hv those applviEg in advance to Prof.
| Bruce Il. Payne. University Of Vir-