Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
MONUMENT TO LATE Oh. RUffHtR
Superintendents Charged With Duty
Of Raising Fund-Addresses BY
Surt. Van Sickle, of Baltimore, and
ton Tonight.

virginia EuGratiOnal conference at
! the Newport News Baptist church
| last night. the body accepted an IN
vitation, extended by Principal FriS-
sell to visit the Hampto" Normal
! and lldustrial Institute today. Spe-
Cial cars to take the visitors TO th'
| school will leave the shipNard this
| morning at 1870 O'Clock. and all OF
| the departmental meetings will adj
| journ before that time. The visitors
will spend several hours at tn"
school. and luncheon will be served
lY tn" management.
The third general night se:si,'N
was we'll attended. and il
wa Sivcn added interest by
the presence Of Former Governor a.
J. Montasu" IN the role of presiding
officer. Mr.. W $. Copeland introduce
ed Mr.. Montague with Il brief address.
and Mr.. Montague made a happy liz
I L. speech before assuming he Savil.
The speakers OF the evening were
Superintendent James II. Van Sickle.
OF the BaltimOr" public schools, and
Mr.. n. O. Nelson. Of ST. LOliS, Mo.
Mr.. Van Sickle discussed Supervision
of City Schools, giving many interest
ing and valuable pointers. He urged
the necessity of cooperation and
study upon the part Of the teachers.
Agricultural OrganizatiOn' was the
subject OF Mr. Nelson's Interesting
address, the keynote Of which was
reorganization"
Monument to Mr.. Ruftner.
Resolutions lam"nting tn" death OF
hn y p,,fyp cIhrpiff p
bv the committee from the state
Teachers Association. were unani-
mouslv adopted The resolutions pro
vidrd that the superintendents OF the
State shall undertake the duty OF
raising a fund for the erection of a
monument 10 the deceased.
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Association OF College and
Secondary Schools Of Virginia was
called 10 order yesterday morning in
the lecture room of the First Pres
bytrrian church by the pre- sident,
Principal w. Il. Smi'hy. Only one
subject was discussed. The Enforce
mcnL OF College Entrance Require
mcnts as Published Now or as ThCyj
Nav BE Modified in the Future.
CIR. at interest was manifested. as is
evidenced by the fact that the discus
sion lasted more than three hours.
The following led the discussion:
Mr. W. NJ. Black, of LynChburg: DIR.
r. l. Blackwell. of Ashland; Mr.. p. ;.
Barnes, of Danyille; Mr.. Harris Hart,
Il Roanoke and IT. J. p. Mcconnell,
CT Emory.
Important Meeting Today.
A very important needing OF the
Association of Colleges and Sccon-
Diary Schools will take place this
afternoon al , O'Clock in the lecture
room Of the Presbyterian church. I'M
portant subjects are 10 BE- discussed
and President Smithy said yesterday
| that he earnestly desired a large al
tendance of High school teachers and
college men Special attention is
called to the discussion Of domestic
science and normal school courses
, in public schools.
The program for the meeting tol,
lows:
/. Manuel Training in Public
schools T.. o. Ilammili.
= domestic ScicaCe in Public
High Schools Miss r. 5. Jacobs.
,. Agriculture in Public High
Schools" s. W. Fletcher.
4. High School Course in physto-
losy. Hysien" and Sanita'ion'N. T.,
IG Williams and DR.. T. HOugh.
;. Normal! School Courses in Pub
lie High School" rin:enjeni J.
ID. EggIcston and ~. J. C. Messenger.
State Teachers Association.
The STATE Teachers Association
held q session at the Newport News
baptist church yesterday morning
F--Sidrrt Jos, n H. saunders ap-
roiaici n committee c rcrcsei Of W.
tF. Fox, Richmond W ~ jenkins.
Newport News. G. org" e. Round.
Manassas. Mrs u. Il Muuf"rd Rich,
1 .noni and J. K. l.. Jnhnson. Frank
lin. 10 comp :" suitable T,'SOiutierrs
regarding the ica'h nf u. W. u. Ru:-
| finer.
Tn. chairman of the committee on
the t~achrrs' rcirrnchmen' fund read
his report which showed that >S".'"'
| Ia available. I.asi year s3"" was
spent. 50 teachers b'iug p"1si"ncd.
The secretary. NJ. J II HinfoTi.
e Richmond recommended In his an
nual report rhst tho minutes of IN"
association h" pabliShci
! Interesting addresses were deliver
Cd Nv Dr. Henry 4. Christian. OF
Harvard University: =. y. Fitzpat'
rick. of Pulaski and Mrs. r !. Das-
hicg.
Tho teachers visited IN" High
school building and h"ard class eyer
Ciscs conducted ny local i"ach'rs.
| President Saunders annual address