Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-24
TEAO8ERy ASSOCIATION.

Ing 10 this city t0nignt anu Will DC In
session tomorrow add Saturday. Capt.
w. Fl Sweeney, superintendent Of
schools of this clty, Is the local mao
sger,
Everything ls 10 rsadIoess for the
opening meeting. Teachers, trustees
aud superintendent oil the various coun-
ties throughout the Eighth congressional
district have been arriving all day. All
The arrangements fer their ettr air-
meDt have been made, aud II is hoped
their stay in this city will be very pleas
ant as we'll ss profitable.
The musical Programme for tonight
is bound 10 be an attraction, as 1t IT.
cludes the names Of some OF The beat
local talent.
The following Is the programme:
"DixIe," chorus. pupils Of Lee school;
soprano solo, Mrs. DsDler; contralto
solo, Miss Grave,; baritone, Mr.. Forrest
Birrell; contralto, Mrs. T. Hulhsh.
Thu sdsy, SP. m.-Presldent e. +.
Birckhesd, neutrality-suspicious. of well
come: Hon. F. ]. Psf, mayer OF Alex
audris, aud Hon. james K. OAton; re-
Spouse. E. F. Birckhesd; addresses, E.
II. Russell, state examiner, and Hon. O.
O. Garlic, member Of Congress.
Friday, 9 8. m.-KiDdergsrten and
I'd primary grades In Lee school
building. Education for Efficiency
Needed changes 10 the course Of study
for rural schools, Charles Ct. Ma
phis, stats examiner; manual training
for country schools, Miss Edith Tbomp'
SOD, Falls Church, Va; the problem Of
agricultural instruction, o. B. Martin,
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton. d. O. industrial education for Viz
pInIs schools, Dr.. Julian A. Bnrruss,
president HsrrIsonburg State Normal
aud Industrial School Friday, 8 p.
20. Address, Hon. Elmer E Brown,
Commissioners OF education, Washington,
d. O; how t. teach reading, W. I.
Hodges, division superintendent, Ar
llnpt N Va. supervision OF rural schools,
Mrs. M. 8. Moffat, supervisor Manassas
schools, Manassas, Va; school fairs, J.
8. Thomas, state supervisor Of rural
schools; how and what history to teach
10 the grades, J. II. Rollins, Mt. Ver-
Don School, AIsxaudris, Va; address,
Geo. o. Ferguson, College Of William
aud Mary, Williamsburg, Va; vocal
duet, Misses VieEkorp. Friday, 1880
o. m.-Soprapo solo, Miss Pickett /;
iIu. trated lecture on hygiene, Lee F.
Hammer. Russell Sigs F,u 1ds!Iou,
New York city; recitation, Lite Caro-
llne West, Of Lse schools reception To
teachers st $50 al Lse Camp Hall; &C
dress, r. l.. Blaptop, editor ViigiGis
Journal OF Education.
Saturday, $50 a. m.-Socialization OF
school work, DR. diff w. Stone, Site
Normal School, Fsrmville, Vs.; teach
ing home geogrspiy, Miss Dora Fish
paw, Normal training teacher, Oulpeper,
Va, and Miss Myrtle Atkinson, Mint
Esl School, Mineral City, Va nature
study for the rural school, Miss Msrga-
ret King, State Normal School, Hsrri-
souburg, Va, and Miss A. Selma Tsy.
Ior. Manassas High School, Manassas,
We. the need of centralized school ad'
ninistration and supervision. W. Il.
Heck, department of education, Uoi-
yersity OF VirgiOis, and Frank I. West,
division superintendent Lcu's', Va;
domestic science, Miss Lulu ID. Metz.
Manassas, Va.
Saturday afteruoon-Visits to histori'
cal placts 10 aud about Alexsndris.
Tomorrow (Fridsy) will be devoted to
the discussion Of educational subjstt,.
when 9 number OF prominent educators
will deliver addresses during the day.
1t Is hoped the general public will
make 1t point to attend theae'meetiDgs,
ss they are intended for teachers and
patrons alike.
1t is hoped that this programme will
be an attraction to the citizens In gen.
ersi as well 90 those intended In the ed
ucatiOu of youth.
The Teachers Association and school
officials Of the city fgain extend to all a
most cordial invitation to be present not
only at the opening meeting, hut TO as
many Of the other exercises as possible.