The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-25
College and School Assoc
ton Wishes Languages
Among Electives
STATE EDUCATORS u
ARE NEARING END
OF ANNUAL ME
Library Promoters Hold int
esting oession-Ex- Gov
Montague, Who Preside
Takes Fling at Football

Cooperative educational meeh0l
the relation between colleges
secondary schools, and tbs Quest30s
school libraries were central
of discussion at three meetings ~
partments OF the Virginia Educa3
Conference Friday morning. sss|
At the meeting OF the Co.Q
tive Educational Associates ~
ginta, addresses were delivery
superintendent Of Public ln1t
J. u. Eggleston, Mr.. j.
former pressdent Of the 6tAke
ers' Association. and Mr.. JoaA sll
Bryan. who presided over III
as its head officer. Aep01
citizens leagues showed tn
ton to be In fine conditions
speakers emphasized the p0WoS
fed effort In building up sch40
TENS.
The Association OF Collsg
Schools went on record favor1nU
ferent system OF unit reQutre1te
admission to colleges. II Naa
mended that the units b. dt4ex1
as follows: English. s: mathe1
3; history, 2; science, ?; eietolY
Il intimate Latin.
This arrangement, II put tne0
wiz eaiuilnGle iAaIln ana m00
guages from the list OF spec
jscts for admission. piAc1A
among the electives.
A proposition to have
completed IN the seventh
grammar schools. with the rUSJ
the subject postpon0d NhtQ II
year OF the high school coU1
laid on the table after $500 1
sion aud referred to the peO
| ynattee for report next yeAes l.
Is. Fitzpatrick. Of AIanokA ND4M
motion favor1ng this plan. ls1
The association heartily A
! the use OF graphical metl1oS
| Jnstruoeion OF algsbra IND
sub1ecta, Prof. ]. Hrooke4 A4t
HAmpden Sidney, taking thA
| this discussion. It was sheNW
! lustrations on the black board &
use OF geometrtcAi ffgurea IA
ing algebra is Of greAt walu1
sistance In aiding the gtudAnt
Election Of officers resulted
! lows: George Nick Balm.
president; Dr. Mary K.
! Sweetbrier Institute, vice-pro
John w. Waysand. Harrisonbuy
! Rotary. Nh SsS
MIR. Btnford Spca1A q;
Addressing the Co-0peratlvA
| citation. Mr. J. n. BinrorQ exx
| the belief that education IN
was reaching critical stMou
enthusiasm among educators
that could be desired. he
! feared that it WAS not IT ~
] we'll or properly directed.
/ H. - 4~IV
| the moral and physical natuFe4
scholar In public schools atAotS14
yeioped with system. he th0Nu
nestle science particularly 6~
more recognition In the sch0o1
| Reports from the cittxeno
/ showed that $l6,V04 had b1G
last November. There arc uG6E
4eo SUCH leagues in the StAte,
ing to the reports. Car0un4
10 be the banner county, with
fve leagues to Its credit and
tons bordering closely on y6d
DIR. Page viii 6pcA
The closing sessi0n ~ to
ence Will be held Friday niSnox
the auspices OF the o-Opeeuk
ucation Association In the aM&l
Of John Marshall High 6Gh0
j this occasion addresses MfA
livered by Walter III. Pago ~
the Worlds Work. and ~ IRA
| Stewart Bryan. president 01 kM
citation. Mr.. Bryan's topic
1 work Of the association. h6
Of DIR. Pages address haa ~
announced.
The Library Association a
held 4 general meeting tn
torium OF the high school
morning. opening at 11:4o
with former Governor And&9lS
son Montague presiding. 1&@
made addresses were GuD0x>
OF Public Instruction Eggis1t
J. G. Metcalf, Of Richmond.
cipal w. NJ. Black. Of tbs L7
High school.
Tnkes Fling Is Toaeo
\ Mr.. Montague opened ~
with a brief talk. In W131ol
pressed grattfication that
ton urging travelling
tenn In Virginia. which u M
governor. had been foll6No
put into effect on - scolAN
saged greater success Tor
phase Of work. In lmfro
! OF the speakers later, Nh
took q ming At the gains
which. he declared. suts =
ard OF education- Hafek1{
picture Of the hero Of IN
| Carolina game In the uaf4
paper. he said II Wa exfre
full II the hero would hAye
tured az a front-pag6r ha
equal distinction - = ntok
Of on the gridtron.
''The trouble With foGe
the former governor. slteo
that It u exalted shove na1
ments.
Otherwise, he had snez
! 10 the sport. sNSgE
| Governor MontAguese
! EardinE football WARE pel
hoarseness OF the
school principal who fe
reading his paper ~
age because NJ nc0&e
| Thursdays xAne.
WAISTS too
euperintendsnt NGG
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