The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-12-01
TEACHERS CONFERENCE
BEGINS ACTUAL WORK
ICHMo ND. vA-special-

The opening session of the Virginia
Educational Conference was called TO
order at IL o'clock Wednesday in
the auditorium of the John Marshall
High School by Professor A. b.
Chandler, who presided in the place
OF Jackson Davis, supervisor of rural
elementary schools.
John Marshall High School was
thronSed from the early hours with
delegates to the conference. The reg
lstration was near thou
sand, while at noon Thursday it had
passed the 1900 mark. This means
that the attendance at the 1910 con-
ference will be larger. proba bly,, than
at any OF the four preceding ones.
More than 1000 is expected to be the
total attendance for the week
Miss Catherine Stewart of AleNan-
dria. was the first TO address the 200
teachers assembled in the auditorium
Wednesday. Miss Stewart is the
head of the Audubon Society in Vir-
ginia. and spoke of the great work
done by this society in the schools OF
the State. Miss Stewart made an elo-
quent plea for the conservation OF
bird life in Virginia. and concluded
with an appeal to the teachers of this
state to work to that end.
DR. J. l.. Jarman. president of the
Virginia State Normal School. and "a
member of the State Board of Educa-
ton, spoke on The Public High
school
DR.. Jarman traced the history OF
the public school system of Virginia.
showing that owing TO the early pref
udiCe against popular education and
the state Of the public finances IL was
only recently that the system began
TO be fosterCd as il should be. and TO
be put in closer relation with IN.
ma sSes.
The Importance OF the rural high
school n y of
will fit the student for life were the
principal points made by DR.. JarmaD
The speaker concluded with an eN-
tended discussion OF the number and
character Of the teachers required for
the state high schools.
Miss Julia Richman, district super
intenCsnt, New York city. a widely
known educator and an authority on
the instruction Of children. spoke
briefly on Juvenile Delinquency--Its
Causes and Treatment"
At Q o'clock Wednesday the con-
ference OF division superintendent
opening session was held in the John
Marshall High Schooi library. The
School Trustees Association and the
Department Of Primary Teachers met
at the same hour. Throughout the DAY
conferences and committee meetings
viii be held, at one or more of which
every superintendent and hundreds of
The Taft meeting AT the City Au-
ditOrium comes at o'clock, and at
S:l5 there will be the night meeting.
The latter session will be under the
auspices OF the School Trustees Asso-
citation, and President George w
Zachary. OF the association. will pre-
side. The unique feature will he pre-
sented OF the five boys and five girls
who will tell their experiences. the
former in corn club work and the lat
ter in domestic science. The evening
VIII close with the second address of
Miss Richman, on The Causes of
American Semi Efficiency in School
and the World Outside"
Luncheon will he served at o'clock
and again at o'clock at the Valen-
tine Museum. Only about 500 or 400
can be accommodated there at a time
but before the conference ends all the
visitors will have had an opportunity
to visit the place.
superintendent J. A. G. Chandler, of
Richmond. welcomed the Virginia Ed
ucauonal Conference to Richmond last
night in the High School auditorium
Addresses were delivered by Governor
Mann and j. ID. Eggleston, Superin-
tendent of Public instruction. Pro-
lessor c. NJ. HaZen, superintendent of
schools for Chesterfield county Dre-
sides DIR. Chandler spoke of the edu-
caEonal advancement in Richmon
aud in Virginia. He said that not so
many years ago the great majority of
teachers had third grade certificates.
Now conditions are entirely different
He said that the hope of the Common
wealth is in the establishment Of more
industrial and agricultural schools,
and added that if parents are unwill-
ing to send their children to school
they must be compelled to do so.
Compulsory Education.
superintendent Eggleston was intro
duced as the dynamo behind the mod
ern movement in Virginia. His ad-
dress was largely a review of the &C
complishments OF the past year and
OF recent years. He was greeted with
applause when he announced that AL
Ieghany county was the first in the
state to adopt compulsory school at
tendance.
Mr.. Egglesto. Itated that the s25.-
600 appropriat, by the last Legisla
ture for rural 8 Ools had proved ut
terly inadequate.
Governor Mann emphasized the
necessity of making out a plan of life
lot tne boy, and educating him for il.
he advocated the payment of teachers
oy worth and not by sex. AS the pa
iron or the high school bill in the
Legislature, he expressed his pride in
the buildings all over the State as
a result.
The feature Of the meeting yester-
department of manual training was
the ADDRESS by President Barringer, of
the virginia Polytechnic Institute. DR..
Barringer's topic was Relation OF the
state College OF Agriculture to the
Agricultural High Schools" DR.. Bar
ringer predicted that within thirty
years Latin would not be taught in the
nigh schools, but would give way to
scientific studies.
1t is not possible in four years." ne
SAID, to give an agricultural course
and at the same time prepare the stu
dent Tor college. Because most OF the
students viii never go to college, the
high school should train mostly for
the problems of life" Studies multi
ply, he said, and It will be necessary
to drop something.
r. M. Tyler. school superintendent
OF chester. expressed views similar to
those of DR.. Barringer.
Used Bed Stat in Assault.
Augusta White, OF sos Creek Street.