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

Ing 10 this city tonight and will be in
session tomorrow aud Saturday. Ospt.
". H. Sweeney, superintendent of
schools of this city, Is the local mau
sger,
Everything is ia readiness for the
opening meeting. Teachers, trustees
aud superintendent OF the various coun-
ties throughout. the Eighth congressional
district hsve been arriving all day. All
the arrangements fer their ett,r air
mept have been made, aud 1t Is hoped
their stay in this city will be very pleas.
ant as we'll So profitable.
The musical programme for tonight
is bound To be an attraction, as it IT,
cludes the names OF some OF The best
local talent.
The following is the programme:
"Dixie," chorus. pupils o! Lee school;
soprano solo, Mrs. DsDler; conttalto
solo, Miss Graves; baritone, Mr.. Forrest
Birrell; consralto, Mrs. T. Hulfsh.
Thursday, Sp. m.-President r. r.
Birckhead, presiding-Addresses of vel,
come: Hon. F. J. Psf, mayer of Alex
audris, aud Hon. James R. Cation; re-
Spouse, E. F. Birekhesd; addresses, E.
Il. Russell, state examiner, and Hon. O.
O. Carlin, member of Congress.
Friday, 9 q. m.-Kindergsrten and
Sd primary grades In Lee school
building. Education for Efficiency
Needed changes in the course of study
for rural schools, Charles G. Ma
phis, state examiner; manual training
for country schools, Miss Edith Thomp.
SOD, Falls Church, w.; the problem Of
agricultural instruction, o. B. Martlu,
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. O.: industrial education for Viz
glnis schools, Dr.. Julian A. Burruss,
president Harrisonburg State Normal
aud Industrial School Friday, 8 p.
%. Address, Hon. Elmer E Brown,
commissioners of education, Washington,
D. O; how t, teach reading, W. I.
Hodges, division superintendent, Ar
liust IN Va. supervision OF rural schools,
Mrs. M. 8. Mofst, supervisor Manassas
schools, Manassas, Va; school fairs, j.
8. Thomas, state supervisor of rural
schools; how and what history to teach
Ia the grades, ]. FL. Rollins, Mt. Yer
bon School, Alexaudris, Va; address,
Geo. o. Ferguson, College OF William
and Mary, Williamsburg, Va; vocal
duet, Misses vierkorp. Friday, 1880
o. m.-soprspo solo, Miss Pickett;
ila: trated lecture on hygiene, Lee F.
Hammer, Russell Sage F,u 1ds!iop,
New York city; recitation, Lite Caro-
line West, of Lss school; reception to
teachers st $50 al Lee Camp Hall; az
dreas, r. L. Blantop, editor Virginia
Journal OF Education.
Saturday, $50 a. disqualification oil
school work, DR. diff w. Stone, stite
Normal School, Farmville, Vs.; teach
ing home geogrsp1y, Miss CORA Fish.
paw, Normal training teacher, Oulpeper,
Va, and Miss Myrtle Atkinson, Mine
Yal School, Mineral City, Va; naturs
study for the rural school, Miss Marga-
ret King, State Normal School, Harli.
sonburg, Va, and Miss A. Selma Tay.
lor, Manassas High School, Manassas,
w.; the need of centralized school ad.
ninistration and supervision, W. Fl.
Heck, department of education, Uoi-
gersity OF Virginia, and Frank T. West,
division superintendent Lcu'sa, Vs.;
domestic science, Miss Lulu D. Metz.
Manassas, VS..
Saturday afterEoon-Visits to historl.
cal places 10 aud about klexandris.
Tomorrow (Fridsy) will be devoted to
the discussion Of educational eubjstt,,
when number OF prominent etucstors
will deliver addresses during the day.
II is hoped the general public will
make it point to attend theae'meetiDgs,
as they are intended for teachers and
patrons alike.
1t is hoped that this programme will
be an attraction to the citizens In gen.
ersi IS well 80 those intended In the ed
ucatiou OF youth.
The Teachers Association and school
officials of the city tgain extend to all
most cordial invitation to be present not
only at the opening meeting, hut to as
many Of the other exercise, as possible.
LOCAL BREVITIES.