The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

TO LEAD HIM ALL DAY

FECTED At CONFkAENCE.
Escorted by three hundred cadets
from the Virginia Polytechnic irsti-
tute, President william Howard Taft
viii witness next "wednesday when he
visits Richmond one OF the largest
ana most enthusiastic educational con-
ferenoes ever neid in the United |
States,
Last year over 1000 members were
preeent. This year the total attendance
VIII probably reach near the 5000
mark, while the doors of the audito-
rum being open to the general pub
lie many thousand interested visitors |
from this section of the state are ex-
pected at many Of the general scs-
sions.
Secretary Agar voolfolk, of the
state Teachers Association. has re-
ceived notice from the secretary OF
nearly every county association In the
State to the erect that delegates to
the general convention have been
electd, Will for the last two weeks
every mail has brought In the names
OF those selected to represent the va
rious citizens league, Mrs. n. L.
pashiel has had charge OF this work,
and several times has been nearly
swamped, SO great was the interest
taken.
/ school Trustees.
! As the State Board Of Public In
strnction has made q Statewide cam
paign to interest the school trustees
and has endeavored to. get each coun-
ty board to send a delegate to the
trustees conference. it is believed that
this feature OF the general convention
/ VIII be one OF the most interesting and
valuable. ,
II ne finds 1t possible. President Tart
VIII arrive~ in Richmond Tuesday
night. In that event he will be met
by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
boys early the next morning. as they
will arrive from Blacksburg at 6
O'Clock
Wherever the President goes they
Will go, acting as his personal body
guard both in the city. and when he
! inspHets the famous nattiefieIds in the
surrounding county. The cadets will
remain In Richmond allSday, and will
leave late that night for the instr
tute.
The conference will he more com
pTehensive this year than at any pre-
vious sessions. Being just five years
old the conference may be considered
, as one OF the newer organizations, but
. considered from the standpoints of
size and strength. it Is one of the most
important In the country, as IL now
embraces every department OF public
school work.
Many Divisions.
Under it's head come the STATE
: Teachers Association, the Conference
OF Division Superintendent and the
Conference of School Trustees of yir.
ginia. The Safe Teachers Assoca-
ton includes the following depart
: ments.
: Colleges and secondary schools.
school principals.
: Rural teachers.
: Grade teachers
Primary teachers.
Normal training teachers
} agricultural and Industrial schools.
Al the instance of the State Depart
men of Public Instruction, the rail-
ways operating to Richmond have Of
> frred reduced rate during the ses-
siohs OF the conference. No travelling
Cares VIII be required and visitors will
r consequently receive the same rates
: extended to the regular delegates.
1t has been decided by the executive
= committee OF the conference that the
living expenses of the delegates would
: not De paid this year. the money In :
: stead going TO general entertainment.
T In this way the committee believes that
more people can be reached and a
greater variety OF entertainment pro-
1 vtded.
Education Of kearo.
y In the Considera ton Of the topics of
agricultural and industrial education
as oHered by the public schools OF the
i state particular attention will be given
TO the education Of the negro. and In
i order that the investigation OF this SUBJ
Ject may be more complete the division
Of school superintendents and the State
Department Of Public Instruction will
f~tk a..
the purpose Of inspecting the Hampton
Normal and Industrial Institute.
. According to the present program.
three inspections of the school will be
made The party will leave Richmond
, On the afternoon of November o1 In
special car provided by the Chesa- :
peake and Ohio railway. the train ar
irving at Hampton In time for two in
spections that day.
. Another trip will be made through
the institute and over it's grounds and
work shops the following morning. On
j TINS trip ali the transportation and en-
lefta1Alnent- expenses of tire delegates
and visitors will be paid.
In addition to the delegates sent by
the cities and counties OF the State and
: the prominent speakers brought from
elsewhere to deliver some OF the ad-
dresses. tho conference will be constd :
SAoptS ny the Visit OF the
Association OF Southern States Super
intendents This Is one of the most
prominent educational organizations In
, the South and numbers among its
members several of the most brillia nj
speakers in the United States.
These will be present and have al
. ready consented to address the con.
ference on special and general educa-
tional subjects. The superintendents
recently met In Indianapolis and from
that point journeyed through a great
portion OF the West and into the Do
minion of Canada. where the educa.
tional system there was studied