Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-01-21
TENTH DISTRICT TEACHERS.
PROGRAM OF THE MEETING NhNT
MONTH IN STANTON.

PROGRAM OF THE MEETING NhN1
MONTH IN ST AUNTON.
The last and largest educational meet.
ing of the present school year of the
Tenth District will be held at Staun-
ton, February the 18th and 18th.
1t will be meeting Of the entire
Tenth District Association, which is
composed of the various associations OF
Magisterial Districts, counties and cities
of the Tenth District.
A strong program has been arranged
by President Lindsey Crawley OF APP
pomattox, and his committee. A copy
of which is here published:
The characteristic and cordial invita-
ton of the city of Staunton has been
accepted for the next meeting.
Complete arrangements are being
made, and it is expected that hundreds
of delegates as well as large number
of. other teachers will be in attendance.
The progress made in the past five
years in the public schools of Virginia
has been mainly due to the efforts made
by the various teachers associations,
all the way up from the magisterial dis
trict meetings, to the State Teachers
Association. 1t is in these meetings
mainly, that the new interest is Great
ed, new and more effective plans agreed
upon and more cooperative spirit es-
tablished in all departments of the
work.
One of the chief purposes of this meet
ing will be to discuss methods where
by the individual teacher, school Of
fetal, patron and pupil can make more
efficient work at hand under the new
regime.
The Teachers Meeting of the Tenth
Congressional district will be held in
Staunton February II and II. The
general theme for this year is the bet
terment of rural schools. The program
is as follows:
Friday morning, February 18th, $3.50
O'clock
Opening exercises, words of welcome
by Supt. J. P. Netf; response by Presi-
dent L. Crawley; business session; adj
dress by Supt. J. T. Neff; visiting
Staunton City Schools of work.
Friday morning-Course of Study in
Rural Schools, by Examiner Charles
G. Maphis; What the Rural School
Stands For, by Rev. John Davis; Geog-
raphy in the Schools, by DR.. F. A. Mil
ledge; History in the Schools, by Prof.
O. S. Huffman; Spelling by E. S.
Sheppe; Nature Study for Children, by
Miss Annie Taylor; School and Home
Environment, with latern slide views,
by DR.. S. w. Fletcher; Agriculture in
the Schools, by Col. E. Gilbert Kood;
Industrial Work in Rural Schools
Without Expense to School Board, by
Miss Shoninger; Sanitation, Ventila-
ton and Hygiene of School Room, by
Supt. c. w. Dickerson.
General Meeting, Opera House, s
o'clock-High School Chorus; address
by Mayor Wayt, of Staunton; address
by Congressman H. D. Flood; address
by J. S. Thomas, Assistant State Su-
perintendent; address by Editor R. l..
Blanton.
Saturday morning-Drop two ques-
lions in Query Box for discussion.
Pedagogical Literature and Reading
Circles, by Prof. w. E. Gilbert; address,
by Hon. Jackson Davis; Teaching Eng
fish, by Miss Lula Andrews; School
Libraries, to be selected; The people
and the County School, by DIR. Frazier.
Saturday afternoon-Address by N.
P. Painter; Citizens League, by Mrs.
L. P. Dashiell, continued by Prof. John
Fisher. Round Tables Talk and Query
Box, by all present.