The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-12-01
WA. EDUCATORS
CLOSE SESSION
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The final session of the Virginia
Educational Conference was held last
night. with DIR. Walter Page, editor
OF the Worlds work. IS the princi-
pal speaker.
TIE John Marshall High school au-
ditoriNm was well flled. tho great
majority or the teachers having evil
IDENTITY remained over to hear Dr.
Page
The meeting was held under the
auspices Of the Cooperative Educa-
ton Association OF Virginia. Presi-
dent e. A. Alderman. OF the Jniver-
sity OF Virginia. presided. ]. II. Bin
FORD, tEe executive secretary of the
association, was the f1rst speaker, who
confined himself to brief relation
Of the work OF the association lie
was followed by Ex-Governor Mon
tague. who read the address OF John
Stewart Bryan. the retiring president.
Or. Page said Ia part:
II accepted the very kind Invitation
OF the president Sf this association to
come here tonight. because 1 have
50 hearty an admiration OF the sort OF
work you are doing in your educa-
tlonal awakening IN Virginia. I well
come the opportunity 10 tell you that
you are doing several things that are
attracting the attention OF the whole
popular. educational world. And
believe that some or the things that
yQtt are doing make straight towards
tse educational revolution that we
nuSt bring about in the United States
I shall try TO tell you what direction
think this educational awakening
and revolution must take.
The first thing is &c make life
6eaIthful aud to keep il so. The next
thing is the right breeding Of the
race 70 health--fuller and higher lev
els. After these right organization.
BY these mothods--and by these only
shall we move forward. move for
ward indefinitely And no poet has
had an imagination vivid enough to
sec the end or the limit of mans con-
tinrous growth--in health, in happ-
ness, in achievement. ia the rounded
satisfaction OF living. Sometimes we
hear discussed the question as 10
whether Virginia could produce a
great poet or a great artist. tell
you that with the proper training.
VirEinfo could produce q man as great
As any the world has seen.
IA boy. when he goes 10 school,
Will receive a physical examination
edual to that which he would take II
he we're examined for a life Insurance
iiey is he properly fed? If not.
his parents viii be taught how to
feed him., Suppose every malerSrrT&S-1Ii-
giria had been fed propesfiy from
sariy boyhood. The difference between
conditions now anH what they wouic
eefe been. yp6uII1 be as great as tbs
oiA cfcnse9 in men a thousand years
The Doctor.
~ hav{ the sincerest admiration
FOR the family doctor, who brings III
into the world and takes us out anC
patches us up as we go along. Blu
the time VIII come when the teacher
ana the parsnt VIII attend 70 most o
ire health bf the community.
~Af a mehtlne of doctors in Balti
more the other day there was rec
electric lisatk in. sfe ROOM Every ter
secon<isit WHIT cast Every time thi
ilighs di<afpearen n signined that I
baby dfsi in the tlited States. On
dies es~ry ter seconcs six every min
ms 500 eTy henr. S,E4o e.ery da.
babies wise are TIE Victims Of oui
IS ORANGE. s, me beasts sfsthe jungl,
IN, Ssc " Pre- sec0e as larSc proper
item cf their yenng as the people o.
ff.e t''7fea States
Is izers' League Movement.
ptabse achievements in the beau
elton Of school buildings anC
aHds we're reported at the openinf
on yesterday OF the Cooperative
f3-dnrationai Association.
The gradual awakening OF the par.
ents to- the necessity Of getting to-
4 gethet for the good of the school anC
lhe iderease In their work OF teach
ing ia child love of beauty in the
= school and the home was the theme
OF Secretary 3inford's address.
AS predicted last Monday the at
tendance at this. the fifth annual ses
sion of the Virginia Educational Con
ference, was the largest in its history
y more than ?. e0e teachers and educa
tors being present.
IN point OF interest and enthusiasm
as we'll rs of numbers, the success o
The conferences has been greater thar
Ee<er before.
1ramediateiy after the final confer
ence yesterday OF the Association o
Colleges and Secondary Schools fou
new associations We're organized, a
Il follows, English Teachers Associa
lion Modern Language Association
Mathematics Association, and Asso
ciation< Of Science Teachers
These become sections. and are al
to be subsidiary parts Of the Asso
citation of Colleges and Secondar
4 Schools. reporting TO the secretary o
that body, which is department Q
the State Teachers Association.
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