The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-30
CITIZENS SPEAK
ON SCHOOL WORK
Prominent Men Volunteer Ser,
vices Free to Help Growth of
Community Life.

Many men who are active in public
life in Virginia. as well as private
citizens who desire to help, have ten
dered their services to the Co-Opera-
tive Education Association to deliver
lectures under the auspices of local
school leagues. This list Is now mad.
public. In no case is there any charge
whatever to the local schools or
leagues save for actual travelling eX-
penses.
There is growing movemen,
throughout the United States to make
our schools centres OF community life.
said ]. II. Binford. executive secretary
OF the Cooperative Education Aso
citation, yesterday. Virginia shoulc
join in this movement We have il
nearly every village and town in Qua
State a well equipped school building
with "a commodious assembly hall
These schools should be rallyine
points for their respective commune
ties. The people should gather IL
them at frequent intervals for enter
tainment and instruction. 1t is only
by putting our consolidated schools
TO these larger uses that we can get
full value out of the large sums in
vested In them. No league should
consider its years work complete
without bringing into the commun ty
several speakers TO address the peo-
pie on such important topics as public
sanitation, good roads and improved
educational conditions.
Those Who VIII speak
Following is partial list of volun-
teers. with some of their subjects, pub
lished by Mr.. Binford and by J. ID.
Eggleston, Jr, Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction:
Business and professional men
Judge Martin Williams, Pearisturg,
What Virginia Has Done and Is
Doing for Her Public Schools; "a Il.
Thomas, Lynchburg; Pembroke Petit
Palmyra; Senator John II. Saunders,
Saluda; Rev. 1. S. Anderson. Rose Hill;
Judge Fulton Kelley, Bland scldcr
Longiey, East Radford, "Tripartite
Training Versus Graft; Judge Robert
c. Jackson. Roanoke.
Ministers-Rev p. a. Cave, Bowling
Green; Rev. w. L. Walters, W.nches-
ter; Rev. s. S. Catron. Radford: Rev.
j. b. Craft. Big Stone Gap; Rev. j. y.
Straley. Wytheville Rev. j. Il. Hicks,
Danville; Rev. ]. Il. Doane. South Bos-
ton; Rev. John Harmon, South Boston.
University and college men-Pro-
fessors ormond Stone, Charles w.
Kent Thomas Fits Hugh, w. A
Lambeth Charles G. Aiaphis, c. A.
Smith. w. NJ. Forrest. w H. Faulkner,
a. NJ. Dobie. Ice Bidgood. w. NJ Him
ley. H. L. Jordan and Albert Lefevre,
University OF Virginia; President Paul
b. Barringor and DR.. S. w. Fletchef,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute; ]. S.
Wilson and II. b. Bennett, William aud
Mary; President F. w. Boatwright, R.
f. Loving and r. Il. Gaines Richmond
College; President r. e. Blackwell and
Charles Amber, Randolph Macon
President George H. Denny,-Syashing-
ton and Lee; Presiden. II. T. Graham,
Hampden-Sdney; President ]. A.
Morehead and c. B. Cannaday, Roa.
noke College: President Charles c.
Weaver. Emory and Henry College; 81.
A Martin. Woman's College of R,oh-
mond; President 8. D. Long, Martha
Washington: President W. s. Neigh
hors. Suilinsi II. B. Frissell and
Charles *. Graham. Hampton Normal
and Industrial Institute.
In addition thoro are representative
OF State normal schools, including the
presidents, school principals, ofieials
OF State Departments of Public In
struotion, Health. Highways aud Agrl-
culture