The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
TEACHERS TOHEAR
NOTED SPEAKERS
Plans Made for Unusually Good
Program for Educational
Association.
BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Tentative Program Announced
for Meeting by Secretary
BinfOrd.

Distinguished speakers have been Sc
cured to make the principal addresses
At the annual meeting Of the virginia
Education Association. which will be
held In Richmond on "Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday. November ~. 20
and 90. DIR. J. r. Mcconnell. OF RAD
ford. who. as president OF the state
Teachers Association. is chairman o..
the board Of the Virginia Educational
Association. has been busy, with Sec
rotary j. H. Bedford, in preparing
program that will he attractive.
The meeting will last but three days
this year. against four In former years.
Well Known SPEAKERS.
Or. Henry F. Cope. Of Chicago. will
deliver one Of the addresses. He ID
widely-known speaker. DR. Cope Is
general secretary OF the Religious As
ISOLATION Of America.
An address on international peace
will be made by DR.. Philip Van Ness
Meyers, Of Ohio.
DR.. Augusta Bonner OF the Teachers
College Of Columbia University. Is on
the program. and so IL DIR. kirby
vers;ty.
Among virginians who are down for
addresses are Richard Evelyn Byrd
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates,
Harry 81. George Tucker. former mem
Der OF Congress. and DR.. Henry Louis
Smith, president 0. Washington ana
Lee University. Many college pupils In
this State will speak.
Reduced rates have been secured on
the railroads. and the procedure this
time will be devoid OF red tape
Many People Expected
Probably 1000 visitors will be IN
only the accredited delegates from local
organizations of teachers. with mem
beers OF other bodies. which make up
tn. association. but hundreds OF others
come to the city because the gather
ing Is going on. Thanksgiving time
AFFORDS release from school duties.
The Virginia Educational Association
II composed OF the State Teachers
Association. the Conference Of Division
Supertntendents. the School Trustees
Association and the Cooperative Edu-
cation Association Of Virginia Again.
the state Teachers Association is sub
divided into many bodies, including the
Association OF Colleges and Secondary
Schools, Grammar Grade Teachers So
c,ety. Primary Teachers society, Kin
derear.en Teachers Society. Geography
Teachers Association, Society Of Teach
.rx of Agriculture Association OF
Teachers Of Domestic Arts. and many
others.
The Virginia Library Association AL
WAYS meets at the same time. as does
IN. Classical Association Of Virginia,
both organizations drawing from all
parts OF the Virginia Educational As
sociation and from the outside a. we'll
ArranEenent Of Meetln8s.
These various bodies hold meetings
n. such hours as they can sandwich
I'm, The four larger bodies hold regu-
larly scheduled gatherings. while the
entire association comes together each
nigh, to hear some prominent speak
ers.
The auditorium Of the John Marshall
High School will be Used for the main
meetings and the building will house
most OF the smaller bodies in different
rooms, white other schools will be
available for additional gatherings
The hrst meeting will be held at
noon on Wednesday. October -. when
the executive committee OF the state
Teachers Association will assemble.
The opening meeting OF the State
Teachers Association will be held at
$50 p. NJ on that day. while a general
session Of the Virginia Educational As
ISOLATION viii be held at o'clock +.