The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-27

state Teachers association. Au-
ditOrium
4P. M--Department of music.
Room ais.
$3.50 +. M.--Alumni association,
Peabody College for Teachers.
Room 1O7.
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auspices superintendent. Audi
toriuIn.
$3.50 r. M.-Virginia Library
association. In state Library.
From every nook and corner OF the
State Virginia acknowledgements
tendents college presidents, superin-
tendents. principals the teachers-the
men and women charged with the
important task of molding the minds
and characters of future generations.
will gather in Richmond today for
the seventh annual meeting of the
Virginia Educational conference.
Public Meeting Tonight
The first formal meeting-the gath
ering Of the executive committee OF
the State Teachers association--the
largest of the many divisions OF the
parent organization-wiil be held at
noon today in the court room or the
State corporation commission, and
other auxiliaries will meet during the
afternoon in designated rooms In the
John Marshall High school building.
bur the FIRST public meeting wifi be
held tonight i'm the auditorium of the
High school, with State Superintend-
ent OF Public Education j. e. Egg
lesion presiding. Mayor George Aims
lie and City superintendent j. A. Z.
Chandler vii deliver the addresses of
welcome
Every minute of the time during
the three-day session will he taken
nm with business meetings. save Tor
the time allotted Friday afternoon Tor
the social feature of the sessions, a,
which the delegates, as guests OF tne
city Of Richmond. will attend the
matinee at the Academy OF Music 10
see Henrietta Crossman In The heai
Thing"
Prominent Men to be Here.
Among the prominent educators WAC
will lie in attendance upon the con
are DR. Henry Louis smith
president Of Washington and Lee UNI
yersltv. DIR. Thomas Fitzhugh. OF tne
University of virginia: DR.. J. l. Han
president OF William and Mary col
lege. DR.. Arthur George Williams
president Of Emory and Henry col
lege: Professor Kirby Flower smith
Of Johns Hopkins university; harry
ST. George Tucker. and Others.
The conference embraces a dozen oil
more separate and distinct ORGANIZE
lions OF Virginia educators. Among
hem are the conference of division
virginia state Teach
ars, association: Cooperative Educa-
tionaI Association OF Virginia; School
Trustees association: department oil
rural teachers: department of primary
teachers; department of grammer
grade teachers: department of prinei-
pals; department of music; depart
ment OF normal training teachers
Virginia Kindergarten union: The
Classical Association of Virginia. Viz
yinia Library association: Virginia
Peabody College for Teachers: Alum
nj association. and the Association OF
C oiIeges and Secondary schools. which
embraces the science section; the
section; the English sec
ton: the modern language section;
the history sectlons the industrial
education section; the home econo-
mics section, the manual arts section,
and the agricultural section.
Delegate Pouring In.
Every train into Richmond yester-
fay brought its quota Of delegates. and
Il is expected that at least four thou
sand will be present tonight at the
formal opening OF the conference in
the John Marshall high school audi
torium.
In room 1l5 OF the high school build
ing Is located the registration room
for the delegates. while room us Is
furnished as information. checking
room and pcstoffice for their benefit
during their stay In Richmond.
The local committee OF entertain
nent, which is locking after the COM
FOR, OF the teachers. il composed of
j. T. Fentr sss. ehairman w NJ.
W II, Nagee. Miss A. $.
Pitcher. Miss n. c. Davis and Miss
Juliette Montgomery.