The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30

among other equally interesting facts
that the association has expended over
$4,000 the past year, In promoung
the cause OF education In Virginia
along broader knes- The organization-
maintains botRa field and Office stan
the one for preaching the gospel OF
sanitary school rooms and environ
ments. playground and recreation
movements: domestic science and an
nual arts training and other features
of modern, broad education, while the
latter disseminates literature and
backs up the work Of the field force.
Executive Secretary Julian IL. Bin
ford has travelled over 10000 miles
the past year In preaching the gospel
of educational reforms, while Mrs.
l.. r. Dashieli, director of the citizens
leagues, and Supervisor T. S. Settle.
who looks after the rural and ele-
mentary schools. have wrought ex-
ceeding well in their departments. The
State department of education Is in
active and thorough corporation with
the association and Mrs. Munford's
report showed that its work Is bear
ing fruit beuntifully. The new open
air school to be opened in. Richmond
in February is a result of its efforts.
and the teachers vigorously applauded
the announcement last night
The Larger Life.
The address of DIR. Henry Louis
Smith. the new president of Wash
ington and Lee university. harmonic
ed with the demonstration of the
work Of the organization. DR.. Smiths
subject was Beyond the School
Room" and his text. i ~ Larger
Life" He characterized as one of
the most dangerous men to society
tho ignorant. strong willed, narrow
minded honest man, and pictured
grapaie.tlly what the man with the
wild" cpcn, acouisitive mind WITH the
faculty of becoming Interested in the
expanding life. brings not only in in
dividual benefits, but to the COM
munity in which he lives God pity"
he exclaimed the mind that stops
growing" While 1t is true that this
Is an age Of specialization. I was a
curse to he only specialist, and
America has much to be thankful for
in the knowledge that the typical
American knew great deal about a
great many things. He was sre-
rialist in his own business. but he
knows far more than just his own
business He used the Illustration of
an axe for his point--the axe was
specialist in that it did well. but
without the heavy hammer behind
20 direct It, the instrument would he
of lite service What the world
wants is the bread man sharpenad
to point for cutting edge. but with
I the wisdom and intellect behind to
give 1t direction and momentum.
Quoting statistics that showed that
the wives of farmers furnish the
largest quota in class to insane asy-
/ lums. DR., Smith used it to point out
4 the danger of monotony Of life. and
/ a plea for the cultivation of the
mind in many directions. The farm
| efs' wives. he said. are martyrs to
| tire M onot1ony Of NE, and offered I'M
! debatable argument for the bread
! ress of cultivation and the larger life.
| He used typical illustration OF two
| young Americans starting life in a
| country store as clerks, and followed
/ me careers Of each through their
/ Vleissitudes-the one content to re-
] main clerk, and the other. reach
/ ing out for grasp If every detail
/ Of the business, becoming the mer-
/ chant prince, closing with an appeal
! 10 the teachers TO get out of the ruts
# ffti remember that they are teaching
/ not subjects but immortal minds.