The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-02
HELPING SCHOOLS TO
LARGER, BROADER LIFE
Annual r port OF Mr.. B. B. Munford President OF Co
op rAt,vr Educat on AS ciat Deta Is ared Ac
tvties Of III Org in theP. st Year--Report Tn,
.oi the Features II the I'd Ca onal Conference

subjects, and through their interest a
sentiment slowly butt up In the
neighbor hood for education oil a prac-
teal nature,
] All the summer normals hat Q been
!, visited ana the secretary spoke last
summer at eight farmers pIcnics; one
week was spent In AccoMac. a week
in Tazeaell a week in GIayson and
Wythe counties. In REQ Bank uis-
tricI, Halifax county, the secretary
made special effort to develop the
work Ia this, district made UP al
most entirely OF one and two room
| schools The conditions there are
about as difficuit as anywhere In the
State, owing to poor equipment, in
adequate buildings, short terms and
poor attendance. Az q result a. his
labors. the trustees painted every
building and floor oil was ordered
for every school The teachers sub
scribed to the Virginia Journal Of
Education. agreed to circulate ana
read two copies OF .colgrove's The
! Teacher and the school," donated by
our association, and formed district
teachers association.
The School Fair.
40 s~Hdoay rom q SNConu injecting
OF these teachers was held and u
school fair decided on. This was held
on March 30th Mt virgilina- Five hun
dred patrons attended this fair and
two hundred children took part in the
contests. During the session in every
school in the district the oil was put
on the floor. window shades and
sanitary water coolers purchased, pic
lures hung on the walls and SIX out
OF ten Of the schools raised the money
for State aid libraries. This autumn
several citizens and junior leagues
nave been organized at this group
| OF schools. thus showing remarkable
results In a one-room school dis
trict
II is this kind OF work that leads
US to believe that the county super
vising industrial teacher, seven Of
whom are now at work in the State.
points the way to deal with and BULL
up this type OF school In Virginia.
A county athletic meet was ar
ranged fer by Mr.. Binford nj Turtle
vile In Halifax county. during the
county fair. The meet was great
success. forty-five boys, representing
eight schools participating, 4 spirit
ed BASKETBALL contest between two
teams OF school girls, whose gsss.seis
Is
ture OF special interest
Our secretary visited a seuthsids
county. where he spent a week hold
snE GOOD TGads meetings ut The bfsh
scnnoi he Was accompanied al, this
trip by representative Of the good
roads department OF the United states
Several pieces Of work have beer .sue-
cessfuiiy undertaken In CO. ,,era,ion
with the state department Of health.
looking to improving the sanitary con-
ditions ABOUT our schools, many OF
which are SO noticeabiy bad, even In
piaces Where new and otherwise at
"aeuse buildings have been put up.
Our pamphlet containing names or
over goo persons, including forty three
prominent ministers. sixty college
professors and representatives of All
.ne state departments. has been pro-
auctive OF great good In promoting
iyceum courses In connection with cur
larger schools. This year the Univer-
airy OF Virginia. the State health de.
paftment and the Appalach.an school
,ounoation have each arranged a bull
isIin along similar lines looking to
work. VI sn'
~, number OF prominent women in
virginia have become interested I'm
extending the league work ana will
prove valuable asset In their sew
srai communities. Miss Anna I.
Jones In Campbell county. Mrs Henry
schmeiz and Mrs. Frank Darling in
hampton. Mrs. Murray Boocock ana
MIS-. Reginald Brooks in Aibemarla
MISS Belle Webb In Prince George
ana MRS. George Fl Blood in SUSSEX.
Shenandoah Banner City.
snenana0ah county we have con-
sioered the banner county this wear
oy reason OF the fact that two new
,eakues nave been organized. In addf-
sion 20 the two already there, and
$8.57s.ls. e'eHasHs
AS instances OF notable work done
ieagoes along the line of general
community hetterment, attention /.
eaHed to Amelia county, where thu
nrst piece OF improved road hu,id-
ing was undertaken at the insts nca
OF the school league at Hamn.on
under the leadership of Mrs. Henri
l. scnmeitz. the Hampton Educat:ona,
association enlarged its scope and
!naer1ooR to organize and to bring
mo a county union leagues at ali
senoois IN the county. Leagues
nave been already devefoped Of
B.cxom school In Chesapeaks dts.
riot. at Phoebus and At the Hamn,o,
nlsn ana Syms- Eaton schools In
hampton II this plan IL consistect,v
carried out and tho larger cit en- q nd
owns OF the State would undertake
extension work in their counttes rood
results could be brought about in inns
bringing Into closer Fellowship thA cis,,
ana country neighborhoods. The
ainp.on association held q cleaning
up week In which the mayor The
police and health departments CO.
operated. Flags on which were nr,n,-
90 the words, Hampton Cleaning
Crusade" were posted on premises
found In good order and cleaned I'm
Every lot and aliey In Hampton was
thoroughly cleaned woodsheds ami
aufnousss oteFha ulet, f,2ftG foads ~
'ash removed TO the public dumns
and the city given thorough reno.
ating. saw
The Wythe Protective ASSOCIATION =,
Ff.ah eth City county spen,s eor =
.slf IN the following br,ef on, In.
f,tm ire secretary. Mr. l. VI ~
seale On Nay tsth We determired
~ an o8erwhe' rs5ng rastority 10 raiss
$4,000 BY bon issue to c-,, -
amt ncn'p cur scAaeihaase. THIS ms
zone and the ta.l&Ing Ia ,sasa fIy III.
'sss gHa acy In the meantime an, ~.
sreia ION was ria fed at the d.snosgI
ne school hoard and the Ladies.
ala "a sed money for the benef,s ~
the school During the year Va hu,it
kitchen annaw =. 49,. ~AAt