The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-30
CONFERENCE is
NOW AT AN END
Eggleston Adopts The Times
Dispatch's Interpretation of
Spirit of Meeting-Teachers
Decline to Move for Change of
Weekday for Thanksgiving.
I. A. Burruss Made President
of Teachers Association-Work
of COOPERATIVE Education As
ISOLATION Forcefully Presented.

SO(lGSyVu rOISSAu1y 1AS~'
With a call to the teachers OF VIZ
kinia to a broader. deeper, richer Ike.
a. get out Of the rut and TO develop n
multiplicity OF interests and OF es-
I,ertences. Or. Henry Louis Smith. the
new president Of Washington and Lee
University, brought the seventh annual
virginia Educational Conference TO
cIose. DIR. Smith il little known 10
Virginia audiences. and nearly all OF
those who heard him las. night did 50
for the first time. 1t would seem
Impossible that any one OF them can
ever forget him
u, is A curse to any Individual
said DIR. Smith. ITO be only q specialist.
The part o. He axe which does the
execution Is \ few inches OF steel
the blade But 1: would be useless
without the hammer behind the edge,
which never comes In contact with the
wood In our counting houses. In our
factories. In our seats OF government
this land needs the broad man sharp
ened to a point"
From this beginning. DR.. Smith. deal
Sbg alone with the good that can come
TO the Individual from living the larger
lie. ana not touching on the greater
service 10 the eemmuntty- developed
hia subject IN the ohoicest English.
with ready low Of words. pleasing
voiee. and IN e&rosstssse- that attracts
"a asd hei6 s1eFy t14aSt4ual
In onaetisIy @eciAs4nG the conferences
q en- e9d efsae apasEtatsgaent y y
The Times Dispatch gave on aursday
70 the thought which has run through
the entire meetinG-"contributo ser
vice II might well. he said. be con-
siJered as the keynote-
4 rather remarkable display OF
gratitude, supposed TO be a rare COM
,o3dity. was exhibited yesterday AFTER
noon at the special matinee In the
Academy OF Music. given the visiting
teachers With the compliments of the
city OF Richmond. which made an ap-
prop-ia,.on therefor. Dr. J. r NC
Conneil. tn. retiring president OF the
state Teachers Association. speaking
from his seat in the audience. proposed
a rising vote OF thanks to this city
and to the teachers and school ofn-
sial. here Fifteen hundred teachers
instantly rose to their feet
Record Atteodance.
When tn. registration Office at the
J.ru Marshall High School closed last
night. il was found that e.ioi persons
had pu, their names on record This
exceeds any other years attenoAnce
IN tn. conference. II is known there
are other. who did not register.
Not only from .he standpoint OF at
tendance. but Of real interest N the
uroceed.nss. the conference has been
remarkable.
Dr. Julian A. Burruss. OF the Harr'-
son5urg Normal school, was unahi-
,ncusly elected president OF the state
Teachers Association for the coming
wear. This NAV carry Win u the
workmanship of the executive commit
,ec NJ the Virginia Educational Con-
ference.
The teachers unanimously rejected a
resolution looking to a petition to the
President to change Thanksgiving Day
from Thursday 20 Friday. The reason
given was convcnienc. in the pubic
schools The teachers Endorsed the Ad-
miristrAtion OF Superintendent Egg.es-
ton. and thanked him for his public
services.
The Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools tabled the report
Of a committee. on rules for athletics
IN high schools. thus disappearing Of
res ulation done in this manner.
Nh. NUsssr6's ReSsvs.
] .. EgSIeston presided at the final
meeting Of the conference. in the au-
Aitorium OF tn. John MARSHALL High
school last night The occasion was
the ninth annual meeting "f the Co
operative Education Association Of
Virginia.
The annual report Of Mrs. B. B. Nun
ford. the president. was presented By
Der. Introducing Mrs. Mu...o.d, Mr.
ERslestcn said that when the history
Of education in Virginia is written. the
present period will be REGARDED as an
epoch. an.s that 1t viii not be complete
unIe.s place IL given to the Co
ooerasive Education Association.
The president explained how the
Verk IN managed Part 81 u 3. done
Tn IN. once. part in the field by a.
D,pforJ and Mr.. Z. x. Dashiell From
shc Once. bulletins have been issued
on matters affecting the enrichment nj
home and school and community ufc.
schools are scored. Programs have
D~cp ISSUED for pstrons' day. Educa-
SSenai exhibis. have been prepared.
0soWsh % Wet.
ing the year l<S new srncoi
Improvement league. have been or
ean.sed by the field workeTs. mskias
cas- In the state, The sum Of N~.'Ss
cas- raised and EXPENDED In local TN
Srovem~ - By thc Isl leagues repsrs-
Sng. There are seventy jsnior leagues
ehensndcah County raised sss5siA
In Amelia Counts the arpt rcsd sm.
Drovemens was the result 81 TIE &C.
aasA fosse.sd BY . school league
valua bic extension work hss been dome
q Elisatesh CITY County. Open an
QC1Nt;ased % xlssA FsGeD