The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-06

paper has taken the high stand that
Iou want an EXPERT man to assume the
duties of president Of that institution
want to indOrse the stand you take.
and beg the privilege Of making lew
observations about what has been
done in Virginia along the line OF I'M
proving rural conditions
was identified with the pubic
school work in Virginia. my natiFe
State. from 600 TO 1911. The positions
I held enabled me TO know the edu-
cational situation in the state. me
awakening in the state came oi ao1ui
a great deal had beSl said about i'm
proving educational cOndltIohs III the
State. Speakers had spoken from
Bristol to Norfolk about what ought
to be done t. make the schools en-
cient. Mr.. Eggleston set himself 10
of teachers raised. better buildings
were erected, taxes We're increased,
thousands OF dollars were raised by
private subscription. standards Tor
standards Of work IN the schoOis
raised and q general aWakenlng was
noted in the entire system Inc State
in few shot yeas was raised from
The urenVi:.blc position of near the bot
tom in the list of states giving com
p.rative c0ucatiOnal advantages. 10
within reasonable distance OF the top.
The growth of the educational system
was the marvel Of the national organi-
cations in position to know what real
But il was seen that the schools
reedes yitalrzinE that rural life need
ed Improvement. that the farmer need-
ed attention and Instruction; that TWO
blades of grass must grow where OhIy
one was growing. Now, 70 the point
Who took up this work; The AgriGVl-
tural College? Not at all The De-
partnent Of Agriculture Not at all.
This man Egglesfon. who already had
his hands full. With wonderful skill
and executive ability. without impair
ing the work Of the system IN any
vav. he took up this work Of blessing
the rural life Of Virginia, ana the re
suits speak for themselves. In ofher
States agricultural colleges TOOK up
the work the Depa -tment OF Education
in Virginia has done and rs now CONG
I am in position TO know ina. ny
have not done. even with the nlachileiy
them in their States. what Eggiestoh
has done in Virginia through the pup
lie school system, and, Frequency,
meeting with Opposition s OF ' fn 60 "t TO
\ =. l. 70 make the state blossom as >
rose II is to laugh The work AZ
V y. J. will follow the lines iala 1cwis
by Ergleston in his administration OF
the State system. no matter VINO goes
The corn club movement, the edui
caflonal fair movement the mahuai
training movement. the domestie
science work and al! the other move
meutS came ont OF that once IN fsish-
mond. and Mr.. EEgleSton was pushing
f.ie buttons 7 assisted in orSahiIing
the first educational fair ever held IN
the South myself. and 7 know that all
this work was pushed by the state
Y p. / needs a man who sees the
needs OF the state who has brains
enough not 20 tell how many ounces
of acid phosphate II takes 10 produce
q bushei Of corn. but to select a man
vrbo does know these things and put
him at it-and keep aim at II
Mr. Egglcston has been called 10
engineer the educational actiNities o.
nc rural parts Of the nation. lie will
do \ great work. ! am sorry the state
has lost him IL could III AFFORD IL
There IL n proverb. "A foois eyes arc
-, .be ends Of the earth II has many
,nnlicaficne JAS :. THOMAS.
Professor Secondary Education. Uni
vcrsity q \ ALBANIA
Tuscaloosa. Ala