The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10
.RADF0RD NORMAL
CORNERSTONE LAH)
GOVERNOR MANN. HoGE TYLER,
SPEAKER BYRD AND OTHERS
MAKE ADDRESSES.
NEED OF EDUCATION
SPEAKERS POINT OUT IT'S VALUE
TO THE STATE AND URGE
SUPPORT OF THE NEW
NORMAL SCHOOL,
NEED OF EDUCATION

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
EAST RADFoRD, VA. Aug. s.--In
the presence OF large crowd from
the counties Of Southwest Virginia,
Radford and vicinity and the governor
Of Virginia the cornerstone of the
Radford Normal school administration
building was laid today by the Grand
Lodge of Masons. the ceremony being
followed by the dedicatory exercises
in the auditorium. where addresses
were made by Governor Mann, ex-
Governor Tyler. Speaker Richard Eve
lyn Byrd (who was cheered when re-
ferred to as future governor OF Vir-
ginia). President John Preston Nc
Connell. Judge Martin Williams, Sena-
tor Hart. Charles A. Johnston twho In
the house Of delegates was principally
instrumental in getting the normal
school for Radford), and others.
Music was provided by the wabash
band and by the Blue Ribbon band of
Parrot.
The Masonic Ritual.
Grand Master w L. Andrews, of
Roanoke. conducted the ritual of the
Masons. assisted by P. X. Bouman.
deputy grand master of Fredericks-
burg: ]. B. Woods, grand senior war
den, OF characteristics ]. Aston Cab
ELL. grand Junior warden. of Rich
mond: Fl. X. Field. OF Alexandria
grand senior deacon; r. L. Cunning
ham, of Newport News. grand junior
deacon: Charles A. Neshit, of Rich
mond. grand secretary; A. j. Adams,
Of Richmond, grand tiler, and H. Il.
Lee. of Charlottesville, grand chaplain.
The Grand Lodge then filed into the
auditorium and found places on the
stage. Rev. J. Harry Whitmore,, OF
the Presbyterian church. made the in
vocation, and Captain w. T. Baldwin.
chairman Of the board OF trustees of
the normal. introduced DR.. Mcconnell
as the presiding officer. Senator Hart
one Of the workers for the normal,
congratulated Radford on having the
school and strongly advised all the
people of the Southwest to give their
united moral support to the instltu-
ton.
Governor Mann. who followed, de-
c1ared that nothing was more i'm
portant to the best welfare of the
State than the proper training of the
girls. OF some 10000 teachers in the
public schools, he said, 5000 are wo-
men Many of these have been train
ed in the normal schools, he con-
tinued, and these are now impressing
themselves on the youth of the State.
That the impress should be right is
all important.
The Governors Speech.
To-day no question occupies the
position in the public eye that it did
ten years ago." said the governor. We
are undergoing a. revolution and an
evolution. In nothing is this more
pronounced than In the matter OF edu-
cation. l should say that broad
education is the best basis. but wheth-
er that can be had or not the child
should have vocational training.
Books give US the experience of others.
but it Is better that We should have
our own experience
Pleads for Cooperation.
The governor made plea for CO.
operation, saying that the essential
for the attainment of the highest
ideals Virginia must look to co-opera-
ton TO realize the ideals of the found
ers. He referred to wealth and ma
tural resources, but declared that the
greatest of all are our boys and girls
The governors address was largely
an appeal for public education for the
fitting of the people for citizenship
and with the ability to progress a
constant advancing toward receding
frontier. Referring to his admlnistra-
tlOn, ne Salu. LHdi IL idl
depleted treasury, but nevertheless
with a lesser tax rate the revenue had
Increased and against appropriations
for six millions and odd there had
been a revenue of more than seven
millions and this year 1t would amount
to $7.26o.000.
DR. Mcconnell, who followed. also
referred to the revolution which has
been wrought by modern methods of
tnn lfnl<e1
up with the universe and calls for new
standards of education and new equip
ment. The people of the future. he de-
clarsd. are going to be educated in the
public schools and 1t would be neces-
sary for the State TO AFFORD rounded
and complete education that develop
all sides of the character.
Hogc Tyler and Byrd.
The dinner hour resolved itself into
basket picnic. Ex-Governor Tyler
opened the afternoon exercises in a
happy address and introduced Speak
er Byrd, with many warmly compli-
mentary illusions to his services to
party and State and to the movement
which had landed woodrow Wilson in
the White House. The speaker had
large afternoon audience and he COM
bined with an educational talk aliu-
SONS to the services before the legis-
lature OF senator HART ana particularly
Charles A. Johnston. He thought the
school a fne one necessary thing, the
board an excellent one. the selection
of the site a fine one. and the president
the man for the place. He referred to
the school as the threshold of a grea I
hope to this part of the State. He re-
called that the school. however. be- !
longs to 'the whole State and he hceaa
1t would have the love and loyal sup
port of all the people of the State. this |
locality and of the westward of Rad