The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-29
Larger Radius Would Be
Served by Agricultural
Institutions.
ANNUAL MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Registration of COOPERATIVE
Educational Association Ag-
sregated 2,lOO-Statc FEEDER
alton of Nornals Organized.
Lees Birthday Time to
Consider Needs.

Especial to The Times i.,,,,.,
, i.ynchburp. Va Novcmher y .rh
eighth annual conference or thc M
IN" GO lucrative Educational Asso-
attcud.nrn '.'si, 'i'cr u Mrse
town, ,inIo,,,, ~ ou'.
;,..sr.cntni lad '''7 ''''e' "hES
S,perint.nd..u, stn.,.,.s
address Tonight r.vi..;,,in,, ~
/ ties OF tho y-,f,,,,s o,.',.,,,f
ar etriyin-- for .tu..,,io,,.., va"
| Virginia. but ,oado NO lira,, 80
to TIC recent att,ct az A,tn,.
eral WiiIiarn,. cxcer, +, c,nri,,.i.. ~,
F! fact that IN Judged assar,in,,s ON 49,.
part OF misinlorued persons wo,,Id pot
/. harm the unity aud harn,onv vim
/ which the educational forces of tho
I state had worked together ni inc
] iNnchburg conference
Mrs II. ~ Muuroid president of
. t'e Virginia Educational Nssoci:-
toi- nude briet address out
I lining the purpose 81 the associa-
f. non, ana she Was followed by Field
/ secretary j. II iinford, who reviewed
! 81" ""fk 81 IN" association during the
N'"t IN some "cidil He pointed out
! 'i"t II ma" devoted us energies To
.i'"'l,s strohS continent for hot
. SIh"pis, thfouGh published hullc-
,,'''u' '"t 'n" improving school
'"''St' Il! S'hooinousc I'M
''' 80. ''''f -
$500 ~" c'N!' I""S"es anu IN inter-
es,''.E ""n'.h ~ inc Fur'i districts IN
'''''' "'''ci menus
Address by Shnwl>c,
Tho nrinciuoI od,,,cs, ,.,, ,,,,io l.,
, STATE Sup.riut.n,l.n, NJ - ch,,,,lo,'
cr Yves, Vnriui, m 60. 80
vision Of t.ornt,, >,,L,.i, ~
cestad tbrc. ren,.di, ,,,
aholi.b ,h ~, ~ ""S -
wI,cn ,ntsi,,I,. a,,J ~, u1u,,fY svnooiS
u.,d .,i ;, ro'S'''
no, v.,rnr N.,, t.''i.s '''' "a, -,
,.ot H.. ,,,Ii.d H.. i,. -, 'f N '"i'' ~
,tt,,;' - ~ ~ ''''''" me SUP
l..,i KIN, = ""o r"uiu
i., nc pio"'''"S
''''H p"hG SrIS' VINO are Us
,i.i.'., ,' 80 ~ h", ",S' s''looiS' lhe
, -. ~ up NlS"'S
'"''''H S"i'''i'teH'c'tS.
~ i'li'N''''s anu
/ ,. o' "a" "'Slr''' agricultural
! "'e S'''"'H 'h'S afternoon move
~ Il. vas put on root to present
/ ''"ii |" ne Leg stature f"r iundS
( i"E ""flh''oil"s' 50 thai the schools
( i.i5h' serve a larger radius in theti
I 'IEulctS ana Tor lour-A'.ir agricul-
h 'uIal course. with the e.. .A.nrtion Of
I "S hu'h "t the classics .s feasible"
I PRESIDENT fSI!eSioh' I. - ~'udN. Fro
lessor Lyman carrier .! several
"thcrs made addresses
County school Fair ;'rniscd.
iliGh praise for the county school
iali ana ITS Naiu" a@ an expression or
Summation of tn" vocational OF indus
/ tr''I training "ohc IN ana through the
rural schools was accorded in a stroni,
address TINS morning by President j.
- ESSItStoii' OF the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, before the session OF
the Staie Icach"r* Association this
morning.
! some OF the salient points he made
we're these;
mat IN" School Iair should stick 10
ITS vocational purpose.
mat II sh"uid not be 'sho" work,
but actual working showing the growth
OF The chiid-its own progress 10 its
ideal
/ That IL should emphasize tho maxi
ing and doing Of things in which the
cltid is Interested as Il means OF build
ING IL course of study out Of the every
day life OF the children. Arithmetic,
Grammar-nn branches-should he
means Of expression by the child i'm
terms of his own experiences
The prizes should be for progress
rather than mere perfection or excel
lencc-
/ y rather unique feature of the gen
eral meeting Of the State Teachers AS
sociation was the use Of "a phonosraph
Z to show the value of Il machine i'm
| school as an educator along musical
/ lines. The machine used before the
meeting was made specially for school
use. and a number OF records manl-
factured 10 suit the needs and require
mcnts of all grades in public schools
were played
4 The report of Secretary Algar Wool
/ folk, who was unable to be present
was read by Joseph NJ Saunders of
! Richmond. The statistics showed that
! =, 80 ""o "'''