The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
BRYAN TO SPEAK
TO EDUCATORS
Accepts Invitation at Request
of Congressman Carter
Glass.
MANY WELL-KNOWN SPEAKERS
Four Associations Join in Joint
Conference During Thanks
giving Week.

Secretary OF State William Jennings
| Bryan accepted yesterday an invita-
ton TO mako an address before the
Virginia Educational Conference. which
! meets In Lynchburg during Thanks
giving week Congressman Carter
Glass Is also on the list OF speakers.
Tho Invitation of Secretary Bryan
| was extended by Congressman Glass
and hts brother. L. c. Glass, superin-
tendent OF schools OF Lyrchburg. Sec
rotary Bryan Will speak on tho after
noon of Thursday, November 81, unless
affairs OF his department prevent his
coming to Virginia. Tho address VIII
OF Court street Methodist Church. ono
of tho largest halls in Lynchburg.
The subject has not been announced.
some OF the Speakers.
In addition to Secretary Bryan and
Congressman Glass the following have
accepted Invitations to mako addresses
ut tho conference:
James L. Aswell, member OF Con-
gress from Louisiana.
NJ. Il. Shawkey superintendent Of
Public instruction of West Virginia.
G. A. Prosser, secretary OF tho Ma
tional Society for the Promotion Of In
dustrial Education.
DR.. Charles DeGarmo. head OF the
department OF education OF Cornell
University.
DR.. James w. bright, head OF the
department OF English, OF Johns-IIop-
kin3 University
! DR.. William II. Fitzpatrick professor
( OF the history Of education in teachers
| college. Columbia University. New
! York City.
Professor S. A. Courts, LigKett
/ School. Detroit. Mich
! Superintendent BENJAMIN II. Van
! Got. st. Georges Trade School, New
| York City.
! Miss Henrietta Baker. supervisor OF
music public schools Of Baltimore
Or. l.. w. Martin, Randolph Macon
| Woman's College
r. G. Stearres. State Superintnndent
or Public Instruction.
PRESIDENT r. Il. Blackwell, Randolph
! Macon College,
/ President $. c. Mitchell. Medical
: College Of Virginia.
! polytechnic Institute
DR.. l.. "a. Milledge, Farn1yIlle Stat.
Normal School
DR.. Charles Alphonso Smith. Uni
versity of Virginia
Professor w. II, Heck, University OF
| Virginia. "a
| Virginia. -
Or: w. A. Kepner. University OF
Virginia.
Professor w. LeConte Stevens. wash
ington and Leo University
Miss Mary Il. Frayser, Supervisor n,
Home Economics In Rural Schools OF
South Carolina.
Dr. Walter A Montgomery. Rich.
mond College
Mrs. b. II. Munford Prosfdo,t 60
Operative Education Association.
Miss Ella @. Agncw, Burkeyillc.
T. O. Sandy, Burkeville
Professor Robert II. Webb, Univer-
sity OF Virginia.
Professor Edwin w. Bowen. Ran
dolah-Macon College.
President John s. Flory. Bridge
water College.
Professor Lyman Carrier, Blacks
burg.
-Four Associations TnISe Part.
The day sessions OF tho four asso-
Citations making up tho Educational
Conference Will BIO held separately.
with general headquarters at tho Vlr-
ginia Hotel. During each night there
Will be n public mass-meeting. the
presiding officers for the three nights
being pr. T. W. Martin, of Randolph
Macon Woman's College; President
Julian A. Burruss OF lIarrisonburr
state Normal School. and Il. -
Stearnes, state Superintendent or Pub
lie Instruction. The conference of
division superintendent will be pre-
sided over by r. c. Glass. OF Lynch
burg. and president OF that organi.a-
ton. John a. Burruss. OF tha Har-
risonburg state Normal School will
preside over the meetings OF tho State
Teachers Association; Mrs. +. B. Mum
ford. OF Richmond. will preside at the
meetings of the Virginia Co-Opera
tive Education Association, and
Henry 9. Rice, OF Blackstone. presi-
dent OF the Association OF school
| Trustees, VIII preside over that BODY
The program Is said 10 be the most
complete ever arranged for State
conference In Virginia. The confer
ence opens on Tuesday night. Novcm-
Der %, ut o'clock, and closes OH Fri
day night.