The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-18
EDUCATORS HAVE
MANY MEETINGS
EACH OF THREE-DAY SESSIONS OF
CONFERENCE CHoCK
FULL
TO OPEN WEDNESDAY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FINISH
SCHEDULE FOR VIRGINIA EDU-
CATIoNAL CONFERENCE
AT LySCHBURG.

The executive committee OF the Vir-
ginia educational conference has COM
pIeted The schedule of meetings for
the eighth annual conference to be
| held in Lynehburg, November goth.
27th and 2Sth. The conference is
composed of the superintendent con-
ference. the State Teachers associa-
ton. the School Trustees association,
and the Cooperative Education assoc
citation, four large cooperating bodies,
of which the State Teachers associa-
ton alone has membership of about
five thousand
1t Is thought that about three thou
sand visitors will be in attendance
and the hospitable homes of Lynch
burg will be thrown open to them.
The First Meeting.
The conference proper will be pre-
cedde by meeting of the School and
Civic leagues on Tuesday night. and
the division superintendents will also
begin their deliberations at that time.
on Wednesday afternoon the regular
session Of the conference will be open
ed with an address by DR.. s. G.
Mitchell, president of the Medical
College of Virginia. on the same ar
ternoon DIR. James w. Bright, head
OF the department of English in the
Johns Hopkins university, and one OF
the foremo st American scholars, VIII
address the State Teachers associa-
ton. From the time of opening at
2 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon, to the
time of closing Friday night the con-
ference will be one of the busiest
gatherings ever assembled in Virginia.
A number of smaller organizations
will meet with the conference and
some OF these will hold sessions on
Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Wednesday night at 5 o'clock the
general meeting will be under the
auspices of the Superintendents Con-
ference and School Trustees associa-
ton, and the chief addresses will be
delivered by DR.. Charles DeGarmo.
head of the department Of education
nCornell university, who Will dis
cuss Some NiVtal School Problems.
and by Hon. Il. c. Stearnes, state
superintendent Of public instruction,
who will report on THE Years Prog
ress.'
The morning of Thanksgiving Day
will he devoted TO departmental and
section meetings, and the afternoon
will be reserved for entertainment
features of a very attractive nature
provided complimentary to the WISH
tors hx-the- city of -LNnchhurg.- Hon.
William Jennings Bryan, secretary OF
state, is expected to address the con-
ference during this day. AT o'clock
at night the general meeting OF the
State Teachers association will be
held, at which time addresses VIII
be delivered by Hon. James b, Aswell.
member of congress from Louisiana
and by Hon. c. A. Prosser, secretary
of the National Society for the FRO
motion Of Industrial Education.
Cooperative Education.
Friday will be gwen TO the, general
sessions of the Cooperative Educa-
ton association, (which will hold SEES
sions at o'clock in the morning
and o'clock at night. and TO the
final general session of the state
Teachers association. whicr will In
clude the annual business meeting.
In the afternoon will be held meet
ings OF the various departments ana
sections. beginning at in the after
noon. meeting at this time Of spe-
clai interest viii be that of the VIZ
plnia Folk Lore society, of which DF.
Alphonso Smith lis president. At
ntghtHon. NJ +. ShawkeE, State super
intendent of schools. of West Virginia,
viii address the conference under the
auspices of thee Cooperative Educa-
ton association, Mrs. Il. b. Munford
making her annual report as president
of the organization also at this meet
ing.