The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-18
COMMUNITY GOOD
IS END DESIRED
Association Working Through
Leagues to Inject New Life
Into Rural School.
PLAN FOR YEAR OUTLINED
Three Hundred Speakers Offer
Services for Lectures When
ever Needed Without Cost.

Tho third annual bulletin OF the
state Cooperative Education Associa-
ton. just from the printer. contains a
list OF speakers available for lectures
In tho public schools tho list including
900 Of the most representative men in
official and private life In Virginia The
speakers receive no remuneration for
their services except travelling cx-
penses. That interest In the move
ment for making tho country school
the neighborhood social centre is
growing is apparent from this bulle-
tin.
The school of yesterday was n
dreary, unattractive place. stunned by
grown people" says the bulletin. The
school of to-day. with It's attractive
grounds and buildings. teaches the
three RS as did the school of yester-
day. But II does more. 1t beckony the
people OF the community to come TO IL.
1t la not only the place where the chill
dren study and sing and play. but II
is tho gathering place for tho grown
people"
Many School Leagues.
According to tho bulletin. there are
now 500 school and civic leagues.
founded through the Cooperative Ed
ucation Association. which regularly
hold social meetings in the rural
Echoolhouses Of every county in Vir-
ginia. The activity OF these leagues
is evident when It Is understood that
they care for the school grounds and
buildings, obtain libraries and reading
rooms. conduct regular lyceum courses.
organize debates and produce amateur
plays.
There are four occasions in the year
when every school league Is called
upon in the bulletin to observe with.
approprite exercises. They are: Pa
irons Day, October 81. 1918; Good
Roads Meeting. January 1914; Health
Meeting. February, lo14; and Better
Farming Meeting. M.rcn, 1914. Circu-
lars containing suggestions for the
celebration OF these four dates are fur
nishcd upon application to the asse-
citation.
Many Good Speakers.
Prominent in tho list OF public school
lecturers are the representatives Of
tho various departments OF the State
government while every county has
contributed it's quota of public spirited
men. All the educators whose names
appear in the list below. and many
others. have agreed TO visit schools
and league meeting to lecture upon in
vtation:
washington anu Lee unworthy
President Henry Louis Smith. DIR. John
II. Latane. DR. w. $. Currcll. DR.. j. l.
Howe. DR.. II. y. Campbell.
Richmond Collegc-Prcsident T. w
BoatwriGht. subject. Education and
Democracy" The Country Boy" The
Twentieth Century Woman: Professor
Eugene Bingham, subject. Compulsory
Education: Professor r. +. Gaines
Professor r. r Loving. DR., j G. Met
calf
William and Mary Collcge-Profcs-
sor John Leslie Hail. subject The Re-
ligious Opinions OF Thomas Jefferson;
John W. Richie. subjects. The Ration
allty OF Health" The Educational EN-
pertinent In tho Philippines: Profess
sor II. f. Bennett. subject. The Moral
Training OF Children; Professor w. H.
keeblc. subject. The r Ray, Wireless
ing electricity: Professor ]. S. Wilson,
subjects. "Savanarola.' sidney La
n!er"; Professor r.. NJ. Crawford. sub
ject. Type and Type Characteristics"
(chalk talk).
Randolph .Macon--President r. f.
Blackwell. DR. I. +. Lewis. DR.. Z. W.
Bowen. DR. &. +. Amber.
Randolph Macon Womans College
DR.. T.. W. Smith scientific subiects) ::
nr. B. w Arnold Historical and socio-
logical subtects).
Hampden Sidney college-President
r. Tucker Graham. Professor w. II
Whiting. DIR. A. w. McWhorter. Pro-
fessor Young.
Emory and Henry-President Charles
c. Weaver. Dr. ]. S. Miller. Dir ]. L.
McGhee. Professor l.. w. Crawford
Roanoke CHARACTERIZATION j. A.
Morehead DR.. l.. a. Fox, DR. +. V. NJ
Painter Professor W. +. Morehcad, DR.
H. II. Hildreth. Professor C. B. Gamma
day, DR.. J. u. RodeTer, DR.. Herman j.
Thorstanberg. Professor q. G. Peery
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg. Va.-Prcsident Joseph d
Eggleston. DR.. S. w. Fletcher tstcreop-
ticon lecture on farm life and schools),
and Professor w. S Mayo.