Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-07
EDUCATORS OF NATION
MEET HERE TH|s WEEK
Vocational Guidance Association
Opens Its Fourth Annual Con-
ference Tonight.
DISTINGUISHED MEN CoMING
Society for Promotion OF Industrial
Education Opens Its Eighth Con-
vention Mt jefferson Auditorium on
Wedncsday-Gonp 70 Spenk.

Educators and economic experts OF
rational reputation Will BIO delegates
TO the fourth annual conference OF tho
National Vocational Guidance Associa-
tion. which will be held In ehiH city to-
right, Tuesday and Wednesday. and tn o
eighth annual convention of tho Ma
tlcnal Society for the Promotion of In
dustrial Education. which will begin
on Wednesday afternoon, and continue
the remainder OF the week. Alvin T..
Dodd, of New York, business MANAGER
OF the national society, cumc to Rich
rnond Saturday. and convention head
quarters for both conferences have
been established at tho Jefferson Hotel.
Tho National Vocational Guidance
Association, which has been fostcred
Tor tho past three years by. tho Ma
tional Society for tho Promotion of In
oustrlal Education, will this year hold
its conference as separate institu-
ton. Nearly all OF the delegates who
VIII attend tho conference of tho No
,tonal Vocational Guidance Association
will remain until tho close OF the meet
Ing OF tho paront organization.
Tho opening session OF the meeting
OF tho National Vocational Guidance
Association VIII be hold 1T S O'clock
Tonight In tho auditorium OF tho John
Marshall High School Building, while
thS hiet IucCtllS OK tho national So
ciety FOR tho Promotion of Industrial
Education will be held in tho Jefferson
Hotel auditorium on Wednesday after.
noon.
RICHMOND SURVEY TO be
DISCUSSED ON THURSDAY
Ono OF the most important sessions
CT tho meetings will be on Thursday,
when tho Richmond survey will be re-
ported, and various recommendations
discussed. Delegates to both conven-
lions will attend the banquet at tho
Jefferson Hotel on Thursday nIRht.
Governor Henry c. Stuart will pre-
side, and brief speeches will be made.
Secretary Of Commerce William c. Red
field. Samuel Gompcrs, Laura Drake
Gill and Royal Meclscr.
n program OF unusual interest has
been arranged for the meetings Among
those who will have a prominent part
In the sessions orc: Samuel Gcmpers,
president of the American Federation
OF Labor; DIR. Leonard p. Ayros, of the
Russell Sage Foundation; Arthur ID.
Dean, chief of the division of vocation
schools. New York State Department.;
William NJ. Davidson. superintendent
of schools. Pittsburgh; Royal Nrcckcr,
United States Commissioners of Labor
Statistics; II. L. Richardson, inspector
of technical education ut Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada; David Spence Hall.
New Orleans, and Edna Rich. head of
tho State Normal School, Santa Ear
bara, Cal.
"A unique feature OF tho meetings,
which promises to-,be Interesting as
well as enjoyable, will be "yirginia
Might" to be held Mt the John Mar
shall High School building on Friday
evening. Delegates to both OF the con-
feronces havo been invited to attend
II. G. StenrneS state Superintendent or
Public Instruction, will preside at the
gathering. Briet speeches Will be made
by many OF the prominent delegates
attending.