The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-21
WORK RECOGNIZED
BY FEDERAL BUREAU
UNCLE SAM TELLS COUNTRY OF
VIRGINIA EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION.
RURAL DISTRICTS
FORMS CIVIC LEAGUES. HELPS In
CREASE INTEREST AND PRAC-
TICAL RESULTS ARE
MANY.

The organization Of seven hundred
school and civic Leagues In Virginia
by the Virginia. Cooperative Educa-
ton <Associ alton has attracted the at
tention OF the Federal Bureau Of Edu-
cation to its work and through that
board tho association IL becoming
known all over the country.
Secretary Binford, Of the association,
II In receipt Of q pamphlet compiled
by the Federal Bureau and addresses to
school teachers, superintendents and
others interested. The pamphlet Is
filled with high praise Of the work of
for the benefit OF others. gives a gra-
phic resume Of the work It has done
and its methods and aims
I'm addition to musicalea. spelling
bees and other social activities" says
the paper describing the work of the
association. discussions and debate Of
public questions. primarily of local
interest occupy the meetings"
works Through State.
Tho Cooperative Association sends
its agents through the State to or
them continues It's work by sending
programs on health. good roads and
better farming and other subjects of
interest and importance to the rural
sections. A home reading course has
been established. based on textbook
on some rural subject and supplemented
bulletin from the State Department and
the agricultural colleges.
Civic training afforded by the
leagues comes largely. however" says
the pamphlet. containing its summary
of the associations work. through ac-
tivity in behalf OF better community
conditions"
As an example of practical results
flowing from the work of these seven
hundred leagues, II cites the case of
the league which last year raised
S2.5e0 for the improvement of the roads
leading to the district schools. About
$4,000 was raised In the year 1913
for libraries. pictures. pianos and so
forth.
Built Model school.
In sparseiy settled section OF
Charles city County. which until year
ago had no school facilities. another
league was formed and an old building
rented for school Through the ef-
forts of the league interest SO in
creased that money was soon raised for
the erection Of model one-room school
building Many high schools have been
erected throughout Virginia by just
such work Of the leagues organized by
the present association.
The recognition given the work of
she Virginia Cooperative Education
Association by the Federal Bureau Of
Education is highly gratifying TO Its
officers In that IT shows that the work
accomplished has attracted attention
md that the association will be aided
in its iabors by the approval given
Il by educators OF note and influence.
Secretary Binford. OF the association.
has just returned from n trip through
various parts of the State, during
~ aicas@ h.. 44xisitas A number at leagues
already organized ard aided in the
organization of others. Today he leaves
on similar trip to be gone for several
DAYS
Through the efforts OF the school
lea CUES is largely due great improve
rsents brought about In the negro rural
schools jackson Davis, supervisor of
rural schools, tells OF twenty-three new
HeAaeis built last year at cost of
siNT3o; Of thirteen schools enlarged
al cost of s3T1e.s4: of 1874 schools
whose terms were extended one month
by private subscription and OF other
work accomplished throughout the
State. During the year total of
nearly $4,000 was raised by negroes
In cash for school improvements. new
buildings. equipments and materials
for Industrial work.