The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-27


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Perhaps the most interesting or the
sessions yesterday was the meeting in
room 13l at the High school of the
delegates from civic leagues in all
parts Of the State AFFILIATED with the
Cooperative Education Association,
Mrs. l.. r. Dashien presided and Mrs.
w, a Burrows president Of the Rich
moud Federation Of Mothers Clubs,
was a speaker,
Mrs. Burrowes told of the work of
mothers clubs and similar organiza
tlons in many Of the cities Of the State
which she has visited and pointed out
certain directions in which these or
g4nizatiuEs' might travel 10 attain
greater efficiency.
One Communiiy's Progress.
The feature of this session was the
address By L. {. HassinEer, a promi-
nent business man of Southwest VIZ
2iuia MI Hassiuger. who comes
from konnarock, lumber and indus
trial town near the top of the famous
White Top Mountain told of what or
<aniza4tur has accomplished there.
( He described the remarkable work OF
THE konuarock Christian Association.
which has developed a community
] hail containing an auditorium. dining
room, kitchen and meeting rooms for
various subdivisions of the assocIa-
ton, which are womens clubs, men E
orea nizations and societies OF boys
and OF girls. Paid workers are in
( charge OF each division and all are
supported by the association. The as
ISOLATION last year contributed $4,000
"a the erection of a modern high
school building,
The conference of division superln-
tcudentS which met in the auditorium
OF the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day mornin. made n short session q
4, !. T. Neff, of stanton made this
one address heard. having as his topic
Selecting Teachers and GRADING
Their Efficiency" The paper of DR.
Heck. and others scheduled for yes
terdav will he heard at todays SEES
sion at II o'clock
The feature of the meeting OF
the school Trustees Association ir
the Corporation Commission Court
room in the capitol was the address
~ ]. II. Binford secretary of the
Cooperative Educational Association
I 4 general. discussion followed.
work of Hurst Teachers.
Fitting the Country School to tho
Boy and Girl on the Farm" was tho
theme of a splendid paper presented
before the meeting of the department
of rural teachers held in the Higl
school gymnasium by Miss Fannie W
Dunn. of Farmville Normal. Miss
Dunn's paper was postponed from Wed
uesday's session Miss Eula u, Akin
son, of Frederick sburg Normal. also
presented q splendid paper on the needs
OF the country school. "The Enlarged
Opportunity of Rural Schools" was the
theme Of an address by DR.. J. T. Nc
! Connect, president Of Radfcrd Norma
School
primary teachers, grammar grade
teachers. GEOGRAPHY teachers. kinder
garten teachers and principals also hat
sessions YESTERDAY morning, The Folk
lore Society heard the annual report o
IT'S president. DIR. c. Alphonso Smith
a very interesting document and a pa
per showing splendid progress durinf
the year f. r. Chesternan, secretar!
of the State Board of Education, SPOKE
on Folklore In the Schoolroom," Bal
lad singing completed the session
Conference Eads Tonight.
Meetings today In addition TO tbs
business session OF the general con
ference TO be had In the High Schoo
Auditorium this morning are: Genera
meeting OF the Cooperative Educa
tional Association in the auditorium
nj o'clock; primary. grammar grade
music agricultural and English teach
ers. classical association department
Of Industrial education kindergarten
union auf division sunerirtenaants
Al 2 40 there WIZ he 2 thcnter mart,
for the res~ieterid dele~ates Of WHOM
there arc ? o42 NJ the Empire Theater
whore the Lucille LoVerne Company fl
presenting ANN Bovd"
The conference win close with to