Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-27
.DR. C. ALPHONsO. SMITH
SPEAKS TO EDUCATORS
Delivers Address Before Teachers
Association on Education
for Culture.''
! 4 MEETINGS

,.Speaking on the topic. Education for
Culture. Or. Z. .Aiphonso .Smith, I'D :
dressing the Y!rgipia State, Teachers
Association at, the John Marshall High
School Building last night said that
there are In reality only two ;vocations
in the world---tho one a means OF n
livelihood and. the other a stepping
stofe to- higher things : He; divided
workers Into two general classes
those who drudge along from day to
day without looking tosthe future and
those who regard their opportunities
rs a ladder stretching to greater pos
Sibilities. ~
Ic lamcnteu the fact that culture
to-day Is often defined as. i, sort of
we'll bred. incfl!c!ency, and silid that no
man should be described as cultured
who has no; morited tho title by ef-
forts OF his own in some field OF on
deavor.
INDEPENDENCE CONES
FROM CULTURE
Or. Smith made the point that In
dependence comes from culture brought
abou' bys successful work. In some par
ticult -line, and that false definitions
Of thS Srd should he wholly disre-
gardedsn the present time. He said
that in sancicnt times only soldiers and
statesmen were called cultured, but
/ that time. tho speaker 'aaser ted, has
long since passed. q . 4 I, s%t,,,,,ii sgss
The introductIon of Dr. Smith by
President E. H.. Russell, Fofs this usso-
ciation, was' the signal +. f9rsssNtBorous
applause from: the large audience that
filled ) practically .eNsyySy$ seat in tho
auditorium prs Smith spoke In his
most Entertaining manner: ,and lit was
evident that he5mads profound I'M
preston upon his ihcaEersl, 4 : Il
The meeting WAS !, opened With the
reading of tho: annual niesaag o ioIa the
head Of. the assorlat ion% ny President
Russell lfIeStl9clareI that; the work
ot$the7 associatlon. during the past your
hns been --smlnenty sIreessful.t aud mt
trfbuted that successful ,a&,laEse M cas-
urc TO -the faithful. silpports and jSdi
OPERATION of the .;teachefs {,of, the S;utc
and to. the officers of; {; tic "a SIS soc!atJo
fic said that the renorts Efr9In, tic va
rtouss district meetingA held In dIffdr-
increasing interest is ibcinE Snowman
the work of the organiEafion, and that
its membership is constantly WORKING
10 improve the educational system 81
tho state g - sJsEAs tsat atri5'l : 9 - .
NEXT I.REsIDENT TO
't.s q ,ia. lfAyto LONGER TERM
The president recommended that the
next head Of the association be elected
10 serve term OF two years, instead
or one year, and that the organization
employ "A paid secretary to devote the
greater part of his time TO tho work.
While tho president voiced the opinion
that the competent teachers arc the
most poorly paid class of professional
workers, he said tina, there are some
teachers who arc not worth, even this
small salaries that. thcy receive. iIe
urged that the -associa;ion strive To
make tho Virginia State teachers,
license n badge of honor.
With II big footballs game and OK
.traordtnary attractions ut tile the
ntres as rival magnets OF Thanilsgiv
ing Day afternoon. the Virginia ctlu.
Gators yesterday disposed, of the days
business a a ncarscore of meetings
held In the forenoon atidSta general
meeting held last night In the JOHN
Marshall school auditorium, taking n
halliday. off to play. " *, st ~, /. :.
The festal nature. Of the rday inter.
'fered but iitt1erwltR the y, course Of
business during the morning hours.
Beginning shortly after, s O'clock and
continuing funtll L. .ndjonfumsnt for
ilpnclteon. the coEriaors Ind nie setting.
ro2iIs or the kigll Sdioa were crowded
With delsRat os=--m OF them newly
arrived. 1T Rs Rtlnnateu that bo.
tween 800 s'and ,92; poo delegates had
gasI Continued OF third 'GTass.5 ! 81.
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