The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-23
DELEGATES HERE
FROM ALL POINTS
Hundreds Arrive to Attend Big
Educational Convention, Which
Opens To-Day.
PROGRAM is COMPREHENSIVE
Almost Every Subject Relating
TO School and College to
BE Discussed.
PROGRAM is COMPREHENSIVE

represented at the annual meeting of
the Department Of Superintendent OF
the National Education Association and
allied organizations. which begins here
this morning. Hundreds Of delegates
arrived yesterday. and many more are
expected in to-day, the meeting being
| regarded as of the utmost Importance
to all educators. The Jefferson Hotel
VIII be the headquarters OF the De-
| partment OF Superintendent, and all
members OF the association have been
requested to register with the general
! secretary, whose Office will DO In the
| lobby of the hotel.
I In connection with the Department
of Superintendent, meetings will be
held by the National Council of Edu-
cation, the Department of Normal
| Schools and by several allied societies.
a comprehensive program has been
| mapped out. and AS there are such
| large number OF speakers and so many
varied subjects Of equal Importance to
! be discussed, all papers have been
1 limited In time. Provision is made for
general discussions from the floor. and
President Blewett Is anxious that this
shall be n feature of the meeting.
Among the various other meetings to
| be held. President Joseph Swain, of the
General Association, has called ses-
sion OF the Department of Presidents at
8 o'clock this morning in room $50.
Jefferson Hotel. United States Com
missioner of Education p. p. Claxton
! has called meeting of the members
of the Commission OH international
Congress at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the same room. a banquet for
former students Of Teachers College.
Columbia University, will be held at
the j. fferson Hotel at 6 o'clock to-
morrow night. and tho former students
of the University OF Chicago Will hold
a banquet at the same place at O'Clock
on Wednesday.
Many Subjects ON Program.
Clarence ID. Kingsley, chairman of
the Commi ssion on the Reorganization
OF Secondary Education. has announced
series of conferences in connection
with the meeting OF the Department OF
superintendent. These conferences
will be held in the Jefferson Hotel on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
The conference on Wednesday will be
with State high school inspectors the
topics being: How May the Commits
sion Become a Clearing House for the
) Results Of Successful Experiments in
High School Teaching Throughout the
Country?' and What Kind of Sylla-
bus is Helpful When Any High School
is Undergoing Important ChangesT'
On Thursday the topics will be: "a
Statement of the Aims Of the High
School in Terms of Social Utilities"
proposals for TcrmnoloEy." How
Should the Time Devoted to Social
Studies in the High School BE Divided
Among Community Civics. Survey of
Vacations. Economics and ITistory?"
What Arc tile Claims OF Civic Biology
to a Place in the Education of Every
High School Boy and Girl?' and
''Crcdit Courses In Music and School
Credit for Private Instruction"
The Departing of Superintendcnce
proper W illbe opened in the City Audi
forum at s o'clock Tomorrow night.
the Rev. il. d. C. Maclachlan. D. D..
and addresses OF welcome Will be de-
livered by Mayor Alnslic and DR.. !:
a. G. Chandler, Superintendent of
Schools. The response will be made
by James NJ Green, principal of the
State Normal school, of Trenton. y: J.
York School of Philanthropy, Will
speak on "Jcducation and Social Econ
omy." and, George Platt Knox. assist
ant superintendent of instruction. Of
st. Louis, Mo. Will mako the announces
mcnt OF the National Vocational Guild
ancc Association.
Entertainment Features.
The other meetings VIII have TO do
mostly with technical subjects Adj
dresses VIII be delivered on various
important educational questions, and
will be followed by discussions from
the floor and round liable talks.
EXTENSIVE preparations have been
nitdc Tor the entertainment OF the NiSl-
tors. with special trips TO Seven Pines.
Petersburg and to other nearby points
OF historic interest. On Saturday
special trip has been planned to Char
lottcsville. and another trip on the
same day VIII he to Hampton. An hour
Will be spent In Williamsburg. where
the delegates will be taken through
the College of William and Mary, and
where they will view the site Of the
House of Burgesses and the home OF
the Randolphs. Luncheon will be
served at noon at Hampton Institute.
The local committee ..aving the ar
rangements in hand is composed of DR..
j. a. G. Chandler. Secretary Joseph II.
Saunders, a. u. Hill. J. G. Harwood, i.
g. Ebel j. c.. Corley. w. Floyd Reams.
w. J. Kimbrough, w. Il. Dabney. &c. S.
Goodman, Mrs. Mary G. h. Munford,
Dr j. G. Metcalf. Or. S. G. Mitchell. DR..
l. w Boatwright Mayor Ainslie, r.
j. Peters. Superintendent OF Public
Instruction r. G. Stearnes. F. w. Duke.
Thomas r. McAdams, Barton II.
Grundy, e. r. Fuller. John Stewart
bryan. c. II. Cooke, w. III. Adams and
II; X. Chesterman.