The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25
Delegates Warmly We'll
coined While SILVER
ing in Auditorium.
MORE THAN 1000
ALREADY IN CITY
Education and Social Economy
Discussed by DR.. Devinc at
Opening Session-Many AT
hliated Groups Organize
and Take Up Tech
nical Questions.

Chilled almost to the marrow. and
with an uncomfortable feeling that they
had been sadly m,slcd by the glowing
accounts given them n year ago about
the balmy breezes and springing now
ers OF the South. more than 1000 dele
gates to tho annual meeting OF the De-
partment of Superintcndence. shivered
In the CITY Auditorium last night. and
listened AS raptly az they could TO an
interesting address on Education and
Social Economy" delivered by Edward
Il. Devine, director OF the New York
School OF Philanthropy. 1t was trib-
ute TO DR.. Devincs inpressiveness and
to tho Importance of his message that
most OF the audience remained TO the
end 1t was notlcea BILE. however. that
many fearful OF catching cold, or
worse. wera constrained TO leave.
At first only few went out at odd
moments. Later, as the cold became
more pronounced and stray breezes
that had never been South before crept
through various crevices OF the pile OF
brick and steel. people left by tho dozen.
while others sought n harbor OF refuge
by leaning against the almost torpid
radiators scattered on the far sides OF
the building.
Though II was suggested by a
thoughtful few that it would be wise,
II the weather continued to be ms win
Try as 1T WAS laSt UlRnl, 10 noiu tuccN-
ings In the auditorium OF the John
Marshall High School. II was stated
that there would bo no change In the
program. that the sessions would be
held In the City Auditorium. The
school auditorium has seating ca
pacity Of about 1900 more than were
In tho City Auditorium last night.
Welcome All the Warmer.
The Department OF Superntendence
was welcomed by Mayor George Ainslie
and DIR. J. A. c. Chandler. City Super
intendent of Schools. Prayer was offer
ed by the Rev. II. d. c. Maclachlan.
D. D. DR., Ben Blewett- of ST. Louis.
presided. He said that Richmond had
failed in her promise OF balmy breezes
and flowers springing by the roadside,
but that the welcome had, for that rea-
son. been warmer. and so was appre-
ciated by the visitors. whom he had the
honor OF representing He introduced
Mayor Ainslie. who. though regretting
the lack OF summer weather and pos!es
by the way, assured the delegates that
they were doubly welcome In Rich
mond He had. he said. seen many con-
ventions in Richmond. most of them
conventions of manufacturers. But
you" he said "by reason of the raw
material which comes into your hands.
and by reason OF the manufactured
product you put out. arc the greatest
manufacturers II has ever been my
pleasure 10 see.
Response TO the addresses Of well
come was delivered by James NJ, Green,
principal OF the State Normal School
at Trenton, N j. IA guest is honored
In proportion rs the host Is distinguish
ed" he said. when we recall the IL
lustrious records OF your citizens on
the pages OF aur country's history. our
appreciation of the honor you have
conferred upon us is secure" He re-
ferred to the educational system estab-
iished by Thomas Jefferson. which the
speaker said did not destroy the indi-
vidual and peculiar nor define them.
ut avoided the peculiar In religion. but
did not oppose H." he said. "It did not
| oppose the private school: II provided
! for the public school. II did not create
the individual artisan; 1t provided the
general principles OF craft. principles
that would apply to group" Mr..
Green thought that the nation should
educational problems, as they would
| finally be worked TO solution.
Some Problems of Poverty.
DR.. Devine said in part
! ''The persistent problems Of social
economy arc poverty. disease and
crime. for which the conventiona!
remedies have been respectively relief,
| mist discovers hy experience that re-
lief Is no cure for the first nor medi-
cine for the second. nor Jails for the
| third Relief, medicine and jaiis are
| TO doubt needed for our sins. until
we learn how to apply real medicines.
until we have social programs ade-
| uuate to our problems. but. conceived
as remedies, they are all alike futile.
inadequate. obsolete. undemocratic, un-
| economic-that ~ to say wasteful--
| and uneduca tion--that is to say stupid
| 'If we agree that neither public re-
! lief nor voluntarv charity. however
| necessary and valuable they are. had
'anv potency In itself FOR the abolition
| of poverty. we are driven Il step FUR
ther to an analvsis OF Its causes. to
CONTINUED On Second PaGe)