The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-31
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF SCHOOLS DISCUSSED
Professor L.. II. Russell Says Prob
lem Must lie Met by State,
Not l.oCai, Taxation.
FUNDS IN COUNTIES LIMITED
Supcrint endcntS Decide to Send
Delegation Before state Tax Com
mission i'm Effort to Secure Relief.
LynChbur% Conference Is C!osed.
special to The Times Dispatch.

Spttl:ti 10 ! ne Illlt'S- pISpItCn.I
! LNuchhurE, Va. July 3O.-At the
morning session of the conferences Of
Division Public school Sup"riutcndents
=. +; Worroil. OF the department OF
tuhilc Instruction. further discussed
The appointments circular on certitic:,
work was spoken of hv Professor 4.
/ u. itusscll. OF the frcdcricksburg Nor
n"l school who said that bis school
/ WAS trying TO emphasize the vocational
] value Of The demonstration work. AS
! president Of the state Teachers Assoc
/ citation, he Srok. Of tn" limited money
/ mcnt OF teachers. lie said he thournt
/ that ihcr" should be - delegation from
/ the various school organizations sent
before TIA" Tax Commission to present
the financial conditions. He said that
, state taxation, not local, must redeem
| the Situation. |, was decided 10 send
! = delegation before the TuN Commits
| sion, to he appointed hy the State su-
| pr. ,iarman. "f the state Normal
school a. F4rmvill"... was invited &"
tafnl urhlonStration work. ana Sug-
| E"Si"d that the teaching OF agriculture
/ from i"N' books WAS MOI Sufficient in
/ tn" life of the child. but that ii must
/ b" taught also by means of dcmoustru-
ton ,w4rk with the pupils. lilo advo-
/ in each county, who should work in
/ conjunction with tho teacher. He Spokc
/ of the Importance of having tho sum
| incr professional course taken 10y tho
! teachers holding frSt-gradc ccrtiti-
| Gates
! Or. y; H. Mcconnell. president Of the
I;adford Normal. was invited 10 speak.
| He spoke of the normal school pro
| fcssionai certificate. and also advocated
the practice OF insisting on the holders
OF first grad" certificates TAX ing this
! work. lie told of the work at the
! ltadtord Normal and the great change
| IN ideals in tn" state OF Virginia. es-
! tn" money aSpcct that modern life
bears. ANA made am appeal for the
intellectual and the spiritual. and said
me, Eadt"rd Normal is t" stand for
Charles W. Marhis. professor of see
virginia. WAS called upon. and spoke
Of the univcrsitN.s attitude TO tho pub
ic schools of tn state. lie cluimcd
Ncrsity been regarded Hs a servant Of
The people OF the state. The Depart
thoroughly organized at tho university.
was referred to bS the speaker: also
the summer school OF the university.
invited the supcrutcudents conference
TO meet with the normal school next
year lie advocated Il superintendent
course OF study OF one week to be held
IN connection with the university nor
NAL.
Importance of system.
hr. !. II. billiard spoke OF the inn
| portancc OF the division superintendent
in the school system. lie emphasizcd
the need of money for tho TASK Of
and spoke OF the small amour, spent
college expenditures, aud also noted
/ the disparity in the money spent on the
county child AS compared with the
child of the city. He said to help the
children in the country is the great
work. and To make the conditions at
tractiVc for them.
Mr. Everett editor Of tho Virginia
journal of Education. spoke of his
payer. and Mrs l.. e. Drskin. OF the
Co Operative Educational Association,
spoke OF the origin and progress of the
| work OF the league. The rural school
and tho homo working together il the
plan of Mrs. Driskill for the uplift of
tho rural people. Airs. Mary L.. Willard
spoke briefly on the local aspect of
/ education in Virginia. superintendent
! T.. Z. Glass made - report of the com
mittcc ON nominations for officers FOR
{ the supcrintcndcnts' conference.
The association adjourned ut 10