The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
EDUCATORS TO MEET
HERE ON NOVEMBER Is
State Conference to Attract Large
Gathering Of School
Officials.
MEETS IN -FOUR DIVISIONS
Teachers, Trustees, Superintendent
and Citizens League Members to
Study Pressing Problems Of Public
observation-disclosures Issues Call.

Arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of the delegates to the
Seventh Annual Educational Conference
OF Virginia, which is to be held in
Richmond. beginning on November %
and continuing to the twenty-seventh.
inclusive. were begun yesterday. The
executive committee of the conference
assembled for that purpose in the Of
flee of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton r. c. Stearnes.
y. L. Clement presided at the meet
ing, Arthur d. Wright, Superintendent
of Schools of Henrico County, acting as
secretary. Plans were discussed and
ways and means agreed upon for caring
for the large body of school officials
and teachers who will attend the ses-
sion next month. The conference was
held in LynchburE last year and the at
tendance Appropriated $500. 1t is be-
lieved that the attendance will be az
large. If not larger, this year
Participating in the meeting yes
terday, were representatives of the four
constituent bodies of the State cduca-
t.onal system, the Teachers Associa-
ton, School Trustees Association, Divi-
the Cooperative Education Associa-
ton.
at the fall institutes tho County
Teachers Association hold their frst
meetings and elect delegates to tho
state Association. The names of these
delegates must be reported to the secre-
tary of the state Teachers Association,
Agar Woolfork, Springfield School,
Richmond.
Part of the time of every institute is
devoted to the Citizens League move
ment, with the idea of having all the
local leagues in each county elect dele
gates These names are to be reported
TO Mrs. l.. r. Dashicll, go West Grace
Street. Richmond.
The trustees of each county are urged
10 send a delegate to the Conference OF
School Trustees. The names of these
delegates are to be reported to y. +.
Clement. the president. Chatham.
STEARNES ISSUES CALL
FOR STATE CONFERENCE
superintendent Stearnes has issued
communication to the division school
superintendent throughout the State.
in which he says:
"a very attractive program is being
prepared for the November meeting
and the division superintendent arc
invited to send in tho names of speak
ers who will worthily represent their
counties and cities on the programs OF
tho various associations and depart
ments.
THE Virginia Education Conference
includes the State Teachers Associa-
ton. the Conference of Division Super
intendents. the Co-Operat' &c Education
Association and the Conference of
School Trustees; and the State Teach
ers' Association has departments to
cover each of the several kinds Of work
and subjects taught.
"a cordial invitation to participate in
the exercises of the conference is eN-
tended to all private schools, and to
our institutions of higher learning.
both public and private. l trust that
all the superintendent In the State will
attend the November conference in
Richmond.
Information as TO railroad and hotel
rates. headquarters, places OF meeting,
speakers etc, will be sent in n subse-
quent letter to be issued in n short
while.
''In view OF the fact that n. f.
Clement, president of the School Trus-
tees Association, being president of
the executive committee of conference,
1T is especially desired that there DO
large attendance of trustees.
prominent speakers In keeping with
those had in the past will be secured.
and Richmond city will again do her
part literally 10 entertain the visitors"