The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-27
c. c. MAPH|S IS HEAD
OF VIRGINIA TEACHERS
Ends Wifh Election of Officers
and Choice of Richmond.

The business portion Of the Virginia
Educational Conference. which began
here Tuesday, came to an end SHORTY
after noon yesterday with the election
of officers of the State Teachers AS
sociation and the selection Of Rich
mond as the place for the 1916 con-
ference. This session was in John
Marshall High School auditorium,
while numerous divisions and minor
branches of the conference met in va
rious rooms of the High School build
ing. in Ruffner school Mechanics In
stitute, Chamber OF Commerce audi
torium and the Administration build
ing.
Officers elected by the Teachers AS
ISOLATION are: President, Charles G..
Maphis, professor of secondary edu-
cation. University Of Virginia; secre-
tary. Professor W G. Biakey. of Rich
mond. and treasurer. George w Guy,
OF Hampton. Congressional district
ce-presidents; First. r NJ Alexan-
der, Cape Charles. Second. X. G. Cur
It's. Portsmouth; Third c. A. Taylor.
Richmond FourtA. 5 p, Duke. Farm
Vile: Fifth. j. C. Cook, Danville; Sixth,
w. NJ. Black, Lynchburg, Seventh,
H. VI. McManaway, Charlottesville;
shth. T. A. Russell. Orange: Ninth,
.
gar p. Nicholson stanton
Cooperative Body Re-elects.
The Cooperative Educate Assc-
citation of Virginia reelected the fol-
lowing officers: President Mrs. 3 3.
Munford; Axecutive secretary, j. II.
montgomery: director Of school and
civic leagues. Miss J. Douglas Wright:
treasurer. Henry w. Anderson.
The election followed a most inter
Il tra, % Ea ha
organization and presentation Of plans
fer the handling OF future work. ].
II. Binford. formerly executive secre-
tary of the association, presided and
presented Roosevelt Page, second aud
itor OF Virginia who spoke of what
the leagues may accomplish for rural
communities and Treasurer Henry w
Anderson, whose subject was League
Dividends"
The Co-opera tive Education Asso-
citation concluded its meeting and
ended the educational conference in
the High School auditorium last night
with the memorial Of Robert c.. Og-I
den.
More Than 2.4o0 Registered
The meeting just ended was the
most successful and the most largely
attended in the history of the organi-
zation, there having been registered
mare than 2 la teachers. principals.
supervisors, superintendent and
school trustees, who came from every
nook and corner in the State.
The closing session of the confer
ence of division superintendent, which
was held in the Chamber of Com
merce auditorium, saw the election
OF c. B. Bowery, of Burkevil.e. presi-
dent. and Of II. A. Hunt, of Ports
mouth. secretary-treasurer. Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction r. C.
Stearnes is honorary president of this
organization.
One of the most largely attended
and most interesting section meetings
held yesterday was that of the Normal
School conference in room 215 of the
High School building, over which DR..
J. p. Mcconnell OF Radford Normal,
presided.
Teacher Training Problems
Four splendid addresses were ma de,
the speakers being A f,5-Gharea
dean Of Fredericksburg Normal, S. p.
Duke, of Farmville Normal: W. r.
Smithey. of Harrisonburg Normal. and
Miss Blanche Bulifant, of Radford
Normal. The speakers discussed prob
lens which confront teacher trainers
and teachers in their aims toward Sc
curing higher standards.
Other sessions yesterday were those
OF the Folklore Society of virginia, In
room 20I; the Virginia English Teach
ers Association, in the hall OF the
House of Delegates; the mathematics
section, in room 203; the Classical
Association of Virginia. IN room sea-:
the department of principals in Me-
chanics' Institute; music teachers sec
ition. in ]. NJ II. S. auditorium; gram
mar grade teachers in Ruffner audi
torium. and Kindergarten Union, in
room col.