The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-24
Hundreds Arrive in Richmond
and Five Auditoriums Will
30 Filled Today
GENERAL MEETINGS IN
HIGH SCHOOL NIGHTLY
-Four Larger Organizations of
Educators Have Annual
Conference: And Smaller
Bodies Meet

01hool teachers. division superin-
eoDdonts. school trustees and represen-
9A&tvss Of the Cooperative Educa-
tioAAl Association Il ON all corners of
he State arrived in Richmond yes
tordAy, and more will arrive today.
The reason for their coming is the
conference of the educators OF Nir-
ginia In this city today. tomorrow and
Friday. ana the meetings of the sew
srAl sections OF the four larger or
sAnixations and of the minor asocia-
Uons and societies in the State.
Meetings will be held In the audi
torium OF JOIN Marshall High School
where the main gathering and the
general night meetings will be; in
Rufner School where grammar
Grade teachers will meet: In Virginia
Mechanics Institute, where the prin-
cipAls will hold forth: in the Chamber
Of Commerce auditorium. where the
school trustees will be today. and the
division super.n:endents tom orrow.
and in the school administration
building 500 East Marshall Street.
where rural teachers Will meet to-
day and tomorrow. and kindergarten
ana primary teachers Friday morn
ing. Meetings OF the district teachers
associations will be held Thursday at
1870 in rooms 20s to 2i2 In John
Marshall High School. In which other
branches Of the big organization Will
meet At other times. Other rooms IN
tho high school will be occupied at
various times by still other divisions
Of educators.
Dvsrythinx EsucatsonaI.
TASre will he something of interest
20 the teachers the trustees and IN.
fYiends and promoters Of education IN
Virginia. every minute between A
n Aad nearly midnight. until the con-
ference ends Mt the close of Friday
nightH general meeting. Il will be
business, educational business.
thr0ughout--eveM while the gladiators
fpou the universities OF sister Southern
states are lighting for football surre-
macy tomorrow afternoon-for the
Winaiag and the losing OF the big game
WI b ossessed of sufficient educa-
t3onai value 20 cause many of the
eoochers TO take advantage of the let
up IN routine which will be permitted
Thanksgiving afternoon.
while the educators are at work In
SAair sessions the:e will be few of
the general public to be found In at
tendance. but when the general ses-
eions are held at night the audit orium
sf John Marshall High School doubt
less viii be crowded With the friends
and parents OF the children who are
given into the OF the educators
during the greater part OF the year
for there In much that ts interesting
and much that Ia important In the
messages hat will he delivered by the
eminent speakers
Three Generni Meetings.
The nrst OF these general meetings
tnot9ht. In John Marshall High School
Saditoeium. will be called to order at
cas- o'clock with President J, y. Hill
0AA, Of the Superintendent Confer
NueA prs0ding The welcome of Rich
neal b the teachers will be extended
~ Mayor George Anslie. The Years
&SoGreso." . review by Superintendent
e Suel9o Instruction Of the education
q Amusement In the State since the
hSe annual gathering. will be present
- a4sse which there will be anad-
lSeos ~ Or. A. E. winship. editor
GAG1on. Boston. Mass.
Tomogrow nights general meeting
WIN b under the auspices Of the state
TSaohere Association, and DR.. Edwin
A. Alderman, OF the University Of vir-
g1nia. will preside. Tho address will
Be BY DR.. William Knox Tate. Of
George Peabody School for Teachers.
The Cooperative Education Asso-
citation will have charge Of Friday
nights meeting and state Superinten-
dent SteArnes will preside. An inter
esting feature will be the annual re-
port Of Mrs. b. b. Munford. president
Of the association. This meeting will
be In honor OF the late Robert c. Og
den. one Of the organizations founders.
and for many years leader In the
movement for broader education
ha vyfl
be made by DIR. Alderman, of Univer-
stty of Virginia: DR. william Adams
Brown. of Union Theological Semi
nary. New York. and DR.. S C. Mitchell.
president of the University of Della
ware. Music viii be by the Hampton
quartet.