The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
OPENS HERE TOMORROW
Ever Held In State OF
Virginia.
THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND
Addresses BY Leading Educators
From Every Section OF United
States-School Trustees Association
Meets Thursday.

The Educational Conference to be
held in Richmond this week promises
ito be the greatest ever held in the
State. Arrangements have been maoe
for the largest attendance in the ms
tory of the conference Delegates will
begin to reach the city today AMI by
noon tomorrow there will be several
thousand visitors in town Not only
teachers Of the State. but trustees
division superintendents and workers
IN every line Of education will be
present to take part in the exercises.
Executive committees will be busy
all tomorrow. The convention proper
will begin on Wednesday, when Presi-
dent Agar voolfolk will make the
opening address. Among the speakers
will DO leading educators from every
section az the State and the coun-
try.
Addresses Will be made by J. Paul
Spence. Of Norfolk; Karl Jansen. DR..
=. A. winship, editor New England
Journal Of Education: W. 7. Dabney.
business manager Chamber Of Com
meroe Principal ]. c. Harwood, ]. y.
Ein0urd, b. l. Darst. q. L. Rogers,
Mrs Katharine Cook, former State
superintendent Of Education OF Colo
fado: Hon. Roosevelt Page, Major
James n. Dooley, DR.. Ennion w. VIII
A0s4s SSoN. " ~"S~~ ''tS NNN' "A~
many others.
Tho School Trustees Association is
one Of the most hour.shinE or.,anira-
tionA connected with the conference
SessaonA OF the Trustees Association
will be held Thursday and Friday
moSn1nu-
Preston Belvin. president OF the
Virginia School Supply Company. VIII
tender Z luncheon to all visiting
teAehers trustees and superintendents
on wednesday at 1890 P. NJ. The
luncheon will be given in the general.
Offices Of tho company. Marshall and
Meadow Streets (tske westhound
Broad Street car>: no admission cards
are necessary. and Mr.. Kelvin earn
estly requests the presence OF all COM
ference visitors.
Entertaining Features.
On Thursday afternoon, for the
benefit Of those not desiring to attend
the football game. tt. Community
Molten Picture Bureau. under the
auspices Of the Cooperative Educa-
ton Association. will give a motion
picture entertainment IN tho John
Marshal! High School auditorium.
President voolfolk has succeeded in
securing some fine musical selections
for each general meeting of the con-
ference. At the opening session. Mr.
Walter c. Mercer and q chorus of hiEh
school students Will lead the audience
in national and State songs.
The Grace Street Baptist quartet VIII
sing Thursday evening; Friday morn
ting the conference viii be favored with
selections by one Of the most tale
vtolinists of Richmond: Friday evening
q selected chorus OF colored singers
from the American Tobacco Company
factory will sing plantation melodies.
The students OF the John Marshall
Hiwh school. under the direction of
Knot" on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
This will be free to all conference
visitors.
History of Association.
Fifteen years ago there WAS vir-
Rinia Teachers League with few
men Ike Willis Jenkins. Hugh Bird.
n r. Painter and r. &, Stearnes meet
ing once year and talking over the
problems connected with the work. Out
OF this small assetnblage evolufed the
present organization
Hon. r. C. Stearnes was the nrst
president and he literally carried the
association on his back for several
years.
During the past decade the growth
Of the association has been marvellous,
and Il has hsen the means OF develop
Ing the pYoresAtonAl epar1f IN hun0reos
OF Virginia teachers.
other associations have a direct
membership; the Virginia organisation
conserves Its lem bershtp through To-
cal associations in counties, cities and
colleges. II Is felt by many that the
l-,u1i association 10 the strongest fea-
ture Of the association.
The greater part of the business Of
the association IL transacted By the
Executive Committee. consisting of the
ten vice. prssidsnts and all former
Presidents Of the association. This COM
mittee IL in almost constant session
during the conference.
An educational council of the asso-
ctat1on will probably be organized this
year to be composed Of few leading
members OF the association IN each
county. city and college. This body
will meet annually In the summer and
discuss fully ana freely the affairs OF
the State organization.
O1cers 81 the Association.
President. Agar voolfolk. treasurer,
George W. Guy: secretary. J. H. Bin
ford.
vice-prssidents-Flr District, A. b.
Chandler. Jr. fredericksburg: second,
j. q. Ames. Driver; third. G. W. Dickin-
son. Jr., Cartersville: fourth. r. NJ
Martin. Petersburg: fifth. Charles
Friend. South Boston: sixth. D. f. Nc
Quilktn. Roanoke; seventh, J. c. John
ston. Harrisonburg; eighth. NJ. r. Mo-
Manaway. Hillsboro; ninth. w. r.
Bowera Rural Retreat; tenth. A. c.
Ktmisr. Waynesboro