The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-12
PLAN BIG TEACHERS
MEET At PETERSBURG
Elaborate Program for Fourth Dis
trict Gathering to Convene
on Night Of March IS.
PROBLEMS OF RURAL TEACHERS
Every Phase of Teachers Work WIN
BE Covered I'm the Numerous Adj
dresses Which VIII be Made and
In Papers TO be Raed at the Con-
vcntion.

Petersburg. Va, March 11.-Ar
elaborate program has been prepared
for the spring meeting OF the Fourth
Congressional District Teachers AS
ISOLATION, which will meet here on
March Is. converting at o'clock. p.
M. and adjourning at o'clock. Sat-
urday. March 60
The officers of the association are:
President. F. NJ Martin. Petersburg:
vice-president, Miss Belle Webb,
Prince George; secretary-treasurer
Miss Nan F. Atkinson, Champ.
The following IL the program:
Thursday Night
Innocation--Rev. Richard wilkin-
son, Petersburg.
welcome TO Visitors-For the city.
Mayor Robert Cabaniss, OF Petersburg
For the School Board, Rev. G. r.
Stribl!ng.
Response-Principal e. P. Raiford,
Chase City.
Address-state Superintendent. r.
c. Stearres.
Address--Dr. John c. Metcalf, of
Richmond College
Friday Morning,
$3.50 O'Clock --General meeting.
Lee School Assembly Exercises
The Teachers Need and Opportu-
nifty for Professional Growth-Mr s.
7. Duke, State Normal School. Farm
vile.
Schools-Professor C'has G. Maphis.
University Of Virginia.
Teaching History In the Public
Schools Or. John WayIand. Harrison
burg Normal School.
Supervised Study---Miss Fannie
Wyche Dunn, State Normal School.
Farmvllle.
School Muslc--Miss Christine F.
Munoz, state Normal School. Farm
viii,
Friday Afternoon.
: 80 o'clock
Section Meetings
High ard grammar school section.
Our unl-Superintedent. G.
r, Bowry. Burkeville
Industrial Efuratfen IN S''''h~'' ,
Virginia Mr.. J. n. Harris Haytoksi
High school.
Some Curriculum Probiems-Niss
Nan f. Atkinson. Champ.
The Use Of Periodicals in Teaching
English dr II. Augustus Miller. Jr,
Petersburg High School.
Primary section (first three arades}
Demonstration lesson IA p'ire'
orade-Miss Mamie T, Myers Peters
burg. Miss Myers viii teach a lesson
to her class Of beginners).
Discussion OF this work
The Development Of Language
Power in the Elementary Grades With
Specia! Reference to the onnortu1itp
Afforded by Nature Study Miss
Mary Pennell. primary supervisor.
Richmond
Round Table Discussion Of Miss
Pencils Suggestions
Friday Afternoon.
s o'clock
reception will be given to visitors
by the Chamber OF Commerce. Retail
Merchants, School Board and Teach
ers' Club OF Petersburg This function
Will he held in the Elk's Home. Mu-
sic--Refreshments-An informal So
ciai gathering.
Friday Night.
O'Clock.
The State Association and It's Work
MIR. J. " Binford. secretary Of State
Teachers Association.
Educating the Producer--Pres.den Mt.
J y. Eggles,on. virgin!an Polytechnic
Institute
Address-President. =. II. Russell.
Fredericksburg State Normal.
Local Associations and their Work
---Algar Voolfolk. president State
Teachers Association.
Saturday Morning.
$3.50 o'clock
Brief Business misunderstanding
H"gienne-Professor Thomas D
Eason. State Normal School, Farm
Vile.
Medical Inspection OF School Chill
dren in Virginia--Dr. Roy Flanna gan.
State Health Department.
The School Chtids Health--Miss
Raila Wabh Prince George
The Backward Chiid--Miss Eliza
state BOARD of Charities and Correc-
ton.
Saturday Afternoon.
o'clock
Excursion to The Crater" and other
points OF interest in and near Peters
burg tVisitors will be the guests of
the commercial organizations OF Pet
ersburgl.
All meetings will be held In the audi
torium OF Lee School. West Washing
ton Street tAll Washington Street
cars pass the door),
All incoming trains on Thursday ana
Friday will be met by committees.
An effort will be made to entertain
all visitors.
II will be a great aid In assigning
homes II those who contemplate COM
ing will notify r. NJ. Martin. Peters,
burg. of their intention and will state
time Of expected arrival. Hotel ac-
Communications are USUALLY crowded in
Petersburg Avoid trouble by observ-
inr tn above request
For information. ask boy scout.