Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-25

! ing to the 1910 census, was 6.3 TWEEN
! ty-siN Virginia counties now show a
better record than this
The highest rate OF illitcracy In
any county III Massachusetts in 1910
! was per cent. and twenty Virginia
counties have surpassed this record"
BUCHANAN MAKING
WONDERFUL STRIDES
Referring specifically 10 the County
OF buchanan, which. according TO the
1910 census, had the fourth highest
percentage Of iili,eracy OF any county
In the Union. Mr.. Stearnes said:
| To-day instead of having l.2eO
white and colorcd iilitcratc children
between the ages OF ten ana twenty
/ years as in 1910, Buchanan has 2Ta
I white and no colored illitcrates be-
/ tween ton and twenty years of age
! The percentage has been reduced from
! 2-2 10 So. and the leaders OF that
! county announce without hesitation
that they propose 10 climinat" both
} Juvenile and adult illitcracy before the
| United states census OF 1870 Is taken"
/ The state superintendent also be-
! slowed generous praises Oh the super
| intendcnts OF Lee, Wise, Russell and
/ Tazewcll Counties for the splendid
work they have accomplished in re-
/ ducing iiiitcracy in their respective
! sections. where all the races that come
! to America and all the degrees of
wealth and poverty are encountered.
! The speaker gave a pleasing accoun;
! OF the plan to stamdardizc the one and
( two-room rural schools. nor did he fail
/ TO nd the widc-awakc spirit of
/ the city schools He also had Il good
/ deal TO say about the increased CT
and entered an earnest plea for better
! salaries for those who train the young
/ STUDY OF AGRICULTJRE
IN RURAL SCHOOLS
Concerning the study Of agriculture
and other subjects which fit one for
| the practical duties of life, Mr.. Stearnes
! said:
! The new courses of study have final
! ~ crowned our efforts 10 make the
| teaching OF certain practical subjects
really effective. Cooking. sewing and
! simple manual training will be fost-
cred. encouraged and even insisted
upon in our rural schools. The school
fair promotes this kind of work, for
/ there the pupils and patrons may see
4, the actual results of the years labor
! our normals and summer schools are
training Il large number of teachers
TO do this work, and the industrial
supervisor is winning his way steadily
! and surely.
Speaking generally OF the subject
| OF agriculture. 7 would say that we
| are indulging the livelicst hopes OIL
! that score. for we have practically con-
| cluded arrangements with the national
| Department Of Agriculture and Presi-
dent J. D. Eggleston, of the Virginia
! Polytechnic Institute, to provide n
series of lessons and studies exactly
suited to our conditions. These lessons
and studies will he carefully correla ed
! with the other studies OF our curri-
| culum. Inasmuch the demonstra-
! ton work among the boys and girls
! is also managed by the national De-
| partment of Agriculture and the Nir-
| ginia Polytechnic. this appears to me
J to he the long pull and strong pull
and pull all together in behalf of agri-
culture"
DIR. wINSHIP SPEAKS
| on SUBJECT OF EDUCATION
| Following the address OF Superin-
| tendent Stcarncs. DR.. y. II. Winship.
editor OF the New England Journal of
Education. Boston. spoke on general
educational topics to the assemblage Of
| suprintendents and school trustees.
DR. Winship prcluded his remarks