The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

vanced yesterday afternoon at the
| and Secondary Schools, held in the
John Marshall High School auditorium.
The speaker asserting these facts was
DR.. A. E. Winship, editor OF the New
England Journal OF Education, who is
here from Boston for the conference
of Virginia educators
Mr.. Winship urged cooperation be-
tween colleges and secondary schools
from the point of view of creating
desire for and of promoting highe,
education among the students
j. r. L. Johnson, of Franklin, re.
firing president. presided and pre-
! scented the afternoons speakers DR..
Wfnship, DR.. j. =. Mcconnell. prcsi-
dent of the Radford Normal school
who advocated the giving Of credit for
! Bible study as given by the plan in
! operation in North Dakota and in
| other sections, and DR.. Forrest, f
| the University of Virginia. an6 DIR
j. G. Metcalf, of Richmond College,
| both OF whom spoke further ng
the same lines
III the business session. WNtr1 1oi-
| lowed, these officers were elected:
President, Dr. D. E. McQui'len, prin-
| cipal of Roanoke High School: vice.
president, Miss Ada Smith. Ports
mouth High School. and secretary.
Professor j. Brookes Smith, of Hamp-
den-Sidney.
Morning Session.
Following brief meeting OF the
executive committee OF the State
( IA r1za 81
John Marshall High School. in which
finances were discussed and consider
able routine of minor Importance
/ looked after. the association assem-
bled for its opening session in the
high school auditorium at IL O'Clock
yesterday morning. with President
Agar voolfolk in the chair. Lead by
the John Marshall High School
Chorus. the gathering sang Amer
lea" before being seated.
The invocation was by Rev. DIR. II
D. c. Maclachlan. pastor of the
ISeventhxStreet Christian Church, after
which the visitors wepe welcomed to
the school by James E. HARDWOOD.
principal Of John Marshall and to
the city by William T. Dabney. bust
ness manager Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. The response was by f. L.
Darst, division superintendent of
Pulaski County; Principal l.. e.
Rogers. of Charlotte High School. also
spoke in behalf OF the visiting teach
ers.
Virginia Pence League Session.
For brief time the session was
resolved into the annual meeting OF
the Virginia Branch OF the American
Peace League, The annual report
was read by Secretary ". f. Gilbert.
Of Radford Normal. This showed
that there has been a gratifying tn
crease in interest in the work OF the
league In Virginia during the year
Just closed, and indicated that the
coming year promises 10 be much
better one.
The repor. embraced that Of the
treasurer. which showed the organ
izations finances in good condition.
During the organization meeting,
which lasted for about ten minutes,
Ia large number of the visiting teach
ers not already members, were en-
rolled DR. J. p. Mcconnell. president
OF Radford Normal, 10 president OF
Ithe Virginia branch OF the league.
Teachers Are Entertained.
The morning session concluded with
an address by Superintendent j, Paul
Spence, of the Norfolk Public Schools,
and also by Howard Bryan. accompa-
MED by James Womhle.
The irst of the entertainments TO
the visiting teachers followed adjourn
ment for dinner. One OF these events
was the luncheon given by the Retail
MERCHANTS Association in the Masonic
Temple from 1880 O'Clock on, and the
other was the reception and luncheon
given by tho Virginia School supply
Company in it's building at Meadow
and Marshall Streets from 1890 to 2
o'clock.
President Preston Belvin. of the COM
pany. showed the visitors through the
magnificent new plant and storehouse
Of the company, after which the lunch
was served. This function was attend
ed by some two hundred trustees.
teachers. superintendents- supervisors
and principals
Today's meeting OF the State Teach
ers' Association will begin at 1890
o'clock in rooms 2oa to 212 OF the High
School. The Congressional District as
sociations will meet and the sessions
will be brief. there being little business
to come before the district associa-
tons than the electing OF representa-
tives to the nominating committee.
The nominating committee will meet
later for organization and on Friday
morning. al IL o'clock. 1t Will present
its report to the State Teachers Asso-
! citation for the election OF officers.
which will end the associations meet
ing.