The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-25
PROGRAM CROCK FULL
OF the VERY BEST
cncc of virx inla to Dc Notable
Gathering.
, MANY FAMOUS SPEAKERS
Governor win Preside Over Great
Public Meeting TO he Held Thurs
day Night At City Auditorium.

The eleventh annual Educational
Conference Of Virginia, which is COM
posed OF the State Teachers Associa-
ton, the Cooperative Education As
ISOLATION. Division Superintendent
and School Trustees Association. will
open its sessions in Richmond Tues
day morning. November IS. with the
meeting OF the executive committee of
the State Teachers Association at 0
O'Clock in the parlors of Murphy's
Hotel.
The division superintendents will
convene their first meeting at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at John Marshall
High School auditorium. This will be
followed on Tuesday night by the
visit to the night schools of Richmond
by all OF the visitors who are in the
city at that time. On Wednesday
morning at $40 the superintende nts
and trustees will hold a general ses-
sion in the John Marshall High School
auditorium, at which time DR.. p. r.
Anderson and Mr.. j. II. Binford will
| ptiiftI duuEGSSGS MS Will Do lOA-
lowed by a drill by the high school
cadets. At IL o'clock the superin-
tendents and trustees will be enter
tained at a luncheon by the Virginia
School Supply Company. All other
delegates will be entertained at g.
luncheon at the high school by mer-
chants OF the city of Richmond.
At 3:45 p. NJ, Wednesday, the after
school violin classes Of the city Of
Richmond will give a concert at the
high school auditorium. This will be
followed by the general meeting I'M
der the auspices of the State Teach
ers Association. Principal speakers
at that time will be DR.. Edwin NJ.
DR.. Thomas H. Briggs. Columbia Uni
versity. ~
General Meetings,
At s:15 p. NJ. Wednesday. a gem
eral meeting will be held in the high
school auditorium under the auspices
of the division superintendent. school
trustees and county supervisors. Hon.
r. c. Stearnes, superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, and DIR. George H.
Denny, president of the University of
Alabama, will deliver addresses
Thursday at II A. NJ a general
meeting will be held under the aus
pieces Oh the state leaCneFS aSSOcla
ton. Mr.. 4. s. Settle. field secretary
Of the Fairgrounds and Recreation
| Association of America. will speak on
the place OF Play and Recreation in
Modern Education" and DR.. J. L. Nc
Brien, Washington. D. c.. will speak
on Problems in Rural Education"
Thursday afternoon the rural gram
mar and primary grade teachers will
| hold a joint meeting and DR.. Hollis
Damn. director OF music. Cornell Uni
versity, and Miss Marietta Stockard
Of Washington, D. C.. will speak.
| Big City Auditorium Meeting.
! Thursday night at the City Audi
/ forum will be held one of the most
attractive meetings of the entire pro-
gram. which will be not only for the
delegates, but for the entire city OF
Richmond. Governor H. c. Stuart is
expected to preside at this meeting.
Professor Charles G. Maphis, presi-
dent cf the State Teachers Associa-
ton, will deliver his annual address,
and Hon. John Hendricks Bangs, OF
New York city. one of the most popu-
lar platform orators in America, will
speak on the subject, I'VE, Us and
| Company" This will be followed by
a musical concert by the Philhar-
monte Association OF Richmond, as
|
calists of the city.
| Friday morning at l o'clock a gen.
eral meeting will be held under the
auspices the Cooperative Educa-
ton Association and addresses will be
delivered by Mr.. l. C. Haasinger, Kill
marnock, Va. and DR.. Warren H.
Wilson. Columbia University At l
o'clock the officers and executive COM
| mittee of the cooperative association
will hold their annual business ses-
sion and be entertained at a luncheon
at the Westmoreland Club by the city
! Of Richmond
Friday night at s:16 will be held
the last general meeting of the con-
/ ference. This will be under the aus
pieces of the Cooperative Education
Association; the principal speakers OF
the occasion will BE- DR.. William Nc
Andrews. associate superintendent of
the New York city schools. Imme-
diately following his address there
will be musical concert by negroes
/ of the Richmond tobacco factories
who will sing and play the old-time
Southern melodies.