Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-28
EDUCATORS OF STATE
OPEN CONFERENCE TO-DAY
All-Day Session of Teachers Asso-
citation Executive Committee
First Event.
WILL INSPECT NIGHT SCHOOLS
Division Superintendents to Discuss
Prevention of Contagious Diseases
In SchoOls-LnrSe Attendance OF
Teachers and Officers Expected.

Teachers and Officers Expected.
I'm ali-day session OF tho executive
committee Of the State Teachers Assoc
cation he. inning at Q o'clock this
morning. a conference OF division su-
p"'intcndcnis at O'clock this after
noon and 1t trip Of inspection to the
richmond public night schools this
evening. startin. at 1880 o'clock. Will
make up the program Of tho frs, day
OF the eleventh annual meeting of the
Virginia Educational Conference. The
;hrcc succeeding days Will be filled
with lectures and discussions in far
greater number and of more general
public interest.
Charles q. Mnphis. of the University
of Virginia, Is president Of tho state
Teachers Association. and w. -. Bla-
key. OF Richmond. ~ secretary. The
executive committee is composed OF
the presidents and secretaries Of the
numerous smaller organizations.
which make up the association. Near
~ eighty persons are expected to Al
tend the meeting to-day, which Will
lake place at Murphy's Hotel. The
members Of the executive committee
will take lunch con at the hotel at noon
to-day as tho guests Of the city.
CONFERENCE: OF
DIVISION sIPEuINTENDENrs
Tho conference of division supcrin-
tendehts "'i 'hhe place 'ro,h ~
/" o'clock inns afternoon u! 'nc ""u
tvri,im of the john Marshall High
school. Tic Attendance Will b. ncariy
100 e. r. powry. of Burlscville. presi-
dent of the conference OF DIVISION
superintendent. viii preside. The
program will consist OF talks on What
can he Donc Toward Controlling and
800, .,,,,eg, 49, no health officer
hu,.' ,rh. ,,I.cn of Inc
% MOI Or :, Ni.s nu,b
n"'sc III ..,,.,., Ncdiral In
NC u''''s"' 60 ,,,. schools
spe'uoh ,"s CHARLES r ,.owhcrd
Wy :. -, ,,,o,,
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Autom ohilcs VIII carry M '".
town sup"Tini"udcniS ana |.
$40 tho Richmond nifht scho"'s We
evening. Aft"' 'nsp"NNhr " ,:
Marshall Nishi Arho"i an" ~. M
t,onai Sight school at ~ 'hc
tors wili l." taken I" oth"t
,atiT" schools oi IN" c''E' oo''
and c"l"rcn
M\>, SCiiuOI. OFFICIALS
ARR: ALREADY HERE
school officials and teachers from all
r,rts nf rhn STATE began arriving in
,ichmo,!d ycs,c rday. and tho main body
az contcrc,ce Visitors Is expected to-
dsy. Tho curollmon, last year was con
sidcrntly larger tha;i 1000. and II Is
expected ;his year !" approach closely
To- tive a0oo mark The program IS
pron,Enctd lbs cduca;ioual authorities
l.. bc unusually interesting. not only
to- those connected actively with
ri. .con,iou committee which has
i,.I ,,rre Of s-rauC.mcnts for tn"
ra,,str, ana .r,cr,.,ir,ncr, ~ the large
r,,h h,lL us final meeting ycstcv-
49,, .,orrnor II was reported that
49, ,o..ih,. rro,isiou had been made
IA insure tho success. Of tho conference.
n Thomas "a briggs II Columbia
i-r,ycr.i,y wiu~ arrive I'm Richmond
nj. ,nnrninr and spend tho day in
sp,c,inr III. iunior high schools of the
80, Uo viii lecture tomorrow af-
ramon, il, the auditorium ~ John
Marshall High school OH The Junior
High School"
Dresses made and worn by members
~ the sewing classes Of tho Richmond
schools will bc exhibited in tho high
school auditorium at $50 o'clock to-
morrow evening Til" exhibition viii
he 81 tho same character as the usual
fashion show given annually 1T the
end of the school term.
For tho frs, time THIS >car the John
Marshall cadcta will drili to-morruw
n"rniui: ~ full rcRula. The drill viii
be held IT li:i5 FOR the benefit "f visi-
tors 1" III. educational conference"
VT SittI. PROGRAM
r'oR THURSDAY NIGHT
The musical program which Will form
= part Of tho entertainments Thursday
rvcnng AT the city Auditorium when
dent NaphiS vii ma he hI, annual all