The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12
Rnp|LlE PRtPARts
FDR TEACHERS MEETING
wuurxh Distrtc4 Educators To Gather
THURSDAY Next for session 81
T9,ress Days--Frograni
Complete.

Thursday NeNt Tor ssSsfoh "
T2ree Days---Prograni
Complete.
FNrfnvflie. Ma. March a4s~e-7e .Als .l,
a6ve preparations arc being made toT
fsas meeting of the teachers OF the
rs.arfb Congressional District 20 pe
hsld here on Thursday, Friday shd
Saturday,
rhe program follows.
Opening session,
Normal school Auditorium,
THURSDAY. March 10, O'CLOCK ~
fnvocatlon--Rev Graham Lam oet"'
1, n ,,astor Methodist Church.
addresses OF WelcDme--Mayer II
NJ RATION. President J. L. Jarman'
Eurertntendent p. Tulane AtHlnsoht
se--superintendenf W ":
Edwards. superintendent Sussex anu
Prince George Counties
Adtlress--Hcr. r. G., Steatnes. S'a'e
superintendent OF Fuhie thslf ~,
Address Pr. J, A d Chandler,
experimentation Richmond aa'4'O
Schools
Friday Morning
Ssns.rvation Of teaching IN the
rarraviiie His1 school and the TRAM
ss4 School ct the state Normal Srno"''
ss0oai e:Sa.
the teAch,nx IN The Tratains Srh"ol
wau be dore by the supervising az
xr5ttc teachers. ia tie Puo'iC scHou'
81 fhe regular grade teachers We
arr not inviting you 70 see the re&H-
So ANS wnrs or the school. but We
nave made an effort 10 show you the
best kind OF teaching we can show
Tni. teaching is also planned 70 serve
- bass FOR the discussion wn'cn
II to follow Ia the auditorium ~ 1851
Friday Morning, 1880.
Normal school Auditoriuni---s'5ne'a
Topic.
Much nf cur Instruction IN the class
room Is not esching but testing TOO
much OF the pupils reaction 10 the
taaaaers efforts consists IN hunting
Through his siorehouse Of Fnemorlzea
TAX material for a ready made an
aver TO the teachers questions, Are
Ne ealtpping the pupil to meet the
new situation for which he has no
rsady-nade solution The following
will discuss this question
For the primary grades--Mtss Min
ME Lee Davis, primary supervisor
Richmond schools
ia, For. the grammar gTades-~Superin~
tendent r. NJ. Martin. superintendent
Petersburg Public schools.
lt.3g--TrainiRE school assembly
third grade Miss Emery. supervisor
ga Above discussion continued.
FOR Tie rural school Miss Fannie
w. Dunn. head rural arts course,
state Normal school. FarmTille.
The European WaraA Source Of
Motfvated Problems in History and
s;engraphy- r, A Ailledge, state
Normal school. Farmvilie.
"a p Motor trip TO Hamr-
ssen~Sidnes college.
u. M--Nornlai school Auditorium
General Topic.
IL Apnears tina; the high schools
e tho rural districts III Virginia, and
to certain extent those OF the small
town are doing little TO serve the
interests Of the communities IN when
they are located. The course usually
given prepares for college or leaves
those who are not going TO college
with little Of practical value when
related to their life needs in their
own communities. In some instances
ii is questioned If certain high schools
are not real menace to the commu-
nifty they serve ia Inducing many OF
sfe most capable boys and girls 10
seek, other fields where. perhaps. their
education will function Approx
nately 90 per cent Of the total num-
Der OF pupils enrolled in our high
schools are not destined to enter
higher institutions Of learning Are
we giving them what they need2
Professor Charles 6. MaphiS. de-
partn1ent Of Education, University Of
Virginia.
professor ]. H Binford. supervisor
of rural schools for the state of
Virginia
.sHow Can We Equip High school
Public TO Solve Real Life Problems
for Which They Have No Textbook So
- FzF fAAser- y yHef head
department of education, State Nor
c. t@As sf,
tsRural Club work-~A Source for
Real Problems Professor Charles
n. Burr, extension lecturer, F'armville
Normal and county demonstrator,
Prince Edward County.
Friday, 1880 r. NJ, Normal School
Auditorium.
ECONOMY in Educ ation "-superin-
Y fsndent Harris Hart superintendent
Roanoke Schools.
300 p. M-clifford Devereux and
Company In "A Comedy OF Errors.
tSote-Teachers will be admitted
10 this very excellent performance for
2s cents. the balance OF the admis-
Hf0n being provided BY the Entertain
.nent Committee. Teachers are ad-
vised to purchase tickets when they
veg,sser)
a4tur1ay Morning, O'clock.
Normal School Auditorium.
vital English in the Elementary
Grad es"-rrofesso James NJ Grain
fef, State Normal School. Farmvilse.
ssMusic In rre Gradee Miss Chris
fsne Munoz. State Normal school,
FxSE-rille
.sElementary Science in the Public
y Echcof. - PFC fessor T. =. Fason.
Etnse Normal School, Faruviile.
Business session.
Adjournment
Regtstration--On arriving In Farm
vsile, teachers are urged 10 look out
fur BOY Scouts who will conduct them
70 the Normal school. whore they will
revixter and he assigned homss.