Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-28
{. c. MOSELEY IS ELECTED
HEAD OF STATE EDITORS
Secretary Hart and All Other Officers
Hc-EIccted by Virginia News
paper Men.
sTEARNEs DELIVERS ADDRESS
Eclls.af Wonderful sPnogaess.N Made in
| Field OF Education. With Coop
Grafton Of Prcss-Constitution Is
Amended in Several Respects.
Especial to The Times-Disratch. ]

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STAUNToN. VA. July 27.-The busi-
ness session of the Virginia Press AS
sociation ended at l:25 o'clock this
afternoon with the election of T. G.
Moseley. editor OF the Danvillc Mctho-
dist. as president; tho recollection OF
James l.. Hart. secretary: . W. Eanes,
of New Castle. treasurer, and all other
officers.
At o'clock the women Of tho parry
were entertained at luncheon by tho
mana cement OF tho Augusta Hotel. and
later. at the Country Club. the visitors
enjoyed trap shoot, golf tourney.
dancing and music, the entertainment
closing with a luncheon.
III. Powell Chapman. editor Of the
Roanoke Times. presented invitations
from the Chamber Of Commerce. John
Wood secretary, and from Mayor
Charles Broun. asking that the next
meeting be held In Roanoke. MIR. Chap
man told of what the Acorn City.
could do in the way of attractions
This was the only invitation received.
and it was referred 10 the executive
committee.
TELLS OF PROGRESS
MADE IN EDUCATION
r. c. Stearncs. superintendent OF
Public Instruction. addressed the as
semblaee. He told of the wonderful
progress of tho educational movement
In Virginia, and said ii was brought
about only by the fuil-hcartcd coop
Grafton afforded by the press of tho
state. In the past three years the at
tendance has Increased $1,000, exceed
ing the record OF the previous twenty
years. The press. the pedagoGue, tho
patron, the pupil" he said, were the
four mighty IT'S" forming the domi-
ating force OF educational progress in
Virginia. llliteracy has been reduced
to the minimum, while the increased
value of school property IN the last
last ten years was from Si,o00.0 10
S15oOo.00o. an increase brought about
only by the work OF the press in back
ing the educational movements Of the
Commonwealth
Il am not willing to turn our play
grounds Into military camps" he said.
III opposing the military spirit now in
creasinS in the schools Of the state,
but" he continued, "iudustrial pre-
paredness cannot be avoided and he
said he would do everything possible
TO put Virginia schools on n platform
for the administration Of Industrial
preparedness.
The membership committee reported
eleven new members. and recommended
the appointment OF committee of five
from the several sections of tho state
TO bring within the association news
papers that are not now members. This
committee will be named later.
The finance committee reported the
books OF Treasurer lGanes and Secrr-
tary Hart in excellent order, SHOWING,
a balance OF Sl23.4S.
The resolutions committee report
thanked the people of Staunton and
Harrisonburg for courtesies and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company for a special telephone with
free service The resolution bidding
Robert S. Barrett farewell was adopted
by rising vote The executive COM
mittee again was asked 10 consider
the advisability Of holding a business
meeting in the winter, and the appoint :
CONTINUED on Fifth Pase.)