Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-25
MEETING OF TEACHERS
Eleventh Annual State Educational
Conference to be Held in Rich
mond Next Week.

The Eleventh Annual Educational
Conference of Virginia, which Is COM
posed of the State Teachers Associa-
ton. the Cooperative Education AS
tociation. Division Superintendents
and School Trustees Association, VIII
cpen it's session in Richmond next
Tuesday morning, AS is the custom,
the public schools of Alexandra Will
close next Wednesday to reopen on
the following Monday in order to al
ford teachers an opportunity to at
tend the conference.
The Division Superintendent Will
convene Tuesday afternoon at John
Marshall High School Auditorium.
This will be followed on Tuesday
night by a visit to the night schools
of Richmond by all the visitors. On
Wednesday morning the superlntend-
ents and trustees will hold gener-
al session, at which time DR.. D. r.
Anderson and J. H. Binford will de-
liver addresses. This will be followed
by a drill by the High School cadets,
At - O'Clock the superintendent
and trustees will be entertained at
a luncheon by the Virginia School
Supply Company All other dele
gates will be entertained at lunch
con at the High School by merchants
of Richmond.
At 3:45 p. m. Wednesday the Al
ter School Violin classes of Rich
mond. will give a concert in the High
School Auditorium. This will be fol-
lowed by the general meeting under
the auspices of the State Teachers
Principal speakers at
that time will be DR.. Edwin M.
Hopkins, University of Kansas, and
Dr.. Thomas H. Briggs, Columbia
University.
Wednesday night a general meet
ing will be held in the High School
under the auspices of the
Division Superintendents, School
Trustees and County Supervisors,
R. c.. Stearnes, Superintendent OF
Public instruction, and DIR. George
H. Denny, President University Of
Alabama, will deliver addresses.
Thursday morning general meet
ing will be held under the auspices
of the State Teachers Association.
T. S. Settle, Field Secretary of the
Fairgrounds and Recreation Associa-
ton of America, and DR.. J. l.. Nc
Brien, Washington, will speak. Thurs
dav afternoon the rural, grammer
and primary grade teachers will hold
a Joint meeting and DR.. Hollis, Di-
rector of Music, Cornell University,
and Miss Marietta Stockard, Of
Washington, will speak.
Thursday night at the City Audi
torium public meeting will be held.
Gov. H. C. Stuart is expected to pre-
side and Prof. Charles G. Maphis,
President of the State Teachers As
sociation, and John Hendricks Bangs,
of New York City, will speak. This
will be followed by a musical con-
cert by the Philharmonic Association
of Richmond, assisted by some of the
very best vocalists of the city.
A general meeting will be held Fri
day morning under the auspices OF
the Cooperative Education Associa-
tion and addresses will be delivered
by L. C. Hassinger, Konnarrock, Va,
and DR.. Warren H. Wilson Colum-
bia University At l o'clock the Of
ficers and executive committee OF
the Cooperative Association will hold
their annual business session and be
entertained at luncheon at the
Westmoreland Club by the city OF
Richmond.
The last general meeting of the
Conference will be held Friday night
under the auspices of the Co-opera-
tive Education Association and the
principal speakers will be DR.. Will
liam McAndrews. Associate Super
intendent of the New York City
Schools. A concert by negroes of the
Richmond tobacco factories will fol
low.