The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-01

FIND AND BELIEVE IN
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'salubriettes," among them Julia Ward
Howe and Jane Adams. paying high
tribute to them. and asserting that
they had made him "suffrageut'
The virtue of which he spoke he in
sisted Is most valuable and he urged
the educators to cultivate IL,
Mr., Maphis' address. which preceded
the lecture of Mr. Bangs made practi-
cal suggestions to teachers division
superintendents and community work
ers allied with the conference. and
called for action, for work rather than
talk.
The several numbers by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra were under the
direction of W. Henry Baker. The
quartet numbers. by Joseph white
more, John Womble, J. Foster Barnes
and II. Duane Bryant. were with
piano accompaniment by Shepherd
webb. Solo and duet numbers were
by members of the latter organiza-
tion
Following the entertainment at the
City Auditorium members of the Will
liam and Mary Alumni went to Muir
phys Hotel fer the annual banquet
of their group. This at the midnight
hour. was in full swing. under the
guidance of Superintendent G. l. H.
Johnson of southampton, POSTMASTER.
For Study of Conditions.
The organization of the Virginia
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effected during the morning with the
election of J. 2. Mcconnell OF East
Radford, president. 8, p. Duke. of
Farmville. vice president, Robert T.
/ Kerln. OF Lexington, secretary. and
Joseph II. Saunders, of Richmond,
! treasurer, featured the days sessions.
! The purpose of the organization Is to
meet the need, as its members see 1t.
| of more scientific and systematic in
! vestigation OF educational conditions
and problems in Virginia.
Annual meetings will be held by the
! society, at which papers reporting re-
suits of Investigations will be read
/ and discussed. Such of these papers
/ as are deemed worthy will he publish
! ed and circulated for the dssemina-
! ton of knowledge regarding educa-
tional conditions. 1t is the desire of
! the new organization to enroll in its
/ membership all persons interested in
/ the study of educational problems.
Election to BE Today.
During tho morning four other ses-
/ SionS were had, three of the sections
| meeting at 9 o'clock, and the general
session of the State teachers at IL
+ o'clock. At noon the Congressional
! District Associations met in rooms on
the second floor of John Marshall
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presidents for the State association.
one from each of the ten districts.
+ Members of the nominating commit
/ tee also were chosen. The selections
! for vice. president will be confirmed
at this afternoons business meeting
/ of the State association in John Mar
shall auditorium at o'clock. when
i the nominating committee will make
! its report.
The general session was addressed
( by T. S, Settle, of the American Play
I grounds Association. whose theme
was the value OF play and recreation
in modern education, and by DR.. j. /.
. McIrien, of the United States Bureau
1 of Education, who spoke on rural
I school problems.
other Meetings Held.
! Discussion of recent applications of
standard education tests followed the
addresses made by DIR. Emile Nc
/ Yea, Of Sweet Briar. and DR.. ]. l.
! Mammalian, of the University of Vir-
| ginia. before the principals of colleges
and secondary schools who met in
! Joint session in the high school audi
! forum yesterday morning. D. e. Nc
| Quilken presided.
At the same time the Cooperative
! Education Association In the gym
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| Jr., of the State Department OF Ag-
riculture's Bureau OF Markets urge
cooperating marketing. Miss Edith
| A. Roberts made numerous practical
| suggestions for identifying the COM
| munity, and Jesse M. Jones. director
| of the V. +. /. extension division told
| how communities are being served by
] the agricultural and home demonstra-
! ton agents The session was pre-
! sided over by Mrs. b. B. Munford.
who led in the discussions which fol-
! lowed each address
! A third meeting at the morning
! hour was that Of the Industrial teach
ers. in Mechanics Institute Indus
! trial and agricultural development
| and their relation to educational de-
velopment was the general theme of
the meeting, which was addressed by
j II Binford, O. A. thomas, OF New
London; Cora NJ. Winchen, Of Column
bia; Lindsay Crawley and Miss Ella
Agnew
New York OfIiciaI Tonight.
But one session was had in the
afternoon, that of the rural, primary
and grammar grade teachers. in the
I high school auditorium, Dr. Hollis
Damn. director OF music at Cornell
University. spoke on Music In the
Public Schools" and Miss Marietta
Stockard. OF the Washington. d. c..
Normal School, on the value of the
story as medium of English teach
ing.
The conference will colse vita
big program to-day There are dozen
or more sectional meetings to be held
during the morning and afternoon.