The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-11
Teachers Mission IN Life
Greater Than That of
the Minister.
MUST FACE ISSUE.
Speaker at Conference
Puts Question of AIDE
quate Compen-
sation.
ToDAYS PROGRAM

ToDAY7s PROGRAM
Morning session, Palm room, JEFF
ferson hotel. 1890 o'clock
Topic. Constructive work on
Standards. DR.. o. l. Hatcher, pre-
siding.
/. Our Secondary Schools" Z. Our
Junior Colleges" 3. Our Colleges"
DR.. Alexander j. Inglis Harvard
Standards and the School
DR.. NJ E. Haggerty. u. S. A. Intel
ligence Tests and School Procedure"
Afternoon Session, $40 to o'clock,
Professional Woman's building.
Oral English Conference. Dean May
L. Keller, of Westhampton College,
presiding.
Rabbi E N. Caiisch- English and
citizenship
Miss Caroline s. Luz. westham pton
College. Habits of Speech and Cor
rect Usage"
Miss Elizabeth p. Cleveland, Har-
risonhurg state Normal. The Core
lation of Oral and written English"
Miss Rachel Van Wort. John Mar
shall High School. Specialization of
English Recitation"
Professor H. 3. Handy. westhamp-
ton College. Interpretive Aspects of
Oral English"
| DIR. 0. l.. Hatcher, Virginia Bureau
Of Vacations for Women. s'Rnythmics
/ OF English"
| Evening Session. $3.50 o'clock. Cob
legiate School for Girls, Miss Helen
Baker presiding
| DR. Franklin T. Baker. Columbia
University. Uses of Language, Oral
land Written"
| Reception.
L
The opening. session Of The
fthirfecnfa annual meeting OF the Viz
gfnia association of colleges and
schools for girls was held In the
auditorium of the jefferson hotel last
night Several hundred delegates
heads OF institutions throughout the
|state-were In attendance. The ses-
sion began in the palm room OF the
Jefferson. but the capacity Was soon
taxed and the meeting adjourned to
the auditorium.
/ Governor Davis welcomed the dele
gates. Looking out upon tho sea OF
faces. he declared that he did not
know that I'VE had 30 many women's
colleges In Virginia"
He told his hearers that he was
deeply interested in everything having
Ito do with education, which, he said.
was a safeguard in these trouhlous
he said. when education is used as q
!stepping stone.
i Touching on the war. with its at
Itendant devastation. he declared that
i the chief function of democracy is
education He promised his supper,
ito the cause of education.
/ Miss Mary S. Cannon. Of Rich
mond. secretary of the association
responded to the governors address
iof welcome. She declared that 1t was
the first time that she had ever had
Ian opportunity to talk back to a
governor"
/ She thanked the Virginia Randolph
Elicit Country school. westhampton
lcollege. the Collegiate school for girls
and the public school teachers as
Isociation of Richmond for their un-
ltiring efforts in making the confer
jence possible.
1 FIRST TINE HERE
4 The association, since its organiza-
ton in 1906. has met, from year u
year. At the various schools and col
lleges for girls throughout the state
Tia present marks the first gathering
of heads OF tho institutions in Rich
mond.
I Talks ON adequate Recognition Of
the Teaching Profession" were made
Vy AIs - ~. 0A1SCh0Ae BS&AOAAt ~
delaware college. Newark. DaA, and
former professor Of history q Ktch.
mond college; DIR. d. n An6arsOa
professor Of history and politics =
: Richmond college,; Harris Hat seAAl
superintendent Of public instruction.
Miss Bessie p. Taylor. president of II
Richmond public school teacherT 40
sociation; Lewis C. Williams, Dr.. "
Russell Bowie, rector Of St Pauf'
church, and Miss Emily Hamilton
lWeich, head Of the Virginia Randolph
Elicit Country school
On account OF Hines, the reading
LOT the annual address Of the preG
ldcnt, by Mrs. L. May Wins. Of Chat
ham Epfscopal Institute. was dispsns
led with. Dr. Emilis watts NcvsA, w
: was to have responded to the sewer
nor's address of welcome. afso W
reported indisposed. Miss Gammo'
al