Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-13
TEACHERS WILL DISCUSS
MANY Recommendations
Changes Urged by Virginia Edu-
cational Commission Chief Topic
OF Coming Convention.
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS
New Era In School Work VIII Be
Dealt With by Leading Educators
OF America at Conference Begin
ming November 20.

ming November 90.
When the delegates to the Virginia
educational Conference. which in
cludcs members OF the State Teachers
Association and other educational or
Plantations, meet in Richmond on No
vember 90. among the principal topics
for discussion will be the recommen-
dations recently made to Governor Da-
Wis by the Virginia Educational Com
mission providing for several radical
changes in tho state school system.
Many prominent speakers arc on the
program for the convention, among
them j. a. G.. Chandler, of Williams
burg. former superintendent OF Rich
mond PUBLIC school system: Or. Vs. r.
fessor j.. Is. Fitzpatrick. R4dford Nor
NAL SCHOOL, Blake n Newton, Hague,
v vilii:; Or; ); l. Jarmian. president Farm
II. Leete; Pittsburgh. Pa; Orrin Les
t je5 %ashnE,Sin u G D5 James G
bush. Chicago. iii. The latter lat viii
speak on the new trend Of art educa-
In the interest Of kindergarten work
Miss Julia Wade Abbott. Of the De-
partrncnt Of Education. Washington
y. g. WHY address the conference
Miss Ruth Hubbard. Others from diff
f tsionanodp parts Of the State are; Miss
of the department of English, Maury
Me- IiEh SchGEl; Nor;olk: Dr.; John Calvin
section: Or. Emilic w. McVcc. president
OF Sweet Briar College: Or. c: w; New
man. head OF the department of Eng
Professor Henry B. Handy. director
ond de coese Mss Ez nnssh cleaSe
land. State Normal School Harrison
DIR. Alderman to Spenk.
Or. Edwin a Alderman, president of
tho University of Virginia. will speak
Oh the educational changes in the new
era He viii be followed in the course
Eliex, Harvard University; Miss Mabel
Carney. Columbia University; DR.. W.
r.: Tidyman. Farnyilic. Va; DR.. T. A.
+. Lewis, University OF Virginia; Pro-
lesser r 7 keri;ni yirEtni4 Mili i;1
LynchburE;. NJ: l. Combs. Grundy. Va.
Professor j. Il. -Avent. Iladford Nor
mai school; Dr., Henry Z, conve5se;
su nn iHU Mccartcney. or Wi,,iam
ana Mary GolieEe ns NJ MA r;nn;,y
Marshall High school Building. where
The conference proper viii open Tues
day night, November %. at S;l5 o'clock,
In the auditorium OF the John Mar
shall High School. There. will be vari-
Gus meetings each day for discussion
of the many topics under consideration
and the general conference will con-
vcnc in session each night during the
convention starting. Wednesday under
the auspices of the supcrintcndcn and
Teachers Associa ton. Thursday and
the Cooperative Education Association
on Friday
OF the conference are Harris Hart
Richmond, chairman: j. \. Hillman.
Richmond. secretary; Dr. j. A, C..
Richmond r. a Oobie. Norfolk: F. &.
Fitzpatrick. East Radford: i. 4. Briggs,
Portsmouth: NJ. +. McGehcc, keysv!llc:
Mrs b. L. Munford. Richmond: George
pcrirtendent OF Richmond Public
schools.
Discuss Many Subjects.
Development OF educational activities
in every department. VIII be thoroughly
discussed at the various meetings, when
questions relating TO the Improvement
in the general instruction. methods OF
appointing supcrintendcnG, relations
between the supe rintendenL supervisor
and teacher. status OF the school nurse
AS an asset 10 the SCHOOL and the COM
munity will be considered.
development OF the department OF
history on the strength OF the many
factors which have effected the study
OF history during the past year. VIII be
considered. starting with Virginia Ais
tory and spreading the many ideas on
the reconstruction of history and So
cal science as II was affected by the
world war.
DR.. J. c. Metcalr. of the University
OF Virginia, will direct the discussions
on the development OF the study Of
English in Virginia. The meeting will
be addressed by the heads Of many
prominent schools throughout the
state. and the discussion will include
the many branches OF the English
course in literature. high school Eng
lish, journalistic English. periodical
English in college classes, English in
business and science.
Superintendents and nurses will seek
In their conference Wednesday evening
TO imprsss the delegation with the
changes which have been effected as
result Of tho conditions OF the new era.
and to urge the delegation to assume
the new tasks which will enable the
system of education in the State to
reach the highest standards OF i'm
proved instruction. The general con-
ference of the educators viii! close at
the conclusion OF the meeting Friday
evening, November %.