Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-26

ContcndinE that N!rSinia's cduca-
'ional system faces a crisis members
- tho Division Supcrintendcnts' and
Trustees Associations. meeting here
estcrday in connection with the an
rua session OF the Virginia Educa-
,ional Conference. adopted resolutions
tallins upon Governor Davis 20 APP
prove the school budget for the coming
car, as Su omitted. which provides for
an increase OF $500. 900 in the annual
income from State tax, and Increased
oc, appropriations making a gain OF
ApproSi'na tcly s5,0oooo0 in the total
J. evcnIc available Cor school purposes
f. ON both state and local sources.
Tho resolution As passed b. the
upcrintendents and trustees provides
hat the Governor he peitioned to
report ravoTably upon inc scnooi bud
set AS presented TO him. when his
iecoHlmc ndations on appropria lions
aEc made to the General Assembly
next January.
Directors IndorSc Suffrage.
Several meetings featured the open
ing sessions OF the Virginia Educa-
t!onal Conference yesterday, principal
among these being that of the board
ot directors Of the state Teachers AS
gwen the equal suffrage movement.
This followed an address by Mrs. Il.
Il. Voicntine, OF the Equal Suffrage
League o! Virginia.
Action upon the resolution for in
creased school appropriations was
taken by tho supcrintcndents and trus
ses at their meeting IN the Mechanics,
William and Mary College. presided at
this meeting. which was taken M
largely with tho discussion OF the
the state.
Text OF Resolution.
The resolution adopted BY the super
inicndents and trustees follows:
Resolved, That in tho estimation
OF trustees. representing ninety coun-
ties OF the state. and in the opinion
OF division supovintcndcntS in their
Joint meeting. 1t VAS agreed that the
Virginia schools today is to secure
adequate financial support for the Pur-
pose of materially increasing teachers
salaries and icns,hening the school
term.
petition tic His Excellency. the Governor
OF virginia to rGport tavorahiy TO nc
school budget that is TO be presented
10 him. providing an increase in the
state scho2l 'sX ,ioo from ~ cents to to,H 20
thereby increasing the cash appropria-
~ the present lt.cent rate Of school
taxation on the 500 valuation, the
schools OF Virginia arc benefited by
approximatcly $500. ooo u year. de-
cIared state Auditor {. Ice Moore last
cents on the 500 valuation. the
amount will bc Increased by about
s75o,OOo making total of appro1i-
natcly s3.50O60o according to rough
estimates by Mr.. Moore. If the new
rate is adopted by The General Assem-
bly, in January, the state appropria-
tion TO the school budget will be APP
proximatciy 100000
Hundreds Of Teachers Arrive.
Hundreds OF school-tcachers arrived
in Richmond during tho day and regis
tered at hcadquartcrs in John Mar
shall High School Yesterdays ses-
sions were made IN entirely of COM
mittee meetings. but today general
meetings will be held as well as II
score of divisional sessions. Mayor
.Ainslie will welcome the visitors to
Richmond this afternoon at the gem
eral meeting in the auditorium OF the
John Marshall High School
Other speakers at this session. which
will be conducted under the auspices
of the State Teachers Association. will
he Or. John II. I.eetc. chief libra rian
OF the Carnegie Library at Pittsburgh:
W. Z. Locker, of Richmond, and Dr
j: l." Jarman. president of the Farm
Vile State Normal School. Orrin Les
ter, associate director OF the savings
division OF the United States Treasury.
viii also appear on the program
Dr. Ed \. Alderman. president OF
the University of Virginia. will de-
liver an address at the general meat
ing tonight in the auditorium of the
,Ionn Marshall High School on "Edu-
cational Changes Of the New Era I"
rms IS said TO he the first time in
ScVeral years that DR.. Alderman has
attended the Virginia Education Con-