The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-13
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
At aADf0RD NORMAL

The educational conference OF dis
irict /, State Normal system, IL In SEES
sion at Radford, and will continue
through tomorrow, with an exceNenl
program OF events, The full pro-,
gram or today's proceedings.
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Exhibits n Normal school. home
economies and Maual art Conference
ON individual problems. AdMtntssra-
ton and supervision. Prof, Fitzpat-
rick and Prof, Ayent: Arithmetic.
Prof. Bowers and Miss Eioise Harri-
son and Prof. Avent; English, Prof.
J. n. l.. johnson and Miss Mary w.
Montague; Industrial Education. Miss
Lillian Simmons: Extension Service,
Miss NJ. l. Moffett: Grade Work, Miss
NJ. e. Coppedge; History. Prof. w. E.
Gilbert; Music. Miss f. C. Baird;
Rural Problems, Miss Dora A. States.
Normal school chapel hour, Audi
torium. Decentralization Of the organi-
zation Of community league, As
minutes. directed by Mr.. Gilbert.
General meeting. auditorium, Su-
erintendent B. F.. Copenhaver, pre-
siding. State Board Of Education re-
port, vfrginia's Educational commits
sion; Facts of Our Educational Con-
dition, Is minutes, Supt. j. A. Hurt:
First Aid to Education, Is minutes,
financial program, Supt. u. r. Nc
Quilken: Music, violin duet. selected.
Misses Caldwell and Baker. What is
Supervision 1. Asst the superfnten-
dent administers 1t. 10 minutes. Supt.
r. f.. Cook: 2. AS the superintendent
does it. Miss Virginia HARDWOOD: 3.
As the teachers receive it, 10 minutes.
$50 r. NJ
Seiectional meetings, Miss Frances
Micou. Presiding.
/. Group organization OF the rural
school. Is minutes, Miss Blanche
Daniel; 2. Organization of subject
matter in rural school. Is minutes
ISIS Ada Beierbower.
Round table discussion leader.
Miss Dora States. a. Devices in teach
ing reading b. Devices in teaching
number work. c. Devices in teaching
language d. Effective teaching of
writing.
High school teacher section Oral
and written composition. 5 monutes,
Professor J. r.. l.. Johnson: putting
purpose into the lives of high school
pupils, IS minutes, Professor J. f. B.
Smith: teaching of science. 8 min
utes, Professor w. u. Parsons; effec-
tive teaching OF algebra, Professor
T. II, Phelps.
I11SA SCnOol SeCtlOus
Professor j. r. Ayent, presiding.
Round table, conducted by Profess
sor W. L. Prince, state supervisor Of
higs, schools. /. The standards of a
first grade high school. 2. The stand
ards of a junior high school 3. The
new high school course of study and
manual ILet each high school pran-
cipar bring his high school course Of
study and manual.t
Grade teachers. Miss Margaret
Wygal presiding.
I. Conditions OF effective drill, Is
minutes, Mrs. r. H. Sheppe: :.
Standards OF good recitation, Is
minutes, Professor F. b. Fitzpatrick:
3. Round table discussion, leader,
Miss Copperdge: 4. Silent reading
versus oral reading. S minutes. Miss
Mary Bohn: 5. School room decora-
ticn, Is minutes Miss yashti Howard.
$3.50 p. NJ.
General meeting auditorium.
Orchestra, valse Engleman.
Adoption of resolutions
Report of delegates from other dis
trists, As minutes.
Community sing, Mr.. Ernest Cham
berlain. state song leader Y. n. C. A.
Educational picture Aims. 20 minu-
ties.
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Music by the orchestra and glee
club. assisted by Winter Watts, Mrs.
Walter Roberts. Lorena Caldwell.
Addresses by Harris Hart. super
intendent OF instruction. and Profes-
sor J. c. Metcaif, OF the University
of Virginia.
The program for tomorrow exer-
ctses. embraces general discussion on
model lessons, with Professor J. f.
Avent presiding. and a round table
discussion OF education commission.