Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-30
TRA|NING IN
!sC'HOOLs0F THE STATE
sIkzest Concentration OF Effort in
Twenty Localities at Conference
OF Superintendcnts.
, I!lsAcHERs,s SALARIES TODAY
apPort jfMment OF Increase Voted by
sssSaeral Assembly May 30
sS0S Instructors OF the First
ss4ifade.

s3iIntensivci physical training in the
Frpblfc schools Will be attempted in
|ttsMyauty counties and cities of the
ESt3fe. IL suggestions made last night
EatSitheS conference OF division school
Esnpetintendents are carried out
OF effort In twenty
|ttGcAHties is made necessary by the
Rslspstsd appropriation which was APP
EqHneral Assembly. The bill creating
Of physical education
ESArTies an appropriation of only
[sEtsasidc for the salary, expenses and
|Sldcc help Of the State director, who
VIII be chosen by the State Board OF
s,fhis leaves $4,000 availablc for
redistribution all over the State. The
|fplap lis to require each locality to
Ernatch the State appropriation, dollar
minimum for. which physical in.
|,structor could be engaged, the fund
Will <be divided into twenty portions.
iego plan has been adopted by which
that selections will be
made after application has been made
for an instructor. No action Will be
taken until after the State director
|EsgAIany other important matters
were discussed 1T the conference
yesterday. Three sessions were held.
thefnight meeting adjourning shortly
Supervise Medical Workers.
II One decision of far-rcaching i'm
portance places agents or the Ameri,
CA, Red Cross. who serve as medical
the control and supervision OF di,
vision supe rintendents or local school
boards, All work of this nature has
been, done heretofore independent or
the school authorities.
The subject OF writing in the pubic
schools was thoroughly discussed. w.
&c. Locker, superintendent OF writing
|fa the Richmond schools. presented
several interesting specimens show.
ing. the marked Improvement that
has .been made, especially in one
room chools.
George w: Guy spoke on the work
d. school leagues in cooperating
with the authorities.
All school Legislation passed at the
recent session of the General AS
senbly was thoroughly discussed,
State Superintendent Hart going over
each constitutional amendment and
|statute carefully in order, TO famili-
|arize the division superintendent
with new phases or the law.
The conference meets again To-Day.
the most important topic scheduled
for. consideration being the Increase
bin. Superintendent Harris idea OF
how the increase should be appor-
|tioned among the teachers or the
State viii be presented 10 she div a,x,-
|.on asked Mr.. Hart believes that
ne s1GOOo.ooo increase should go en-
rely to trained and experience
eachers;t holders OF FIRST grade ccrti-
ieStee or better. 1t Is estimated that
5 per, cent of the teachers in the
khoals of Virginia are below this
nahrd. many ,t being ela @n;Sh as as
nination Is required.
Der, subjects pertaining TO teach
,hich will be disposed " today
follows:
"a to meet the probable teacher
1ftGgE1-sf ~ir yCturmen OF a real
Hnds effective reading circle among
Itsachers; the problem Of providing
ttalnlng teachers In the service.
aTwenty-n division superintcn-
innts. are in attendance at the con-
ference. Their names. with the
spunty represented, are as follows:
Joynes. Aeeomac COUNTY: Fl.t-
M.aanlng ton Caroline County Herman l..
Harris, Charles City County: Philip ".
TylST, Chesterfield County: T. ". Hen
Elisabslh City County: W G. RcnnciIs..
sEssex County: NJ. d. Hall. Fairfax Cour.
Q. Smith, Fauguier County. II, a.
Hall. Hanover County: A. c. Cooper. lien
Eiso County; Gavin Rawls. Isle Of Wigh,
GougHsy:RT r z B 81 k'HS GeoEs Conn.
frank w. Lewis. Lancaster County: o. l..
|fEmerIckl Lnudoun County: Frank r. Nest.
Rtou,sss COUNTY; g 6: Anderton; Mathews
les cowherd oTsngs County: O.
Ssin Aene w f9pnY t Shn,iSs
III H. a5hnson. SOUTHAMPTON County;
H. Chiles, Spotsylvania County: l. IL
snysdge; Snrry County: 4. - Bris,ow