The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-04
CONFERENCE MEETS At
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ing feature Oh lHe Cuo~"N-T,
ference for District / which VIII pe
held at the Radford state norma.
February IL. 10, and IA will be tne
exhibition of the Industrial arts ana
home economies department. i
The seniors in the department OF
home economics have given a great
deal OF time and attention to WORK
ing out project OF serving lunches
in rural schools. A summary or the
result OF their work VIII be SHOWN
in exhibit for at this conference. rms
department also has in preparation
bulletin On "home economies IN
small schools" which will be distrio-
uted very soon to teachers interest
ed in this subject.
. The departments of agriculture and
industrial arts have also worked out
projects f.I. rural schools in these
subjects. These will be exhibited at
the conference.
The importance of Industrial edu-
cation and home economies cannot ne
over phasized at this time. The
rapid growth OF these two depart
ments since the establishment OF TINS
Institution indicates the importance
and the interest which is being palo
to this type Of school work
The home economies department 10
under the direction of Miss MLedge
Moffett. who has as her assistants,
Miss Alta Roberts, OF Kansas. who re-
ceived her training at Columbia
University, and Miss Myrtle Burnett.
OF New Jersey who Is graduate Oh
Pratt Institute.
The Industrial arts department Is
under the direction OF Miss Lillian
Simmons who has as her assistants
Miss vashti Howard and Miss Marga-
ret wygal. who are graduates OF the
Radford normal and arc now doing
work for their degree.
All departments of the normal
school will have on exhibit at the
time OF the conference. suggestive
ma terial which can be used by teach
ers in working out their problems
along these different lines This
phase of the meeting is 10 be very
strongly emphasized and teachers will
receive many frelps by visiting these
various exhibits.
Another very helpful feature of the
program will be the Unconstitutional
lessons in reading, number work, ny
giene, physical education, etc, which
will be taught by seniors and critic
teachers of the Radford normal
school
Another very important feature
will be the dramatization Of the or
ganization Of a community league in
a school This will be given by nor
NAL school students under the direc-
tion o. Prof. Gilbert at the normal
school chapel hour Friday morning.
This phylet will demonstrate exactly
step by step. thought by thought.
what is to be done in the organiZa-
ton of an effective community league.
The student body OF the Radford
normal recently took a very decided
stand for thrift and against the high
cost of living, when they unanimous
iy voted to discontinue the publish
ment OF the Annual which had been
planned for this year. The Annual
staff was elected sometime ago. and
under the leadership of Miss Howard.
editor lin chief. and Miss Ada Lou
Hurley. as business manager. They
have done some very effective work,
but when they learned of the exhor-s
bitant prices which were. being de-
manded for printing and engraving,
they placed the matter in the hands
of the student body who voted gainst
the publishing OF the Annual for this
year.
The money which had already been
raised for this purpose, has been
equally distributed between the six
classes OF the school, and these class
es have given their money to relieve
the suffering of the world. Several
classes have given their money to the
Student Loan Fund which will be
used Immediately for making pos
sible the education of a teacher. thus,
, they are helping to relieve the short
age for trained teachers which now
exists. Other classes have given their
money to the Junior Red Cross or to
the Armenian and Syrian Relief.
Such appreciation of importance OF
taking decided stand against the
expenditure Of money for personal de-
sires and contributing any money
which may be In their possession to
relieve suffering is very notable
spirit in any group OF people.
The senior class are preparing for
themselves a class book which they
are making and filing with things
which appeal to them personally,
thus, viii possibly be more satisfying
to them In later years. than the An
nuAl would have been.
The student body has been very
much impressed and helped by the
splendid lectures given to them by DR..
Mary Noble. OF the Y. w. G. A. on
Social Relationship" They are also
receiving great deal OF benefit from
the religious talks given by Mrs. Har-
grove Of tho Centenary movement OF
the Methodist church. who is con-
Quoting series OF meetings in the
normal school this week. Mrs. Har-
grove made a survey OF the student
body and finds that practically all OF
the students registered in this school
are members OF the church.