Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-22
MORE THAN 1900
VIRGINIA TEACHERS
WILL GATHER HERE
Four Days Annual Con-
ference Opens in Rich
mOnd Tomorrow.
GOVERNOR WILL BE AMONG
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Mrs. Davis Gives Reception for
Delegates Wednesday
Night.
SEVERAL SOCIAL FEATURES
City and Merchants Unto to Give
Complimentary Lunchcons
to Guests.
GOVERNOR WILL BE AMONG
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS
SEVERAL SOCIAL FEATURES
City and Merchants Unto to Give
Complimentary Lunchcons
to Guests.

-io'c tHuu 5.VuO out-oI-t Town Qeie
gates 10 the annual Virginia Educa
tIon Conference will begin arriving
IN Richmond today for n four-days.
session. Several hundred Richmond
men and women will take part In
this conference.
Lieutenant Colonel II. l. Rces. chief
OF the education and recreation
branch Of the War Department: Dr.
8. G. Mitchell, OF tho University OF
Hchrnond. President J. T. Hundley.
OF Lynchhurg College: DR.. John W
"aylan6, Of Hnrrisonburg Normal
W ". Cease. president of the Farm
crs' Co-Operative Exchange: Cover
nor Westmnrclapd Davis. Mrs. u. B.
Muntord. Mayor George Ainsiie. DR..
Ennion &. williams. j. IL. Blnford.
Dr. Charles X. Judd. of the Eniversi-
~ OF Chicago; DR.. Thomas ]. Farrar,
of Washington and Leo University,
and host OF others OF prominence
viii speak at the conference.
At . o'clock tomorrow morning
the opening session OF the conven-
tIon viii begin when the board Of
directors or the State Teachers AS
sociation convenes for an all day se.-
sion at Aurphy's Hotel
Superintendcnts and Trustees Meet.
Al . o'clock II tho afternoon the
division superinte ents OF the State
will convene in the Senate chamber
n, the Capitol. At the same time
the trustees organization will meet
In the House OF Delegates. and In the
evening. at 8:l5 p. N, both of these
bodies will convene in the IIousc OF
Delegates in joint session.
All day Tuesday registration OF
delegates will be carried on in John
Marshall High School In Room ll5.
Assignments OF boarding houses.
hotels and rooms in private homer
will be made from this room. which
Will he a general information head
quarters.
Al . o'clock Wednesday morning
the division superintendcnts will
again meet In the Senate Chamber.
hold session in the House OF Del
egates.
General Meeting mt II A. NJ.
Under the auspices OF the State
Teachers Association n general meet
Ing OF the Education Conference will
he held at IL A NJ. in John Marshall
auditorium, TO no followed at 12
o'clock by n physical training dem
onstration Of grammar grade pupils
at Grays' Armory. Seventh and Mar
shall Streeth
The afternoon Will be devoted to
divisional conferences and at /
O'Clock each OF the eleven divisional
organizations OF school officials will
meet on the second floor OF the John
Marshall building. Each of the d.
visions includes number OF eoun-
ties OF the State.
Delegates representing the fine arts
section OF the conference will meet
Ioa. and at the same hour the Vir-
Einia Folk Lore Society will convene
Ia the auditorium.
PrIncipnls' Conference.
Principals will assemble in confer
cncc during the afternoon in the
Administration building. Other or
Eanizations which will meet in the
same place during the afternoon are
the History. Mathematics and Indus
trial Education sections. the Virginia
Geographical Society. the Physical
Education Directors. the Virginia
Supervisors Club and the Agricultur-
al Supervisors Section.
\ general education conference will
he held at 1880 p. N. under tho aus
pices OF the superintendents and
trustees in the John Marshall audi
torium.
Wednesday evening the frat gen
cral session of the convention will
be held in John Marshall High School
auditorium at Sis =. NJ.
Thursday at 8 A NJ. conference
of Colleges and Secondary Schools
viii! be held in the auditorium Of
Mechanics Institute, Eleventh and
Broad Streets. AZ the same time
the cooperative Education Associa-
ton will be meeting in room 1f2. John
Marshall High School, and there also
will be in progress meetings OF the
kindergarten and primary depart
ments in the auditorium of the Admin
istration Building: joint session of
the trustees and superintendents. In
thcr House OF Delegates, and a meet
ing Of the Virginia Society OF History
Teachers in John Marshall High
School.
Another General Conference.
At II A. NJ. general meeting OF
tre education conference. under the
ruspces of the State Teachers Asso-
citation. will he held In the high school
auditorium. and Mt 3 the delegates
will all gather in the auditorium to
see n motion picture chow which VIII
he given there. At 8:15 a general
mccting of the education conference.
under the auspices OF tho State Teach
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