Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-27
STATES TEACHERS
ELECT SMNTHEy AS
ASSOCIATION HEAD
New President of Body
Has Filled Office Since
Cannon's Death.
DELEGATES WANT TO TAKE
OVER EDUCATION JOURNAL
Governor and Moore Make Ad-
dresses During Conferences
Closing Hours.

DR.. w. II. Smithey, professor OF
education at the University of Vir-
ginia, was elected yesterday presi-
dent OF the State Teachers Associa-
tion. position he has been filling
since the death of Mallory *. Can
non. whom he succeeded by appoint
ment. Election of other officers was
not made.
Resolutions calling upon the as
ISOLATION to take over the Virginia
Journal of Education. and authoriz-
ing the executive. committee TO an
point an organizer and executive sec
rotary to edit and take over the af-
fairs OF the paper were adopted at
the final general session of the cdu-
cation conference here. The organ
ization also approved Il resolution
Increasing the dues Of its members
from % to so cents per annum.
Fix Snlnry OF Secretary.
The resolution calling for the ap-
pointment of an executive secretary
who Will have charge of the Journal
of Education came from the com
mittce on Journal of Education. The
resolution calls for an appropria
tion of $4,000 toward the salary of
the secretary. who shall have 70
make the rest OF his compensation
through the returns from the paner
The journal did better last year than
ever before, the report showed. The
secretary can he elected at any time
by the executive committee. but the
resolution provides that the board OF
directors shall pass on him before
his final appointment.
Al the close OF the final session
2,502 delegates had registered. This
however. did not include al! who
we're present, as many did not regis
ter at all. as was shown when many
OF tho delegates appeared yesterday
10 get tickets TO n musical entertain.
nent given by Richmond music com.
panies at City Auditorium for thei,
bencfit. Many registered in order tc
get tickets. while others turned away
the registration room being crowded
ana the teachers preferring to mis-,
the entertainment rather than wal,
TO register.
Revolution on Cnnnon's Death.
Another action of the meeting
Yesterday was to raise the salary OF
the secretary of the journal of Edu.
cation from $1,000 to $4,000. Resolu.
.tions were also passed on the deatf
OF the late president. Mallory X
Cannon.
II was also resolved that the ex.
ecutire committee of the organiza.
ton. with the aid OF the Department,
OF Public Instruction, draft com.
pulsory education law, to be pre.
sented at the next session of The
General Assembly.
The resolutions were presented by
w. X. Duke, chairman OF the resolu.
tions committee. DR.. w. r. Smithey
presided. Mrs. a. j. Montague ap.
peared for a moment before tho ses-
sion and asked that n day be observed
annually in every Virginia school for
the Home FOR Needy Confederate
Women. and that the pupils be ask ed
to bring one egg each as donation
to this cause. Miss Monett asked
for better defined observance in the
schools of the birthday OF Matthew
Fontainc Maury, noted marine scien-
tist.
Improvement OF school facilities and
compulsory education were empha-
sized at a meeting yesterday morning
of the Cooperative Education Asso.
citation in the auditorium of the Johr
Marshall High School in connection
with the annual Virginia Educational
Conference. The work OF the junior
league under the auspices OF the Co.
operative Education Association also
was discussed in detail.
The meeting was principally con.
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