Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-24
PAY OF TEACHERS
. UP 9OPER CENT IN
FVE-YEAR PERIOD
Superintendent Hart Tells
of Increase From Two
to Seven Millions.
| UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
is GUEST OF MEETING
Reception to $500 Educators
Will Be rendered Tonight by
Governor and Mrs. Davis.

Salaries paid teachers in Virginia
have been increased 30 per cen.
within the past five ycars and from
s2.700. 900 in 1910 20 $780, 900 during
the last session. Harris Hart. State
superintendent Of Public Instruction.
told an assemblagc OF school super
intendcuts and trustees that packed
the hall OF the House OF Delegates to
capacity last night. The meeting was
Il joint conference of superintcndents ts
and trustees. the first OF the annual
convention of tho Virginia Educa-
tionnl Conference.
Ar. Hart was speaking on the
progress OF tho school. lie spoke Of
the increase In salaries in the nvc-
year period between 1910 and 1915.
which was Si.550.0O0. and the rapid
advance during the past ave years.
and said that these figures really cast
an optimistic light on the salary si.-
uat!on.
I'-. Edwin a. Alderman, president
of the University OF Virginia. who is
here attending the conference. was d
guest OF the meeting last night He
spoke briefly, stating that It was tho
dream of his life TO make the uni
versity the head OF the public school
system in Virginia. He said that he
has not succeeded entirely yet, but
that his dream has gone long way
toward realization.
Educate Every Person.
Education OF every person in the
republic is the most stup-ndous and
amazing problem ever undertaken by
government, Dr.. Alderman said
Yet. II this is not done. lie declared
that the democracy could not live. He
said that he can sec a revival Of
education. That 1000 pupils would
bc on the roster OF the Cniversit- =
OF Virginia within tho next three
years was ono OF his statements.
II. j. Watkins presided a. the sce-
sion and announced appointment Of
committees. which will report Thurs:
day. On the nonlnating committee
he appointed l.. I. West, OF Louisa /;
L. G.. TaHkard. OF Northampton: JOHN
&. Myers, OF Rockingham. w II
Wiggie~orth. of Nottoway. and !. j.
Kelly. Of Wise County.
Albert II. Hill, Superintendent OF
the Richmond public schools, was ap-
po!n:ed on the Legislative commit
tee, and q. l.. II. Johnson, OF Staun-
/ ton. and g. j. Lukmer, Of Dinwidd.e .e.
were also named.
On IN. committee on resolutions
were appointed James Hurst. Of Nor
felix; c. B. Green, OF Mcciienburg.
and L. T.. B;rchhcad. OF rrcdericils-
burg.
T.. L. Clerk. OF Winchester; ]. III.
Saunders. principal OF B;nford Junior
High School, Of Richmond, and f.. l..
Da-st. OF Pulaski County. were other
speakers.
Want More Trained Teachers.
An address by Miss Rachel T..
Gregg. OF the Department OF Pubi!,
instruction. featured TIE session u;
the trus:ers' association yesterday at-
terncon. Her address was OF the
possibility OF obtaining IN adequate
supply OF trained teachers She said
that she did not think there was any
chance OF there being an adequate
supply. and that the education OF tho
State depends on the supply OF ele-
Tlcntary teachers.
Harris Hart made the principal ad-
dress before the trustees yesterday