Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-07
STUDENTS WILL DEBATE
FREE TEXTBOOK IDEA
Harris Hart to Ask General
Assembly for Appropriation
to Further Plan.
THIS PAPER oFEEns PRIZES
Mcdnls for Winners In Several Dis
cushions Expected To Stimulate In
fcrcht-LoOk for 400 OF 500 High
Schools "a Participate.

Students of high schools throughout
he State are preparing to debate the
question Of Virginia making an APP
preparation to supply free textbooks
TO nn public school pupils Harris
Hart. superintendent OF Public In
struction. Will go before the Genera
Assembly when II convenes In January
and ask for such appropriation.
The Virginia High School Literary
and Athletic League will direct the
debates. which will be open TO the
public. The league Is an organization
OF all secondary schools. which band
ed together to encourage young men
and women of Virginia TO study civic
Questions: to train them In analysis.
loEic and platform speaking: to
awakcn II community IL interest
tending to stimulatr Intelligent
thinking and tn promote wholesome
athletics among the pupils OF the
schools OF the State. to the end OF de-
VclOping sound bodies. clear intel
lccts and clean. sportsmanship.
secondary Schools Enroll.
\ call for early enrolment Of the
secondary schools. in order to plan
orSanizatlon aud facilitate the de-
bates, has been made. Scventy-onc
schools, whose cn%rollnent3 in the
high schools range from seventeen TO
1900 pupils. have responded. II Is cx-
icClcu tHtl 1VU OF the aUu lISn
schools I'm the State will nike part
in the discussion. Those that have
responded are: Alexandria, Alta
vista. Arvonia. Averett College. Bed
ford. Bridg water. Bristol. Boycc Ag-
ricultural. Buckhorn ONION LeveD.
Chatham Training School. Carson.
Charlottesville, Chincotcaguc. Cold
Habor Niighland SPRINGS. Columbia.
Coeburn. cobbs Creek. Danvillc. Fort
NnI1nN, fIln trl-Il INnrlxal IN ,Ial.-
Vile. Fork Union Military Academy.
Fleetwood. Free Union. GalnN. Ora
ham. Great Bridge. Hampton. IIarni!-
ton tCartcrsville). Hopcwell. Holland.
Jarratt. Meriwcther Lewis Eyy De-
pot). Keller. kenbridge. Lccsburg.
L~.ynchburg, MiddlcburE. O. Is. Mears
Norfolk. Route -. Midway tHickeis-
v!lie). Midway Churc Road. Mon
tross. Montvalc. Norton. Narunn. New
port Ncws. Natural Bridge. Onley.
Palmyra. Palmer Springs. Narrowe.
Pocahoatas. Pulaski. Nesihampton
'Rio). Roanoke. Saluda. Saltviilc. Sa-
lon. Scottsviilc. Shenandoah Cnllcg-
late Institute dayton. Stanley. South
boston. South I'm. Stuar,s Draft. II.
Il. Lee tSurry), Toano. Unison Bloom
field tBluemont). Victoria. Virginia
Episcopal School U.ynchburg), Wind
FOR. Wythcvilic.
Cooperate With Tim~,-DIspntch.
The League has arranged win Tho
Timcs-D!spatch to present local prize
medals to each winner in the several
debates. This feature IL expected To
stimulate much interest among the
pupils.
The High School League Is a divi-
sion o. the extension department. OF
tho University OF Virginia. Professor
Charles c.. Maphls Is the director and
Joseph IL. itiddick IL the equity III
crary secretary. Warren W. Koontz.
az executive athletic secretary. di-
rccts the athletic activities. Prtnci-
pals. students and others Interested