Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-30

Rawls. OF Isle OF Wight County, and
J. 4, G. Hurt, Superintendent OF
Wythe County. and also president OF
, the state Teachers Association, were
. paid BY the resolutions committee
which presented its report
TO Consider Salary Scale.
y resolution. which was favorably
discussed. requests that superinten-
dents, representatives OF Normal
schools. and DR.. w. Il. Sanger, Of the
state Board OF Education. comprise Il
committee TO study and make o
Statewide investigation OF Virginia
teachers and submit II report next
year on a uniform salary scale based
or training, experience, efficiency and
other purely local factors. The pro-
posed plan Is to set up II salary which
every county in tho State can adopt
and cuualizo teaching conditions.
John Crosby, auditor of the state
department of Education, appear ed
at the meeting Of school trustees
yesterday and explained the new
system Of bookkeeping which the new
county unit law OF school administra-
ton had ncccssitated.
TcnchcrS' Association Meets.
The first general session or the
State Teachers Association was
! called to order at IL O'Clock yestcr-
day morning by Miss Lulu u. Metz.
! or Manassas who was named prcsid-
lag officer for that particular pro-
| gram. nlling the place made vacant
| by the death of Superintendent j. \.
| {. Hurt, late president OF the assoc
| citation.
At tho beginning of the session. an
propria,e memorial services were
conducted for Superintendent Hurt.
WHO died few days ago. DR.. J. =.
Mcconnell. president of the State
Normal school at Radford and Gov
| ernor Trinklc, spoke OF the charac-
ter and work of the man. DR.. Nc
Connel told Of his long acuualn-
TANGO with Superintendent Hurt and
| OF his Impressions of the funeral at
tended by large numbers from far
and near Governor Trinkle feeling
~ touched on his acquaintance from
hoyhood with Superintendent Hurt
OF Mr.. Hurts early struggles to get
an education. and of the strikincly
nhseltSh service which lie rendered
tho childhood OF his native county.
governor Trinkle said. In part:
More than once asked my friend
! Hurt why he did not turn his nm
usual talents 10 the coming of money.
ana MS reply was Invariably, NV
| people need just the services which
! l am trying to render now" "And
| lh!S, the Governor indicated, typined
the spirit of the man.
Continuing further, Governor Trim.
kie pointed ont that MIR. Hurt. when
! tempted TO turn aside from cduca-
.io,lal work TO tho task of merely
making money. always rcmarked ,bnt
II he were taken away suddenly he
heIievcd that his family and four
ohiidl IN, who We're dependent soiclv
upon ms own earning power, would
pc PROVIDED for and never allowed to
suner. Thus he trusted God and
ms Fellows and continued in educa-
'"h"l work" the Governor said.
Gets Copy of MaGnn Chnrta.
At the morning session Dean
Charics G. Maphis. OF the Univcr-
slty of Virginia, presented to Gov
Srhor Trinklc Il framed copy of The
Masna tharta, the gift of the Ma
tiohai Magma Charta Association. in
recognition Of tho service rendered
| by hIin in being the first Governor
| IN mo United states To proclaim 4
MAGMA Charta Week last June. Tho
purpose Of the National Magma
! 'harta Association, II was pointed
| out is to stimulate cordial relations
hr'Ween English speaking peoples, or
which there are now seven in the
| world
Or Lee Driver. now State direrpor
OF rural education in PENNSYLVANIA
delivered an address on tho contri-
button the consolidated rural school
can make To the nation. lie cmphn
sized that 40 per cent OF tho Amor
ican people arc living upon the ag-
! ricuitural production OF the other 20
per cent of the population.
AS county superintendent I'm In
nl1ua ana :lS direct ~
rurai school program OF the keystone
/ StHtS Or. Driver has sccn the trans
/ i"riuiiE power of a modern school
IN the open country. Such school
brings thcilitics in equipment in a
diversified course of study. in voca
'!onai work. music and physical cdu-
cation as the one and two-tenchcr
school can never bring 10 pass. he
insisted.
Or. Driver said that. in his long
experience. it has invariably turned
ont that whore Il large consolidated
school is wisely constructed good
roads soon lead to it.
Guests Mt ElnbOratc Dinner.
NJ o'clock yesterday afternoon
the division superintcndcnts. school
trustees and members of the State
i Department OF Education were the
guests OF The Richmond IIotcl Asso-
citation and the Retail Merchants
ASSOCIATION OF Richmond at an clab-
crate dinner In Murphy's Hotel an
ncN. state superintendent Harris
Hart presided and acted as toast
master.
Speeches were mado by Governor
irinkl". DR.. Lee Driver and Attor-
noy-G"ncral John II. Saunders. The
Keynote Of all these addresses was
The need Of consccratin tho talent
and the wealth OF Virginia to the
well recognized needs of the school,
especially the rural school
IN" question was asked, why
, should not :hr boy and tho girl OF
the country have the opportunities
cIuai to those who live In the cities?
The FEAST proved one of the most
enjoyable social features In conncc-
ton with the educational confer
enc" sessions.
During tho afternoon many de
nartmcnts ana sections Of the state
Teachers Association conducted in
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