Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-12-05
Five Five Know Virginia Program

md the ver1tabie heart OF the |
United States of America, would |
have to say that the Old Do
minion is divided in five parts. |
Not unlike the task of the Great |
Roman, therefore, is the work of
the Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce, which TODAY through
the schools of the State plans to-
unite Virginia into one mighty
Commonwealth through its
"Five-Five Know Virginia pro-
gram.
For years the Virginia school
system has felt the need of
flexible. concise, and accurate
compilation of data on modern
Virginia, subject about which
there is no textbook, and about
which every student after gradu-
ating feels a keen need. School
authorities realize this and when
the Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce proposed that it spon-
sor the issuance of a series of
unbiased, impartial and nom
political studies on Virginia COM
merce, taxation, agriculture, in
dustry and civics, the State
Board of Education endorsed the
plan. This work is proceeding
| with the approval and assistance
of the State Department OF Edu.
cation.
| In this course of studies in the
schools, it will be the aim of ths
Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce to bring before thu
students of the great Southwes
the wonders of the Underwater
to faniliarize the Underwater will
the Valley, and the Valley will
the Southside of Virginia, an,
N around, so that when TIL
children leave school they will b
EQUIPPED with thorough knowl
lee of the advantages ever
section of their State has t
offer, and will know Virginia
needs.
The first documents issued wi
be on commerce and the develot
ment of Hampton Roads as
world port; and will briefly. BIZ
S | thoroughly, outline She reason
K why the development of Ham,
e ton Roads-"Virginia's create.
S asset"--will help not only til
e great Underwater section, but I'll
Valley of Virginia, the va.
~ Southwest, the Southside an
: the Piedmont. Documents cove
$ ing every phase of Hampto
4 / Roads in an understandable an
non-teclinical style will be sui
v piled the children of Virgins
d without cost. through the d
;, visloT shperiutendents of school
ST Agriculture will be covered
another set of documents, Son
|, of the best minds of Virgini
d will cooperate in the preparatio
l. of an honest, impartial study {
il State and local taxation for til
school children. Industri;
f studies of Virginia. outlining til
# possibilities for utilizing til
States natural water-power r.
e sources and the co ordination {
k all power.generating systems
: furnish the necessary chea
d power required for tile State
t proper industrial development
Twill be made and the reason
e pointed out why these things ar
r necessary.
II Under civics, three complet
: COURSES will be worked out o.
ON State, another on mum
icipal, and a third on count
government. These studies, it i
hoped. will lead to a wider un
Outstanding of Virginia's govern
mental needs and promot
efficiency and economy in gov
ernment through higher ap
lpreciation of the duties and re
responsibilities of citizenship.
| Cooperating with the Virgins
Estate Chamber of Commerce il
this work will be the college.
and universities of the State
who will prepare much of the
data. The teachers colleges
also will help by adopting the
prepared documents for use in
the elementary schools. New
| documents, covering new de.
velopmeBts, will be prepared and
issued from time to time by the
State Chamber.
With the CO cooperation of
various civic and business organ
,izations throughout Virginia,
able speakers in every section of
the State will explain the facts
about modern Virginia. set forth