Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-30
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

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The nineteenth annual session OF
the Virginia Educational Conference
will convene Thanksgiving week in
the city of Norfolk with an unusual
array of speakers Of national renown.
Those in charge of the preliminary
plans in the city of Norfolk are max
ing complete preparations to take
care of the 1000 visitors on this oc-
casion. The hotels are being booked
to their capacity and special arrange
ments are being made to entertain
visitors in private homes. The Nor
folk Retail Merchants Association
has arranged to give the visitors to
this conference a boat trip around
Norfolk and the Hampton Roads har-
Dor. In addition, the Norfolk Retail
Merchants Association and the Nor
folk-Tidewater Hotel Association
have planned to entertain the mem
bers of the board of directors of the
State Teachers Association at a
luncheon on Monday, November 23
and to give dinner to the members
of the superintendent Association
on Tuesday, November "a.
Mr.. c. J. Heatwole, executive sec
rotary of the State Teachers Asso-
citation, who is in charge of prepar-
ing the conference programs, said
that there are programs for thirty
or more departments and sections,
composing the conference. These
will be printed in bulletin form and
be ready for distribution about the
first of November
These programs provide for the
appearance on this occasion of an un-
large number of nationally /
known speakers. Among these are
DR.. Wallace w. Atwood, president 1
Of Clark University, Worcester, +
Mass; DR.. Harrison Howe of Wash +
lngton, editor of the Journal of In
1ustrial and Engineering Chemistry; +
IL. Shoi iSo IL d uuu, uSdu VI lHc DS-
partment of Education, Chicago Uni
Versity; Hon. Theodore E. Burton,
Member of Congress, Ohio. Miss Ida
L. Tall, president of the State Nor
nal School, Towson, Md; DIR. NJ. V.
0'Shea, Department of Education,
University of Wisconsin; DR.. William
J. Showalter, associate editor of the
National Geographic Magazine; Miss
Mary McSkimmon, president of the
National Educational Association,
Boston; Joy E. Morgan, editor of the
Journal of the National Education
Association; DIR. John H. Latane of
Johns Hopkins University, Balti-
more; Charles E. Griffith of Boston
and Arthur w. Dunn of Washington.
Some of the outstanding Virginia
speakers will be Dr. Edwin A. AL
herman, president of the University
Of Virginia; DR.. j. A. c. Chandler,
president of the College of William
and Mary; Hon. Harris Hart, State
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ion; Fred NJ Alexander, president
If the Virginia State Teachers Asso-
:iation; DR.. J. N. Hillman, president
If Emory and Henry College: DR.. j.
P. Mcconnell, president of the State
Teachers College, East Radford Dr.
]. L. Jarman, president of State
Teachers College, Farmville; Dr. c.
8. Maphis, dean, summer quarter,
of Virginia
The general meetings of the State /
Teachers Association will be held in
the City Auditorium in the hotel dis
trict of Norfolk. This auditorium |
has a seating capacity of over 1880. /
Reduced railroad rates over all /
roads operating in Virginia and the |
NorfolkWashington Steamboat Com
pany have been secured on the iden-
certificate plan.
Some very interesting and impor-
tant business matters will be pre-
oCAlOO lOl CApkC
sions at the business session of the
State Teachers Association. Among
these are the adoption of the new
for the State Assoeia-
ton, report of the committee on
drafting of a new law for teach
ers' retirement fund. recommended
d g.. <I.,1
legislation and the completion of
plans for erecting at the University
of Virginia a building for the pre-
ventorium.
DR.. Fred M. Alexander, principal
of the Newport News High School is
president of the State Teachers As
ISOLATION and will preside at all the
general meetings.