We'll be glad to
play any of these
Victor Records
I Made by
The World Famous Soprano,
ftne. Marcelb Sembrich
who will appear Monday evening'
November 11th. at the
CTTY AUDITORIUM
Martha?Last Rose of Summer. In Eng
Ush. Thomas Moore.
Merry Widow Waltz- ? l-Mcc amor. Franz
Lehar.
"Micnon? CoAwais tu It pays <Kno'?c,t
Thou the Laad?) la Freses. Thomas
Nightingale's Smg. In Russian Aba
biefl.
Norina?Cast a Diva ((Jueen of Heaven}.
Bdiini.
Kozzc di Figaro -(."he Soft*? /effiretto?
Letter Duet iSong to the Zephyr>, with
Fames
Other Reeords in to morrow's
ad. Come every day and hear tht
new ones.
Saeeeeeer* Cable Plaao Co.
Mad. 2586._213 E Broad.
FAIR AT AMHERST
FORMALLY OPENS
"School Day" Attracts Large
Number of Pupils and
Teachers.
tSpeclal to Tbe Tlmes-Dlspateh.}
Amherst, Vs.. October 3<>.?Clear
skies... "Ideal temperature and goo-i
roads brought out in unusually large
erowd on the first day of the Amherst
County Fair. It Is estimated that there
were between ;,000 and I.Set people on
the grounds. The town sergeant and
bis corps of special policemen were on
hand and kept good order. There
?sere numerous aide attractions, in
aluding Wild West shows and vaude?
ville. To-day was School Day and
many pupils and tetciicr? were present
from all over the eounty. one side ?i
the exhibition hall wa? taken up with
the. exhibits of the school children.
Which included literary work, agri?
culture, domestic scienc. and manu?
facturing. The exhibits in this de?
partment were attractive!}- arranged
and very creditable. This was especi?
ally true of the corn and potatoes
raised by the ^oys, and the bread and
aook apron- made by the girls.
The corn exhibit of the dr.mestator.?.
Co-operators and boy demonstrators
could hardly be surpassed In quality.
The live stork and poultry exhibit on
the western sld?- of th' grounds is very
Interesting. F. W. Settle was awarded
Sr?t prize for the test collection of
barn products, and Thomas Whltehead
second.
BAPTISTS ill
MEET NEXT MONTH
j Sessions of Virginia (.??neral
Association to lie Held
in Petersburg.
-
FARMER DIES OF INJURIES
Skull I'lactured by Kick ol a
.Mule?Suicide o| -Mr.
< VKennon.
Tim? *-l>Wpat>-h li .; <-au,
i Boll-ii ;biooke- Street,
PtMtM 14?*'.
Petersburg. Va.. October UU.
The Baptist Ueneral Association of
Virginia will meet in 1'. temburg on
Thrsda?. November It. and commit?
tee* of the several Biptst Churches
Hi the city ba\e been SMpointed t"
secure honi.i h for the a.conimoilatioii
and entertainment of tlie ICu or '>?><<
clergy and ay representali vm v. ho
will ?tt'iid. Hospitality or homes oi
all denominations- will be estvaded.
The |:ev. J. M. Pilcher. 1? le. is mode! -
ator iif the association, and the an?
nual sermon wi 1 be preschet by Dr.
, Sklr.r.er forn.erly of Roanoke, now of
Iticliinond.
I'ariarr I He-, la ll->r| :tal.
aihIi.w \. Kurd och. axe.: sfty-alx
year*, a well-known *.arrn? i or |jj :
wldde County, near S.iiherleni*. n ???!
in the y. tersburg Usa>ttd* last nl< :t
of injuries received about two weeks
i ago. His sk .11 was fractured by the
kick of s mule. He whs !,rou<ht to
the hospital nr.) was operated on in
the hope of saving his life. Mr Mur
dock is survived by nine children ?
flv.. sons and four daughters He was
a native of West Virginia, and the body
will be sent to-morrow to Alderson.
in that State, for burial.
Tbe> Snlelde of Mr. U'Krsns.
Announcement of the suicide of It.
Th irmar. O'Kennon. In the l>-\ington
Hotel. Baltimore, last niuht, by Inhal?
ing gas. brought sorrow to th- h-arts
of many friends and relatives |n this
city and vicinity. He Is survived by
his ?lfe and one daughter, living In
Ettrtcfc. Mr. OKmn-r '.ia> a native
"t SfstSSinS. in Chesterflel'J Co :nty. and
on the death of his father, fell heir
to some property, which be converted
into money. |t Is reported that he
lost most of this money. sad that this
may have been the cause, or one of the
causes, of his act In ending his life.
Mr. O'Kennon was about thirty-five
years o d and a very capable busir.e-s
man. He had for some time been trav?
eling In th? interest of an awning com?
pany In RoanoUe. and was in Peters?
burg during mad subsequent to the re?
cent fair. He th-n dropped out of
sight and could not i>< I ea.eil l.y h.s
relatives.
He was a brother of K. H O'Kennon.
a prominent and well known men hant
of this elty. who was notified at a
late baser last night by long distance
telephone of the sad tragedy. He Was
widely known In this city and vicinity.
The body will be brought b-.me for
Isartal ,
Meet lea nf Orpbaa ( ommitter.
The Jr. O. t*. A M orphan e.->n-,mit
tee met last night in the headquarters
of the order in this city, and organized
for the work of their new year by
electlng Kr. F.. S. Griffith, of Basic City,
as rl airman. The other members of
for Infant? ?jgj Children
The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signa?
ture of Chtts. II. Fletcher* and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
** Junt-as-good" are but Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children?Experience against Experiment.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
tmt cfW'tMS cobstt ssuwaay stsht, mew towk citt
*' committee are T. Gray I1a<i<)on. af
.:>>ni: Mfl' Landruw. of Lynch
or. wrniiMW. Qvaaav of No. folk,
and Than ..a bV ; .>;? . ?f P.>terssarg.
who Is tvuvtar) 4.f t>ie raounitts*.
Bcvaaiaan orphans jn no* beirie; "ideu
by the si is alas I laa
(?rarral >rn> Note?.
H. P. Stratton has purchased Ike
eleveti-ac ?- tract in the southern por?
tion of the eity. belonging to the Car?
ter estate. fronting "n Halifax and
Hawks Streets, which is to be improved
for residential purposes.
A Baptist Sunday school institute,
held under the ?>:spiees of the Baptist
Sunday School Association, was begun
in the Sec nid Chores, this evening, and
will continue through Kriday.
Ba tlett Roper. Sr.. president of trr
Virginia National Bank, who has been
confined to his home hy sickness, for
some time. Is able to be out again.
I?ast evening at v.30 o'clocg. at the
resid?nce of the Rev. Lloyd C. Moore,
the officialise mini :<-r. R. p.. ferkln?,
of this i itv. ar.1 Miss Sal?e W. Ayiock.
daughter if Mr. an.! Mr< John Ayco.-k
of North Carolins were unit.-d In
marriage. Tat i.ttendants were Miss
Lillian Do'!?on and Clifford Allen
The fourth quarterly conference of
Washington Street M K. Church will
be held ne.\t Monday night, when re
ports for IBS conference year will be
made.
The old Petersbnrc Graj s band is
to be reorganized hy Professor W.
Thacker. the former iead? -. who has
returned to the c!tv for that purpose.
The. fa'rrers of Chesterfield in tie
vicinity of Port Walt hall, have banded
together for the protection of part?
ridges, and will allow no hunting on
their lands this season.
WIM. MKKT %T Pl l.tsKI.
Seetlnnal State foaventioe of ??undar
?ekeol tasoelatloB.
[f-peeia! to The Tissas Plaaaita.]
Pulsski. VmU Od >ber The Vir?
ginia Sunday School Astoei^tio.i -s ar?
ranging for a sectional State . (inven?
tion for the eighteen counties west of
Roanoke. to SS held here November 20
and II. Homo- will as providi ?! far all
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you sure will
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Men, here's tobacco that gives you a
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and grinding tobacco in your hands. Pour Prince
Albert right from the tin and light up for the bulliest
enjoyment you ever got out of a pipe smoke, bar none!
prince Albert
the national joy
Get this into your system right you cigarette smokers, because
? it's good for what ails your spirits.
Prince Alben tobacco makes the finest
cigarette you ever rolled. It's not only
crimp cut, which makes rolling simple and
easy, but it saves waste.
And. besides, you get the delicious freshness and
fragrance and flavor that no other tobacco ever
can give you. Be a sport Put up s nickel
or dime for one of those handy packages?
and go to it like you were alter a good thing.
m mmU mnmjmhmrnim
Iwe tidy rwd tine.
9L J. RinrWCW TO^^AtIY
' delegates *"~ka ?**My Ikd chairman of
; the- i nt'-ruinmcnt committee, Rev. Carl
ft Matthews, before Moves* her 17. The
counties w.,ich are included in ?Iii? ae*?
i...:, ere Lee, Moatgosaery, Pulaeh?.
Roaaoke. Scott. Bsayth, TsseweU,
Washington. wTythe, plaai. Baekaaaa,
; Carroll. Diekenson, Floyd. Giles. Gray
1 son Russell and Wise. The first named
BisM of these counties already have
organizations co-operating with the
State. Inte rnational and World Asso- |
, ciatlon.
Among the prominent sp'akers an-,
nouneed to take part in the program
are Dr. i. P. McConnell, of Emory and
Heary College, subject "Training the
Teachers . Rev. J. M Shelburne, 1). i)..
pastor of the First Baptist Churcii at
Bristol, subject "Solving Church Prob- I
lems"', Rev. Charles S. .Stant jn, Chris
tiansburg. chairman Sunday school
hoard Baltimore Conference. M. E.
Church, subject "Fitting the Teacher to
the Age of the Pupil"; t'r K. R. Mil?
ler. Harrisonburg. president Rockltig
ham Sunday School Association, sub?
ject "Value of tiie County Asa a ctattoa**;
Harry T. Baker. Richmond. State seere
tary boys' v. ark Vo ing Men's Christian
Association, subject "The older Boy an
Cnreallzed Asset ": Miss Sallie C. Deane,
Richmond. State ailgteilllt ende III elemen?
tary lilvision. Subject "The Primary
t'lass?Kf|<iinm<nt. Manageraent, Teach?
ing": Miss Anna Branch Bin f on;. Rich?
mond, editor Intermediate lessons. Pres?
byterian committee, sabject "The Girl
Problem". Rev. J. J. Fix. Roanoke,
subject "Teaching by Objects": W. W.
Hamilton. D. D.. Lynchburc. subject
"The Teacher a Soul Winner' : Rev.
James A. Lyons. Glade Springs, ehalr
man Sunday school b.?ard Holsten l.'on
ferem e; a. i.. Phillips, Riclimond. gen?
eral superintendent Sunday school de?
partment Presbyterian Church; Rev.
.1 T. Watts. Richmond. Sunday school
secretary Baptist State Mission Board:
Rev. H. W. Battle, D. D. Charlottes
vllle. and M. E. Church, of Falls Chur'h.
p-esldent of the Virginia, Sunday School
Association.
tiKASD JIKV. IK JiKSSIOV
la luvestlgrallng Personal Property and
Mcease Tea Itetaras.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. J
Frederieksbur?. Va.. Octobertt>.?The
grand jury which convened in the Cor?
poration Court of this city last week
is still in session. This jury was
called at the request of Auditor Moore
and will investigate the personal pro- |
perty and license tax returns of this
city. It in thought the grand jury
Will be in yession several days longer.
The first street work done under the j
management of City Commissioner R. !
Stuart Royer. has just begun. It is i
the extension of Commerce Street to j
the improved Spot?ylvania Road. a ,
distance of about a quarter of a mile. ,
A team and steam roller for street j
Improvement work have been pur?
chased and are being used in this ?
work.
I'nited States Commissioner Charles i
D. Foster will i n a few days accompany j
Captain Neal. of the revenue cutter Al- '
batross. on an official cruise of the Poto?
mac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
the" weather.!
Forecast: Virata ta?Fair; colder
Thoroday; Friday, tarreaatag cleadl
aeosi rota by oigbf.
S?rth Caret toi Fair Tharaday; cold?
er ha tatertort Friday, eteady. vrttb
ralae to went aorttoo.
Special Local Data for Ve-eterday.
U noon temperature. 7Z '
2 P. M. temperature. 7>
Maximum temperature up to ?
p. m. ;?
Minimum temperature up to ?
p. m. ?r|
Mean temperature. II ;
Normal temperature. it ?
Exce-g in temperature . Si
Kxcess in temperature since March
1 . ?
Accum, defteienry in temperature
since January t. 409
Dertclency in rainfall since March :.5.i?
Areum. deficiency in rainfall since
January 1.Ml
? oral Ob?n arise a p. w. Veotcrday.
Temp<*rature .,. S."?
Humidity . *?
Wind. direction.South
Wind, velocity. ?
Weather .-..(lear
?t?sorTto"?a in impomt%%T rmEa.
? At * P M Kist-rn standard Time i
Place. Ther HT. UT. Wcsther
Richmond St 7* 4* Clear
Asheville _ ?: 7? 4? Clea
AtUnta. 7? P cloudy
Atlantic City.. 7? "?* Clear
Boston . 3? 77 4? Clear
R.if?.?lo ... 4? I? 1? Cloud.
<"alrarv _ tZ ?? Clear
? "??arleston ?? 7? ?7 nr?r
'Tiieago.i? 4? 3? clear
Tpenver . . 3? 4d ti Clonde
I mi 1st*? .3* *- *? Cloudy
.??alT'Ston . 7; 7? C|. s'
I tlatt?rss . er . c< 74 ?7 Clear
Ha*re .... SI 14 .'?? Clear
Jacksonville .. 7* ?? ?i Clear
Kansas Oty . ?? *7 *? Rain
h/.ulsv1lle O Cloud"
Motitcomerr . 77 ** M Clear.
1 New Orleans 77 ?* ??" Hesr
'New To-V *?> 7* S7 Hur
, \.,rfoik ?< 7? II Clear
oktabotie ?< ?A I? ^ottdr
' Pittsburgh ... I? ** ** Clear
i Raleigh.?? '* M ciea
St Ty??ls _ *" ?* ?? Ooodv
S4 Pa?1. H 4? IS CJese
San rrw?rlsr<? 5? ?? ?? Cl?se
jSbtvannah . . . ? m m Oese
igpoVane it. St 7? rloadv
i Tamaa . 7? M ?* ?Teer
i w?ah.. r?,f* ?? *? *? r'?*r
Winnla?? . ... ?; ?? r? Cloady
J fTythenn* It ?* ?4) n-ar
MJMW%C,
October l\ mi
WTOH TTWC.
f s$ sfmlsg I K
f;W ?IlsSsg. .. SSf
lac
IIKUK1 WILL
END SEASON HERE
Crew Disbands After Saturday's
Performance and Circus Goes
Into Winter Quarters.
With th?- SSIfeisssai i in MehaeOBa1
Saturday night. Ringling Brothers'
Circus ?111 mmtU up it* Uuds, wrap
tarpaulin, around its Kllded chariots,
and disband lor the \ car A special
train Sunday morning will carry a
small army of perform. :s to New York
and another will transport a siniildi
company to Chicaico where the play?
ers will sinn up for polite ??vodevll'* or
otherwise hide their line until the
s iwdust season opens anew
The elephants, and monkeys and
camel*, and other fauna of the tented
world will be taken in a lal Hain
of live sections to Haraboo. WIscmu
sin. for the past twasiy-SUM years
the winter nuarters of Maaliaa Bre
thers' Shows. There they will hiber?
nate far from the ?addles erowd and
stoit- up red blood ani feroeity aKa.in-t
the time when polychrome posters
call them to work auln.
Will Turn l.oo.e SOo.mm.
Early Sunday morning. when las
last piece of apparatus Is safely
stored on board the cars, the l.J""
performers arm workman who irav.-l
with the bl'-r circus, will 1'r.e up e
fore tin- paymaster - o^coa aad re*
ceiv?- erery can; of tio-ir back p.i'.
Approximately $??"..<>" I will (>?? anejeJ
out In bills and s :\>r. and 11 c-.n -
siderabie part of it ?11; be dropped .'i
Richmond before th" force I -iv-.-s
town.
The circus will Ii se shop for the
year after a tour of thirty weeks ar. 1
two days, in the course of wh'ch it
will have visited IM towns In twenty
six States and the li. monion of Canada.
On the 1H1 show da> s of the trip the
circus will have ?ivcn 3S3 perform?
ances. The total mileage of the tour
is 13.?3t.
DESTROYKl> Bt KIRK.
House oa Which Insurance Recently
Kaplred Burns.
(Special to The Tlmee-Dfaapatch.]
Williamsb'Jrg, Va.. October 30.?Last
night about '.' o'clock, n>e totally de?
stroyed the rrsidrncc near Km ell Sta?
tion, known as the "Bacon" house. SO*
tailing a loss of about $1,MO. The lire
originated in the roof near the chim?
ney. Th' building and farm upon
which it MOOd belonged to L> C. Ken?
ny, now a resident of Manchester. la.
Insurance on the building; expired S
short time agrr>
II A. Cooler, a local real estate
*K''nt. announces the sale of about
I'.Ofto acres of land nenr CeittewIUe,
James City County, to Kdward May. a
Norfolk capitalist. He has a's-- sold
the standbier Halber cn Brent Ijir
sen's farm. In James City, to Captain
W.st. of Norfolk, for $r>.onn.
I>r F. G. Booth, of this city, is a
R-icst aboard the t'nited States ship
Hartford, of which his son. Lieuten?
ant William Harris Booth. Is executive
officer and navigator.
The William and Mary Wilson Club
now has a membership of over 10?
and has sent about $.".o to the demo?
cratic campaign fund. There are eight
Democratic voters among the students
who are desirous of goins to the Ninth
Pistrict to cast their ballots for <?en
cral Ruf us Ayers.
This Man Cured of
RHEUMATISM
*T t-jffered with rheumatism ta my arm
sad shoulder, complicated with a partial
paralysts ef the asresa SuSered intens?
pain mil the time, loss of appetite. Insom?
nie, and was redneed to a mere skeleton.
After aelnf a little nor* than one tars'
Sett> of Noah's Liniment I feel that t an
SSarateCety rured and mv old self asatn."
Jehn P. Daly. Charleston. S. C.
Of all troubles Rheumatism is
the most discouraging and dis?
tressing.
Not on* case in tea re?
quires internal treatment.
Where there is no swelling or
fever a few applications of
Noah's Liniment
will usually relieve vou.
Noah's Liniment psstetratej
and requires no rubbing.
Bias's Uaaaast .? the
heat remedy for Rheo
raet<tesB. ?ctattee. Lara?
Back. Ptl? Joint* and
Muec:ea. Sore Threat.
Colds Staslna Sprelne
Cats. Sa aBBS Celle.
Creme? Neura'.ela
Teotha-he, and at:
Berve. Ben* aad Mui
e!e X7he? aad Pains
The een-jlne Sea Veen's
Art ea every pa-hose
sad leeks 'ike rait eot.
Kt hee RBT> Sand en
front ef pasSasi and
??SJesBve -f - sat" al?
ways In ?Sr> las- Be?
ware ?? tmltatlens Sold
sy s:i dealers !a eieSt
et*?. Be. tec aad r a*
??araateed or mi*er
refsaded Sy Xenk Bem
Sdy . P: ?.Tnen? Ta
Can Cancer Be Cured?
IT CAN
The rsssrd at the Kellas? Hospital fa
?tlhsal parallel In history, lavtaaj
eared ta stay eared permanently, wltb
eat the aas et Ute knife ar X-rsj. seer
SS aar seal of the saaay hnwarsas ef
aaarii sis from eaaeer which ft has
Sfeatas darts* tke past fifteen years
We have assa sadersed ay the teaass
?d LeatsUture ef Tlialata We gast
S?n-e** 09%* CVffa
eKwvWIatns trtttH fa"a%
Broad Rock ?thia
AntkBsVitcaDy bryrtlrd and wslrd
Dr. Hartman Invites Doctoi
to Visit His Office
?In my last ar-!
tide I referred to
the fact that
many doctors
have used Feru
na and have of?
fered to write me
testimonials if 1
would pay them
for their trouble.
The publica?
tion of these
facts have caused
some comment,
especially some
comment from
cor respondents.
The doctors
themselves espe
S. B. Hartman, M. D. dally emphasize
the subject. I give an extract from a
characteristic letter written by a doctor,
lie says:
Dear Doctor Hartman: I have read
uhat >ou say about the regular phy?
sicians using Pcrunu and their attitude
toward written testimonials I think you
tre-a! them generously by not condemning
them lor making such offer- 1 know
from personal cx|>orien< e that most of the
Try tier drug houses arc willing to pay ior
that sort of work. 1 wish, however, you
had given the names and addresses of the
doctors you refer to in \our article Your
-tatemcnts would have been much more
convincing if you had done so. You will
i MH%e nie if 1 tntCM -orne dou bt as to
the good standing of the physicians that
you refer to. Do you mean to say that
}ou have in vour files the letters which
vou quoted from n vour last article.''
I Will you let nit' see those letters if I
' should rail at your office:' I am the editor
, of a medical journal and would lie glad to
take the matter up as a news item inter?
esting to physicians.
1 To this letter I made the following
reply: ... ., ;. -. _
My dear Doctor: I am glad you
interested in my article concerning t|(ijM
doctors .ni<i their attitude toward lWit*3|
na. I assure you that I have the letters Jj
that I quoted in the article, and that yw "f
are perfectly welcome- to examine then* ?2
I il you will ?all at my office. And at the sj
?>ame time I have mans other letters quite '-'j
as remarkable as those that you may /J
examine In fai t, I ?ill ojx-n to you my
hies, which arc arranged that hundreds vi
of thousands of letters covering the last |9
twenty years are available You may %
spend as much time as you please in look- H
ing over the iorrcspondem-e. To eacb '.^
letter I have receive), tiled in alphabetical tit
order, i- appended a copy of the answer '.
they rrcchrcd You, Ix-ing the editor of : j
a medical journal. I should espcciasV ;|
appreciate if you would spend some time ^
in looking through in> tiles. I am sure >
you will bad the most remarkable letters ?
you <ver hoiked at. Ihey tell the St?ry s'.^
of thousands of in\alid> who have been r
afflicted with some < hronic catarrhal die
j ease and have found complete relief by .'*
, taking Peruna. It I should publish them .jj
.'.ill they woiiici make library equal in
i volume to any la* hl rar\ in the city.
I Come right along, Doctor. You ahatt |
j not only sec the two letters referred to in *
! my former article, but 1 guarantee that ij
you will sec scores of others equally as f
Interesting and valuable. Bring as many ;
I other debtors with you as you please.
Poru-na. Man-a-lin and La-cu-pia ?
I manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Company, - :
I (.'ijumbus. Ohio. N.ld at all drug store*. J
SPECIAL NOTICE.?Many persons 5
I inquire for The Old-time Peruna. Tlsfy.-^
; want the Peruna that their Fathers and
I Mothers used to take. The old Peruna |
I is now called Katarno. If your druggist ?3
Ior dealer does not keep it for sale, write *;
the Katarno C ompany. Columbus, Ohio? ^
i and they will tell you all about it.?Ad- *j
I vertisemcnt.
CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD AT UNIVERSITY
Status of High School Education
to Be One of Chief Topics
Discussed.
I Special to The Times-Dispatch."
Chariotwsvillt. Va., October 3u.?Too
status ot high school education with
special reference to its bearing upon
higher training in college and univer?
sity will be one of the ehief topics dis?
cussed at the educational c .inference
to be held at the University of Virginia
Friday arid Saturday at tills week.
Delegates will attend from the lead
ins: accredited high schools and pre?
paratory schools in the State. Tho
conference will open at 1'? o"clo>.k Fri?
day morning in Madison Hall. Friday
evening the delegates will be guests of
the university at dinner at Baa Com?
mons. On this iccaeion President Al?
derman will make a short ->ddroaa>
after which there will be a continua?
tion of round table discussions of vari?
ous educational problems. These dis?
cussions will be continued Saturday
I morning and afternoon.
The aim of the conference is well
\ expressed in the letter of larWatl?!
i "Between the high schools and the
University of Virginia there shouM be
I cordial and sympathetic co-yperatlon.
It is the desire of IVesldent Alderman
and the faculty of the university that
the relationship shall at all times be
mutually helpful. The university Is
able and anxious to help the high
s-hools and other schools jf the State
with their problems, and they aaSB
Btaard the university in set Inn more
clearly the ever-changing social and
economic problems wuich our educa?
tional system must solve, because they
are nearer to many of them."
The conference was planned in the
hope that this friendly and helpful
relationship may o? further fjsterea
and eo.operativ.- affiliation more com?
pletely established.
The important service performea hjr
the high schools and thetr tremendous
growth in recent yrars have not been
fully appreciated, perhaps, save by
those who have had occasion to study
the matter. Profess >r Charles fi. Ma
phis ha? rendered a distinct service !r
I preparing a oomprehenslv_> repon on
the high school situation in Virginia,
i This report has an especial significance
I and interest St this time, when an
I educational conference 1- about to be
I held at the State university.
The early history of high school edu
cation is not very creditable. "Prior
t> 190?.- says Professor Maphir. "no
standard of requirements or unifarmity
of system obtained in Vi-gin:a f??r
i high schools. There were ??. SBBt] ?CSBS
schools located ;n he c!t!-? and lirge
I towns which w-i ? called iilg'i asaaBB*
| but few ,.f them, even m the iarg
cities, maintained a full four-* ear high
j * hool our* Fcur y.-a"".-. of work
were usually glv.ri in m?tn laaafBM and
Latin but in jew oth?r SBbJrCta*
! In contrast B) this Is a statement
showing the np;.l growth of fnclitlcs
for high m hu.-, education, on.- fa?t
stands out. rt.nr.o. that in ISM aWBM
sre more i.-.m three times .'t nsny
four-year hi-^n ? < hods in the State
there w?; ? high ?, rtools .1 Ml grades
seven v. ?rs jg... Th-r.r has als > bees
a remark.il>:? itc.-.isc in the numb- r
sod efficiency or three. two and
one-yeir high schools. There are now
ah<>u? eight :1m- ?< a? many students
enrolled in h g i schools as were In
attend in? in I ???.
In Ciirrb lilnm .the imprnve-ient ia
bish s h....i education has h-cn not?
able, and als . in the character of school
huildlnas the onward stride has been
unprecedented in the history of edu?
cation in Virginia. The total amount
spent for r.ew buildings in 1?**, eras
$41.awe The total amount thus 'ar ex
ner.led n 1>|: ie approximate L SI.Sao.,
sae Professor Ma phi* puiats .-it last
tt. nearli ever,, .ommumtv where a
new buiifina t? erected the -utaiaa
su' ? ribe |ll>eral1>'
? ..rre.tM.noina to th? nrt-.,t... t
?tber direct- .?? t|? minm, xart-v
have been v?nt;> increased tn nun
bers and a*- of superior abil \r aad
rU)r\*Tmr\ The proportion of rolle**
srd inlversitv graduate, ?mer..
?sachet* la ta* hifita s ranis has ste?a.
reederlchsbarg. Va . <*<,.,
?->bn II Mills of this e?t, ??.. M
Id* r Carr. o* Sp-ntay leant* Coaatt
were married here yesterday at the
reai^ence of Rev. R. Xakrey W'll ia<
the otk.1st In? . ?eravman Tory SM?
make tke.r home In IV?
ratsabeth'Oty "x^^^OcteKer ts ?
Wniiam ThlSSSS Kefly aad Miea Im
?Wimbrough. both residents ot Parta
inouth. secured a marriage license here
this morning and were united in mar?
riage by Justice of the Peace J. W.
Munden.
As An Inducement
To hare holiday photos made beta
the usual rush begins, we offer i
cial price reduction on all high c
photos from sittings made before
rember 10. Tou are invited to sea
specimens of our latest sty lee photoa
and ascertain prices. Arrange for at*.
Mng now.
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