HAMPTON-July 8th-August 4th.

CONDUCTOR-Prof. Charles H. Winston, Richmond College.

INSTRUCTORS.

Prof. Charles H. Winston, Advanced Grammar, Psychology, and Elementary Science.

Mr. Willis A. Jenkins, Principal of Portsmouth High School, Arithmetic and Physiology.

Prof. Hugh S. Bird, Department of Pedagogics, College of William and Mary, Geography and Methods of Teaching.

Miss Mamie T. Meredith, public schools of Prince Edward county, History and Language Lessons.

Miss Annie Winston, public schools of Richmond city, Drawing.
Primary instruction in Music will be provided.

J. M. Willis, County Superintendent of Schools, Hampton, in charge of local arrangements.

HARRISONBURG-July 6th-31st.

CONDUCTOR-Mr. George R. Pace, Principal of Bellevue School,

Richmond.

INSTRUCTORS:

Mr. George R. Pace, Map Drawing, Grammatical Analysis, and Psychology.

Mr. W. W. Robertson, Superintendent of Schools, Staunton, Arithmetic and Technical Grammar.

Mr. C. E. Barglebaugh, Principal Graded School, Harrisonburg, History, Drawing, and Pedagogics.

Miss Virginia Reynolds, State Female Normal School, Primary Methods and Physiology.

Miss Loula McKinney, graduate of State Female Normal School, English.

Primary instruction in Music will be provided.

G. H. Hulvey, County Superintendent of Schools, Bridgewater, in charge of local arrangements.

FOR COLORED TEACHERS.

ALEXANDRIA CITY-August 3d-28th.

CONDUCTOR-Professor Richard L. Carne, City Superintendent of

Schools, Alexandria.

INSTRUCTORS:

Prof. Richard L. Carne, History, Reading and Elocution, Science and Art of Teaching, and School Laws.

Mr. John F. Parker, Alexandria City Schools, Music and Penmanship.

Mr. George Stephens, Jr., Richmond City Schools, Geography, MapDrawing, and Spelling.

Mr. Norman B. Pinn, Alexandria City Schools, Arithmetic, Grammar and Composition.

Miss Sarah A. Gray, Alexandria City Schools, Drawing.

A course in Physiology and Hygiene will be provided.

A committee, under the direction of Superintendent Carne, will have charge of local arrangements.

WEST POINT-July 8th-August 4th.

CONDUCTOR-Mr. Frank Trigg, Lynchburg City Schools.

INSTRUCTORS:

Mr. Frank Trigg, Mental Philosophy, Philosophy and History of Education, and School Laws.

Mr. George E. Stephens, Lynchburg Schools, Geography, Natural Science, and Physiology.

Mr. W. B. F. Thompson, Henrico County Schools, Arithmetic, Grammar and Composition, History, and Map-Drawing.

Miss Kate Randolph, Richmond City Schools, Penmanship, Spelling, Reading and Elocution, Model School.

An elementary course in Drawing will be provided.

Joseph H. Gwathmey, County Superintendent of Schools, Beulahville, is in charge of local arrangements, and will be assisted by a committee at West Point.

Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.

SUMMER NORMAL SCHOUL.

PETERSBURG-June 16th-July 17th.

CONDUCTOR-President James H. Johnston.

INSTRUCTORS:

Miss Lucretia L. Campbell, Reading and Writing.
Miss Addie W. Poindexter, Grammar and History.
Mrs. Julia Trent, Music.

Mrs. Della I. Hayden, Arithmetic and Geography.
Mrs. J. H. Hayes, Model School.

Prof. Walter Johnson, Arithmetic.

Prof. E. D. Scott, Grammar and English Literature.

Prof. G. W. Hayes, United States and General History.
Prof. James M. Colson, Geography and Physiology.

Prof. D. B. Williams, Pedagogics and History of Education.
President J. H. Johnston, Psychology.

In addition to the regular course of instruction, the President has arranged a special course of such lectures as will be helpful to teachers.

NOTE-The Central Office is making an effort to induce railroad authorities to grant low rates of transportation to the meeting of the State Association, the Conference, and the Institutes, and hopes to be able to make such rates as will induce school officers and teachers to attend these meetings.

Reduced rates of board, &c., have already been made, and these, with other details, will be announced by circulars to teachers, superintendents, and trustees.

SUPERINTENDENTS ARE URGED to ascertain the names of teachers who desire to attend any one of the Institutes, and to furnish their names and post-offices to the officers in charge of local arrangements, without delay. Any information that may not be contained in circulars can be had by addressing the officers in charge of local arrangements, as herein announced.

DISTRICT CLERKS ARE URGED to co-operate with superintendents in this good work. As these officers are often brought in contact with teachers, and are in frequent communication with them, we expect the clerks to put their shoulders to the wheel.

ALL TRUSTEES ARE URGED to influence teachers to attend Peabody Institutes this year. Trustees employ teachers. A hint from employer to employe may be very effective. But trustees need not hesitate to speak very plainly to teachers on this subject.

We will address further remarks to trustees, by special circular about May 1st, and ask their careful consideration of the same

Letter to Railroad Officials.-A copy of the following communication has been sent to the authorities of each of the railroads operating in the State :

A meeting of the Educational Association of Virginia, and a Conference of the County and City Superintendents of Schools of the State will be held at Bedford City, July 1st, 2d, and 3d next.

The officers in charge of these meetings are making vigorous efforts to secure the attendence of all the superintendents (112), and a large number of the teachers of the public schools. They are confident that if the authorities of railroad companies will co-operate by extending cheap rates of travel, every county and city will send a delegation of teachers and school officers to these meetings. To that end, I beg to ask that you will give us the lowest rate you can authorize over your lines in Virginia, placing tickets on sale from June 26th to July 1st, inclusive, and limiting them to July 7th. We would be glad to have your agents authorized to grant the reduced rate on presentation of a certificate to be issued by this Department.

Through the liberality of the Peabody Board of Trustees we are able to provide summer schools for training teachers of the public schools. The cost of tuition is paid from Peabody funds, and incidental expenses are paid by special appropriations from town authorities, with subscriptions from public-spirited citizens.

The salaries of teachers of the public schools are small, and their employment is confined to about six months of the year. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to induce teachers to attend these Institutes (though they are free) when the expenses of board, travel, &c., are considered.

This Department is making special efforts this year to reduce the cost of attendence upon Institutes to the minimum, aud desires to enlist the sympathy and active co-operation of railroad authorities in the movement.

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We would be glad to have tickets for the Institutes placed on sale three days before the opening of each Institute-sale continued during the term of the Institute, and tickets limited to return within three days after the close of each. We would be pleased, also, to have the special rates granted on presentation of a certificate to be issued by this Department.

Respectfully soliciting, for the cause of public education, the application of that liberal policy which railroad authorities have pursued in the development of Virginia's material resources, and believing the manifestation of that spirit towards the educational affairs of the Commonwealth will result in our mutual good, I am,

Conference of Superintendents.

BEDFORD CITY, JULY 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD, 1891.

As announced in the last JOURNAL, we propose to hold a Conference of County and City Superintendents of Schools at the same time and place of the meeting of the State Educational Association. As the time fixed for the meeting of the Association has been changed to July 1st, 2d, and 3d, we have decided to hold the Conference at that time. Superintendents will please note the change.

The Superintendents of the following-named counties have complied with the request made in the March Journal:

Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Brunswick, Carroll, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Dinwiddie, Floyd, Frederick, Giles, Goochland, Halifax, Hanover, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, Lancaster, Louisa, Lunenburg, Montgomery, Nansemond, Norfolk, Nottoway, Page, Patrick, Prince Edward, Prince George, Princess Anne, Prince William, Rappahannock, Russell, Shenandoah, Washington, and Wise.

We return thanks to the Superintendents of these counties for cordial expressions of their approval of the plans for the Conference, and for indicating their purpose to attend. But we wish to hear from every superintendent on the subject.

The programme is as follows:

1. Public Sentiment-How can it be educated to a higher appreciation of the value of education, and of the necessity of keeping its development abreast with the progress in other activities?

2. Peabody Institutes-How can better attendence of teachers be secured?

3. State Institutes-Why they should be provided by law.

4. Teachers' Salaries-What legislation shall be recommended to secure more prompt payment?

5. "Arbor Day."

6. Relation of the Central Office to Offices of County Superintendent and District School Trustee.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) Multiplication of Schools.

(b) County Institutes.

(c) Country High Schools.

The names of those selected to prepare papers on the subjects named above, and of those who will be requested to discuss the same, with special