New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-05
THE PEABODY EDUCATION FUND.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT-WORK OF The
LAST YEAR IN VARIOUS STATES.


REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT-WORR OF THE
LAST YEAR IN VARIOUS STATES.
The annual meeting Of the trustees of the Pea
body Education Fund was begun at the flfth
Avenue Hotel at noon yesterday. There were pres
ent ex- sldent Hayes Hamilton Fish. Sainuel
Wetmore, A. A, II. Stuart, of Virginia Bishop
WhIpple. Judge Manning. OF Louisiana AhthohE
Drexel of philadelphia William VI. Evarts, Cmei-
L. NJ Curry. Judge Manning presented report,
stating that he mad addressed the Governor and
Leg stature of Mississippi on the Sn9Jdct ~, Oh Sf
State, He gave encouragement Tor thelr nnai
payment. J. L. NJ. Curry the general agent then
read his report. Ii was III part as ioilows:
Altbouen the administration OF the Peabody Educa-
ton Fund has been operation since 1907 and twenty
full reports have been published aud wi1ey dlsr0ueu
inaccurate entertained ~ 10 the Intention OF
M Peabody the amount of the fund. and TIC Oft
declared policy Of the trustees II seems almost lupQs
sibe to eradicate two misapprehensons; first that the
funa was intended charity for the poor; and sec
oDdiy that all schools complying with the prescribed
The fund is not eeemosynaIy, but has distinct ana
weldefned object As the income OF the funa s limited
only a Few schools can DO aided; ana the trustees II
accordance with the wph of NJ Peabody, BY jrdic,ous
selections of schools and localities and by APPROPRIATION
aid in the estabs ment OF q permanent system Oh
of aiding nascen school systems Of the southern states
so as enable them to attain to permanently ana ei
fcency, has been kept steadily IN view
Mr. Curry then stated some of the obstacles en-
cOuntered in the proper carrying out OF the work OF
the lund and spoke enc0uraglngly OF the growing
interest III education in the South lie mentioned
the Slater Fund and Tnlane Fund, and as show ing
tire need of such funds presented statst ~ showing
that there are tour millions OF adult citizens and
two millions of voters in the Southern States who
cannot write their names. review u the work
ing of the fund for the last year was
then given by Mr.. Curry in which he said:
The Normal College Mt Nashville mad profitable and
successful year. The commencement was OF unusual IA
teresL. and. as evidence OF popular estimation, the
large used was not able 10 bod those desiring al
mission. The degree OF Dcentiate o. INSTRUCTION wac
w.t.
Arts upon eight persons.
The state Board earnestly asks you TO grant scholar
shps 20 Tennessee the footing AS they are
granted other States This request based upon the
probable action of the LEGISLATURE seems reaSohaoe
powered 10 allow TO tennessee proporuonate mum
Der Of sPe Ss annually Rs
college $4,000; free from all DSu%6ran % e.;
tendance and lively interest" Three district Institutes
were ned under the management OF tDe Stale Supcrn
tendcnt Professor De Graf, Of NewJersey ana PrOfes
sor Wade OF West Virginia. The State appropriated
$4,000 pay Of teachers IN normal schools and 5000
for institutes. The superintendent says; am sure
il we're NOT tor Peabody aid should be unable reach
The great majority OF our teachers Inc outlook pop
ulaT education never br1ghte III TINS STATE In VIZ
gina the last Legislature passed few school lsws OF gen
era interest The most Ia rtant was one Tor ne csao-
ishment Of The Normal and Collegiate Institute TO be
used exclusively for the education o coorcd persons
The institute designed as College proper but was
t. Lave normal department in which sh0ad be taught
sncb ianches as usually taught in the best normal
SCHOOLS in the country Inc teachers IN me institute
to be colord me education oi MY youns men
was provided for and they were to enter INTO written
agreement teaen Tor TWO years Tue sum OF Slouogo
MAS appropriated of fund from the sale or ne
Atlantic Mississlpp ana OHIO Railroad" An injunction
has suspended for the present al Least he eAecu on o
fhIs ncl of the Assembly. The Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute. under the unsurpassed manage
nent Of General Arnstrons, sil receives small sum
annually from the tuna, ano grows III eIe ~ w
M vino appreciate judclOus and useful instruction. Inc
census Statistics o. North Carolina make no nat@rR
nib ion as the educational advantages ana atI
ments OF the people and yet nerc is no southern state
where pubic officers. communities ana cilzehs are
more thoroughly alive 10 the neeu Vi sVoH ecooe VI
are accomplishing more hopeful aud fruitful results
In south Carolina SCHOOLS at Chester, NhhsDoio
Camden, and Anderson Rave been aided The Clanlh
University al Orangeburg with college, normal gram
mar pre- paratory departments Is managed success
fully ana growing reputation as an institution I0r
the education cOlOTod youth The agXlt gHtc attend
ance 343 representing every cOuLty III the ntale
the constitution Of Georgia provides tnat thsre shlI,
he q thorough system Oh common SCHOOLS inns anu
States do themselves. some Of e towns OF
Georgia, however, by popular vote nave authcrzed
mace with hope OF success Towns heretofore aided In
Georgia and otner States have. their schools 10
Cases the scIoos nave done well while nelDed but have
S florida sq several towns y Sse aeP WAS
In educational matters Want Of funds has been tue
grea, hn0rance TO educational AlaDana aud
OF more efficient teachers mas been the g,e need OF
Tennessee. In Mississippi IN 1881 the children OF
oatonal age numbered 4l9,963 Oh whom there
average daly elte ndanee IL schools OF 74647 wnte
pupils and So4iI colo;ed Theso were taught Dy 6,o5s
teaeners me Normal Summary for white ssuuens and
the Normal School for c0lored Students, for winch APP
preparation .rom the Peabody Fund nave for several
years been madenot having become part Of the puoo
school ZEN OF Lonsihna the superintendent has
gwen notice OF the pfODaDIe discohtinince OF tho
preparations. The present STATE or pub
| 10 education in that State is discouraging.
In superintendent Denton reports prs.yiig
progress being school attendance OF 9S741 and
!. school purposes OF S7l04Jt Ihe schools
A. Texas have in results, wisdom The
sclecIou and the beDet of the assistance Eighteen
state Peabody Normal Institutes helo during
she summer. They with two three ereepuons
successful, and great work has been accomplished
Liberal help given 20 the schools In Austin aud Ga
weston that capital and COMMERCIAL emporium
mlgnt be dured throughout the state an eeynIing and
healthful influence
Tbe income OF the fund since October l, 1881, has
been as follows: In Alabama, 5000; In ARKANSAS,
5000: I'm Florida, Y3725 ia Georgia, 50, 900 In Lou
fsana 30 900 Mississippi, $4,Z70 IN North Caro-
na So ASS In south Carolina, $500 in Tennessee,
ST. 500; In Texas Yl7 800 Ia Virginia. -. 234 Al In
West Virginia. 81 800, making total Of SsO3J4 Al dis
| tributed since that date.
| At the close OF the General Agents report the
| trustees adjourned until to-day at IL o'clock.