The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-03
ARECEPTIOy TOEDUCATORS
Mai P. VI. MeldIim EltCTtaiIS an
Elegant Company.

Drs. Gilman and Curry Meet the Rep
resentatives Of Education of Savan-
nah and of Georgia-The Guests En-
joy a Charming Entertainment-cIov
Northen to Arrive This Morning.
The Slater Fund and How It Is Dis
tributed-To Visit the College To-
day.
The reception rendered by Mai p. W.
Meldrim, vice president of the University
Club and chairman Of the commissioners
of the Georgia State Industrial College
to the distinguished gentlemen who came
to Savannah as representatives Of the
Slater fund for education, was one Of the
most elegant and unique affairs that has
been given in Savannah in long time.
The fact was remarked by many Of the
gentlemen present While most pleas
antly social in its nature it was, in one
sense of the word an educational re-
ception. The Representatives of the edu-
cational interests in Savannah and in
Georgia were presented to two Of the
foremost educators of the day, DR.. Daniel
c. Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins
University, and chairman of the trustees
of the Slater fund, and DIR. J. L. NJ.
Curry, who has charge of the fund.
There were present DR.. William f.
BOggs, chancellor of the State University;
Commissioners w. r. Hammond and p. }.
Kline, of the Georgia State Industrial
College; the members Of the University
Club. the members of the board of eduCa-
ton, the superintendent of the public
schools. teachers of the private Schools
and the judges Of the courts.
GOV. NORTHERN DELAYED.
Gov Northen and State School Com
missioner Bradwell were expected to ar
rive yesterday But they were not pres
ent on account of the fact that the pres
sure of official business prevented their
leaving Atlanta until last night They
will arrive in the city this morning.
The guests were most handsomely en-
tertained by Maj and Mrs. Meldrim
After meeting those in whose honor the
reception was given, the guests were in
vited TO an elegant luncheon. A more
pleasing host and hostess would be hard
TO find. All present were charmed with
the entertainment, and the remembrance
of it will be lasting.
Drs. Gilman and Curry, Chancellor
Boggs, Chairman Meldrim, and Commits
sioners Hammond and Kline of the col
leRe, Gov. w. J. Northen and State
the college this morning. A special car
: furnished by the Coast Line railroad will
leave the De Soto this morning at 10
O'Clock, and the party will spend an hour
or two looking over the college grounds.
THE SLATER FUND
In speaking of the Slater fund, DR.
Curry said that Mr.. Slater had left
81 100000 for the purpose, to use his own
words, 'of uplifting the lately enamel
pated race That fund had been left in
the hands Of board of trustees,
who were named by Mr. Slater
The trustees had been given almost absor
Lutte power as to the manner in which the
fund was TO be distributed with the ex-
ception that il is TO be employed for the
education of the colored race.
DR.. Curry's predecessor was Bishop
Haygood, who had distributed the pro
ceeds from the fund among thirty or forty
institutions, many Of which were in the
north and which were under the patron
age OF he Congregationalists, Baptists
and Methodists. Since DIR. Curry has
had charge OF il it has been more concen-
trated, and is now confined to ten or
twelve institutions. The main OBJ
Jects in view at present in dis
tributing the fund are placing it where
II will aid in normal school work and in
dustrlal education among the negroes
Some preference is given too to schools of
q nonsectarian and a nonpolitical order
The benehciaries of the fund are at
present in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sIS5lppl, IexgS and Tennessee.