Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
THE DEBT IS WIPED OUT And the Exposition Is on a Firm
 Footing. $1OO,OOO WAS SUBSCRIBED
By MT. S. M. lnman and Other Patriotic At-
 anta Citizens
THE GATE RECEIPTS ARE INCREASING
Professor Palmer of the University of Ala bama Was Elected Vice-PresIdent of the Association of Colleges and
 Preparatory Schools"

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 7.-The directors Of the Cotton States and International ex-. position met this afternoon and the chair man of the finance committee, MT. Sam uel M. Inman, announced that he had raised among a few citizens cash sub scriptions to the amount of $100,0OO to cancel the accumulated indebtedness or the exposition. This puts the exposition on a firm financial footing, with gate re- ceipts increasing largely every day Of the $100,000 subscribed MT. Inman heads the list with half of the whole amount, the other $50,000 being contributed by members of the board of directors. Since the opening of the exposition on the 18th of September its available fund for op- erating expenses has been confined to one-third of the gate receipts, as the re- maining two-thirds had been obligated as a redemption fund on the $300,000 bond issue last spring. As is the invariable case with expositions, the first months gate receipts were not as heavy as ex- pected, and not until about two weeks ago was the one-third of the gate receipts sufficient to meet current expenses and such other indebtedness as had been in- cured. In this way the exposition need ed $100000 to put 1t on a firm financial IOOIlDS, ana Dy the l1Derdllly Ol Atidn- ta's citizens the exposition cancelled this today. The gate receipts yesterday showed 250O0 admissions. and notwith- standing the fact that today has been wet and the weather penetrating the ad- missions have gone beyond 20,000. More than 30 per cent of the bonded indebted ness has already been paid and the bal ance is considered certain. The exposi- tion directors are very much gratified at being enabled to wipe out all accumulated indebtedness and at the pleasing reports from all parts of the country concerning increased attendance. The railroads cen tering in Atlanta are now bringing their trains in double sections and the attend ance this month will no doubt be three times that of the first month.
 Meeting of Educators.
 A number of prominent educators met here, representing the southern states, and organized the Association of Col leges and Preparatory Schools in the Southern States. There are similar as- sociations in New England, the middle states, the west etc. The following insti- tutionS were represented: Vanderbilt university, University of North Carolina, Washington and Lee university, the Georgia School of Technology, Wofford college, Trinity college North Carolina; Tulane university, Mercer college, Uni versitysof Mississippi, University of Ala bama and University of Tennessee.
 The association adopted constitution and bylaws based upon those of the as- sociation of the middle states and Mary land. This constitution makes ineligible to membership colleges without prepara- tory departments and schools pretending to confer degrees. As a prerequisite to membership colleges must enforce a min imum of requirement in their entrance examinations. Thus line of demark- ation is strictly drawn between those in- Gtifnfi0nS which do strictly nOllpViQfp work and those doing academical work and competing with academies and high schools The association is to meet an- nually the first week in November and its next session will be at Nashville. Tenn. Its officers for the first year are: President. George T. Winton. president of the University of North Carolna vice. presidents, Professor Palmer of the Uni versity of Alabama and Professor More land of Washington and Lee secretary and treasurer Chancellor J. H. Kirkland of Vanderbilt university.
 Resolutions expressing the associa- tion's sympathy with the work of the public schools were adopted, and these set forth as the opinion of the associa- ton that the best interest of public edu- ation demand that four years of the study of Latin be added to the curriculum to the public schools. and at the earliest practical moment two years of the study of Creek
 The Clan McRae Meet
 The Clan McRae held a reunion here today. Members of this ancient Scottish family were present from all the states in the union. Congressman T. C. McRae of Arkansas presided. He was made per manent chairman of the clan. A. H. McRae of Georgia was elected historian. The clan will meet next year in Nash vile.
 Women Speakers Yesterday.
 cs& Vt: Mrs Don Donnan of Chicago and Mrs. Sumpter Means of South Carolina were among the speakers in the woman's building today. Mrs. Means discussed the question: "The South Carolina Law as 1t Relates to the Marriage Tie.'