The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-15

The keynote of the entire session or the
convention was industrial education
Captain Hall and the Tech.
Captain Lyman Hall, by request of the
convention, made a talk about the Tech
biological school.
He said he proposed only to tell what had
already been accomplished by the Techno-
logical school. He reviewed the establish
ment of the school. In the location At
lanta got what she paid for. as she planked
down $150000.
AS to what becomes of the graduates,
Captain Hall said that out of eishty that
not five were pursuing lines other than
that for which they were trained. me
first graduate. Mr.. Crawford, a chemist,
has charge Of 5000 men. The second is
receiving $1,000 a year. Several were bosses
In various manufacturing enterprises.
Captain Hall was interrupted and asked
why tho graduates had to SO to Cornell
for a postgraduate course. He replied that
the Georgia school was not we'll enough
equipped.
And why?" asked DR. Hunnlcutt.
1.-THE want of money was the reply.
That's the point want brought out"
said tho doctor and the convention agreed
with him.
Captain Hall gave instances showing how
easy 1t was for graduates at the Techno-
logical to get good paying jobs.
Captain Han concluded his talk by stat
Ing the textile department would soon be
established, as the state had agreed to
give $4,000 after a hard fight, when $40 900
was raised on the outside. Northern man
ufacturcrs gave machinery valued at $t5OO
as an advertisement. The establishment of
the textile department was like IL fairy
tale. A gentleman gave his check for S. 500
a northern man who had been a black
smith, and Atlanta, as she always does,
readily gave $1,000. The school will be
established with $4,000 and all the ma
chinery.
Members Of the convention told Of visits
TO Ihe SchooI of Technology and all We're
DR. Norton of Savannah, moved that the
convention return thanks to Mr.. Aaron
IeChnoloeical school and 1t was carria5
Colonel Lindsay Johnson introduced a
teSolutl0n Whicn was adopted, approving
the work done by the School of Fechnoi
ogy and recommending It's maintenance nv
the state legislature
=, A paper on the, Importance of the Uni
Is: IthglSh was read by Major Ketcham
OF Macon Mr.. English not being present
Professor Scott on Insect Pests.
State Intomologist Scott. upon invitation
read paper on the San Jose scale which
he said WAS an insect pest which was in
troduced in California in 1870 and the east
In 1893. One female bug ts the mother of
IL Il
and kill it by sucking its sap
Professor Scott said sometimes the only
way 10 get rid of the insect was to burn
up the trees. He had spent much time
inspecting orchards in Georgia. and found
the pest in several parts Of the state. Good
work had been done to get rid of It, The
damage in some sections to fruit orchards
had been enormous. One orchard of 10000
trees was totally destroyed.
Three treatments were recommended: \
hydrOcyanic acid Eas, spray of % per
cent of kerosene and rs per cent of water
whale oil soap with two pounds i'll Il gallon
of water.
At this juncture the convention adjourn
ed for d!nnot'.
The afternoon session opened with mo-
tion from Colonel Livingston to ask the
legislature to appropriate the revenue from
the agricultural department to some In
dus.riuI school.
Or. Hunnicutt moved to amend by max
ing the appropriation to the agricultural
college at Athens.
Colonel Livingston's motion was adopt
ed ard a committee was appointed to look
after the matter
For in Agricultural College.
Colonel j. c. Mccall introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas. the success Of the College Of
achieved that measure which this con-
v9ntiou Of agriaulturists had confidently
hoped would result; and
Whereas we are more convinced than
ever before that agricultural and mechani-
cal framing has become Indispensable in
Georgia. therefore,
.'Resolved That we hereby memorabilia
the legislature that the fund given by the
United States for the purpose Of such
education be used only in the establishment
OF an agricultural and mechanical educa-
ton and that the benefits of said school
be placed in the easiest possible reach or
the boys of Georgia.
.'rhat the secretary Of this society IS
hereby directed to forw2rd to the presi-
dent Of the senate and speaker OF the
house copies OF these preanbIes and reso-
lutions upon the organization Of the ap-
proaching legislature"
Election of Officers.
The following officers We're chosen:
president, Hon. Pope Brown.
General vice president, James Barrett
- rhe Vice presidents are as follows. one
from each congressional district: r,
First district. II. q. Norton OF SaVah-
- Second &, district, r. +, Cr-ttonden. Of
9jiT,i,,' ,Tbird district J. II. Black. of Amercus.
Fourth district. Il. NJ. Leonard. Talbot
W ftfth district, \. J, smith. conye'r3i
seventh district. j. Lindsay Johnson
Rome. wv ,,,- ,r,atso,
Etrfh district, g. il. Jones, Norcross.
Tanth district h. II. Baker. Warrenton.
Eleventh district, ". d. Burroughs
pryI,,9 'Thr following are tho executive commit
tee one from each congress 5ional district
First. II. c. Evans l}alcy0ndle'
second j. Il. Butler, Camuia. NJ
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