Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-28
EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.
Discussed at the Annual Conference
at CapOn Springs.


at CapOn Springs.
CAPoN SPRINGS, w. Va. June 81, 1900
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
The third Capon Springs conference on
education in the south assembled here to-
day, to remain in session until Saturday.
The opening meeting was held at 10 am. in
the picturesque little chapel on the lawn,
the large and prominent attendance mani
Testing the interest taken in the movement
in every section of the country.
After devotional exercises by Rev. DIR.
Joseph Blanchard of Philadelphia, the an
nual election of officers held. with the
following result: President. Mr.. Robert Og-
den of New York; vice president. Prof Jas.
A. Quarles of Washington and Lee: secreta-
ry and treasurer, Rev. a. B. Hunter, principal
of ST. Augustine's School. Raleigh. N. C.
Committee on resoluttonS-President w. l..
Wilson; Rev. DR.. Greer. rector of Grace
Church, New York, known as the Wander
bit Church: Messrs. Everett P Wheeler
and B. Fulton Cutting, New York; Rev. G..
S. Dickerman, New Haven: Mr.. J. V. Sears,
Philadelphia, and DIR. c. V. Mc1ver, Phila-
of Mr.. Ogden. one of the warmest and most
influential friends of the conference since
its inception. the chair will continue to be
occupied by the former president, ]. L. NJ.
Curry. Ii. D., of Washington, general
agent of the Peabody educational fund and
of the John F. Slater fund.
The election was followed by an address
of welcome delivered by Prof. A. l.. Nelson
of Washington and Lee University on be-
half of Captain Sale and responded to by
Mr.. ]. B. Sears of Philadelphia and Mr.
Everett P. Wheeler of New York. DR.. G.
S. Dickerman of New Haven and Mr.. Her
bert Welsh of New Haven read interesting
papers upon southern education, and an able
and thorough discussion of the aims and
purposes of the conference was given by
Dr. Curry. The opinion was strongly ex-
pressed by DIR. Curry that every possible
effort should be made by the conference to
assist the white colleges of the south.
and impeded along every line of work by
lack of sufficient funds for their support
He also advocated the employment of a
special agent to study conditions in detail
and to ascertain such facts in regard to
southern education will make more clear
what methods and agencies are to be en-
couraged and what avoided and reformed,
and to secure better harmony and more
efficient concentration of effort in all edu-
cational work carried on in the south.
At 8 pm. second session was held, the
principal papers read being on the educa-
tim % women. by DR.. G. D: McIver Of
of Lynchburg, Va.
In addition to the delegates already men,
toned those present are: DR.. and Mrs. Jas.
E Gilbert, DR.. C. Meriwether of Washing
ton. Henry St. George Tucker, dean Of the
Law School Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity and former member of Congress
from Virginia; Prof. John c. Campbell also
of Washington and Lee University; DIR. c.
E. Vawter. principal of the Miller School
near Charlottesville, Va: Miss Anne Ruff
ner, Lexington, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. b. Full
ton Cutting, Miss Helen Cutting. Mr..
dy, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. D. H. Greer, Mr.. w.
NJ. Palmer, Mr.. F. S. Dillenbaugh, New
York; Prof. Lyman Ward. Camp Hill, Ala;
Prof Frank G. Woodwork. Tongalo. Miss;
President Meserve of Shaw University,
Miss Kate Conrad. Winchester, Va; Dr. W.
A. Crawford, Kernstown. Va; DR.. Julius F.
Dreker of Roanoke College; DIR. Horace
Bumstead, president of Atlanta University,
and Prof. and Mrs. Tuttle Of the University
of Virginia.