The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-04
TRUSTEES or PEABODY FUND.
ANNUAL MEETING or THE BOARD
HELD N NEW YORK.

Report Made ~ Dr. ,. T.. y. Curry,
General Agent of the Fund, fndt-
Gates THAT the Outlook la Georgia
/, l. somewhat GIoomy-How the
Peabody Fund Was Expended In
Isoo-C onditionz In Many OF the
southern states.
New York. oct. a-The annual meeting
Of the Peabody Education Fund was held
here to-day. chief Justice % the SUI
prome Court Melville W. Fuller. was
elected hrst vice chairman and he pre-
sided bishop whlpple was elected sec
ond vice president
Those present Of the board or trustees
were RI Rev. Henry y. Whlpple Min
nesola. Henry a. Green. Massachusetts;
James y. Porter Tennessee; J. Pierpont
Morgan New York; W. A. Cour,enay.
south Carolina. Henderson NJ sOmsr-
VILE. Alabama. Charles r. senner Louis
ana. George r. Hoar Massachusetts;
Richard olney. Massachusetts,; J. l. ~
curry Of Washington.
DR. Curry. general agent OF the fund'
read his report for tho year. IL treaiei
OF the educational department of the
country and took relevant topics such a.
tho Southern conference IN Alabama 90
discuss the race problem. The report Of
Or. Curry was made up from reports 81
superintendents and commissioners Ia
states IN the South. regarding institute
work In Arkansas the conditions are inn
provcd. In Louisiana there would b. no
normal and industrial school for negroes,
hut for tho Peabody fund In Mississippi
there was not az much being done as cpula
be desired but the fund had been or
great help In North Carolina education
was considered a secondary matter 10
party success.
Gloomy Outlook In Georgia
south Carolina conditions are more fav-
orable. but fn Georgia the outlook
gloomy. The iaia are flled with nesroes
born since the war and many OF tho race
show symptoms OF insanity or arc al
eirted with diseases unknown before tbs
0ar And yet the commissioner says
more money has been furnished by tho
Peabody fund for negro education than
has been invested for the higher educa-
ton Of the whites.
The report from Texas r. favorable. The
negro there Is not only being benefited cd
ucationally. but agriculturaily. Alabama
LEGATIONS 10 the Peabody fund for AID.
There has not been year since freedom
anne 10 the negro that has Witnessed
such widespread discussion OF ell phases
Of his condition as the present one the
commissioner believes Il VIII be most
helpful for the negro
Virginia reports favoTably on the good
wok q the Hampton Normal and Agri-
cultural Institute Of Virginia. one Of the
chef objects OF the school r. 20 create
in the students an enthusiasm for coun~
try life The commissioner regards u as
tho only system Of education which offers
a hopsful solution ~ the much vexed ne
gro problem Virginia school statistics
show an enrolment OF 2ii.tsS whites, ana
ii7i29 negroes
Or. curry reports that the distribution
% the income OF the Peabody fund since
oct l. 1879 was as follows;
Alabama $3.50: Arkansas, 81 SO; Flor
tda. 81 90. Georgia. s.. 600. Louisiana, N.1o.
Mississippi. ROO. North Carolina 500
South Carolina. S5.f0l. Tennessee, $3.50.
Texas. ss750. Virginia $3.50; West Viz
ginia. 1850. Peabody Normal College. tl3.-
100. scholarships. t1b.255.si; 10 tai. Ssi.oSSsi-
A. the afternoon session the treasurer
J. Plerpont Morgnn. offered his report
which was referred to the Auditing Com
mittee The income Of she fund since Oct
T. 1890 tn accordance with the conditions
under which the Request was made has
been distributed among educational In
stigutlona IN the Southern and Southwest
orn states The policy OF the trustees has
been Of late 10 devote their aid almost
exclusively 90 colleges, normal schools and
institutions Of more advanced learning. In
stead or as was the case in former years.
70 the common schoSis A few exceptions
are as yea made mostly m the case q
negro schools instead OF outside support.