The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-28

itt namo aud 90 nyoWcd and honest soc-
audsry work the problem would be- prtr-
lealiy solved. That probably t1o
much to expect from human natur
hence some must ne established. These
should boz avowr,lly secondary. should he
endowed aud should employ as teachers
coAcso men aud women. who have had
liso thorough professional training
President Charles h. MalNer OF che
State Norm1l ami Industrial college ot
Norn Carolina, and Miss Nina Horne
of oouNcIs" college. South Carolina. ably
discussed the paper.
This afternoon the association had siA
department Conferences. in which vafl-
aus topiou were discussed. and later tht
members attended "a reception al the
executive mansioh ana "a, thc Womau'r
cub. thc latter given hy the Virginia Ed-
ueatioual A-soclatlou
AZ tho regular session addresses were
made hy ur Nicholas NJ Butler of GO.
iumhia University, Now York President
u II Ncnlhie. University of North Car
oiIua EFlucinM a. ~ Tunstli Tome
Institute. Port Deposit ND. Dr " l..
Council 81 Washington ana Lcc Uuivcr-
siiy. and Mrs Charles a. Perkins of thv
University or Tennessee.
Thc Speakers before the departments
wefe.
cou college. Dr l.. " Kline. Virginia
state Fcmalc Normal school pr Ehen
Alexander. University of North Carolina
st. L.. Brltou. Fulton county. tia 4.
Charles =. Narolrs Mailer Manual School.
va. Prof " \ Mithrrs College OF Az
ricuiture and Mechanical Ari-. Nortn
Carolina. Frof Charles a Taylor. Wake
Forest N g.. ana Prof Albert Tuttic.
University of Virginia. Supt %. g. No
{ ID
ing. " Va. Prof L. 5. i.oudon. Bristol.
Tenn; Prof A. G. Huckner. Kings Coi-
irEc. Tenn. and Prof Charles " Dab
ueY Knoxville. Tenn.
President Charlca W nahncy. Of She
University of Tennessee. read a paper on
scientific and Technical Education in the
South
Technical skill The speaker said. Is need
ed 20 utlizc the raw material 60 the best
advantage The time comes however. in
the history ~ every nation. when % must
educate na people iu scienco and train
then in manufacture and iudustrics. o.
II will 40 down This higher scientific
education is the forcrunncr of higher pros
perity and th, uatlon which fails 10 de-
Vciop the intellectual faculty for proiuc-
! tion must degenerate for % cannot stand
stln
ln society. a. ln biology there are three
states In the first. tho state or primal
I equilibrium. things grow neither bette
/ nor worse. the second b. the state 81
evolution or development. during which
animals and plants adapt Themselves q
I their environments. and take on new
{ eharactctistics. che third b. that of de-
/ generation. when they first steud HtiIi
/ thsn decay and 20 go back 10 the cartn
! from which they sprang The same %
/ true 81 naflors. our Southland stands a.
! the beginning Of tine second state ",
have lived az long aa We can upon tn
! hountiea Of nature and have reached that
/ point az which We must study science
/ learn the arts use our material resource
/ and accumulate wealth. or ELSE fall be-
4 hind nud 60 down
The study ~ science and the epnllca
/ ton of science always have gone and ~
ways must go hand in hand. Aa matte
of fact discovcrers and appliers OF scienc'
are often combined in the same person
The Interests ~ pure science and tech
noioey are lnrzely identical and scienc'
cannot take "a step forward without open
.ng newr fields for industry New truth
iu science always lead 90 new develop
/ mcuts in Industry hence. we must have
the inventor as well as the Investigator
Tt d. not generally known that Gen ise'
/ was great believer iu scientific ans
technical education. The Southern peopi'
have silll 10 realize the ideals of Lee IL
| education.