The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-26
GIFT FOR UNIVERSITY
PLEASING INCIDENT OF THE
ATHENS CONFERENCE.
A $4,000 LIBRARY BUILDING.
ABLE ADDRESSES BY GOV. AYCOCK
AND HON. HOIxE SMITH.

vance Made by the Movement Dur
ing the Past Year-GOv. AycOck's
Address on Education and the Vol
untary Tax Hits the Keynote.
south Cannot Afford to Leave Half
Her Population in Ignorance, Said
MIR. Smith.
Athens, Ga. April 25.-The second
days session of the Southern Educa-
tional Conference has been one of
great enthusiasm. The addresses at
the University chapel here have been
among the best ever heard in Athens,
giving the public clear idea of the
great educational movement that is
being fostered by the conference.
Among the events of the day was the
gift of sum of money to the Univer-
sity of Georgia with which to erect
a handsome fire-proof library building
that is to cost not less than $4,000.
The only conditions imposed are as to
proper maintenance and Chancellor
Hill is satisfied that they can be easily
met. At the session of the University
Trustees in June the gift will no doubt
become available and the erection of
the new building will go forward by
September. The name of the donor is
withheld at his positive request.
At the morning session DR.. c. D.
McIver, of Greensboro, N. c., DR.. H.
B. Frissell, of Hampton, Va, DR.. E. A.
alderman, of Tulane University and
DIR. Robert Frazier, of Vierginia made
reports as to the splendid advance
made by the movement since the last
annual conference. The hit of the
morning session was the magnificent
address of Governor Charles B. Aycock
of North Carolina on Education and
the Voluntary Tax" The audience
gave him a perfect ovation at the con-
clUsion of his address.
Invitations for the next session were
extended by Spartanburg, S. c., and
Richmond, Va.
The afternoon session opened with
magnificent address by Hon. Hoke
Smith of Atlanta, on Popular Educa-
ton, or the Primary Policy of the
South" This is considered by many
to be the best address yet delivered
here. Other addresses of worth were
by Prof. p. H. Claxton of Tennessee,
on the publication bureau of the con-
ference. and by Messrs. w. H. Bald
win Of New York. and Hugh H. Hanna
of Indiana.
Mr.. Baldwin, who is president of the
General Education Board, said that
whatever money is appropriated by his
board, would be as an investment, they
were anxious to make and not as a
gift. 81
Tonight the ddresses, which were all
excellent, were by Supt. Carlton b.
Gibson of Columbus, on Education
T
Evans of Augusta, on the Child of the
Operative" and DR.. Hamilton w. Ma
bic of New York, on a Cooperation
in Educational Effort"
To-morrow's session will close the
business of the conference, but the
members will spend Sunday in Athens.
Education and the Voluntary Tax.
Athens, Ca, April 25.-The eloquent
address of Gov. C. B. Aycock of North
Carolina was the feature of the fore
noon session of the Southern Educa-
tional Conference. Gov. Aycocks sub
ject was Education and the Voluntary
Tax" He was repeatedly interrupted
by applause, and when he ceased
speaking the entire audience rose to
cheer him. Gov. Aycock said that the
state of North Carolina had determined
that every child of the state, white
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there were some who did not think
that the negroes ought to be educated,
he did not agree with them. No un-
educated force, he said, could do as
good work as one that had
been trained. The speakers
closing words to the audience
and to the Northern visitors
told how the North and South, once
ccntending for union and indepen-
Il
icus independence than had ever before
been enjoyed
Mr.. Ogden president. DR.. Charles D.
McIver, president of the North Caro-
lima State Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Greensboro told something Of
what had been done in his state since
the meeting of the conference last
year. Over thirty cities or towns have
voted on the question of increasing
the school fund by local taxation and
only three which voted have not
agreed to do this. Four hundred lib
raries have been established in con-
nection with the public schools.
DIR. H. B. Frissell, of Hampton and
DR.. Robert Frazer of Richinon reported
on the work done in Virginia PreSi
cent Edwin A. Alderman of Tulane
University, New Orleans, reported for
the year in Louisiana, three parishes,
twenty-six wards, nine towns and
seventeen school districts have been
added to their school facilities by
special taxation.
The session was closed by a general
discussion led by DIR. John Massey,
president of the Alabama Female Col
lege, at Tuskegee, Ala, and Chancellor
Robert B. Fulton of the University of
Mississippi
At a business meeting the following
officers of the conference for the next
year were elected:
President, Robert C. Ogden vice
presidents, j. Y. Joyner, Walter H
Page and e. c. Branson; secretary
Rev. A. B. Hunter of Raleigh; treas
urer, George Foster Peabody of New
York; executive Committee, DR.. H. B.
F'rissell DIR. Sanford, J. Y. Joyner, Hon
Hoke Smith, w. T. Blair.
Hon. Hoke Smiths Address.
The first address at the afternoon
session of the conference was delivered
by Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta his
the Primary Policy of the South" The
speaker briefly reviewed the industrial
condition Of the South compared with
that of the state of Massachusetts.
",rhe South has great natural ad-
we lag behind. Why? Because while
we devoted ourselves to raising slaves
and one industry. agriculture,
of her children. Our work
now Is to give the children Of
the South such a training. White and
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