Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-28
Southern Education Board
Makes Donation OfNine-
teen Thousand Dollars
to Work of Women.

ATHENS, Ca, April 2s.-s4,5oo,
one half the balance necessary TO COM
plete the Winnie Davis memorial hall;
$500 to provide fifty three-year
scholarships Of $50 each at the eeor-
ola State Normal school 70 duplicate
the forty-slx scholarships provided by
the women Of Georgia;
An offer TO duplicate for a period OF
three years all new scholarships Of
$50 each that the women Of Georgia
may provide before January 1, 1908,
to number not exceeding fifty.
This was the contribution Of the
General Education board to the women
Of Georgia at Athens on this beautiful
southern memorial day.
Men eheered and wept, and women
laughed and cried, in the fuIlness of
their 10y when they eomprehended all
that the announcement meant.
ex-governor W. ]. Northen. who was or
the platform. sprang 70 hts feet and asked
the women OF Georgia in the great audi
ence to stand UP and then. when they had
done so. asked the whole audience to
stand up, not as people OF one state or
many states. but as people OF one coun-
try.
The announcement came in the middle
OF the meeting. In a pause IN the speak
ing. Mr.. Ogden said that Mr. William H.
Baldwin had a word 10 say.
Mr.. Baldwin said that as the president
OF the general education board. he wished
10 speak. more particularly TO the women
OF Georgia, because this was memorial
day. which they had always done so much
70 observe To them the board had spe-
cial message 20 be made through its sec
Rotary. DR.. Wallace Butterick- Dr. But
ferfck'E announcement was briefly this:
The general education board win sub
scribe TO the Georgia State Normal school
at Athens for a period OF three years, -
scholarships OF $50 each TO meet the IS
scholarships now provided by the women
OF GeOrgia-S2.5o0 a year for three years
$50 in all
In addition to the above. the general ed
ucation board win duplicate for a Pc
riod OF three years new scholarships OF 50
each that may be provided by the women
OF Georgia before January 1. 1893, up TO a
number not exceeding 50. Understanding
that the women OF Georgia have raised
5000 toward a fund OF Sc. 90 for the cree
tion OF the Winnie Davis Memorial hall.
the general education board viii subscribe
one-half the balance. or $4.5oo. provided
the remaining balance is subscribed be-
fore January ]. 1906
Signed William II. Baldwin. Jr., chair
man. GeorEa Foster Peabody treasurer
xraiIaen Burtarics. se0re1arv- and execa-
tive ofacer. J. L. NJ Curry. Frederick 4.
Gales. Daniel c. Gilman. Morris K Jesup.
Robert c. Ogden. Walter II. Page, Albert
shaw.
II the conditions specified In this an
nouncement arc complied with 20 the full
extent OF the offer, as no doubt they viii
be. the total amount Of this contribution
Of the general education board will be $ls,-
500.
II was several minutes before the con-
ference was sufficiently composed to re-
sune business
Invitations were extended 20 the con-
ference today ny representatives OF the
states OF Tennessee. North Carolina,
south Carolina and Florida, 10 have the
next years meeting held in those respec-
tive states
The southern educational conference
assembled for its forenoon session In the
chapel Of the state normal school. The
large audience room being completely
filed Mr.. Ogden presided The first reg
MAR speaker was DR.. W. T. Harris. ID ,.
commissioner OF education
There viii be no Afternoon session The
delegates and visitors joining In the dec
Grafton day exercises at Athens.
The remaining speakers following Dr..
Harris were DR.. Albert Shaw. who re-
ferred 70 the large proportion Of the ex-
,,enks Of national pensions which the south
had borne with no return; Judge Emory
Speer and Congressman John ID small,
~ North Carolina