The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-05

WILL. STIR PEOPLE
Messrs. Tucker aid Frazer 10
Lecture.
PART OF SOUTHERN MOVEMENT
Wealth, Gentlemen Undertake to Build Up
Better Educational System in
Certain Southern states-A
Matter of Sweeping In
tsrest to the
People.
PART OF SOUTHERN MOVEMENT

as result or a conference G1 as
tinguishcd Southern educators held In
this city yesterday, a campaign Is to ba
started at once in Virginia for the pur-
pose Of arousing popular interest in
public education. with the view to plac-
ing the system on a higher and f1rmer
basis in the State.
The work will be in charge os ex-Con-
gressman Harry st. George Tucker, lean
of the law faculty of Washington and
Lee University, and DR.. R. A. Frazer,
who has recently resigned his position
as president of the State Female Nor
NAL School at Farmville.
AT the conference yesterday-whieh
was the outgrowth of movement start
ed in New York some time ago. to build
up a faster and better system Of public
EDUCATION in certain Southern States
there Were present Prof. Tucker, DR..
Frazer. Mr.. j. D. EggIeston, OF Charlotte:
Dr. H. B. Frizzell, OF Hampton: DR.. G.
D. McIver, Of Greensboro, N. c., and
Governor a. j. Montague. the latter
being present by invitation and being
in hearty sympathy with the work
Messrs- Tucker and Frazer will shortly
begin their work, which, will consist
of public lectures and visits to the sew
eral sections of the State in the inter-
est of "a better educational system. which
they will endeavor to bring about by
OF the need of improvement In this Hne.:
AN INTERESTING STORY.
The story of the movement which IetS
up to the conference here on yesterday
and which bids fair to result in great
good to the educationa, system Of the
State is indeed an interesting one.
All those who have kept up with mat.
ters relating to education are familiar
with the Capon Springs conference. It
was a body composed of nuuloe. Dt
wealthy gentlemen who met ann tatiS at
Capon Springs, w. Va, and gave freely
of their counsel and means to the CAUSE
of Southern education. Upon the death
of Mr.. Sale. several years ago, who was
the proprietor of the Springs, and an en-
thusastic member of the organization.
the place of meeting was chanSss. and
the last one was leld in Winston-Salem,
N. c., last spring. The movement now
about to be consummated grew out OF
the Capon Springs conference. and not
long since several of its wealthy members
met in New York to determine upon sons
course that would tend to throw iifa
into the pubic school system OF Virginia,
North Carolina Tennessee and Louis
lana It was determined to establish
central bureau at Knoxville. Tenn. In
charge of DR.. Charles W. Dabney. and to
work each OF the States separately. uus
to gather information as to the educa-
tional needs of ali and report it to 1T.
Dabney, who has general charge of the
entire affair.
ONE FOR EACH STATE.
A committee of one was appointed pv
the New York conference for each srats.
Sogyo }rgu ~
Frizzcu; North Carolina. pr. e. ID. Mo.
Iver; Tennessee Dr.. G. w. Daoney;
Louisiana DR.. e A. Alderman. The Work
has already been started In the othef
States and DIR. McIver WAS hero from
North Carolina yesterday to give afessrs
Tucker and Frazer the benefit OF his exc
pertence.
These gentlemen VIII gather all kinds
Of available statistics as to the schools
in Virginia, and will eudeavor to discover
the needs OF the system and report the
facts to DR.. Dabncy. who will have them
complied for use by the conference at its
next meeting. They will also attempt tor
devise plans for the raising OF additional
school taxes without further burden to
the masses. endeavoring at all times to
awaken a liveiier interest in tho subject
and to gain the active cooperation Of all
who can be OF service to the Hew move
ment- Ihe campaign lor a psItef eoucac
tional system In the South is understood
to have the hearty endorsement OF the
Southern Educational Association, az we'll
as that Of many OF the ablest educators
in the country. Including. BESIDES those
named above. George Foster PEABODY. OF
Massachusetts,: DE-. J. I. N curry, oe
washington. D. c., aud Ronert G. Ogden.
OF New York. Wfo is the president OF the
Capon Springs conference at present.
Educators, here are enthusiastic over
the matter. and 1t Is believed snas the
movement will result in great good co th1
public education OF the Southern states.
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