Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-10
DR.BUTTERICK
ISPLEASED
s WITH TECH
He TALKS GL0WINGLY OF THE
SCHOOL AND is PARTICULAR
LY IMPRESSED WITH THE
TEXTILE BRANCH.

DR.. Wallace Buttrick, secretary OF the
city, is the guest Of President Ly-
man Hall, of the Georgia School OF Tech
nology. DR.. Buttrick spent yesterday
In visiting the different branches OF the
school, on invitation of President Hall.
and went through the various depart
ments. He was greatly pleased and was
particularly impressed by the extent Of
the mechanical branches of the institution,
which far exceeded his expectations. The
textile department of the Tech greatly
impressed DIR. Buttrick, and he more than
once expressed his great pleasure of the
great value of this branch Of the school.
II have especially noticed the parttcu-
lar value of the textile department in its
relation to the industrial development of
the SOUTH" he said. "In every other de-
partment of this school there is a clear
demonstration of the educational value
of manual training.
THE friends OF education who have
some misgivings about the tendency to-
ward manual and Industrial training" he
continued, will have their fears removed
by visiting this institution of learning.
Here II is clearly demonstrated that
the time necessary in the mastering of
the various literary subjects is largely
reduced by the time given to manual
training work"
DR.. Buttrick also expressed his great
satisfaction with President Halls evident
mastery of the situation and his great
wisdom as an executive head of the IN
stitution.
DrButtrick was asked the distinction be-
tween the southern education board and
the general education board, which have
become much confused of late.
There is absolutely no connection be-
tween these two boards" he said, the
southern education board is the executive
board of the southern educational confer
ence which held its meeting in Athens,
Ca, in April. On this board Robert G.
Ogden, of New York, is chairman, and
Charles d. McIver of Greensboro, n. c.,
Is secretary. Both the southern educa-
ton board and the general education
board are composed of about the same
membership, but there is no Connection be-
tween them.
THE southern education board has two
departments of work. The first is de-
partment of inquiry and publication, Of
which President Charles W. Dabney, of
Knoxville, Tenn, is the managing direc-
tor, and Prof. p. p. Claxton and Prof.
Eggleston are his assistants.
THE second Is a department OF propa-
gandism. of which DR.. ]. L. M. Curry Is
managing director. This board has a sys-
tenn of field agents, consisting of Hon.
II. St. John Tucker, DR.. Tucker. of Viz
einia; Hon. ]. w. Graham, OF Talledega,
Ala. Rev. DR.. Dickerman. of New Haven,
Conn, and Booker Washington.
This board has no funds at its disposal
for the schools of the south. and exists
solely for the purpose of gathering infor-
nation and awakening interest In educa-
ton.
1.-THE general education board is dis
tinct organization, chartered under the
laws of the state of New York, with q
considerable amount of money at its dis
possal William II. Baldwin. Jr., is chair
man. George Foster Peabody, of New
York, is treasurer, and I am secretary
and executive officer. Its offices are at
116 Nassau street, New York city. This
board has for its immediate object the as
sisting of the people of the south in the
development of the free public schools
1t is also especially interested in schools
Of technology in the several states of the
south. recognizing that anything like an
adequate school system in the south would
be impossible but for the remarkable in
dustrial development that characterizes
the new south"