The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
EDUCATION
 THE THEME Orators Address the Ath-
 ems Convention. GOV. AYCoCK IS ELOQUENT North Carolina Executive is Repeatedly Cheer ed. Hon. Hoke Smith of Atlanta Speaks on Popular Education as the
 Primary Policy of the South"
GOV. AYCoCK IS ELOQUENT

Athens, Ca. April 25.-The superbly tloquem address of Gov. C. B. AycocK pf North Carolina was the feature of the forenoon session of the educational con- ference. Governor Aycocks subject was: ..E,ducation and the Voluntary Tax" He was repeatedly interrupted by applause and when he ceased speaking the entire audience rose to cheer him.
 Governor Aycock said that the State of North. Carolina had determined that eyery child of tho State. white and black, should be educated. If there were some who did not think that the negroes ought to be educated. he did not agree with them. No uneducated force coud do as good work as one that had been trained.
 The speakers closing words to the au- dience and to the Northern visitors told how North and South. once contending for union and independence. were now united in a more glorious independence than had ever before been enjoyed.
 The conference assembled this forenoon in the university chapel. Mir. R. G. Og- den presided.
 Dr. McIver Talks
 pr. Charles D. McIver, President or the North Carolina State Normal and lndus' trial College at Greensboro, told some- thing of what has 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 hundreds libraries have been established in connection with public schools.
 pr. H. B. Frissell of Hampton and pr. Robert Frazer of Richmond, reported on the work done in Virginia.
 President Edwin A. Alderman or Iu- lane University, of New Orleans, reported the vear's work in Lopisiana. Three uarishks, twenty-six wards, nine towns seventeen school districts have added to their school facilities by special taxation The session was closed by general discussion led by Dr. John Massey. Pres ident of the Alabama Female College al Tuskesee, Ala. and Chancellor Robert B Fulton of the University of Missis' sippi. At business meeting the follow ing officers of the conference TOT tne next year were elected:
 President. Robert G. Ogden Vice Presidents, J. Y. Joyner, Walter H. Page E. C. Branson; Secretary. Rev. A. B. Hunter of Raleigh; Treasurer. George Foster Peabody of New York; Executive Committed Dr. Fl. B. Frissel, Dr. San- ford. J. Y Joyner, Hon. Hoke Smith, w A. Blair.
 Aycock's Eloquence.
 The address of Governor Aycock of North Caroins, on "Education and the Voluntary Tax won for him an enviabit reputation as an orator and warm spot in the hearts of educators present. By his wit. logic and force. he completely captured his hearers, and at the conciu' sion of his address the entire audienct arose and cheered him.
 Governor Aycock is leading in the cam paign for free education in North Caro- lima, and the progress made by that State is due largely to his eloquent efforts.
 Greetings from the Governors of Mis- sissippi South Carolina. Louisiana and iNirginia were sent the convention this morning.
 Hon Hoke Smith commenced his ad dress on Popular Education as the Fri 'mary Policy of the South at 2 ?. m. The university chapel was packed to hear him and he made deep impression. In rec oenition of the interest he has always displayed in common school education MT. smith was today made member o the Executive Committee of the Southern Educational Board.
 Hoke Smith Speaks
 Mir Smith briefly reviewed the indus trial condition of the Sou,i compared with the State of Mass lchusetts. "Th' South has great natural advantages. said Mir Smith and yet we lag behind Why? Because while we devoted our eelves to raising slaves and one industry agriculture, Massachusetts trained thu minds of her children. Our work now i to give the children of the South sucl a training. White and black should hav a thorough education. The great problem is the rural school; the great difficult! is the sparseness of the rural populations in the South.'
 MT Smith referred to the address O Governor Aycock and said he wished tha all politicians were as manly and pur as the Governor of North Carolina Tn sneaker declared every man. before h. voted for d candidate for public offc should ascertain how that man stood ol tho school question. He said the Soutl needed more and better schools. He be Iicved the teachers in the country school were as efficient as they were paid t be When teachers were paid cnougl and assured d years work suficlen number of woll prepared teachers woul' offer themselves
 Reviewing the great amount Of none, which the South had contributed to tn caues of negro education, Mir. Smith sal he spoke of this offering not as subjec for which the people of the south de served praise. but as showing their in telligence and justice.
 Education of the Blacks.
 "Would We he so foolish" he said, "a 10 leave half our population groveling | Ignorance? These black people did no come here of their own account. W brought them. they cannot go away an we do not want them to go. Then it be comes our duty to educate the minds an hearts of the negroes as We educate tn minds and hearts of the whites"
 FUon. II. st. G. Tucker Of Virginia. his address urged the conference to mee in Virginia next wear. This inritatio was seconded hy Dr. Paul Barrinser c Che I-ntversit2 of Virginia.
 profe,sor P r. CldXtou of Tennesse explained tho methods of the rublicAtio board of the society; ne neES,Od coUdcts