The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
MANUAL TRAINING
The SOUI.H'S Hop
Prest. Baldwin Pleads Strong J.
ior Industrial Education.
ADDRESS EAGERLY HEAR
ADDRESS EAGERLY HEART
Splendid audience Gre4ts PresId mi q
General. Educ siion Board Spsax-
cr's Earncstaessa WORK OF the
General Eoard - Reception.
". II BALDWIN. ~. q u.

president ". ii Baldwin. Jr. ef 'hs
General Education Board. :fred his aii
dience at the - NJ @ A. liaii last eye
ming with something q ms m sia 81 -
assn for popular education .95l mat.
an impression that @iil live long ans.
bear fruit. Blessing tstc "iio4e beoi'.e 4ot
the Commonwealth
Mr.. BALDWIN HAD a right To l,eprou8
OF his audience, Tor il Was composed as
the host people in Richmond. Several OF
the railroads erltering t'se city were re-
presented by either &c Chief executive
otlicer OF some one else high in aptholi-
~ Nearly every second man vas tbs
head 81 some great plant or chi ~ rise
IT was ii company of cultured Indies aae
gentlemen. drawn tosetle:, by ar ea1iles
ard patriotic desire to help their fel
low man.
The address of Mr. Baldwin was given
rapt attention Every word that fell
from his lips was9as distinct MS ciali
on note and was eagerly seized by thosf
before him. The meeting lasted one l1ou.
and ten minutes. and probably not
person in the building realized that he
had been in the room so long Thpse
who left the attractions Of luxurious
homes did 50 because they were deeply
interested in the subject TO be discussed.
and they attended tocve,,v word.
The general theme was popular edIca
ton but Mr.. Baldwin felt the them
could never be handled in its entirety
in the time he was permitted TO speak
and so he crvs,alized his thought into
the subject: why. Business Men Should
be teroste7 in Public Et71eat t,r "
THE DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
The speaker was introduced by Major
James H Doolev. president of the Beard
OF Directors OF the Seaboard Air Line
Railway system. In fact railroads were
well represented. MIR. Baldwin is himself
the presiden; Of the Long Island Railroad
Company President Stevens and Vice
President Decatur .Axteil of the Ches;s-
peake and Ohio as we'll as a number Of
directors OF railroads were in the audit
ence.
Among those whom Mr.#Io ooleva saw s,,e-1
fore hin, when he and AFR Baldwin came
upon the rostrum We're: Mr.. John p.
Branch. AIR Fen. b. Valentine, Captain
Carlton Mccarthy. Mr.. 3. r Johnson,
Mr. j. u. Crumn Judge r. {. Minor. Mr..
Frank r. Brent, secretary Of the State
Board Of Ildacation: Professor Leon \.
Jaslef, Mr. joseph BRYAN. Mr.. IL T..
Cahell, president If the Chamber of Com
merce; Mr.. j. Stewart BRYAN. Colonel A.
S Butord MIR. Z. y. Valentine, PROBES
scr S c Mitchell. Of Richmond CaIleas.
Mr.. Decatur ANtell, MIR w. G. Stanald,
Dir. George Cooper DR.. c. W P, Brock,
DR. L %. Meiricl, Mr.. o. II Funston,
Mr. r. S. Besher. Mr.. w. ]. Iiiinhrough.
Mr. Henry lautztes. Mr. Charles q.
Bosier. MI S. IL Mckee. MIR Iataes n.
Rgiand Professor John Il Minor. Mr.
Il. ". Smith. Captain Thomas Elicit Of
tlle Mechanics Institute: Superintendent
Of City Selipols ". II Fox. DIR, Stuart
Mcclure. Mr.. John T. Glenn. Mr.. III. L..
McBain. Mr.. Eugene c. Massie, DR.
James Duncan MIR. s IL. Hawes SUI
pett.lltendent Frank West. of the Louisa
schools and a member of the House of
Delegates; Delegate Smith, of Clarke;
Delegate Goodwin. OF Nelson: Delegate
Fulton. Of Wise. and Senator DnWiddie,
OF Franklin.
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH.
Major Dooley Was exceedingly happy
in his remarks Introductory OF the
speaker. He said that the last time he
saw so much OF Richmond's beauty and
fashion assembled was. at the Horse
Show. whore the possibilities ofthe horse
Were being considered and admired, but
now the consideration and admiration Of
the possibilities Of the noblest OF all
creatures. man. had drawn them TO-
Gcther.
Some one has said" he continued.
that the best OF Nirginans Were iinder-
ground. but am sure that this does not
apply TO the ladies', for they like the
horse, Improve always. i do not mean
they get faster Ike the horse hut ;l.at
they approach the perfection of Develop
ment..
These ladies had asked him lie slid
to present as the speaker a gentlaillalI
now OF the North, but who had sileilt
much Of ais life in the South who MAS
broad-n1inded and patriotic, who found
time In a busy lie to give OF it and his
means to the cause Of popular education
in the South
EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE.
Generous applause greeted Mr.. Bald
win when he came forward. The. spea1 g..
is a practical man. and inspired always
by that spirit, plunged directly into his
address. He said:
When the Richmond Education Asso-
citation Invited me TO naeat .Nan and To-
speak on some p6ase of the ed C tiana8
problem ii the South. L acCep.va IN the
spirit; of one cooperating With You III
your work, and reJoiced at the opportu-
nifty of paying my rihntcto the South
IN It's great educational renaissance Be
ing constantly In touch with the e6uca :
tionai progress of the whole South, Il can
say With assurance that / believe that
the South has made more progress in
the solution of its difficult problem dur.
ing the last year than during any pre-
Nious FIVE Years in Ks history
III is my purpose TO give some reason
why those of us who# are actively engaged
in business pursuits can be interested in.
pubic education 10 the advantage of the
community and to ourselves, and to di-
rec. particular attention TO the problem.
-------------.------------