The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-16

IN. ButIrlCk was introduced by Su-
perintendent Joyner and spoke substan-
TALLY as follows
First of all, let me tell you Of the
origin of this board, perhaps it would
be better to say the genesis of the gen
eral education board. A few years ago a
limited number of representative men,
mostly educators, met at Capon Springs,
in the mountains of Virginia, and in
modest and unostentatious way organic
ed the Southern Educational conference.
In this retired and beautiful spot from
year to year these gentlemen and others
who became interested in them and their
purposes meet for discussion of educa-
tional conditions and needs throughout
the Southern States. Most of them were
men from the South, a lesser number
from the North. Included in this num-
Der was one man who has genius for or
ganiZation-Mr. Robert G. Ogden, of
New York city-to whom, perhaps more
than to any other one man the origin
of the work which 1 represent before
you is to be traced. He saw that the
work needed to be popularized and en-
larged, and when one of it's annual meet
ings was called at Winston Salem, N.
c., he took steps to bring together a large
number of men and women, both from
the South and from the North. This
meeting will always be looked upon as
one of the greatest and most significant
gatherings Of true patriots ever 3ssem-
bled in our country. In the course of the
meeting al Winston Salem special COM
mittee reported recommending the ap-
pointment of a committee of seven, who,
with the president of the conference.-the.
Ogden-should become permanent board
for the promotion of education in the
Southern States. This board was duly
appointed and it first consisted of Hon.
j. l.. M. Curry, of Washington; Hon.
| Charles w Dabney, of Knoxville, Tenn.
Professor Edwin A. Alderman, of Tulane
University, New Orleans; President
| Charles d. McIver, of Greensboro, n. c.. !;
| MIR. George Foster Peabody, of New
York city; President H. B. Frissell, OF
| Hampton, Va; Dr. Wallace Buttrick
| then of Albany, N Y, and by vote OF
| the conference Mr.. Robert G.. Ogden, OF
| New York. This board met for formal
| organizatio in New York city in NO
1 vember, 1901. Mr.. Ogden was elected
| chairman, Mr.. Peabody treasurer, ano
| DR.. McIver secretary. Since that time
/ the following gentlemen have been added
| to the Southern Education Board: Mr.
| w. b. Baldwin, Jr., Mr.. Walter II
| Page and DR.. Albert Shaw, of New York
| city, Hon. Hugh II. Hanna, of Indian
| apolis, Ind and Rev. Edgar Gardner
Murphy, of MONTGOMERY Ala. Mr.. Muir
| ohy is the executive secretary of the
L r1 orc
| Curry, Dabney, Alderman, Frissell and
| McIver it's managing directors. This
board has at it's disposal sum of $40,-
900 year for two years, none of which
l is to be appropriated to schools, but al
| of which is to be devoted to the conduct
Ling of a campaign of education for edu-
Ecation in the Southern States. In pass
1 ing, it should be said that the Southern
I Education board is a distinct and separ~
| ate organization, and that the General
| Education board is equally distinct AMI
| separate organization. 1t will be noticed
| that a majority of the Southern Educa.
| ton board are Southern men, and that
| the management of its affairs is entirely
| in their hands.
I'm North Carolina l feel that | should
1 speak particularly of the work Of DR.
1 McIver, who specially represents the
work of the Southern Board in this State
| His work has been of the most thorough
| aud satisfactory kind. 1t is due him to
| say that his conduct of our educational
1 campaign has more than that of any
| other member of that board represented
l and fulfilled the objects had in view by
| it's organization. He more than any
| other man l know has reused the people
| to an appreciation of the value of uni
versal education. 1t should be said also
| that his work has been greatly aided by
| the intelligent and loyal cooperation OF
l Superintendent Joyner."
| Continuing, DR.. Buttrick said:
"The members of the Southern Educa-
| ton Board who were from the North
| became deeply interested in educational
| conditions at the South, as made known
/ to them by their associates of the South
| ern Education Board, and soon became
| convinced that another board should be
| organized, which should have at it's dis
posal large sums of money for the pro-
motion Of education in the Southern
| States. Several preliminary conferences
were held and finally in February last
Nv L
what is known as the General Education
| Board On the day of our organization
| the sum of 81 100000 was placed in our
| hands for the prosecution of the work
| contemplated by us, and further sums
! have since been received. The following
| gentlemen their names in alphabetical
| order, constitute the General Education
| Board: w. Fl. Baldwin, .Jr., Wallace
Buttrick, j. L. NJ. Curry Frederick T
Gates, Daniel G. Gilman, Morris x.
Jesup, Robert c. Ogden, Walter II.
Page, George Foster Peabody and Albert
| Shaw. OF this board William H. Bald
win, .Jr., is chairman; George Foster
Peabody, treasurer, and Wallace But
| trick secretary and executive officer
You will notice that majority of this
| board are Northern men, although three
of our number, DIR. Curry, DR.. Page and
| Mr.. Peabody, are natives Of the South
| The necessity for having a majority OF
| it's members in New York city is, OF
| course, apparent to you as business men,