New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-25
NOT THE NEGRO ONLY.
POOR WHITES IN THE SOUTH -Aheo
HAVE NEED OF EDUCATION.
poprRr 9 OGDEN AND HIS EDUCATIONAL
PARTY WELCOMED AT UNIV En-
SITY OF GEORGIA.

Athens Ga April Pin the chapei Oh ue
University of Georgia welcome was given 'o
night to Robert c. Ogden and MS parry VI
philanthropists by prominent educators iio'
all parts of the South, jurists. business ille'
and students who came here to be present al INC
first session Of the fifth annual conference Ioi
the DEVELOPMENT of education in the South Inc
conference was invited to the State oE 'he
Georgia legislature. Clark Howell, president Oh
the Senate, speaking for the commonwealth am.
for the municipality of Athens. voiced 'ne III ..
words of welcome After extending nearly
greeting to the gathering of distinguished iiie1'
and women Mr.. Howell said:
This welcome is made doubly hearty IN me q it
clared purpose OF this organza0 10 the
stiles of the great masses of the whites aS I the
Oh 5e rsh of some Of those philanthropcally in
cIined to pile up funds be devoted exclusively exclusively
to the education OF the negro the strugsh nm;
masses of the whites have been too often ioS'
sight of.
Mr. Ogden then delivered his annual ADDRESS
He spoke OF the needs for such WORK as 'h''
of the conference and reviewed briefly the prog
ress that had been made lie SAID oeSiue' -
part:
N ze ast e1s We sr a"d too spt 70
the social problems of the period are 0y without
cessation for It's solution many ana ppptncpai
agencies are successfully at Worf fba r me pubic
eoo Of the southern States Within these States
including several Of the t6 school population
of the United States. Take that tact wv tb a1tire
nnnatjon OF those States is rural and you haae
Conditions exactly opposite TO me - tb case de-
velops some most interesting questions ea, Of mill
Out OF the case Of sohoo age with this
Zones the cry Of our country with stern demand
future shall be furnished 1t is our thu OUT ignorant
echo and re-echo these appeals that t 49, riebt
rjse ma nd
demand adequate education that the peope Sr"
tax themselves for education that scioo atfon and
that philanthropy should supply the lacking M
beyond the capacity of the public purse anu p
The great institutions for higher education are
q nnaaling to accumulated wealth most sucGessru.y
arpS nro6erly for generous endowment. Inc anu
phon that appeal comes IN me .I bread Of
hetter intellectual life: that simple practical learn
Ing. without which there can DO no useful fP''
~ Throughout the rural South they have been fso-
lated lonely each thinking taa a aar But now this
conference makes broad standing e louiiu 80
the group is f9a4d r of ff the company limited to
locality, for the North and the East add 10 the
Surien The Northern members OF this conference
have gladly come each succeeding year IN ms
tu cordial invitation help carry as best theE may
the load that seems heavy to be borne In 10,
calities where sparse popuiau"h OF na private
berality Impossible With no pride OF opinion or OF
dictation as TO method WoIklhS ~ cone in
fraternaI spirit with such means as they can
mand ana such experience as they can contribute
The sessions will continue for three days the
marty leaving late Sunday night for Alabama
on Saturday afternoon the conference VIII at
,,,d tho Confederate Memorial Day exercises.
,g,ar leaving Athens the special train VIII
convav the party 20 Calhoun, Auburn ana Jus
kegee Ala, and Chattanooga ana hioA s ,trI,
,Ta9p Az Tuskegee the Carnegie Library WhiCh
was given to Booker T. Washinston's schoo''
will be dedicated.