The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-28
EDUCATORS CONTRIBUTED
Large Sums for Scholarships aud
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall.
GENEROUSLY ASSIST GEORGIA WOMEN.
If All the Conditions Are Complied With
the Contribution Win Az
ereeate $40, 800.

Athens, Ga, April 20.-Four thousand
I'VE hundred dollars, one-half Of the bal
ance necessary TO complete the Winnie
Davis memorial hall; $1,000 to provide nifty
three-year scholarships OF $50 each year
at the Georgia State Normal school TO dupli-
cate the forty.six scholarships provided hy
the women Of Georgia; an offer to duplicate
FOR period Of three years all new scholar
SHIPS OF $50 each that the women Of Gcor-
gia may provide before January !. 1858,
TO number not exceeding hfty were the
contributions today Of the general educa-
tion board to the women of Georgia.
Men chcered and wept and women
laughed and cried IN the fulness OF JOY
When they comprohended all the announce
Hcht meant. Ex-Governor W. j. Northen
on Georgia. who was ON the platform when
me announcement was made In the confer
ence Tor education In the South. sprUng 10
his feet and asked the women of Georgia
an tue great audience to stand up AM
when they had done SO. asked the whole
audience to stand up not as people Of one
state or many States, but al people of one
country The announcement camo in the
middle OF the morning session by William
ii. Baldwin. Jr, OF New YORK;
Mr.. Baldwin said that as the president
OF the general education board. he wished
TO speak more particularly to the womcn
OF Georgia, because thls was Confederate
Memorial Day, which they had always done
SO much Ia observe To them the board
had special message to be made through
It's secretary, De- Wallace ButtrIck. pr.
Buttrtck'a announcement was briefly this:
The general education board viii Subscribe
to the Georgia state Normal school ~
Athens for a period Of three years, nifty
scholarships of 500 each TO meet the forty
six scholarships now provided by the wu-
men OF Georgia; $500 year for three
years, $500 in all
In addition 10 the above the general edu
cation board will duplicate for period Of
| three years new scholarships ot So each
that may be provided hy the women OF
Georgia before Januury !, 1913 10 mum
Der not exceeding dfty
Understanding that toe women NJ GeOr
gia have raised 5000 toward a fund Of
Sl5.00o for the erection Of the Wiun,e Davis
memorial hall the general education board
viii subscribe one half the balance, ol
S450o providing tho remaining balance Is
subscribed before January l. 1903.
VIM. II. Baldwin. Jr,
Chairman.
George Foster Peabody,
Wallace Buttrick.
Secretary and Executive Ofdcer.
!. /. NJ Curry.
Frederick 4 Gates,
Daniel e. Gilman,
Morris Iessup.
Robert G. ogden,
Walter II Page,
| Albert Shaw.
! " the CpndiflouS S0C'lNc1 IN tnlS an
! nouncement are complied with 70 the ful
! extent ~ the oGerUs it seems they VII
! be the total amoust ot this contribution
win be $40, 500
| Dr w r Harris. United states commits
! siourr Of education. was The puncipa
! speaker az the morning session. No meet
| ing was held this afternoon, the delegate
| and visitors Joining In the decoration da.
! exercises here.
Athens, Ga, April y The fifth annua
| conference for education in the South
| which began here Thursday, was CLOSED
| this afternoon by mass meeting AT whlcl
| addresses were made by several member
| Of Mr. 0gdens party The services In TIN
various churches today were conducted b'
/ the several distinguished clergymen VIII
! are making the t0nr with the Eastern
! party, Bishop McNiCkeu nf Rhode lSlan'
| speaking at Emanuel church Mr. Ogden
| train left late tonight over the Southern
! Railway for Calhoun, Ala, where shOT
| ored school From Calhoun the party vii
| GO 10 Montgomery, reaching there abou
| II a. m. to visit the State Normal Colore
school, under Prof. G. W. Patterson, Mon
day afternoon viii be given over 10 n tr
| 10 the Alabama Polytechnic institute a
| Auburn. Tuesday VIII be spent nt Booke
! 4. Washington school nt TuSkegee, Ala
| and a part Of the days visit there viii h
devoted 10 the dedication OF the new Carne
gie library Just completed.