The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-22
WORK FOR STATE
PROMINENT GEORGIANs UNITED
FOR EDUCATION.
THE UNIVERSITY BRANCHES
TO BE SPECIAL OBJECT OF NEW
ASSOCIATIONS WORK,

Organization Formed From Menu
bers of University Council and
Others-AdvisOry Board Includes
Names of Distinguished Men-P. A.
StOvaH Member of Executive Com
mittee-state Normal school to BE
First object of AuxilEary's Benea-
cent WOrk-Other Institutions to
Follow In Turn.
Athens, Ga, Aug. 21.-It was learn
ed this morning that an important or
ganization of Georgians interested in
educational matters was recently form
ed at a meeting of the University
Council in Atlanta. The association is
made up Of well known citizens, many
of whom are alumni of the University
Of Georgia, who contemplate doing
some practical and substantial service
for the educational institutions of this
state, in a manner somewhat similar
to the work done in a wider field by
the Southern Educational Board.
The organization is to be known as
the University of Georgia Auxiliary,
and the advisory board and Executive
Committee which will have active
charge of the workings of the organ
ization are as follows:
Includes Distinguished Men.
Advisory board: DR.. ]. l.. NJ. Curry,
Chancellor w. B. Hill, George Foster
Peabody, ex-Gov. w. J. Northen. Hon.
w. B. Merritt, Hon. Clark Howell and
Hon. r. NJ. Park. Executive commit
tee: Harry Hodgson, chairman Ath-
ems; Hugh NJ Dorsey, Atlanta; Jere
N, Pound Macon; Jos. r. Lamar, Au-
gusta P. A. Stovall, Savannah, and
Edward Maddox, Rome.
The plans of the auxiliary contem-
plate the raising of funds for the aid
of such educational institutions as
seem most deserving and whose work
seems TO be productive of the greatest
good. In a conference between Cham
cellor Hill and the presidents OF the
several branch colleges which make up
the University, the plans of the aux
Hilary were heartily approved, and It
| has been agreed that the need or the
State Normal School for n building In
which to do It's college work shall be
first presented by. the auxiliary. The
school is absolutely without room to
carry on its important and vital work.
In speaking about the auxiliary and
its plan to first aid the State Normal
School, Chancellor Hill said:
Means Much for Georgia.
THE formation of the University
Auxiliary means a great deal for edu-
cation in Georgia. While 1t. is acting
under the sanction and hearty aEprov-
al of the University Council II is a
voluntary labor of love, iuaugurated
by graduates of the University and
others who did not attend the Univer-
sity, but who are deeply interested in
It's development.
1.-THE auxiliary begins it's labors for
the benefit of the State Normal School
which now seems to be in the most
pressing need of any part of our in
stitution, but ii contemplates aid to
the whole university in its collective
sense, embracing not only the present
institution at Athens, but every branch
of the University. At the opening of
the Normal school few days ago more
than so teachers were Obliged 10 seek
lodging in the private homes of Ath-
ems, and while relief from the pressure
for dormitory room is promised in the
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall, nov be-
ing erected through the noble efforts
of the Daughters of the Confederacy,
no provision, whatever. has been made
for the overcrowded conditions OF the
class rooms.
Normal school Needs Help.
The Normal School Is an institution
that comes in close touch with all the
people through its preparation of teach
ers for the public schools. The friends.
therefore, of the Normal School and
OF the entire University system
throughout the state, will be invited by
the auxiliary, according to their lib
crafty and resources, to contribute sg5.-
600 towards this need. The remain
ing $4,000 necessary for the purpose
has already been subscribed to the aux
iliary's fund by a native of Georgia,
who is interested not only in the Normal
School. but in the whole system of COL
leges comprising the University OF
Georgia.