The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-17
TALK ON EDUCATION
BY REV. WALLACE
BUTTR|CK.
. Nv. WALLACE BurTRrcK. DE-.

~ Nv. WALLACE BU TRICK. Do.
* by special invitation. addressed the
j general assembly in joint session
at noon Tuesday on the subject Of edu-
cation. Especially with regard to the work
being done In the south by the general
education board.
d. Buttrick who is the secretary and
executive officer ~ that board. deliver
al an instructive. interesting and proht-
able adircSs and one t. which the mem
bers ~ the general assembly WILL doubt
Iess. give much thought
IT. spoke ~ the origin aud organization
- the general educational board. show
gag hoW Il ErcN out of tn southern ed
ucsttauaI hoard which WAS organized more
than q decade asn- Will. an" Eenerti
educational s.1ssrL j. not Set year oid,
? u hiss accomplished much in the ca"s''
- ,tucatiru. and u Nss oi this WORK
and the kind ~ cooperation that l. de
sired for lts furth,Tance that Dr. BUT
trick SPOKE
IL thc course u his speech. Dr. But
trick said
-As L. what shall b. done for the ne
ETu We have uu notions ~ our oNh
people ~ tn" ss-Ith Naut to dn. and then
take hold right where you want "a I" Dc
Ein the worK-
The fact that ii i the desire II the
hssard L. follow ghe wishes II the peo-
ID. ~ the south in any work dome here
vas the keynote 81 Dr. Buttrick's ad-
drsss-
sg.sakIng ~ the organization of the
zsur-aI educational board. Dr. ButtriSk
aid.
The members ~ the southern educa-
-teual bttr,i from the north s,'"u tec.ine
-nuviuc.d snlt another board should oe
organized. w..sch should have Al ttS dis
rs,s>il large sums ~ money for the pro
motion ~ education IN the southern
-tsIs-~- The following gentlemen then or
gauiz.d and now constitute sh. general
educational board " IL Baldwin, Jf..
WaII8ee Ruttrich } H. NJ curry. Frcd-
crick T. Gates Daniel e.. Gilman. Nor
RS X JcSup. Robert e Ogden. Walter
% PaEe- tSsnrgs Foster Peabody ami Al
bert >haW- ~ this board William IA.
Baldwin Jr-. Is chairman. Ge"rge Fos-
ter Peabody. treasurer. and Waliac" But
trick secretary ami executive officer
Studied the Situation.
ear nrs; duty was the study Of the
situation Dr Bustrick said We were
-orvincsi. AMI y"u surely agree s-ith the
conviction that before proceeding with
work 80 such importance there should
7c accurate and comprehensive knowi-
.dEs of eiucttinnaI conditions IN the
south SO had not proceeded far in this
study before We nrcIrne convinced that
our su.rEIss should D.. directed chiefly
o. ths promotion ~ education ia the ru-
IaL districts AppruNima teiy ~ per cent
90 rle people iu the Suutn liN. ia tn- coun-
try t"r thu m"<t part. the people oi
tn.,ls ui -Ities have adequate euucatipil.il
t.tIItrls--- while iu ths rural districts these
farif-is- are Inadequate Ne also saw
rnAr ths great urtvi was the prrptra-
ts,ru vt tel.herS for these rural schools.
ANA As therefore resolved that a CON
Siderable rarg ~ nur work should be- that
ut s.ssass.itiug NiIh normal schools and
wtl other schools prepared 10 train
teachers
-We iif not for a. moment contemplate
au independent campaign for etiucttinn-
Wr hast un Thought uf co-oniZinE north
rru teachers tt iur south n- 90 Tt"paE3t-
t.E northern ideas at the south. quite
the contrary. We hflirva that the f"lrh-
f~s 80 sh, south must .e the people ~
GA. SOUTH ana that vuur hpnlS must
He "-e sltzrf auH maintained hy YOU In
Usrwtst with Euur institutions and ira
..irRH- tu tsrt. "a" nave conceived of
serves r+Uli ~--"nl partners IN
tr. rrat anI Important movement
lot me unw refer ts ONE of the most
important teftHr-s nt our work namely.
that ~ conferences with state AMI county
~H-a- f.U.itlt- We un upt presume to
er. e1.H r'ugereur'- ourselves quite
f'l0 contrary Ue ruuf-- with state Su-
F.rlrt#etsut ans -h. caufe-"ur's are
called hy rhF-.. Officials and We meet
tlru a@ i-r'tsI guests ana proud "a
soy that rhr rr~- sf ths~- rsnfsrsnccs
w.- re0E BE- rhe state ~ Georgia
l'- Ert-r-k then rav. in h-i"f an A.
count uf PIE. recent conference ur county
rl..r.Ht. .r-.--rf~ E#fF 90 Athens whi p was
a-trH.l.-E H- -I-e-futeulfuts from one
HH-f~.t ~ rhe -suufi.z af th. state.
tVuf'1ufrE he s1f1-
we arH Specially Interested iu promnt-
t-r what g. known ir 70 vague wav rs
rhr rrw sluraffsu- We hHve ..reutei
tr" grin iais fnTt given thousand e7rts
fr- -rrnesar rT culture e thnleauI facts
from vrrr nwm due- va-1 arr worth
won rFen trH7ls-rl facts from elias
- 20 -rrinui-v---
T- BrttrirE 'rer uiret-7t.f nv two
r- t'-~se n~n"fi~Ti ewrrr,nieS what IS meant
h. fNr nov nrnrrsTnr
The Work in Georgia.
SFeskirE NJ the work IN Georgia. Dr
l.tt-i.h s5ttI-
l-ar-tly -i~ result n. tne csnfersu,e
n-ll Isl Athens. s-- LaEt h.en ahie 20
select s-rtaiu counties iu fhe state wher..
vs sr. already iu cooperation Nith com
u-l~-inr.trieS- usucsrk county. ~ which
tlHu ~ .- uuIrau o. the commissioner
fHr mu.. AR bu--Hu has raised
slm rprpEimltiue tl..-Fs. with which he
hH- a.s..I uut month. sud that the first
n HurI 20 th. le-tv ru tll tns schools ~
rft county Wn nit. and rslsTsi- ftc wrote
o. nur fs-trl and asked us if would
contribute IN Cgsal amount tn prolong
the term ar additional month az the