Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06
SOLONS ADDRESSED
BY DR.. BUTTRICK
Secretary Of the General Education
Board Speaks For an Hour to Geor- :
gia Law Makers.

nicer or the general educallOn DOafO OF
New York Tuesday morning addressed a
joint session of the house of representa-
tives and the senate, in accordance with
an invitation extended to him by the
house and the senate yesterday.
DR. Buttrick is executive officer of the
general education board, and this board
has given many thousands of dollars Tor
educational purposes in the south, CO.
operating in all instances with the state
educational departments and never taking
il upon themselves to interfere in any
manner with the state department, other
than to aid them.
DR.. Buttrick was Monday invited to
address the general assembly and point
out any way he could suggest whereby the
legislators might aid the school system
of the south.
DR.. Buttrick was escorted to the chair
in the house Of representatives, where
the senate had already gathered, at II
o'clock by Senator NJ. L. Ledford and
Representatives Fields, OF Dooley, and
Stovall, of Chatham.
He was introduced to the members by
President Howell, of the senate, in neat
1.-THE speech. Mr.. Buttrick spoke for
nearly an hour and his address was
listened to with great interest, his senti-
ments being of the broadest, and he was
cheered frequently. He said that in the
main the work of the general education
board was not to interfere in the slightest
with the state system Of schools, but
to aid them with the approval and sane
ton of the state school department His
announcement that the general education
board would give money to negro schools
as the people of the state wanted 1t
given was greeted with hearty applause
Dr. Buttrick said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: Per-
sonally, and on behalf of my associates
of the general education board, thank
you for this great honor and privilege.
In informing me of your action, asking
me to speak before you, the Hon. Mr..
Fields requested that 1 discuss the origin
plans and work of the general education
board OF which I am an executive officer.
Your time is valuable and you will, there
fore, thank me for proceeding at once to
this grateful task. First of all, let me tell
you of the origin OF this board, perhaps
il would be better to say the genesis Of
the general education board. few
years ago a limited number of representa-
tive men, mostly educators, met at Capon
Springs, in the mountains of Virginia, and
in a modest and transformations way or
ganized the Southern Educational confer
ence. In this retired and beautiful spot
from year to yeaE these gentlemen and
others who became interested in them
and their purposes meet for discussion
of educational conditions and needs
throughout the southern states. Most of
them were men from the south, lesser
number were from the north. Included
in this number was one man who has a
genius for organization-Mr. Robert G.
ogden, of New York city-to whom. per-
haps, more than TO any other one man
the origin of the work which represent
before you is to be traced. He saw that
the work needed to be popularized and
enlarged, and when one of its annual
meetings was called at Winston-Salem, N.
c., he tool. 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 assembled in our
country. In the course of the meeting
at Winston-Salem a special committee re-
ported recommending the appointment Of
a committee of seven, who, with the pres
ident Of the conference.-the Ogden
should become a permanent board for
the promotion of education in the south
ern states. This board was duly appoint
ed and il first consisted of Hon. ]. L. M.
Curry. of Washington; Hon. Charles w.
Dabney, of Knoxville, Tenn; Professor
Edwin A. Alderman, of Tulane univer-
sity, New Orleans: President Charles ID.
McIver. of Greensboro. N. c.; Mr.. George
Foster Peabody, of New York city; Pres
ident II. B. Frissell, of Hampton, Va;
DIR. Wallace Buttrick, then Of Albany, N
Y, and by vote of the conference Mr..
Robert c. ogden, of New York. This
board met for formal organization in New
York city In November, 1901. Mr.. Ogden
was elected chairman, Mr.. Peabody treas
urer, and DR.. McIver secretary. Since
that time the following gentlemen have
been added TO the Southern Education
board: Mr.. w. b. Baldwin, Jr., Mr.. Wal
ter II. Page and DR.. Albert Shaw, of New
York city; Hon. Hugh II. Hanna. of In
dianapolis, Ind. and Rev. Edgar Card
ner Murphy. of Montgomery, Ala. Mr..
Murphy is the executive secretary OF the
Southern Education board, and Doctors
Curry, Dabney, Alderman, Frissell and
McIver its managing directors. This
board has at its disposal sum of $40,0 900
year for two years, none of which is to
appropriated to schools, but all of which
Is TO be devoted to the conducting of
campaign of education Tor education in
the southern states. IN passing. it should
be said that the Southern Education board
Is distinct and separate organization,
ana that the General Education board lie
equally distinct and separate organiza-
ton. 1t viii be noticed that a majority of
the Southern Education board are south
ern men, and that the management of its
affairs is entirely in their hands
The members of the southern education
al board from the north became deeply
interested i'm educational conditions at the
south, as made known to them by their
associates Of the southern education
board, and soon became convinced that
another board should be organized, which
should have at its disposal large sums of
money for the promotion of education i'm
the southern states. Several preliminary
conferences were held and finally In Feb
ruary last, we met in New York city and
organized what is known as the General
Education Board. On the day of our or
ganization the sum of $l0O0,O00 was placed
in our hands for the prosecution of the
work contemplated by us. and further
sums have since been received. The fol-
lowing gentlemen, their names in alpha
betical order, constitute the General Edu-
cation Board: w. Fl. Baldwin, Jr., Wal
lace Buttrick. ]. L. NJ. Curry, Frederick
r. Gates, Daniel c. Gilman, Morris X
Jesup. Robert G.. Ogden, Walter H. Page,
George Foster Peabody and Albert Shaw.
or this board William II. Baldwin. Jr.,
Is chairman, George Foster Peabody,
treasurer, and Wallace Buttrick. ssecre-
tary and executive officer. You will no
tice hiatt a majority of this board are
northern men, although three of our num-
Der. DR.. Curry, DIR. Page and Mr.. Pea
body, are natives of the south. The neces-
sity for having a majority of it's members
I'm New York city is. of course, apparent
TO you as business men. because we meet
often for the transaction of business and
IL is necessary that all members shall be