The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-11-18

school Superntcndents just closed
Or. Buttrick was introduced by Su-
perintendcnt Joyner and spoke substan
TALLY as follows:
First of all, let me- tell you of The
origin OF this board perhaps il woulQ
be better to say the genesis or the .yen
eral education board. 4 few years ago Il
limited number Of representative men.
mostly educators, met at Capon Springs.
in the mountains Of Virginia. and in 4
modest and unostcntauous way organiz-
ed the Southern Educational conference
In this retired and beautiful spot from
year 10 year these gentlemen ana others
who became interested in them and thei. .
purposes meet for discussion OF educa-
tional conditions and needs throughout
the Southern States Most of them Mere ]
men from the South, lesser number
from the North. Included in this num-
Der was one man who has a genius for or
ganization-Mr. Robert {. ogden, Or
New York city-to whom. perhaps, 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 On
| larged, and when one Of its annual meet
| nes was called at nston-Salem, y.
| G., he took steps to bring toScthc. laliso
number of mon ana 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 assem-
/ bled in our country. In the course Of the
| meeting at Winston Salem a special com
mittee reported recommending the ap
| pointment of a committee of seven, who,
| With the president of the conference Mr.
| Ogden-should become a permanent board
| for the promotion of education in the
Southern States. This board was duly
appointed and it first consisted Of Hon.
J. l. NJ Curry of Washington; Hon.
Charles w Dabncy, of Knoxville, Tom:
Professor Edwin 4. Alderman, Of Tulane
University, Now Orleans; President
Charles j. McIycr, OF Greensboro, n. o..
Mr. George Foster Peabody, Of New
York city; President r. +. Frissell oi
Hampton Va: Or. Wallace Buttrick
then of Albany \. Y, and by vote Gf
the conference Mr.. Robert G. Ogden, ot
New York. This board met for formal
organization in Now York city in no
ycmber, 1901. Mr.. Ogden was elected
chairman, Mr.. Peabody treasurer, ard
DR.. McIver secretary. Since that tir-e
the following gentlemen have hccn added
to the Southern Education Board: Mr
W B. Baldwin. Jr, Mr. Walter II
Page and DR.. Albert Shaw, Of New York
city; Hon. Hugh II. Hanna, of Indian
apolis, Ind. and Rev. Edgar Gardner
} Murphy, Of Montgomery Ala Mr. Muir
phy is the executive secretary Of the
Southern Education board and Doctors
Curry, Dabney, Alderman, F'risscIl anl
NcIver it's managing directors. This
Sf n
600 year for two years, none Of Which
is to be appropriated to schools, but Il
of which is to be devoted to the conduct
ing of a campaign of education for edu
: cation in the Southern States. IN pass
Il ing. it should be said that the Southcrl
Education board is q distinct and scpar
: ate organization and that the Genera
. Education board is equally distinct an
separate organization. 1T viii be noticed
: that a majority of the Southern Educa
: tion board are Southern men' and ina
= the management of its affairs is entirel
in their hands.
"In North Carolina l feel that I shoul
speak particularly Of the work Of Dl
McIver, who specially represents th
; work of the Southern Board in this stat
: His work has been Of the most thoroug
and satisfactory kind. 1t is due him I
= say that his conduct of oar oducat attnna
: campaign has more than that Of an
= other member of that board TepreseHto
and fulfilled the objects had III view =
its organization He more than an
y other man l know has reused the lcopl
. to an appreciation Of the value OF uni
> versal education. 1t should be said ais
y that his work has been greatly aided b
the Intelligent and loyal cooperation
superintendent Joyncr.
= Continuing, Or. Buttrick said:
~ 'The members Ct tho Southern Educ
G tion Board who were from the Mort
1c became deeply interested in cducationi
y. conditions at the South. as made know
" 70 them By their associates of tho Soutl
u ern Education Board, and soon becan
81 convinced that another board should
II organized which should havo al its d
posal large sums Of money for the pr
H. motion Of education in tho Southel
st states Several preliminary conference
> were held and finally II February las
Gu We met in New York city and oTSanlZ
u what is known as the General Educati'
On Board On tho day Of our orSanizatit
d the sum Of 81 coo, 600 was placed in q
II hands for the prosecution Of the wcl
= contemplated by Us. and further SUI
t5 have since been received. The follows
al gentlemen. their names in alphapetic
ut order. constitute the General Etucati
~ Board: w II. Baldwin, Jr., Waila
40 Buttrick j l.. NJ. Curry Frederick
on Gates, Daniel G. Gilman, Morris
ld' Jcsup, Robert &. ogden, walter
iot Page, George Foster Peabody ana AlbC
of shaw OF this board William II. Bal
DC win. Jr, is chairman; George Fost
be Peabody. treasurer. and Wallace u,
We trick secretary and executive ofhc
OF YOU will notice that a majority 81 Il
board are Northern men, although tn
nd of our number DR.. Curry, Or. Pa1a Z
Mr. Peabody, are natives OF the sou