Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-24
ROCKEFELLER GIVES !
MILLIONS TO SOUTH
Gift To Be Used BY Edu-
cationaI Conference For
Bettering of Both
Races in the South.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-It was announc-
ed here today that John d. Rockefeller
nv the Gift OF s. 10000 had given the hrst
large sum 10 what Is intended 10 be the
greatest movement for education In the
south that that section has ever known,
says the New York World.
The gift Is made TO the executive COM
mittee OF the Southern Educational Con-
ference. which meets Thursday at Athens.
ca. The officers Of the conference. with
Is other members left here yesterday on
their way 20 the meeting.
Robert c. Ogden. Of New York. Is the
head OF the committee and the chief spirit
OF the movement. The party goes south
as his guests.
Mr.. RockefeIler's gift Is 10 be used not
alone for negro education. but equally for
the education Of the blacks and whites. II
Is 10 20 into a fund which is expected 20
reach many millions. and which is 10 be
used for the practical regeneration OF the
whole southern educational system. The
movement has already begun its work by
giving substantial aid 10 many important
schools in the south
George Foster Peabody is treasurer OF
the movement. The conference was or
Eanized four years ago and has grown rap
idly ever since. Last year Mr.. Ogden took
a party Of eighty people through the
south on a special train. John ID. Rookie
Teller. Jr.. was a member OF the party.
II was well known that young Rookie
teller went with the party with view 10
looking over the field and advising his
father as 70 the movement.
Officers of the Conference.
The officers OF the Southern Educational
Conference are: Robert c. Ogden. New
York. president: Walter II. Page. New
York: Rev. Edward Rondthaler. North
Carolina. and Eugene c. Branson. GeOr-
A q fwf
Raleigh. y. c. secretary aud treasurer.
The executive c~mmittee when is to dis
hurse the million contributed is composed
OF Rev Dr. II. Frissell. Prof. Francis G.
Peabody. DR.. Charles ,Meserve. DR.. Albert
Shaw and ". A. Blair. President Robert
C Ogden is ex-Oficio a member OF the
committee. and IL is believed that on his
return from his special mission TO Spain,
DR.. J. L. NJ. Currie will assume the active
agency 10 carry out the plans Of the con-
ference.
Party Leaves New York.
A party OF eighty famous men and wom-
en-. including milliOnaires. philanthropists
and educators. started on a special train
for a two weeks visit TO southern COL
leges. They make up the annual party
which DR.. Robert c. Ogden TAKES through
the south as his guests TO visit and study
the educational institutions OF thai sec
ton. Ar. Ogden Is president Of the South
ern Educational Conference. which meets
or Thursday at Athens. Ca. and which
his parry and the leading educators Of the
south viii attend.
Among Mr.. Ogden's guests are William
II. Baldwin. Jr.. DR.. Felix Adler, John
Crosby Brown Oswald G. Willard. Hugh
H. Hanna. DR.. William Jay Schienelin,
William r. Moody. OF Massachusetts.
George Foster Peabody. St. Clair McKel-
way. Prof. Hsnus. Of Harvard. Rev. Per-
cy s. Grant Hamilton W. Mable Julian
Ralph. Prof n. ". Farnam. OF Yale. A.
s. Frissell. DR.. E A Ai-ermaI president
Of Tulane university, Mrs. w. II. Schief-
felln. DR.. Walter H Page. DR.. Albert
shaw. John Graham Broo-s. Rev. s. ID.
Mcconnell. Rev. Paul Revere Frothing-
ham. Dean James Russell, Bishop w ".
McVickar. DR.. Frank G. Peabody Of Har-
ward. Henry Wilder Foote. Alexander
Purves. Mrs. ". II. Scoville Miss Mary
Lamar Turpin. Miss Margaretta Norris.
Mrs Albert Snaw. Mrs. Page. Mrs. r. C
Ogden. Arthur Curtfss James Miss Maria
Blanchard. Mrs. Williams Mrs. C. E. Nor
RS. Miss Schienelin. Prof L. II. Bailey.
OF Cornell. Mrs. Bailey. Mrs C w Ide.
Mrs. William Allen Putnam. V Eyerit
Macy. Mrs. Macy. DR.. c. ID. McTver. r
II Ogden and Rev. William Adams Brown
OF Union Theological seminary
The places 70 be visited are Old Point
Comfort. Hampton. Richmond. Athens
Calhoun. Ala: Montgomery. Chehaw. Au-
burn. Tuskegee. Chattanooga. LooA I
Mountain. Knoxville. Christiansburg, Va;
Lexington. Va: Luray Caverns and &C.
tysburg. The party viii return 10 New
York on Maya