Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-07
PARTY
WILL VISIT
ATHENS
ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW BE-
ING MADE FOR THE ENTER
TAINMENT OF THE NORTH
ERN GUESTS.

MAT Ogden party or northern mlllon-
aires will visit Georgia on April % and the
city OF Athens is making elaborate prep
arations to entertain them. The million
ares will come to attend the meeting OF
the Southern Educational convention.
Every possible preparation is now being
made in Athens for the approaching ses-
sion Of the Southern Educational conven-
| ton which meets there on the oath inst.
and which win remain in session three
days.
The local committee in charge of these
| arrangements consists of Chancellor
Walter B. Hill, of the University of Geor-
gia: President E. c. sBranson, of the State
Normal school; Mr.. Edward RI Hodgson,
Supt. G. G. Bond, of the Athens City
schools; Mr.. c. d. Flanigen. Mr.. A. H.
Hodgson and Mr.. T. W. Reed.
On account of the fact that there will
be morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions of the conference. there will be no
| elaborate social features, that being the
desire of the conference in order that its
business session may be interrupted as
| little as possible. There will be given a
MONDAY luncheon at the university dining
hall on Friday, April %, and a noondy
luncheon at the State Normal school,
April Is. Preparations for these events
are now going forward
| 1t is expected that fully 400 visiting
| educators and friends of education will
be present at this session of the confer
/ ence. Only partial list has thus far
| been obtained, but those. who come VIII
| represent the very best drought of both
north and south. At least 100 distinguish
| ed northern visitors will be present on
l that occasion.
Among those who have thus far signi-
| fed their intention of being present are
| the following:
| Mr.. Robert c. Ogden, of New York,
| president of the Southern Educational
conference; Mr.. George Foster. Peabody,
| of New York; Bishop Elliott, Of New
| York; Bishop Potter, of New York; Bish-
| op Doane, of New York; Bishop McVicker.
| of Rhode Island; DIR. Mcconnell, of New
4 York, celebrated as. the author of THE
Evolution of Immortality" He is Mr..
George Foster Peabody's rector; DR..
| Grant, of New York city, rector OF the
/ church of the Ascension; DR.. Frothing-
\ ham, the leading Episcopal rector Of
| Boston; DR.. Buttrick. the leading Baptist
minister, Of Albany. N. Y.
Among the prominent educators who
| will be there will be President Charles w.
Eliot, of Harvard; DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia university;
4 Dr. Daniel c. Gilman. president Of the
i National university, Washington, ID. G, /;
| DR.. W. T. Harris, United States commits
sioner of education; DIR. Bailey, OF Cor
nell; Drs. Peabody and Farnham, Of Har-
/ ward. Ut. y. w. OdDneYt pTeSlucul Ol lIti
| University of Tennessee; DR.. G. ID. Nc
liver, president Girls Normal and Indus
trial School, Greensboro, N. c.; DR.. Ed
| win A. Alderman, president Tulane uni
| versity; Hon. ]. ID. Eggleston, prominent
educator of Knoxvilles- Tenn.
Among the leading literary men will be:
/ DR.. Albert Shaw, editor of The Review
of Reviews; DR.. Walter H. Page, editor
worlds Work; DIR. Hamilton w. Mabie,
associate editor of The Outlook; St. Clair
NcKelway, editor the Brooklyn Eagle.
Among the other distinguished guests
will be Governor Montague, of Virginia
President H. w. Baldwin, of the Long
Island Railway company, and Mr.. H. H.
Hanna, of indianapolis.
The Southern Educational conference is
not a dispenser of money. 1t has no
money to distribute among educational In
situations and such is not the object of
the organization.
It's object is to go into an organized
work of Investigation throughout the en-
tire south and to find schools and situa-
tions where money might be advanta-
geously and wisely used.
The reports of the officers of the con-
ference go to the National Educational
board, an organization that has money to
spend for educational purposes. Already
that organization has million dollars to
spend in situations approved by the
This movement has taken shape for
many reasons, one of which is the desire
of those philanthropically disposed to get
rio of the army of educational beggars
that beset them on all Sides One man in
the north has to contend with at least two
hundred and fifty people per day who come
to his office asking help for educational
! institutions and other Institutions in their
charge.
The Southern Educational conference is
doing vast work of investigation in or
der to clarity the situation. The sum of
eighty thousand dollars per year is being
spent in having speakers go over the coun-
try in the interest of this movement and
Yin making the necessary Investigations
throughout the southern states.
1t is the intention of the national board
to spend their money according to the no
1 lions of education held by the white peo-
pie of the south, and 1t is in order to aid
that work that the Southern Educational
conference is putting forth such strenuous
efforts to get all the available informa-
ton on the subject
The railroads have given one and a
third rate on the certificate plan through
out the entire southern territory, and a
large number of visitors are expected.
Nearly all the leading educators in Geor-
gia will be in Athens The conference
will be in Athens through Sunday night,
April 9th, and the services in the various
churches of the city will doubtless be con-
Quoted by leading visiting ministers who
| will ha fbara on that occasion.