The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-19
CAMPAIGN FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
" OF EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH
Vast and Important Work Undertaken by Leading North
ern and Southern Citizens.
PROPOSE TO EDUCATE ALL THE PEOPLE
Strong Corps of Officers and Directors Who Will PusE
Forward the Great Movement.

, IN the facts as presented at the sessions
of this conference the imperative need
OF renewed efforts on larger scale;
and we also find in the improved finan-
cal outlook of the country and in the
advancing state of public opinion bet
ter hopes than ever before of a larger
response to this great need.
SCOPE OF THE WORK.
whereas, therefore, the conditions ex-
fully ripe for the large development as
well as further Improvement Of the
SCHOOLS; and,
Whereas, this conference desires to
associate itself actively with the work
OF organizing better school systems and
extending their advantages to all the
people,
Resolved, That this conference pro-
coed to organize by the appointment of
an Executive Board, who shall be full
~ authorized and empowered to con-
duct: /;
Il. a campaign or education for free
schools for all the people. by supply
ing literature to the newspaper and Pc
riodical press. by participation in edu-
cational meetings and by general cor
respondence; and,
80. To conduct a Bureau of Informa-
ton and Advice on Legislation and Schooi
Organization
For these purposes this Board IS
authorized TO raise funds and disburse
them, TO employ a secretary or agents,
and to do whatever may be necessary
to carry out effectively these measures
and others that may from time to time
be found feasible and desirable.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Under this direction of the conference
the following Board was formed: Rob
eIt c. Ogden, Of New York; Hon. J.
l.. NJ. Curry. of Washington; DIR. Charles
w. Dabney, OF Knoxville; DR.. E. a. AL
derman. Of New Orleans; DIR. c. d. Nc
Iver. OF Greensboro, N. c.; DR.. II. b.
Frsseil. of Hampton, Va; Rev. Wallace
Butterick, of Albany; George Foster Pea
body, William II. Baldwin, Jr., DIR. Al
bart Shaw and DR.. Walter II. Page,
of New York; and Hon. II. II. Hanna, of
indianapolis The Board organized by
the elec,on of Mr. X. C. Ogden, as
pres4uent; III. c. d. N1clver. as secretary;
Mr.. George Foster Peabody. as treas
urer. Tie practical work of the Board
is in the form of popular propaganda
through its own printed issues, the pub
lie press and public speech.
The plan of organization includes the
following:
Supervising Director. Hon. j. L. NJ.
Curry, Director of Bureau OF Informa-
ton and Investigation, DR.. Charles w.
Dabney. Campaign COMMUNICATION. ].
Il. NJ. Curry. chairman; DR.. Charles w.
Dabney, DR.. c. d. McIver. DR.. z. A.
Alderman and DR.. II. 5. Frissell.
District Directors-Dr. c.. D. McIver,
DIR. L. a. Alderman and DIR. II. IS. FRS
sell.
Field Agents-Dr G.. S. Dickerson and
Booker T. Washington.
Executive Secretary associated with
the President Rev. Edgar Gardner Muir
ply. The Board will call into its service
other prominent men in the different
States WHO cannot yet be named.
HAVE DONE WELL.
This Board enters upon its work bring
ing with it faith, a purpose and a meth
cd. Its faith is in the moral earnestness
of the South. based upon the SPLENDID
record Of what Southern people have ac-
ccmplished, unaided and alone, since 1865,
when, with everything swept away they
undertook to build anew their civilization.
Its purpose is TO reach the public MIND,
quicken the public conscience. and stimu-
late to self-activity. Its method is to go
before he people with publications, and
by means of attractive public speakers.
drawn entirely from the South, to tell
the truth in kindly, just fashion, and to-
plead for better things in the schools
The education of all the people is the
bottom fact in our life. 1t will come
when our brave people see its necessity.
These principles have been held clear
ly in mind in organizing this movements:
The results accomplished by South
err. people since the war are recognized
as worthy of all praise Such a move
ment as this might well apply to alls.
parts or America. IL it is needed in the
South it is only because the South had
its all swept away by the Civil War. IS