The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-24
SPEAKS TO EDUCATORS
DR. sT.s CLAIR HATHAWAY Q.
 "NonTH AND SOUTH"
Says the obns .of the Nation VIII PresssvoSand Magnify the Fame Of 1Asir Eathsrs-Work
 of the Conference.

Richmond. Va. April 1-The principal address at tho morning session of the educationals confsrsnce was that of pr. St Clair 6cIksiway of Brooklyn. whose therns was ANerth and soath..
 After declartng that ..ths contehporary north Is in syuapathy with the contempo- rary South. ' md that s...ths young cap- tains and yonnr soldiers of industry do not refuse reverence to veterans of the Civil War on either side. but the men of this Sensratiou ars deterinined to run 1t, Mir. McKslway iaid down these propo- sdtdons, which he elaborated in clear and earnest terms:
 The, sons win preserve and magnify the fame of their fathers, but they will not foster or light over again their feuds, since the fathers themselvea. an iilustri- ous and patheticaily thinning band. long ago renounced rancor ana dissolved dif- ferences. let what people that may elect do otahaf wise. the people both of the North and. South today believe in fac- tories quitesas much as in pantheone. in energy mora than inauests and in school houses more than in graves. A spent quarrel, not of our making and not of yours, shall not be revived or reworked to do the unmaising of either of us, We will ffilial honor the shades of our ances- tors. but we viii not east ourselves amongst their tombs. We will honor as ever the parents. the survivors Of the struggle betwsen. the States"
 In closing he, saad:
 ''eFllow-citizens. lot .ns remember the oneness of our American deg4vation and destiny. Let us he thankful ti1aS in the baptism of blood al. serious oausSss of d. vision and reproach were purffied away. Let us be grateful for the years of peace through progress. and of progress through peace. Let us hail them as but the prelude of stiii better days to come From this table land of time let us strike hand for the betterment of politics, for the cleansing of rule. for the moral trusteeship of private wealth, and of public ofice;, for the lifting of poverty. through seif-help. into comfort: for the considerate leadership of ignorance into knowledge; for the transmutation of provinciaiism Into patriotism and of patriotism into philanthropy"
 President Ogden called the conference to order at the morning session. The attendance was very large. The first business was reports on field work. Joseph Be Graham of Alabama, made the first report. showing the extent of the advancement in legislation and individual effort for education in his State. By comparison with it's past history, he said, Alabama enters the new century well equipped educationaily.
 Dr. Charles w. Dabney of the Univer- sity of Tennessee. followed. He said one of the great needs in the South was 'men and money to do more missionary work among poor and isolated popula- tions. The people in one-half of the counties of the South are probably unable to support any kind of a decent school even if they know how to do so."
 Reports were also made by Dr. Friz- gel of Hampton. Va. pr. Edwin A. Alderman of Louisiana and Dr. McIver of New York All were encoura ging. Dr. Alderman talked interestingly of the educational campaign methods of Louisia- na It seemed to be the opinion that North Carolina made a better showing than any of tine other States reported on.
 The conference then took a recess until s:so p. m.
 Another large audience was present at this evenings session of the conference. The opening speaker was pr. l.. H. Bal ley, Professor of Agriculture at Cornell University who discussed The forward movement in agriculture" He was fol- lowed by B. w. CaluWeli, superintendent of the Alabama State Normal School who told of educational conditions generally in that State. The third address of the evening was made by Dr, Francis c. Peabody of Harvard University. His subject was Knowledge and service"
 At 10:20 the conference adjourned for supper at the bazaar being held to raise founds for the proposed arch in memory of Jefferson Davis It was announced chat a farewell reception In honor of the conference would be held at the Execu- tive Mansion tomorrow evening. Tomor- row will be spent at the University of Virginia and the body will return here for the proposed services in memory of the late pr. J. L. M. Curry which are to be held next Monday. At today's afternoon session of the conference was the topic ."The consolidation of schools and transportation of pupils" and speeches were made by George H. Hal l vey, of Bridgewater, Va! c. P. Glenn superintendent of schools of Jacksonville, | Fla; w. W. stetson. superintendent of schools of Maine and P. P. Claxton, 1 superintendent of the summer school of | the South. Knoxville. Tenn.
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