The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09
TRIBUTE
TO LATE
DIR. CURRY
Graceful One Paid Him
by DR.. Gilman.
AT MEETING OF
PEABODY TRUSTEES
AlllluQI OOCliOlAlty VI DOuA ~
in New York.
IMPORTANT CHANGE
DETERMINED ON
The Scholarships at Normal College at
Nashville Will Not Be Paid Another
Year-More Help for Summer
Schools-The Annual Din
ner at the Fifth Az
enue Hotel.
Annual Gathering of Board
in New York.
IMPORTANT CHANGE
DETERMINED ON
(By Associated Press.)


NEW YORK Oct. S.-The trustees of
the Peabody Educational Fund held their
annual meeting here to-day. Chief Jus.
tice Melville w. Fuller presided, with
DR.. Samuel A. Green, of Boston. as sec
retary. The others present were James
D. Porter, Tennessee; j. Pierpont Nor
gan, New York; William "A. Courtena,
South Carolina; Henderson NJ. Somer-
vile, Alabama; Charles z. Fenner, Louis
lana; Daniel c. Gilman, Washington;
Senator George Hoar.t Massachusetts,;
Hoke Smith. Georgia; Bishop William
c. Doane. New York. and Morris K.
Jessup, New York.
DIR. Gilman read tribute to the mem
ory of the late DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry, who
was for more than twenty years the
executive officer of the board. DR.. Gil
man said DR.. Curry was remarkable
man, both as to the character OF his
work and his versa tility. The latter
quality was shown IN an outline OF ms
various occupations, which included
practice at the bar, the ministry and a
public career in the Legislature OF his
State. in the army. in the Confederate
Congress, in the Congress- of the United
States. and as Minister 70 SPAIN besides
work as professor Eanf as the general
agent Of the Slater Fund, as well as Of
Z INe 1edDOuyA Iullu az lilG SSASAdt>ioiA
Of the tribute Dr. Green, the secretary
I of the board. was appointed general
agent Dr. Green filled the office during
the first term that DR.. Curry served as
Minister, at Madrid.
At the request of the board, ex-Gov-
ernor Porter will act as president OF the
Peabody Normal College, at Nashville,
for another year.
IMPORTANT CHANGE.
The normal college at Nashville has had
more assistance from the fund than any
other one institution. receiving $4,000 u
year, which Is about half the annual
income of the fund. When the school
was founded twenty-five years ago, It
was the only regular normal school IN
the South, and for this reason it was
given much financial assistance. Now
every Southern State has an equally good
normal school. SO the trustees decided to
do away with the payment of scholarships
at the Nashville institution. Although the
salaries which heretofore have been paid
by the fund will be paid in future. Tho
money SO saved will be used in encnur
aging the rural schools in the South.
It was also decided that in future It
shall be the nedeavor of the fund to as
sist summer schools rather than teach
ers Institutes" as in the past.
j. Perpont Morgan presented his re-
port az treasurer: and it was approved.
The fund is about s2.l00,00O. and the In
come about $4,000. The officers Of the
fund were reelected for the ensuing year
as follows: Chairman, Melville W. Full.
ler: First Vice President, Joseph H..
Choate; Second Vice-President, Daniel c..
Gilman Secretary, Samuel A. Green:
Treasurer, j. Pierpont Morgan.
The Executive Committee for the year
includes Messrs Courtenay, Gilman. Fen
ner, Porter and Smith, with Chief JUS
tice Fuller. ex-officio. The Finance Com
mittee includes Messrs. Fuller. Wetmore.
Somerville. Olney. Hoar and Jessup. with
Mr.. Morgan. ex-oftico.
1t was decided that special meeting
of the board shall be held In Wash
ington next January.
In the evening tie members OF the
board had their annual dinner at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.