The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE s0u7H.
Some Of The psahody fund TO GO
10 their Maintainanee.
Trustees at their Annual Meeting
Proposed to Divert Much Of the Fund
Heretofore Annually Devoted to the
Normal College at Nashville to
the encouragement Of Rural
Schools in the South.

New York, Oct. S.-The trustees Of
the Peabody educational fund held
their annual meeting here today.
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller pre-
sided, with DR.. Samuel A. Green, of
Boston. as secretary. The others
present were James D. Porter, of Ten
nessee; J.. Pierpont Morgan, New
York; William A. Courtenay, South
Carolina; Henderson M. Somerville,
Alabama; Charles e. Fenner, Louisi-
ana; Daniel G. Gilman, Washington !;
Senator George T. Hoar. Massachu-
eetss; Hoke Smith, Georgia; Bishop
William G. Doane, New York, and
Morris Z. Jessup. New York.
Mr.. Gilman read tribute to the
1aemory of the late Dr.. j. Z. NJ.
Curry, who was for more than twenty
wears the executive of the board. DR..
Gilman said Dr.. Curry was remark:
able man, both as to the character Of
his work and his versatility. The lat
ter quality vas shown In an outline OF
his various occupations, which ine
cIudes practice at the Bar, the min
istry and public career il the Legis-
lature Of his State, in the army. IN
the Confederate Congress, in the Con-
press of the United States, and as
minister to Spain, besides work as a
professor, and as the general agent Of
the Slater fund, as well as Of the
Peabody fund. at the conclusion Of
tho tribute. Mr. Greene, the secre-
tary OF the board was appointed gen
eral agent. DR.. Greene filled the Office
during the first Serm that Dr.. Curry
served as minister at Madrid.
sc the request Of the board, Ex-
Governor Porter will act as president
Of the Peabody Normal College, at
Nashville, for another year.
The Normal College at Nashville has
had more assistance from the fund
than any other institution, receiving
$4,000 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 schol-
arships at the Nashville institution,
although the salaries which heretofore
have been paid by the fund will be
paid in future. The money SO saved
viii be used in encouraging the rural
schools In the South.
It also was decided that in future it
shall be the endeaEor of the fund to
assist summer schools rather than
9 teachers Institutes, as in the past.
5. Pierpont Morgan presented his
report, as treasurer and . It was ap-
proved. The fund is about 50, lO0, 600,
and the income about S80,o00. The
officers Of the fund we're sre-elected for
the ensuing year as follows: Chair
man, Melville W. Fuller; first vice
president, Joseph 81. Choate: second
vice president, Daniel G. Gilman;
secretary, Samuel a.. Green; treas
urer, J. P. Morgan.
The executive committee for the
year includes Messrs. Cour5enay, Gill
man, Fenner, Porter and Smith, with
Chief Justice Fuller ex-offeio.
The finance committee includes
Messrs. Fuller, Wetmore, Somerviile.
Olney, Hoar and Jessup, with Mr..
Morgan ex-ofhcio.
It was decided that special meet
ing of the board shall be held in
Washington next January.
In the evening the members Of the
board had IL annual dinner at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.