New-York tribune., 1903-04-24
EDUCATION IN SOUTH.
Encouraging Reports at Conference
-Nr. McKeIzcays address.

-4Ur. 4uck et1CGys Iddress-
Richmond Va April Z3-President Robert C.
ogden called the Southern Educational Confer
to order at the morning session. The at
tendance large The first business was
ports field work Joseph p. Graham. of Ala
bama made the first reDort showing the extent
Of the advancement in legislation and individual
effort for education IN his state. IN comparison
with its past history he said Alabama enters the
century well equipped educationaIiy
DR.. Charles " Dabney. OF the University %
Tennessee. followed. he said that OF the
great needs in the South men and money
Do more missionary work among the poor and
isolated population. The people in one-hslf Of
the counties the South probably able 70
support kind of decent school even il they
know how 70 do So
Reports also made by Dr. Frizzei cf
Hampton. Va; Edwin A Alderman. OF Louisiana.
and Dr. McIvQr. of New-York All were encouraz-
ing. Dr. FrizzeI made the positive statement that
Virginia a State in which nhtsracy in
creased faster than population Dr. Alderman de-
Scribed interestingly The educational campaign
methods OF louisiana and DR. McIvor gave an
interesting of the three systems for sd-
vancng education in his State. 1t seemed TO bs
the opinion that North Carolina made better
showing than any of the other States which
ports were made
The principal address OF the morning session
that of st. Clair McKelway. OF Brooklyn. whose
theme was North and south" lie said IN part.
Our fathers , tough! ag5 tRs qlesJons which their
In the settl, ment OF those questions. but We are
the passion nor the pa1hos Of poetry. nor the
pionS exaItation which shripeS & ipciSs ana Eona5
south from the ney and noble o3igs 5io9s ana from
ing time. Better decade Of love and Of peace
than cycle Of the mutilatons and OF the mem
Win US there IS no race question that comes as
sides. there not so many OF you there
Of Of qf & nor am dmo9E % you Is & there SO a IA ga pr9Po53n
the case with The number Of people determines
with US the tide Of truth and OF manhood has
msnagi1S boilcia5s t heg s ba5 5a5ifsT
and overwhelming revolt against the lowering con
misleading leaders, by discounted denagogues and
While bearing the ills have rather than flying
e Sa ~eh M hone I Know % met OF 6 { & oa 9f Would I'D
retire from the field OF experiment the attempt to
na1nHs naT6T s56 IL m sng % 5cacT OF t 9eo Of
any political party or The he avarcs 8i any Two "a
tisan or non-par rtisan Commission of business men
as permanent corps OF experts on economic SUD
greed OF contribqting and reeogping menqgolies or
Our business laws should De hOdgepodge neither
of Mysteries nor OF hypocrisy
My countrymen. If We leave the quarrel wor1s
out Of our contests or out Of our contentious Guy
OF our Speecnss ana out OF o.. I 1z5
We agree vastly outn1mber and immensely outclass
I might run the gamat OF all questions by which
since the war, south anu Nortn nave peen AZ une
within parties well as between them Ny
If I have suggested to the friends with whom I
came and to tne TRENDS tnaI Hs n@Xe mace % & nerS,
ally differ matters of vivid and vital concern
little Of our arguments argues. Too little OF our
debate debates. Too much OF our contention Is
Of controversy is around terms rather tnan
rather than for veracity. Reform in these respects
must be nducttve rather than direct II must be
journalists We must import into our -ltings and
into our speeches more OF candor and less or pas
rather than deliberately ambiguous
of Thought and the men OF action clear the
At no time has been the need OF them greater Or
periods Of the politics OF mediOcrty OF intellect
ual tmmorsty in Ansrics, haye @ Psfn 10 99g Ms
and when the other has seemed 70 be overstocked
some noralist has risen or recurred to view. 70
speak the longed for and the desired Woi 70 ne
people. Know that such man will some y be
Fellow citizens. let US remember that or Of
our American ID de[Tst,on iva and f dssSlng 5lo al ,ro
causes Of division and reProach we're purife away.
Let US be grateful for the years OF ,s peace re 81
hal them but the prelude O. still better days to
ward on ne pas 70 a me betterme9t Of politics: for
the cleansing Of rule; the moral tTusteeshiP ct
private wealth and Of public Office for the lifting
of poverty. through self help, into comfort: for
The considerate leadership Of ignorance into knowl
edge; for the transmutatton 0I provincii.sI mo
patriotism and OF patriotism into phtia1throPy l
this work while our country Is our s2lelJIeS % lS
our preference let humanity be client. BY re-
casting Iseves on the lines OF Gods laws IN our
ceTne 10 honor our Communities shall conquer the
pinnaces Of material and Of mora no 5 T1cl~-
OF Deity in its discovery and dfyeonmeRFI Ad ai1
sTeen streams Of blessings 10 all the of man
II to this we here dedicate and here consecrate ou
your hearts the North and South Of our country,
win eventually be eons5ransd NED TO d aGnl 6, ina veil
FOR their behoof and for