The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
GOVERNOR
WILL STEAK HERE, NEXT
WEEK.
At Conference on Public Education.
The Public Invited--Many
Notable Speakers.

| A telegram was received In this city
yesterday by Edgar Gardner Murphy. the
| Executive Secretary Of the Southern Ed
ucation Board, announcing that the Hon.
A. ]. Montague, the Governor of Vir-
ginia, would address the Educational Con-
ference TO he held In the Montgomery
/ Theatre on the 18th and 18th OF thEs
month.
| This conference, as already announced,
has been called under the auspices Of the
Southern and the General Education
Boards. The meeting is, directly in
charge Of Mr.. Murphy. the Executive
Secretary Of the Southern Education
Board, and the Hon. Joseph b. Graham
of Talladega, the Alabama field agent OF
the Southern Board. In addition to the
Governor of Virginia, there will be adj
dresses by the Hon. John w Abercrom-
bic, President Of the University of Ala
bama: DIR. Buttrick, the Executive Sec
rotary OF the General Education Board;
Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Murphy and DIR. Ed
win A. Alderman, President Of Tulane
University. New Orleans La. DR.. Alder
man was formerly the President Of the
University Of North Carolina, DR.. Will
liam +. Harris the United States Com
missioner Of Education, has more than
once referred to the President of Tulane
as the ablest and most eloquent speaker
In America on the subject of education.
AS DR.. Alderman Is q Southern man.
such a compliment from the famous New
Highlander is Of especial weight.
Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes of Birmingham
has been invited to make one OF the adj
dresses. and It is hoped that he VIII be
able to accept. ss''@.s0 $500
The Governor OF virginia is. in ability
and charm as speaker. one of the first
Of - Gto& d. Il
Is man OF rare culture, earnestness and
force. His whole heart is in the cause of
the education of all the people, and he
will bring to Alabama a wholesome and
inspiring message from the old Common
wealth. He will probably be the guest
of DIR. b. J. Baldwin. the, President Of
the Montgomery Board of Education.
The following is the COMMITTEES upon
Invitations: The Hon. Isaac w. Hill,
State Superintendent of Education; DR..
B. j, Baldwin, President Montgomery
Board OF Education: Judge A. ID. 6ayre,
Secretary; George w. Jones, II. J. Meyer.
DR.. ]. 1. CASTOR and C. +. Floyd. Super
intendent of the Montgomery Schools.
Hon. John w. Abercrombie, President Of
the University of Alabama, win preside
the first evening. and State Superintend-
ent Hill will preside the second evening.
Governor Jelks win be present
The specific object of the meeting is to
gather information from every quarter OF
the State, which may aid the General and
Southern Boards to do their work in Ala
bama In such ways as may be most help
fully and most acceptably to all our peo-
pie. Every County Superintendent of
Education in the State has. therefore.
been especially invited.
The Committee upon Invitations. in the
hrfaf time a THAR diaNomol nauunt hora
to reach all Of the friends of education.
They earnestly desire, therefore, that
the conferences shall be considered as
open to all Of the friends of public edu-
cation in the State. and they assure a
cordial welcome to those who are inter-
ested in the great purpose Of the gather
ing. The chief addresses will be made
at the meetings on the evenings of the
18th and 18th, Wednesday and Thursday,
OF next week. To these meetings, the
general public is especially invited.