The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-05

a. over the meeting. DR.. McIver and Superin-
"~Ion+ Joyner made excellent reports of educa-
,.no1 progress in North Carolina. The short
-,ob nv DR.. Edwin Minis, of Trinity College,
~ Golden opinions, as did also that of Presi-
I.t Vonable. Prof. ClaXton, formerly of our
Cato made a highly interesting report of the
uodoI rural school he. is conducting near Knox
lilo Tenn. We have already referred to the adj
dross of Mr.. Daniels. Last, but not least, there
mas DR.. Alderman whose elegant and eloquent
tribute to DR.. J. L.. M. Curry was one of the most
notable events of the meeting. Then among the
silent members of the Conference were: DR.. A. j.
VcKelway, Editor of the Presbyterian Standard,
and a nephew of the lionized DR.. st. Clair Nickel
vav. Mr.. w. A. Blair, the Winston banker, form
arIv q teacher, who was elected Treasurer of the
Conference; Mr.. E. G.. Branson, a native of Ra-
Ipiph, now one of the best known Georgia educa-
TORS: Profs. Carlyle and Poteat, as representa-
tives of Wake Forest College; Prof. Charles L.
Coon. formerly of Salisbury, now the head of the
campaign work of the Southern Education Board;
Prof. Alex. Graham, of Charlotte, who doubtless
added a few more stories to the great stock that
his friends like to draw on; Mr.. w. III. Heck, of
Raleigh, now with the General Education Board;
Prof. F. P. HObgood, once of Raleigh, but now
President of Oxford Female Seminary; Mr.. John
WiIbcr Jenkins, who has risen rapidly to an i'm
portant post on the editorial staff of the Balti-
more Sun; DR.. @. F. Meserve, the able President
of Shaw University; Profs. W. L. Foushee and
J. R. Hunter, natives of North Carolina, now
honored members of the Richmond College facul-
t; and DIR. T. D. Bratton, the popular president
of St. Mary's. And there were the ladies-what
II .z.-4 l. Ill
out the aid of woman ?-among others, Mrs. B.
Frank Mebane, Miss Annie Petty, Mrs. G. D. Nc
Iver and Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, the two last
named having done much for the Improvement of
rural schoolhouses and the establishment of
school libraries.
Conference Controlled by Southern Men.
This was indeed a fine delegation from the Old
North State-quite enough interesting people for
a frst-class Conference even if no other Com
monwealth had sent representatives. But North
Carolina was not alone. Citizens of nearly every
State from Massachusetts, to Texas attended. And
We should say right here that the impression made
by some papers that it was chiefly a meeting of
Northern men is incorrect. The Southern ele-
ment predOminated, and all the officers of the
Conference, except the President, are Southern
men, as will be seen from the following list:
Prcsident-Robert G. Ogden, of New York.
Nice-President.-Edgar G.. Murphy, of Mont
gomery, Ala.
Ireasurer.-W. A. Blair, of Winston-Salem,
NC.
Executive Committe.-Chairman, B. B.. Valen-
nne' Of Richmond; ]. G. Brown, of Raleigh, N.
- Fulton, of Mississippi; President Cald-
well OF the State Normal School of louisiana;
Superintendent G. B.. Gibson, of Columbus, Ca;
- f. Houston, of Texas; President lessee, of the
University of Missouri; Superintendent G. P.
mNnn' Of Jacksonville, Fla; S. A. Mynders, of
tennessee; H. II. Snyder, of South Carolina.