New-York tribune., 1903-04-23
SOUTHERN EDUCATION.
Conference Opened at Richmond
address by President Ogden.

,,.s 1- Anru 22-In the prt -ence Of q
large and brilliant audience the t0h'ei i7'ee lor
Education in the South was fofin@'y ''o1 %
richmond and Virginia by Govern Aontagas.
~ .I,r,,, of Music this afternoon The
f.ovarnor,s remarks were earnestly cOnHlenoatory
of the objects of the conference III l0SPoNS'
President ogden spoke at some lensth' e~PaeSsins
appreciation OF the welcome extendeu Oy virginia
and telling OF the work done oy tH7 vOileIe.oe Iae
thus far and OF its plans for the future ne INSISTED
tbat the great object In view is the education OF
all the people. white and black He spoke OF tns
duty resting on the whole country 10 remove tne
blot OF fIiteracy which disfgures tne ISH page
Of far sections and pledged the best errorts or
the conference TO the end Of f'lhhng tnis re-
sponsfbiIitv He explained that the conferences "a
distinct from the General Education Boaro, ana
the Southern Educational Board. and trat u has
no money to distribute. On the conclusion or MS
address the conference adjourned 10 @t'eNN 70
ceptIon at Richmond College
The first session OF the conference was heo tnis
afternoon. The meeting was for organization ana
announcements. It was agreed tnat tne 80. pleSsIe
ofcers OF the conference should hold over through
this conference and that the eonnHli''ee ." "'''
nations make IT'S report Friday
An fnvftstion vas received from Montgomery and
tta I-ofversity OF AIabama asking that the next
meeting of the conference be held IN the Aaoaina
capjtal It was referred to the executive eonir'ee-
Invitations from other cities arc expected
rbs committee to nominate officers for the ensl-
,r,, year is composed of DR. Walter r. Page. or
D-cuvorx. W z Baldwin, jr, OF Ne~-Hork' Ii
=, z vezerve OF North Carolina; Edgar Gardner
1furnbv of Alabama and F. e. Branson' OF
Georgia -, ...
The programme OF the conference includes d Visit
of the organization In body 70 the University OK
Virginia Saturday.
In the course OF his speech President Ogden said'
II ts a source OF deep regret 70 me that canno.
present a full. graphic and compete PL.Cu.S .
what has been doing IN many ana various HeI.s
sdr influence By the various aSehcies %
which aIIusion has already been MADE IN solss
Giarters there has been an impression that this
confereuce IS a distributor Of money, ana people
have come from distant points 10 present Claims
only TO meet with disappointment But as a mat
of conference treasury lS mercy q -
ern Education Board is costly, because It's pans
are large but IS dependent without z dolldr OF
margin over its executive expense roll Inc gen
eraI education board has had some money 70 use
for the moderate announcement OF people ana n
sttutfons to self-help. This partial repeJlslon -
made only to emphasize the fact that the greac
o1iectva is the aTousng Of interest among all the
people for the education OF the children And spleil-
did have been some OF the results In certain
States il has been great awakening. Ike an intel
not recede leaving desOatiOn in its track In many
States during the last year education has been
the successful rival OF politics in commanding pubic
att and has been true OF certain
counties and neighbOrhOocS tnat nave taken ihOe-
pendent and local action
In places il has been a single earnest per
son; in others the representatives OF the boards.
in others State officials in others. the combination
Of all these forces operating IN dinerent ways
toward the same end. Dependency comes some
times when the great gulf between need and re-
lief contemplated. but courage rises with view
Of things accomplished.