The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-09
Trustees of Peabody Educa-
 tiona| Fund Meet in N. '.
.DR GREEN GENERAL AGENT
He Will Take Up the Work Left Off By the Late Lamented pr. Curry. pr. Green Held the Office
 Once Before.

New York October S.-The trustees of the Peabody educational fund held their annual meeting here today. Chief Jus tice Melville w. Fuller presided with pr. Samuel A. Green of Boston, as sec retary. The others present were James b. Porter, Tennessee; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York; William A. Courtenay, South Carolina, Henderson NJ. Somerville, Ala, bama; Charles E. Fenner, Louisiana; Daniel C. Gilman, Washington; Senator George F. Hoar, Massachusetts, Hoke Smith. Georgia; Bishop William c. Doane, New York, and Morris K. Jessup, New York
 Dr. Gilman read a tribute to the late pr. J. L. NJ. Curry, who was for more than twenty years the executive officer of the board Dr. Gilman said pr. Curry was a remarkable man, both as to the character of his work and his versatility. The latter quality was shown in an out line of his various occupations which in- cludes practice at the bar. the ministry and a public career in the legislature Of his state, in the army. in the Confederate congress in the congress 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.
 pr. Green General Agent.
 At the conclusion of the tribute, Dr. Green, the secretary of the board, was appointed general agent.
 Dr. Green filled the office during the first term that pr. Curry served as min- ister at Madrid. ae
 At the request of the board, Ex-Gover- nor 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 Id tli n any other one iastituton, receiving S4O000 a 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 as- sistance. Now, every southern state has an equally good normal school, so the trustees decided to do away with the payment of scholarships at the Nashville institution although the salaries which heretofore have been paid by the fund, will be paid in future. The money so saved will be used in encouraging the rural schools in the south.
 It also was decided that in future it shall be the endeavor of the fund to as- sist summer schools, rather than teach CTS institutes" as in the past.
 J. p. Morgan's Report Approved.
 J. Pierpont Morgan presented his re- port as treasurer, and 1t was approved. The fund is about $210O,000 and the in- come about $80000. The officers of the fund were re-elected for the ensuing year as follows: Chairman, Melville w. Full Ter; first vice president. Joseph II. Choate; second vice president, Daniel c. Gilman; secretary. Samuel A. Green; treasurer, J. P. Morgan.
 The executive committee for the year includes Messrs Courtenay Gilman, Fen ner. Porter and Smith, with Chief Justice Fuller ex-officio. The finance committee includes Messrs Fuller, Wetmore, Som erville, Olney, Hoar and Jessup, with MT. Morgan eX-officio.
 It was decided that a special meeting of the board shall be held in Washington next January.
 In the evening the members of the board had their annual dinner at the Fifth avenue hotel.