The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-21
TUESDAY. APRIL 81. 1903.
4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCES


"A SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
In spite Of the many explanations that
hnve been made numbers of Southern men
and women seem to have the idea that
the Southern Conference for Education
Is Northern affair. We invite all such
to read the programme, which was out
lined in Sundays issue Of The Times
Dispatch.
On Thursday morning brief reports of
the work OF the Southern Education
Board will be made by Hon. Joseph b.
Graham, OF Alabama; DR.. Charles D.
lrrissel, Of Virginia.; DIR. Charles w.
Dabney, Of Tennessee, and DR.. Edwin
"A. Alderman Of Louisiana.
These brief addresses win be follow
ed by an address from DR.. Daniel G. Gil
man, Of Baltimore and this In turn VIII
be followed by nm address on THE North
and the South" from DR.. st. Clair Nc
1Selway editor of tho Brooklyn Eagle.
In the afternoon the subject under dis
cussion will be 1.-THE Consolidation OF
Schools and the Transportation OF Pu-
pills." and the principal speakers Will be
Mr.. G. H. Hulvey, of Virginia, and MI.
G. P. Glenn, of Florida. The closing adj
dress Of the day will be by Prof. p. p.
Elaxton. Of Tennessee.
In the evening, the speakers will be
ZION. IL L. Whitfield. of mississippi; DR..
L. IL Bailey, Of Cornell University: and
Dr. Francis G. Peabody. of Harvard Uni
persity.
On Friday morning the speakers Will
be Mr.. Lyman Hall, OF Georgia; Or. y.
j.. Houston, Of Texas; DR.. Ira Remsen. OF
Baltimore; Ex-Governor T. ]. Jarvis. OF
North Carolina, and DR.. ]. IL Kirkland,
OF Tennessee.
On Friday afternoon, the speakers VIII
be DR.. Frank p. Venable, of the Un!ver-
n sity of North Carolina; DIR. S. e. Nit
chell. of Richmond College; DR.. w. r.
Glenn, of Georgia. and Hon. Isaac w,
Hill, of Alabama.
On Friday evening the speakers will
be Mr. r. Fulton Cutting, OF New York;
IS Dr. w. b. Hill, chancellor Of the Univer-
sity Of Georgia, and Dr. Lyman Abbott,
editor OF the Outlook. New York city.
On Sunday evening there will be me-
mortal service in honor OF the late DIR.
J. L. NJ Curry. At the request OF MIR.
Curry, Mr.. Ogden, OF New York, Will
preside, but the addresses will be made
by DR.. It. W. Boatwright president OF
&, Richmond College, and DR.. Edwin a.
Alderman. president of Tulane Univer-
s,ty, New Orleans.
It Is only necessary to mention the
names to show that the great perponder-
ance of speakers are Southern men
Southern educators who have given the
subject OF education In the South the
study OF lifetime apd who will i'm
press upon their Southern brethren and
their Northern brethren the needs OF
the South in this direction. There Will
be distinguished Northern educators here,
and there will be friendly discussions.
and possibly differences Of opinion here
and there, but the Conference Is in all
essentials Southern affair, dlstinctlvely
Southern, and 1t Is the desire of the
Northern men associated with the move
ment TO bring out all the facts as far
as possible, that they themselves may I'M
herstand and that the brethren at the
North may understand what are the con-
citions in this section and what are the
needs
Away with the idea that this Is a
pYankee crusade" 1t Is as far from
It as the North is from the South. 1t Is
Southern affair, pure and simple. no
matter who originated 1t, and tho design
of 1t all is the uplift Of the South and the
promotion OF the cause OF popular educa-
ton in this section of the country. The
Northern men are taking back seats.
they are not trying to push themselves
nor their own ideas TO the front but are
asking tho poor privilege of joining hands
with us In the work that we are doing
md OF putting their money with ours
to be used in our way ard under the
direction OF our own klth and kin. The
Eouthern people have always been noted
FOR their courtesy and their hospitality
would be breach Of both for us to tur,
our backs upon these men. who have com,
10 US in such a friendly. not to say af.
fectIonate, spirit.
We predict that tho Southern Confer.
enee for Education in Richmond WI
be The grandest and most importan
that has been held, because the movement
has enormously grown from year to year
and we predict also that st viii be low,
q feast.