The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09

 OF DIR. CURRY |Dr. fEen of Boston is
 Named. PIE . )DY TRUSTEES MEET Dr. Gilman Pays Tribute to
 the Dead Agent. In Future Aid Will Be Given Sum- mer Schools Rather Than the
 Teachers' Institutes as in the Past.
lPE' : : ,DY TRUSTEES MEET
In Future Aid Will Be Given Sum.

New York, Oct. s.-The trustees of the Peabody Educational Fund held their an- nuai meeting here today. Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller presided with Dr. Samuel A. Green of Boston as Secretary. The others present. were James D. Por- ter. Tennessee: J. Pierpont Morgan. New York; William A. Courtenay. South Car. oiina; Henderson M. somerville. Aia- bama: Charles E. Fenner. Louisiana: 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 mem- ory of the late Dr. !. l.. M. Curry. who was for more than twenty years the ex- ecutive ofiice of the Board. Dr. Gilman said Dr. Curry was q remarkable man, both as to the character of his work and his versatility.
 Dr. Curry's Versatility.
 This latter quality was shown In an outline of his various occupations. which try and a public career in the Legisla- ture 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 e professor, and as the general agent of the Slater fund. as well as of the Peabody fund.
 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 Dr. Curry served as Minister at Madrid.
 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 moro assistance from the fund than any other institution, receiving s4o.oO0 q year. which is about half the annual in- come of the fund
 five years ago. 1t was the only reglilas normal school In the south end for this reasen it was siven< hnuc8 hnsnciai as sistaneas al sr-sf 2 s-ss-ss r For the Rural Schools.
 Now every Southern State has an equal 1y good normal school, 60 the trustees de- cided to do away with the payment of scholarships al 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 1t shall be the endeavor of the fund to as- sist summer schools rather than teach CTS institutes as fin the past
 J. Pierpont Morgan presented his report as treasurer and 1t was approved. The fund Is about s2,10o0o0 and the income about $s0.00o. The officers of the fund were reelected for the ensuing year as follows: 1f-fF
 Chairman. Melville W. Fuller; First vice-President. Joseph H. Choate: Second vice-President, Daniel c. Gilman: Secre- tary. 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 Commit tee includes Messrs. Fuller, Wetmore, somervilis. olney. Hoar and Jessup. with Mir. Morgan ex-oficio.
 It was decided that a special meeting of the board shall be held in Washington next January.
 Tn the evening the members of the Board had their annual dinner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.