The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-29
Crowd Attended Last Nights Session and Listened to
 FeIicitous Addresses
EVERY ONE SEEMED ID
 BE FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
Robert c. Ogden Accepts the Pres,' dency for Another Term-About HOO Visitors Attended
 the Conference.

With a benediction by Bishop Law renee of Massachusetts the seventh an nual Conference for Education in the South which has been in session in Bir- mingham since Tuesday evening came to ] close last night shortly after Il o'clock The Jefferson Theatre, where all the ' sessions were held was crowded and the various addresses were listeneded to with rapt attention. It was indeed happy and interesting occasion and every one in the vast assemblage seemed to feel the spirit. It had been estimated by the local committee that 1000 visitors would attend the conference, but the number was fully LOO The number that registered was 1,025 but it is believed that fully seventy five visitors failed to register. In addi- tion to the visitors 800 persons wore the local badges.
 The executive committee has not de- cided where the next conference will be (held. It Is more than probable, however, that Columbia, S. C., will be selected as fhe next meeting place by the committee. Chattanooga is also bidding for the meeting.
 Robert c. Ogden will be president of the conference for another year. In fact all of the officers were reelected by the ex- ecutive committee.
 The officers elected:
 President-Robert c. Ogden of New York.
 Vice -President-Edg Gardner Mur- , phy of Montgomery.
 Secretary-B. J. Baldwin of Montgom- cry.
 Treasurer-William A. Blair of North Carolina
 President Ogden presided at the last two sessions of the conference yester- day. At both of these sessions large au- diences were present. Last night many the theatre
 The Executive Committee. At the morning session B. B. Valentine l of Richmond made the report for the | executive committee. It was recommend l ed by the committee that the old officers { be reelected with the following execu- tive committee:
 
 Fulton, Mssissippi; B. c. Caldwell, Lou isiana; John B. Knox, Alabama; c. B. Gibson, Georgia; D. F. Houston, Texas R. H. Jesse, Missouri; G. P. Glenn. Flor ida; s. A. Mynders, Tennesee Dr. D. B. Johnson, South Carolina; c. II. Poe { North Carolina
 The report of the committee was greet ed with applause. It was unanimously adopted Dr. Charles R. McIver of North Carolina putting the question. President Ogden said that his intentions were not to again accept the presidency of the conference but that circumstances had absolved him and that he would serve.
 Local Taxation.
 Local taxation for school purposes was the subject of the address by H. O. Mur- phee of the Marion Military Institute. He declared that local taxation for schools is the doctrine of democracy in education and that "the complete de- velopment of every citizen is the great est blessing of government. When public education is entrusted to the people then it becomes each citizens private concern and each christian obligation
 Dr. Walter H. Hill chancellor of the University of Georgia, was next intro- duced to the conference by the presi- dent. On account of the pending move- ment for local taxation in the state of Georgia was given by the chancellor. He was applauded at the close of his inter- esting address.
 Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, int declared that in the south emphasis must first be put upon the education of the white man. During the course of his in- teresting address he said that the people of the north have discovered that the southerners are just as earnest in the enforcement of the law as the people of the north are. He was followed by the Rev Dr. Cooper executive officer of the American Missionary society. who made q few remarks to the conference.
 Bishop McVicar of Rhode Island fol- lowed. He thanked the people of Bir- mingham for the cordial invitation ex- tended the visitors to the conference. Dr. George Baker professor of English in Harvard, made a short speech, in which he declared that the people of the north and of the south are working together for the cause of education.
 S. J. Bowie, representative in congress from the Fourth Alabama district, spoke to the conference on local taxation for schools. The address of Mr. Bowie was quite interesting.
 During his address he declared that the question of white illiteracy could not be avoided that Alabama was now giving all of the money possible. Beyond this, he thought. local taxation was the only sclrt tion.
 Judge Feagin. In a few minutes talk the Rev. Dr. Edward D. Cummings of Boston paid a tribute to Hon. N. B. Feagin. judge of the police court of Birmingham. we of the north" said Dr. Cummings, thought that we had learned something about the nroper treatment of criminal children. but