Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-07
EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.
State Superintendent Stockwell Tells Of
Educational Methods Of the South and
a Visit to the Tuskegee Institute.

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h The Tribune was granted an inter
estdng interview with State supt.
stockwell, who has just returned from
the south and says:
II have just returned from an inter-
esting and profitable trip to the south.
The purpose Of our trip was to attend.
the meeting of the Superintendent Of
the N. b. A. which met IN Atlanta.
Ca, February 23rd to 25th, and also
to get small view Of the South, its
people and their progress The North
Dakota contingent consisted Of Presi-
dents Mcfarland and Carhart, Supt. J.
Nelson Kelly Of Grand Forks and my
self. Presidents Mcfarland and Car
hart and myself making the trip to-
gether. eA -. s,"-s'. Az $500;
.'tOn our way South We spent day
in and about Chattanooga, visiting the
scenes OF the great struggles at
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and
Lookout Mountain. The field OF
Chickamauga is a National Park Con-
sisting Of some 1000 acres, and COW
cred from end to end with monuments
erected by the various states and by
the United States, Indicating the po-
sitions occupied by the various regi-
ments during the three days struggle
there. From Chickamauga field We
took the drive along Missionary Ridge,
which must have the scene of one
of the most splendid contests Of the
Civil war. During the latter days Of
1863 was fought the battle which
opened the way for Sherman to take
UP his march to the sea. A battle
line Of over seven miles in length was
flung along this Ridge; the Southern
army, under. Bragg defending it, and
the Union forces, under the direction
of General Grant making the assault.
One could picture in his mind the
scene Of these two contending forces;
the one charging up the heights, the
other defending the crest Of the Ridge.
General Grant conducted the move
ments of the Union army from the lit
tie knoll which is now within the city
limits of Chattanooga, called Orchard
Knob. This is also set apart as a
National reservation, and is the site
,of some very magnificent monuments
erected by several Of the states.
..The National Cemetery IN Chatta-
.nooga is also very interesting It now
contains the remains Of some $4,000
Union soldiers who fell during this
great struggle and those who have
since died. The trip up Lookout
Mountain is decidedly - 1heartbreak-
ing one, when taken by way of the
cable railroad, which goes to the top
Of the mountain. This Is q railroad
whose average grade Is 60 per cent
and the last three or four hundred
feet has grade of nearly IS per cent.
The scene from the top Of Lookout
Mountain Is 3 most magnificent one.
AS YOU stand on Table Rock you see
the Tennessee river coming down
from the northeast, and forming Moe
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casin Bend, and then Moving of to
the northwest
"The city OF Chattanooga lies to the
right. down the valley. The scene Of
the battle Of Lookout Mountain Is not
on the crest Of the mountain, and took
place just prior to the battle Of Mis-
sionary Ridge and after the Confed-
crates were dislodged from this posi-
tion the Union forces pushed on and
Joined the forces on D Missionary
Ridge. n ss}
...The trip from Chattanooga to Az
lanta was made over the Western and
Alabama r. III, along whose route
Sherman marched from Chattanooga
20 Atlanta. This route was the scene
81 continuous fighting. II 4 said that
] between chattanooga and Atlanta
Sherman lost 10000 men. The city
81 Atlantis Ii y splendid example q
what can Be accompl ished, from what
must have been annihila tion. sher-
man burned the city II 's4 and e
Sthat splendid orator q the New South
Henry ". Grady. said: from the
ashes left is ID .e5 We have builded I
brave ana beautiful city. No words
oould more fittingly express what We
here found tian these. Z q pro
eressiye. prosperous and delightful
city. Splendid public buiidings. nnag-
niacsnt resid ences ~ greater
number of me buaAness buildinsa
than On 30 found anywhere else y
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