The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-05
MANY EDUCATORS
 ARE COMING HERE 0r. Murphy Discusses the Edu-
 cationaI Conference ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT Before Coming to Birmingham, Presi- dent Robert c. Ogden and Party Will Visit Several Educational
 Institutions of Alabama.
ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT

Dr. Edgar Gardner Murphy of Mont gomery is in Birmingham. He comes for the purpose of conferring with Chair man A. O. Lane, Mayor w. M. Drennen, Dr. J. H. Phillips and other members of the local executive committee relative to the conference for education in the south. which will be held in Birmingham at the Jefferson theatre on April 26, 27 and 2s.
 Mir Murphy will be in the city only today, but will return next week to att tend meeting of the local executive committee. Last night Dr. Phillips called upon him al the Hotel Hillman where a long conference was held, and this morn- ing Dr. Murphy will call at the city hall to see the mayor
 Secretary of Board.
 Dr. Murphy is the executive secretary of the Southern Educational board and is the vice president of the conference for education. In fact he is the southern representative of Robert c. odgen of New York, president of the conference He is quite enthusiastic over the pros poets of the Birmingham conference.
 He said
 ''rhe outlook is indeed encouraging. Bir- mingham has good hotel facilities and an attractive theatre, and the citizens here appear to be interested in educational work
 The conference to be held here is conn mahding a great deal of interest. Invita- tions have. already. been received from tn governor of South Carolina, the legisla- ture and the state superintendent of edu- cation, asking that the conference of 1905 be held in Columbia"
 Oeden's Itinerary.
 Dr. Murphy says that President Odgen will bring a large party to Birmingham from New York, in special train. 9th CT places in the state will also be visited, the following itinerary having been ar ranged by Mr. Ogden:
 State Normal college Troy, April 2s.
 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, April 25.
 Alabama Girls Industrial school, Monte- vallo, April 20.
 State Normal college, Florence April 26
 
 which will arrive in Birmingham from Florence on the afternoon of April 26 will be made up of nine cars.
 The first session of the conference will be held on the evening of April 26. The party will go direct from Birmingham to New York after the conference comes to an end.
 Dr. Murphy said that the programme for the conference has not been completed but a partial list of the speakers in- cludes: Bishop c. B. Galloway of Mssis- sppi, Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton university; w. B. Hill, chan celor of the University of Georgia: 0. B. Martin, state superintendent of education of South Carolina; s. A. Mynders. state superintendent of education of Tennes- see Alfonso Smith, professor of English in the University of North Carolina; L. w. Hil state superintendent of educa- ton of Alabama; Dr. s. c. Mitchell, pro- lessor in Richmond college. Richmond, Va; Hon. Sidney J. Bowie, member of congress from Alabama; Dr. Charles D.. McIver, president of the State Normal college of North Carolina; Dr. Edward A. Alderman, president Tulane university, New Orleans; Dr. Charles w. Dabney, president of the University of Tennessee; i; Robert c. Ogden of New York, Dr. Walter H. Page, editor of the Worlds Work and number of others whose names will be announced within eight or ten days.