The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06
IS IN SYMPATHY
WITH MOVEMENT
Attitude Of Richmond College
Towards Crusade for Bet
ter Schools.
coMMENDs Mr.. CARNEGIE h I
Resolutions Adopted BY Trustees
Expressing Appreciation OF
Recent Benefaction.

| The trustees of Richmond College, In
their called session Thursday afternoon,
| did much to prepare business for the an.
nunl meeting III June. Several lines Of
work were mapped out, and special COM
mittees appointed. The president of the
college and Prof. S. c. Mitchell made
interesting and Informing addresses Oh
! the educational situation and outlook,
which pleased the trustees very much.
| The following paper. presented by Prcsi-
dent BoatTrlght reaffirniing the interest
OF Richmond College in the work Of the
| Southern Educational Conference, was
unanimously adopted:
| 1T seems proper Mt the present time
for the trustees OF Richmond College TO
declare the attitude of the college In
reference to.the various national UNDER
takinEs In education, popularity designated
rs 'the Ogden Movement This declar-
alton does not Indicate any change OF
policy on the part Of Richmond College,
tut simply states nfresh the position con-
sistently held BY tho college for more
than n generation
Richmond College is to-day and has
always been national in its spirit and in
| its service. Located near the line. that
once divided two great sections of our
country, 1t has drawn Its resources from
both sections and has rendered large
service to the nation, TO friends In the
North the college is indebted for more
than one-thlrd of its income from invest
ed funds, and for about one-fiftl OF the
cost OF its buildings. 4 Aid funds estab-
lished here have helped alike students
from North and South. Representatives
OF this college were among the first at
the South to repair the breaches caused
by Civil War, and to&preach univer-
sal education as potent remedy for
many of the ills OF the South. The &C
tivity In this respect of ]. l.. NJ. Curry.
professor of philosophy in Richmond Col
\ lege. attracted such attention in the early.
sos, that lie was chosen general agent
of the Peabody Fund for Southern Edu-
cation. and later the agent OF the Slater
) Fund. Until DR.. Curry's death in 1903.
he remained a trustee OF the college, and
for most of this time was president OF
the corporation. He was still actively
Identified with the college at the time
he was prominent In organizing the
Sapon Springs Conference, out OF which
has developed the Conference for Educa-i
ton in the South. Other professors and
officers Of the college, notably The pres
ent senior professor. G. II. Winston, LII.
D., have been prominently associated
with State and national movements In
behalf Of the public schools. and espe-
| cially in strengthening the rural schools
Of the State
First Public Utterance.
When the General Education Board
was orga nized, its secretary, DR.. wallace
| Buttrick, was invited to make mis- first
| public utterance In the South from Inc
platform of Richmond College, and he did
SO on June II, 1902. On that occasion the
| Alumni Society of Richmond College
unanimously adopted the following reso-
luton, offered BY the president OF the
college and seconded by Governor A. J.
Mon ia que a trustee, as we'll as an aluni-
| nus: Resolved That the General Society
| of Alumni OF Richmond College has heard
| with great pleasure the lucid and able
| address Of DR.. Wallace Buttrick. secre.
f! tary Of the General Education board, ana
!! In thanking him for his visit to Rich-
mond College, desires to assure him OF
| the s,,pport and hearty cooperation OF
this society in the plans Of his board FOR
! tho promotion OF education throughout
ithc United States One of the most
nlca SAINT memories of recent sessions was
| the official reception at the college Of
i fered to the Conference for Educa ton IN
! the South and to its guests, IN april.
!, 1903
many alumni, professors ana trustees
have steadily co-operat ted from the begin
ming with the General and Southern Ed
ucat!on Boards. and have taken part N
the Southern Conference for Education.
This attitude of interest and cooperation
is here and now cordially affirmed py
the board OF trustees. While TINS col!!ege
has a specific educational work TO per-
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