Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-06

Columbia. S. C.. Special.-The Con-
ference far Education IN the South
opened IFS eighth annual session here
Wednesday, with large attendance
OF leading educators from both North
and South present.
The Ogden train. containing a party
OF ladies and gentlemen from New
York. Boston. Washington and other
Northern cities. arrived at $40 p. m,
and the visitors are being entertained
in various homes in the city 20 which
they have been invited. The party
numbers ninety-five. being educators.
literary men and women and business
men interested in education. They
came IN on a special OF ten Pullman
cars. chartered by Mr. Robert G. Og-
den. OF New York The members OF
the party are his guests for n nineteen
day trip 10 different points In South
Carolina. North Carolina and Virginia.
During their stay in Columbia, they as
well as the many hundreds OF other
visitors. mainly from the Southern
States. are guests OF the city Of Co
lumbia. A party consisting OF the may
or OF the city. the State Superintend-
ent OK Education. Editor Gonzales OF
The Columbia state. two professors OF
the south Carolina College and several
other prominent citizens OF Columbia.
met the party at Hamlet y. c.. and es-
corted 80 into the State. Every train
coming into the city brings from all
parts o. the South visitors to the con-
ference.
The conference opened its FIRST ses-
sion here with an address OF welcome
by Governor d. c. heyward The
Governor said in part:
GOVERNOR HEYWARD'S SPEECH.
To-day throughout the entire South
the sChoOlhOuse bell is ringing. IL
rings from the university on the hill
and IL rings from the little school
house ny the roadside. and TO you
teachers who are present az this coz
ference from our sister States OF the
South and from every portion OF on.
own state. ] wish to say that In vel
coming you 7 must also congratulate
you upcn the great work you hav,
done. believe that you have ac
-complisned more during the past fOrtl
years along educational lines than ha'
ever been accomplished by any PEG
pie in the same length Of time. NJ
people have ever worked so we'll a
under the same conditions. and II
your work you have been accorde,
loyal support 10y your people. In thei
OaNS o. poverty ana IN luelE Gays .
prosperity the taxpayers OF the SOutl
have shown a willingness and a de
sire 10 tax themselves 90 support tn
schools. not only for their own childre'
The white children OF the south
but also COR the children OF anotde
and dependent race. Though ofte
misunderstood. they have never le
their hearts fail them: they have neve
looked backward. but always forward
and today we can see in university an
in college. in graded school and 4
common school in better teachers an
longer terms. happy and prosperou
pe0ple-aye. in smiling fields and grow
ing cities. the result of their courae
and determination
In welcoming you 20 South Carolin
welcome YOU to a State which ha
always had a deep interest in the caus
IN which YOU are enlisted With N
the modern schOOlhOuse stands besid
the college OF a century. From a
earliest history OF our State our peS
pie have priced learning and culuvi
ton. Before the Revolution. SOut
Carolina sent her sons 20 oxford an
20 Cambridge. shortly after the Rev
luton we began 70 build colleges ar
to establish public schools. The fir
library IN America 10 be supported
any degree at the public expense ";
that established in Charleston
1889.