Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-03
proved; and compensation increased
tolmeet the longer term and better

proved and compensation increased
tolmeet the longer term and better
service.
Laws against nepotism in education
have been passed and thus a beginning
has been made in the removal of a
corrupt and debasing influence upon
education. This is an incident in the
divorce of public education from poll
tics-an end most devoutly to be de.
sired. Perhaps the most encouraging
single element of progress is found in
the formation Of local and State or:
ganizations Of citizens and educators
tor the promotion Of public interest in
education. In,sthe cities of Virginia
large audiences of the best people
have been assembled by the commits.
sion to wait upon the teachings Of
men whose souls are awake to the
needs of the children and whose
tongues have been touched with the
holy fire from the altar of public ser.
vice. Such.meetings have been held
with success and power.
:Rut Virginia leadership is exception.
al in persistence and thoroughness.
! mo doubtful curiosity of suspicion
turks In the background; no academic
5seclusion, no intellectual superiority,
no. clustered :exclusiveness now di.
esshighers from4popular education in
the South.
= Other prominent educators made
splendid addresses. The meeting was
anEominent success in every particu.
lar.
Second Days Session.
The second days session of the
great educational conference was
marked by exceptionally. strong ad.
dresses by notable speakers
: AT the Superintendents' Conference
the State Superintendents of the fol.
lowing States were present South
Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia.
Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Ar.
kansas. Each of. these spoke on diff.
ferent phases of&the recent progress
of education in the Southern States:
Columbia, S. c., Specialize Con-
ference for Education in the South
closed its sessions here Friday, and the
conference adjourned subject to the
CALI off the executive committee.
At the morning session Of the confer.
ence, Mr.. Robert c. Ogden. Of New
York, was unanimously chosen presi-
dent; Chas. B. Aycock, former governor
OF North Carolina, was chosen vice
president The following executive
committee was elected to serve the en-.
suing year:
=, s., G. Mitchell, Virginia; Sydney j.
Bowie; Alabama; sR.-sR. Cousins, Tex
as; Clarence Fl. Poe, North Carolina;
ID. g. Caldwell, Louisiana; C. P. Gibson.
Georgia; r. H. Jesse, Missouri; DR.. l.
"A snkins, Kentrcky;; S. A. Mynders.
Tennessee u. = 4l1ineman, Arkansas;
D. B. Johnson, South Carolina.
The other officers OF the conference
elected were: Secretary, B. J. Bald
win, Alabama; treasurer, w. A. Blair
Winston Salem, N. C.
81 The following resolution adopted BY
the Association of Southern States Su.
sperntendentsqof Education, at its meet.
ing on April 26,s is sgiven4out for the
first time: = 80. /. s.zs.se,
l"Resolved- that the Association OF
Southern State e Superintendents%-oi
Public. Instruction, desires to express
its appreciation of the valuable work
Of the Southern Educational Board, IL
cooperation with etheaeducational Eau.
sthoritiessof Che States,s and of the
spirit in which the work has been Sdone
for the past three years; and also te
express. qualification at the provision
for the continuance Of this co-opera'
tive work" ta
All the Southern States are represent.
ed except Tennessee, Mississippi ant
Virginia. 2 : = ~ -
Z Mr. Ogden%in a. brief and expressive
speech, then pronounced the conference
,adiourneda