The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-28
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APART ri ] n He. Says J | ]
Set!, Low Declares Separate.
Schools for. Races Are Ne
cessary in South.
G MEETING IN COLUMBIA
Alderman, Ogden and Others
Specialists Curtis Sings
Indian Song. s.
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COLUMBIA, s. Gu April 27.-The Sc
cond days session OF the Conference for
Education In the South was distinguished
by N scriea Of notable addresses and
( by an attendance rarely cqua1lcd in
q public meeting here.
An overflow audience Of cultured citi-
zens and visitors was present ut the SEES
sion tonight. President Ogden occupied
3 the chair, using a gavcl sent by Viz
4 ginia lady. Superintendent Phillips. OF
tho Birmingham city schools, read n waltz
able paper on the high school in the pub
: lie schools OF the South. 94l
He was followed by Superintendent
Hand, of the Chester. s. c., schools, who
presented q striking array of arguments
IN support OF compulsory education and
surprising evidence Of the growing popu-i
: iarity in the South OF the principle. Ex-i
y Mayor OF, New York, Seth Low, closed the
/. regular programme In lucid disduis-
]. tion on the history of public education
H in Now York. citing the many phases
s OF It's advancement and Its periods OF
retrogrcssive decline consequent upon 20
A lltical corruption or partisan upheavals.
The programme was broken by the.
y New York. who tnught tho Indians for
4 seven years. She made an eloquent plea
4 for tho Original American" and rem
y dercda some of their war and love songs
4 with delightful effect.
In the morning there ives q notable
y gathering OF South Carolina College.
when inspiring short addresses were
+ made by President Ogden. Mr.. Low, DR..
z McKelway and Dr.. Alderman, and In the
& g ftcrEoon q reception was given men,
I bers OF the conference on the campus BY
"A tho students and faculty. The morning
I session OF the conference was given
h over to superintendents OF public instruc-
I ton from eleven Southern States. Re-
ports from them all Indicated remark
& able growth sin% educational work.
The Morning Session.
ES The morning session OF the conference
i was given up to the conference Of
Southern State superintcndents Of cdu-s
cation. this being one OF the features or
tho big meeting. The most Interesting
Z feature OF tho morning was the rather
Il impromptu symposium In the chapel OF
& the South Carolina College at s:45 o'clock,
I the speakers being Robert C. Ogden,
!: Hon. Set Low. pr. st. Clair AicKelway9
4 and DR.. f., A. Alderman.
The students OF the college were gath
cred in the chapel for the regular morn
B ing exercises. which were varied by
these addresses. Mr.. Ogden said that
s although he was the president Ut an
H tionals movement. yet he was re-
i markably ignorant, for his life had been
3 lived inS& q prosa!c occupation, and he.
was onlyssas plain "a merican business
y man. 81 Thai t there was a growing dc 4
\ rnand for educated men in the business,
world. he had no doubt as no work Is
SO well done that II c; Smot, be done.
I. better. And In the .cailings sof lie IN
{y1tf,
contact with other people. it was even
moro valuable. for the world demands
y intelligent and well Informed men In
every line OF busi1\,ss. Mr.. Ogden
n called special attention to the common
Bfallacy that modern college education.
81 did not ut a man to go into tho tbusl-s
ness world Itl his opinion the fact that
edncation generally tended towards meal
!; education generally tended towards ideal
lam and common sense carried into any.
business in the world would ccompllsh
much. si Sc
Low and &McKelWay.
Mr.. ogden was followed by the Hon,
= seth Low, who spoke upon the attitude
which young man should nave 70
wards the various public questions o.
H the day 1t Is too often the case, ne
said, that men form their IDEAS OF 5thlngs
and 'thon 20 to work to find the facts
which sustain those theories. Ignoring
hose TINT arc not in accord with them.
Il He advised the young men to get stlrst
& :their facts and base their Ideas upon
these. Mr.. Low referred TO the Y ti ,',e
Ivi,en he was president OF Coiu1I az "a
University, and said thht tne =,
FRANCIS @Lieber connected that4 unlVe1ist..y
9TH tho South Carolina College. ~
Il MT NV laid special stress on Inc COZ
,ae,a 4 e1,,ca ton as 1t generally produce !
sa e : nindedne ss and breath OF thougnt
n,hese Qualities, he said, were comInena-
able In all walks OF life and we're respon !,
sible for much OF the aov'i'''c st' :
II the work Of to- day. =. q. ~
Erooklvn Eagle, then addressed the SIN SIN
danta and "a his usual dcliherat to manner
~ speaking, made a profound impression
~ his audience. He said that ne was
d heside Journalist, a member S OF s. lt,,e
state Bonrd OF Regents OF New 4, ! o I,t.
and that he was deeply interested N o.. w
correlation Of the schools q the .a,I s.u :.
Ma i,sa when he said that the State Uni
yarsity OF South Carolina should be INK
s5s Alexander Hamilton, who planned ina
p Columbia University should be IN new
York the center around which clustered
all the other schools.
Dr.. Alderman Speaks. {.
.rr. Alderman, president OF the Uniyer'
sity OF Virginia. was the next speaker Z
II ana the last, He made n speech Whlcl
was received with unusually prolongeet
& applause and Among other things he sail
that he had recently read an excellen
article in the Atlantic Monthly on tn
"DifficuIties and Dangers Z Of o Collleg
4 President" Some time, he said, he want
y ed to write or get some one else TO writ
an article on the pleasures o. q colteg'
e ,,raaident ia IIe.f smoke of the type of TIL
= student in tho South and said that n
was moro serious minded than the studen
Of other sections OF the country. spend
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