The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-04
MRS. GUNNELLs ON

T. self with enthusiasm. concerning the great benefit derived from these con | ferences for education In the South She gives the following account of the con ference and her stay in Columbia:
 It was quite a pleasure to me to att tend this years session of the Confer ence for Education in the South. Hav- | ing been present at the meeting Tn | Birmingham last April, my interest was aroused and as is usually the result | from ones regular attendance upon meetings for a good cause, has reacheu | the point of enthusiasm.
 | It is good to see the deep feeling manifested in this conference lN the | leaders of education in the South. The Southern States, many presidents of | Southern colleges, teachers and busi- | ness men, interested in the cause of | education, attend this conference, ana delight to tell the good results coming 1 from It's meetings. The influence of | the conference seems to have pene- | trated the most obscure corners IL | has aroused the interest in education or men who have heretofore given no l thought to the pressing need of euucat- | ing and enlightening all the classes. The people of Columbia were most generous in their hospitality, opening | their homes to all visitors who cared 70 be entertained and sparing no pains that would tend to the pleasure and success of the meetings:
 | On Tuesday afternoon before the con- | ference opened on Wednesday, there | was d meeting of the State Superln- | tendents of Education, after which Hon. | E B. Martin of South Carolina took all superintendents and thelr wives ior | delightful drive around the city. on Wednesday evening after a shoft seS- sion opening the conference, recep- | tion was h. Id Tn the State Capitol. Tnis | Is a beautiful building with two wloe entrances, one facing Main street, on | VI nich aie the business houses of. tae clty. the other facing tho street leading | to the station. This entrance wlth | it's long tiers of steps gives very in- posing view to the visitor on nrst ar irving at Columbia; For ats sne re;Hpi aSd | House of Representatives, which haa ! been granted for this purpose by special act of legislature, were decorat- ed with bamboo. pine ana vaSo Sourne mnch enioyed, and with all that space the | crowd seemed great On, Thursday afternoon reception was held on the campus of the south
 A lawn party was given the visitors | on Friday afternoon on the grounds of the College for Yemen, after wnlcn all visitors were given a street car
 Aside from the sessions of the com ference, much pleasure was derived 1 from seeing the historical places or interest in Columbia.
 | The old Baptist Church still stands, A. noble edifice, where the meetings urging secession were held. Ana oid Trinity Church where General Wade Hampton is buried. '.
 Columbia is beautiful city. ata or % All the streets are very wide with three rows of trees. It might be called the city of trees, so numerous 1s and luxuriant are they. IL was toad ad me that the soil Is peculiarly adapted to the growth of shrubs ana trees. There has lately been organized there a Civic Improvement League, ana tree commission appointed to protect one e old trees and to plant new ones where desirable. Dr. Moore formerly .ot Birmingham, Ala, who now has tne chair of Biology in the South Carolina College, is chairman or this c1mmhls- hs ca,ise of it's numerous educational in- Istitutions. There is the South Carolina
 cG1lege ths state in 1sol ladies ladmitted to this college It is modelled Iafter the old English colleges, Instead division of school work is called col Iege. The campus Is very peautiiul ,, !, being in the form of a rectangle, while
 Suildings R,hich have stood for cen-
 S on April 24th was laid the corner
 iumbia SsDhs O' coilege for Young Ladies
 1SSs0eG 1SSs. This H ne% r%s Building is at Hyat!
 parx; icSao, wifi fqDSsD Se moTed from the city to the new home by September next. The
 new buildings, apart from their fur-
 o00 Br. J. A Rice. of our city, was
 at one time president of this lnstitu'
 Then there is the College for .wo-
 men, a Presbyterian school which oc-
 cupies the old Hampton nome' cnp nTS'
 college occupy a whole square, ana are surrounded in three sides by a high brick wall. The grounds are beautiful tail as a mans head. Many, walks
 branch out from the main walk lead
 ing from the front gate to the 9ia }ha man Sn1 wood trimmed into variety or shapes is used as a hedge. All sorts of now' CTS and shrubs groW in this Is,,Syorth yardh England, trails along many beds. Wis, } terla covers many arches along tnt walks, and in one corner has spread IT. , Teaching to it's topInost branches. One [ cedar brought from the cedars of Leo' . anon has grown into a large tree; rec
 trees make this yard green all the
 winter. I thought what an ideal place
 for school girls! How many tears ears hay. ns.
 euiiar 10 school girl life have beer
 confided. or borne in noble silence ir
 the privacy of those walks, and under
 those shrubs! How many an insplra.
 with nature in that beautiful place.
 I was told that General Hampton
 brought eleven gardners from Englanc , with him who laid off and tended thi;
 bY the college for that purpose. IT
 sneaking of this to an Alabamian. h'
 said 50 you see it took eleven Eng
 iishmen to do the work that twe
 ARgIrh RIrht across from the College fol
 Women is the Presbyterian Theologi'
 cal Then there Is the Catholic Parochia
 The two schools for the. negroes ar'
 the Benedict Institute and Allen Uni
 Besides these colleges named. @.
 lumbia has a fine system or puollS
 schools, and several private schools;
 So 1t does not seem strange that CO
 lumbia should give such royal vel
 come to this Conf renee Of Educatlor and the South, devoting as she does tht best of her means and talent to tn'
 education of her own boys and girls
 and those of the State.
 The interest of tine people was TUT
 ther manifested in the large attendanc. at the sessions sessions of Th.tr the eohlerehce hel'
 Aiabamians present at this Confer
 superintendent and Mrs. I. w Hill
 Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Baldwin, Presiden 3 and Mrs. J. H. Phillips. Hon. Sidne! | J. Bowie, MT. and Mrs. H. c. Gun , nels.
 MISS sCOTT7S CARD PARTY.
 Miss Helen Scott was the charmin'