The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-03

colleges and Institutes OF technology; represenn-
tatves In Congress, leg or S.ate, .eu Snd
women. 5gE tEf aa.s
Educational Renaissance.
THUS has resulted sort OF educatlonal re,
Nuisance sopthlana the eo o s1Isl sp 2.
ituai, With which the Conference has had ! an
Important relation. -, evo
M IN ha the south we're s ty Written It would
from the positive side. read IKE ,a ror m atha
From the comparative side IN v se"n 81 omos,
MS though n beginning had not neen n e ia
Public Interest in education IS N tHi ro adv
of successful progress in Tennessee Alreuuy
much has been accomplished T. =, i 4 me 1865
come for public SCHOOLS was SlSSs q n, S sJ9'
nm increase Of s2iS per cent. Accompanying de-
tails which will be given later are ea ra in mn.
Most Interesting arc the results In North s,pn
G Ger tn so W I'M pubc PeehoS fund.-
Of local taxes, Increased S5sSSs. or ne t11S
cent and the Local ,aNGs Se pe4od lois
new school houses Were built ana anas ,mSmN
school districts were eliminated toS
I'll lin Virginia the eplenad work Of I'll the ,u GO.
operative Education Commission s me '1 ibSs
association Is due several splendid iegs'ah,ii ,t
experiments FOR SUPPORT orr t 9t n cnn
CT i'm Of new school houses. This commits,
sion is earnestly commended to the ca nthnr
study or the IrieHus u 'N'''ii lat
"Ths recitation Of facts might be extended I,
nfGnaaiG az Wt nana rpe details from other
States. But enough has been sthtea 70 INV NV
the dT M no 70 the
State superinendent's special session.
Future Of Conference. y
"I have ventured to tax your pa VII w
this quite incomplete statement OF IN, tne sp nnst
aims and history Oh INC Gomez e''o' ~ ~ TN's
| serious purpose. -,
- III has been very thoughtfuy asked "a 5 oi
| Intelligent friends and devoted supporters u
this Conference whether It's mission is n3 io ar
conpshed and whether It should not aa ;,n,rn
sne d hs a. e tins have covered wide
of country, In several States; tnat tne 1o ai,.
nce n their influence and that the progress
Of the revived educational Idea Is now 50 well WEI.
assured Us not ., TO- To-, need me "'o u''u
strong men of great public spirl. have CON com
fcrred upon this point and have reacne e ha ro"
large se opportunity FOR further usefulness These
submitted for consde ,6at the
modcaton in It's ways. II not IN Its POLICY policy
the administration aks cohesion and srenffth,
This not because the Conference IS dencI.ht
women The weakness Is due In part to ,h hne
many divertns and charming mnehse nower
r the h " Of presiding
of GER because of his failure to outline and N
sst policy Tho OF here ,er and
now, The most excellent Executive Committee
is too widely scattered to be convened matin n6
from FRO some locality for tho meeting OF the
Conference and then the work falls upon inc
toInmen at one end and at the other upon the
presidents office and executive secrea,s s m,w
ether o as can q ssa
Gardner Murphy executive has ren
dere t.ie very ' great and valuable aid for :h's
Conference. x policy largely formuiatea py !"
sns and t aG ap
to be narrow. Questions OF importance nre ,ut
sufficiently considered and IN los for lack Of
knowicdge limited time. or. insufficient con- on
suation II the conference y b % seem 70 be-
within ful view some plan must be perrec',r,u e..
Which without SaGrGng Il o Viii " YET nave
n more compact working central body and thus
a larger life and usefulness
Cruz Of Situation.
1T is well known that scores OF bright you ns
men profoundly interested In all that the Con- ~
ference ale growing up ~ nersnnalIy
known 10 Indicate that they reprcsem, a p'whu a
fu and mos, hopeful cass, rhe aro utI IN Business
life, some in the ether learned rrn ,Iss ami
undersradlaes II un' yysoornxcd TN
this group, in fact, have been barely fe HbIs
scnted and never have been sougn IN or Of grcat
STAT eincnt contains N HOWL - 800
possible usefulness 49,, .,.,nass
life OF the South has not been brought mo w
active relation viii the Conferences ,n onm
| Of economies and elucatlon Perhaps TINS 70
| the cruz OF the whole situation. ,,,u
"Studcnts Of contemporary cnHu,lloi,s 49, ~
| doubtless hnd other subjects that should COM
| mnnd tho attention OF this body, ,.,,
| cred here are several other questions tha!
! concern the immediate future. principally Wn"t
| fern shall the next Conference take ,.ou M
'If the audience has followed ms ue.h lew ~
| argument viii DO needed for the appointment
of u large and thoroughly representative co III
topics witch have ben rected VIII be REFERRED Ieu
| to that committees, With any others thai , ,uy
| appear. for consideration and report uHs ro
there is objection this chair VIII follow me prs
cedcnt Of former years and tho committees III
| policy and resolutions and on noInlnhtlons WIZ
| DO named at The beginning OF me session ~
| morrow morning. or
! "WOud that ! possessed some magic poMuut