The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15

ident of the University of Alabama; Chancellor Walter B. Hill of tho Uni- versity of Georgia; Chancellor 6. E. Wiesins. of the University of the South: Governor Joseph M. Terrell of Georgia. Governor R. B. Glenn of North Carolina, Dr. s. c. Mitchell of Virginia. Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama. Dr. A. P. Montague. Presi- dent of Howard College. Isaac ". Hill. Erwin Craighead, Dr. J. H. Phil lips. F. w. Hinnitt, President of Gen. tral College of Kentucky; s. M. In- man. the millionaire philanthropist of Georgia: Wickliffe Rose of Tennessee. Chancellor J. H. Kirkland of the Vanderbilt University. P. P. Claxton of the University of Tennessee. Dr. Bruce R. Payne of the University of Virginia. Professor Edwin Mims of Trinity College, Edgar Gardner Mur- phy of Alabama, and T. O. Sandy, the famous agricultural expert of Vir- ginia- These are onl, a few of the Southerners who were present and outnumbered. perhaps six to one, the Northern men who were interested enough to attend the Conference.
 The Association of Southern Super intendents had an especially large at tendance. The Association men who by the office they hold are endorsed as leaders of the educational thought and work of their States are such men as Gunnels of Alabama; Merritt, of 0eor- gia; Martin of South Carolina; Fuqua, of Kentucky; Eggleston. of Virginia: Miller, of West Virginia; Joyner, of North Carolina: whitefiald. of Missis- sippi and Aswell, of Louisiana.
 The smaller Northern contingent containei George Foster Peabody. of New York; St. Clair McKelway. Editor of The Brooklyn Eagle; Dr. Harry Pratt Judson. President of the Uni- versity of Chicago; pr. L. H. Bailey. of Cornell University; pr. s. C. Dick erman of Connecticut; Steel of The New York Tribune. Harding of The World; Walter H. Page. Editor of Worlds Work, former Southerner and num- Der of others.
 Throughout the Finehurst Confer ence, Southern men and southern thought dominated.
 Questions Answered.
 What was done at the Conference? What was 1t for?
 These are pertinent and timely ques- tions Nor are they difficult to answer. In the first place, the Conference has been in existence ten years. Much or its work has been done and recorded. The tine arrived some time ago for re- suits to be noted and pointed out. In the past few years these results nave become so pronounced and numerous that the leaders of the Conference have been more than pleased with inc achievements that have followed the continued and persistent campaign Tor a new vitality for Southern Educational development.
 But in accomplishments presented no previous Conference could compare with the -Pinehurst gathering. Any Alabamian of average information knows of the wonderful sentiment TOT schools and better schools in this state It was the great. the prevailing senti- ment of the last campaign and no man dared to enter the race Tor the Legislature if he did not have handy a school speech to deliver on any and All occasions. The Legislature tried tc see how far 1t could go for the benefi' of education. There Is but little doubt that the Legislature went to the pot tom of the Treasury for aid to educa' tion, but as yet it's members have not been particularly criticized for this Tea lure of their legislative work. And Il has become evident that the next cam paign in Alabama will be pitched on ar educational issue. In the recent Legis lature the educational sentiment over leaped that for rate reform and more oratory was released in its discussion than upon the discussion of any oth CT subject.
 Alabama's Generosity.
 As 6 result Alabama gave more thai half million dollars to the Stat