Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09
TAFT At ANOTHER MEETING
ATTENDS CONFERENCE OF
TRUSTEES OF JEANES FUND.
Notables From Various Parts of
Country Present-Reports of
Years Work in South.

William Howard Taft. Andrew Carnegie,
Bishop Abra ham Grant OF Kansas. Rob
ert Ogden of New York and Booker L.
Washington and other prominent men
from various parts of the country. MEM
hers OF the board of trustees of the Anna
T. Jeanes fund for the education of the
negro in the rural districts of the south
met in the private office of Commissioner
Macfarland in the District building today
Mr.. Taft arrived exactly two minutes
before the time appointed for the meeting
His greeting was cordial, Several min
utes or fluctuations and general CONVEX
sation followed before the members of the
board convened. Mr.. Taft, as a member
of the executive committee presided.
After Invocation Commissioner Mac
tarland said :ilat when u was suggested
that the trustees would like to meet here.
he was most happy 20 o.er them mis-
rooms in the District building. because
of his deep interest in the cause OF edu-
cation among the colored people and his
especial interest in the Jeanes fund.- with
its particular helpfulness to the rural sec
tons.
Mr.. Taft replied. thanking Mr.. Macfar
land on behalf of the trustees for the hos
pitality, and inviting him to sit with them
in their deliberations.
Following are the trustees. all of whom
were present at today'S meeting: Or
James II. billiard. president: DR.. Booker
T. Washington, chairman executive COM
mittee: Walter FL. Page, editor Worlds
Work, vice president; Maj r. r. Motion,
commandant Hampton Institute. secre-
tary: President-elect of the United States
William H. Taft: Messrs. Andrew Car
negie. New York city; J. c. Napier, Nash
vile. Tenn; r. l.. Smith, Texas; Bishop
A. Grant of Kansas City; r. c. Ogden.
New York: DR.. H. b. Frissell. principal
Hampton Institute; George A. McAneny
of New York
Plans for Coming Year.
On the committee are three northern
| white men. four southern white men and
| five colored men. The meeting today was
held to hear reports from officers con-
corning the years work. to ratify the
| meeting held yesterday in Commissioner
| Macfarland's office by the members OF
the executive committee and to plan for
the work to be done during the coming
year.
This Is the first organization composed
of northern white men, southern white
men ard negroes. organized for the edu-
cational development of the negro: the
fund at their disposal is $1.0OO.O0O. and the
interest only is available for use.
This is the first meeting since the or
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the negro rural school fund, commonly
| known as the Jeanes fund.
The gift Of one million dollars came
from Mss Anna T. Jeanes of Philadel-
phia. who has since died The interest
on this amount is to be used i'm improving
the south, mainly by the effort to intro
duce and promote Industrial training.
Rural Schools and Rural Life.
This object falls in with the present
| movement over the country for the better
adaptation of rural schools to rural life,
and this use Of the money does not in
! terfere with the work already being done
| by the public schools or by private con-
| trbutions.
| The board desires especially to work in
harmony and cooperation with the pub
lie school authorities.
At the present meeting the board ap-
| proved the payment OF the salaries of
thirtysix industrial teachers who have
already begun work. The president and
executive committee were authorized to
extend this list. which it is understood
will be done about the first of the year.
The board also approved the expenditure
of 81 $50. distributed among eighteen
schools as contributors to building and
equipment.
For the present year the board appro-
priated, in addition to the above, the
amount of s17,IO0. to be expended on
recommendation of the president ana.
approval of the executive committee