Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-16
rHG MEETING OF EDUCATORS.

nesday. the meeting being termed a.
Conference Cor Education In the
south Fifteen men compose the
General Education Board and this
board g. the heart % the movement.
a. Il holds the key % the purse
strings.
Bishop Warren A Gambler In a
series OF Articles. sss attacked the
General Education Board" and The
Southern Educaticn Board- and the
scheme which they are promoting. In
discussing the attitude % Bishop
Gambler and the probable effect Of the
movement. The Savannah News Of
Wednesday said:
Bishop Gambler Is against the
scheme bec1use he doesn't believe
that fifteen men ought 70 BE- entrusted
with the power 20 dominate educa-
ton In this country. and also because
he believes that the ultimate result
will BE- the destruction Of independ-
ence in educational matters.
1t may be argued. and probably
will be. that because. under the
scheme. no money goes 20 denOmina-
tiOnal colleges. Bishop Gambler has no
further interest In IL and no sym
patty with IL. since his whole aim Is
% build up the colleges o. the denOmi-
nation to which he belongs. But that
sort Of an answer isn't a satisfactory
one 20 the arguments he advances
against IL.
There Is no doubt Of course that
the colleges and schools which accept
money from the General Education
Board feel under obligations TO IL and
viii not adopt a policy OF pursue a
course calculated 20 invite It's disap-
probation. To that extent therefore
the benefciaries are not free 20 do as
they think best. Whatever they pro
pose they will always have in mind
their obligations % this General Edu-
cation Board and the additional bene-
ITS they hope 20 get from il.
We have no doubt that il is the
purpose Of the fifteen men who control
the great sum OF money which Mr..
Rockefeller. Mr.. Carnegie and others
have contributed 20 the cause Of edu-
cation intend 20 use the money SO as
TO achieve the very best result from
an educational standpoint. but. In the
first place. il Is difficult for them 70
get in complete touch with the educa- |
tional needs Of each section. and In
the second place. while the fifteen /
men who now control the SO. 600 0G0 /
or S6O.OO0. 900 fund may have no other /
motive than the advancement OF the 1
cause OF education. the fifteen who I
will control the fund a quarter or Z
half a century hence. when il has T.
grown 60 500 600 600 or $500. 900 900 /
or $1,000 100000. may undertake. for +.
reasons that are not now apparent % I
shape the character OF the education f.
OF the whole people.
And they may De Gu a position 90 I
DO o.. The money can BE- given so a. I
20 build up certain colleges and uni /
versities and 90 weaken Others The .
weak ones viii gradually die out laav- /
ing the strong ones 90 thrive on the /
money contributed from the vast fund F.
OF which the Rockefeller and Carnegie |
millions are the nucleus. The rich /
colleges will b. able 10 draw the teach |
ers Who have won fame and the stu .
dents will follow the teachers
OF course we don't intimate thar
there O. a purpose % dominate The
education Of the country We have
no reason 20 question the sincerity
Of those behind this vast educational
scheme. but Il will be admitted that
although now in the hands % men al
together sincere IN promoting educa-
ton alone. Il might. In the course Of
time. with rs great resources. BE- used
20 direct the thought Of the people
In matters which vitality concern the
nations welfare.
1t Is safe 90 say that the scheme
vas inaugurated for the purpose Of
enabling Mr. Rockefeller and others
% dispose Of their wealth so that Il
would bring the best results 20 the
people. but there Is no assurance that
that will continue % be- the purpose
Doesn't Bishop Gamblers article pre-
sent a question worthy Of the att,u-
ton Of present conference Of edu-
Gators in Atlanta"
A knoeker