The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-15
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8Bo p0xBou8IfIe8 8u8m8 WtlH t0No tVf childhood and truth. he said.
 No wonder the American spirit in education is optimistic, self-reiiantl buoyant with hope since 1t is energi' ing such moral forces In the child S the community e love of peace. E spect for law. sympathy for the <. faith In truth. tolerance in ov $.on and reverencs for huUani1gnmsn1u ed thu speaker.
 stressfng the importance q thor ough articulation in every iinf school motion of secondary educat, the con ference today made public Astatsment outlining future policy. < iis follows . series of meetings i0 Monday, Tuesday and today, incident to the con ference for <ducation in the South. ThW were called hy pr. Wallace But trick, Secretary of the General Educa- president of the Carnegie foundation. both of New York.
 These and the following were pres pnt: F.. c. Sage. New York. General Fducation Board; Abraham F1exno and John e. Bowman. New York: Carnegie Foundation: Bruce Payne. Virginia: N. W. Walker. North Carolina; w. H. Hand. South Carolina: T.. s. Stewart. Georgia: c. M. Lynch. Florida: P. F. v bama: B. w. Torreyson. Arkansas: &. D. Webber. Louisiana
 The resolutions seek to impress the importance of full school organization from primer to college diploma. effect i've supervision. both State and county. with officers free from political infiu- ences and we'll paid; the encourage entry to college. frankness on the part of colleges with regard to work and standards, elevation of an adherence to standards and generous provision for the training of teachers. The Southern universities are to ask for c fund to provide teachers in the high schools.
 At meeting of presidents this af- headed by Chancellor David Barrow of Georgia, to confer with the trustees of the Peabody fund to urge the financing of the proposition.
 At the business meeting of the cpn- ference this afternoon. Prof. A. l.. Bonduraht of the University of Missis- sippi invited the conference to meet in his State next year. Before adjourn ment committees were named on reso- lutions and nominations.
 Improvement am Reported.
 Atlanta. April t4.--Generai improve ment in the State schools of the South was reported today at e meeting pre- Iiminary to the opening of the twelfth conference for cducation in the South.
 The preliminary meeting was in two divisions. one for men and attended by members of the State Superintendents' Association. and the other attended by women of the School Improvement Or ganization. !. Y. Joyner of North Carolina, presided over the superins tendents' meeting, and President P. F. Claxton of the University of Tennes- see over the women's meeting.
 The superintendents, who are work ing for increase in revenues for State schools, better school supervision and more thorough training for teachers. reported progress all along the line.
 -~CIarence Ousley of Fort Worth. Tex. President of the Texas superin- tendents' Association. said that Texas in particular has made rapid prog ress toward a more efficient school system.
 2 At the women's meeting. stress was laid upon the social culture which has been spresd among adults as we'll as young persons in rurai eornmnnitles by the school Improvement fgani<Ation ' Thfn AhaneiAtion w0fka directly khxough the schools. pr. Clkxtpn. who pre- sided, Is chairman @-of the eafhpaign of the improvement cfgani- sation. :,