The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-21

| nOHllC lines, as well as euuCdllOndl. GTeS-
ident VanIIise of the University of Wis
consin. spoke then on the university in
the service of the people, and DR.. J. Lee
Coulter of the University of Wisconsin
spoke also along the same line Men
in the service of educational develop
ment take it that just now this is a vital
element in the uplifting work in hand
! in all sections
Prosperous Missouri.
! The first stop was made in Bige1ow Mo-,
where, taking advantage of an hours
wait, the local school, the bank and other
places were visited. 1t was learned that
the county, long out of debt, is loaning
money to the farmers at 6 per cent, thus
| giving the county profit on it's holdings,
and the people money at a low rate of in
terest. At the Bank of Bigelow was on
| display fine corn and Cashier G. w.
| Poynter related that the lands thereabout
yielded 70 bushels of corn 10 the acre, that
| the section raises fine fruits and many
cattle. I'm word said Mr.. Poynter,
1--WE are doing we'll and growing rapidly
Lands, he said are worth SIS to $125 an
acre in that sections.
Iowa, where the country schools were to
be observed, DR.. Rose spent a few mo-
ments explaining the objects of the trip,
and what is desired as a result of 1t. He
| created special interest by relating that
the superintendent of Page county, where
Clarinda is located, is a woman, whose
guests the party was to be for two days.
Those in the Party.
The personnel of the party follows:
Robert c. ogden, president of the con-
ference for education in the SOUTH
DR.. Wickliffe Rose, Nashville, secretary
of the conference for education in the
south.
DIR. P. P. Claxton. Knoxville, University
| of Tennessee.
DR.. James H. Dillard New Orleans,
| president of the Jeanes fund.
And the following state superintendent
of education:
Alabama, H. C. Gunnels, Montgomery.
Arkansas, George B. Cook, Little Rock.
~F'lorida, l.. w. Holloway Tallahassee,
representing his father. w. II. Holloway,
the superintendent.
Virginia. r. c. Stearnes, Richmond rep
resenting ]. d. Eggleston, Jr. the super
| intendent.
Georgia, Jere NJ. Pound, Atlanta.
Kentucky, J. G. Crabbe, Frankfort.
Louisiana, T. H. Harris, Baton Rouge.
Mississippi, j. N. Powers, Jackson.
North Carolina, J. Y. Joyner. Raleigh.
South Carolina, John E. Swearingen, Co.
lumbia.
Tennessee, r. L. Jones Nashville.
Texas, R. B. Cousins, Austin.
Hervey W. Laird. Montgomery, news
| paper correspondent.
]. V. Clayman, travelling passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road, accompanied the party to
st. Paul
The party is under the direction of Dr.
Rose. The members assembled Sunday
| at the Planters hotel. st. Louis and left
! there at O'Clock that night in a special
car. the Romanof
n
Ioooa''o'' " Nes'o
DR.. James H. Dlllaro' president OF the
Jeanes fund, VINO Is MEMBER OF the
southern superintendents OF education
party now touring the miudle west re-
ports the most marked interest III 'ne
cause of negro edusation III the rural
schools. for which purpose the Jeahes
| fund is set aside. FROM ABOUT ~
| workers sent out last year tne NUMBER
| has grown TINS year TO lSo' lhese are
| selected by and under 'he uirection OF
the county superihtehoeh,s, ana IN
every case an ala 10 inc iocai au.hor-
tiles.
These workers Tor the mos. part
| teach the chlldren IN ,he manual mes
| looking much TO domesuc e1nciency'
| and helping IN every way 10 raise the
| life standards or the childreh' In some
counties there is a teacher' or WORK