The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
MANY WILL GO TO
EDUCATIONAL MEET
Alabama Will Send Delegates
to Little Rock Conference
TO HAVE SPECIAL TRAIN
Conference for Education in the south
COnvenes on the 9th of April.
Many Prominent Educators
TO BE Present

Montgomery, March 2b.-(Spec1al.) Ala
bama will send at least one sleeper load
of business and school men to the con-
ference for education in the south, which
will be in session April to in Little
Rock. Among others who will attend
will be F. H Crockard, vice president
and general manager of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Bir-
mingham. He is taking a great interest
just now in the development of the agri-
cultural lands owned by his company in
the state and expects to get great deal
of information from the agricultural con-
ference to be held during the sessions.
Most of the southern states are pre-
pairing to send cars, and those from this
part OF the country will be assembled at
Memphis. and go on special train from
there. The Alabama car will leave Bir-
mingham at noon April 8, going via the
Frisco and the Iron Mountain, reaching
Little Rock on the morning of April 6. Of
ficials of both systems are making every
arrangement to give the passengers a
good time and provide every comfort on
the way. The whole state of Arkansas is
getting ready to show the people who will
come much attention.
There will be a business meeting on the
afternoon of Wednesday, April 6. The
formal opening with the address of well
come by the governor of Arkansas and
the annual address by the president of
the conference. will take place on the
evening of Wednesday, April 6, at s
O'Clock.
Among the speakers and conference
leaders are: George w. Donaghey, gov
ernor of Arkansas; Robert C. Ogden, New
York. president of the conferences; DR.. s.
A. Knapp. department of agriculture.
Washington. d. c.; President c. S. Bar
rett, National Farmers union; DIR. Rich
ard H. Lewis. president of the state board
of health, Raleigh, N c.; President An
drew NJ. Soule, Georgia Agricultural col
lege, Athens; DR.. L. ID. Harvey. president
of Stout institute. Menomonie, Wis.
Henry Turner Bailey, Scituate, Mass. ;
President r. e. Blackwell, Randolph
Macon college, Ashland, Va; Mrs. w r.
Holowell, Greensboro, n. c.; Prof F. L.
Stevens, North Carolina Agricultural col
lege, West Raleigh; Prof. j. J. Doster,
University, Ala; President d. B. Johnson
winthrop college, Rock Hill, S. c.; Prof
II. A. Morgan, University of Tennessee
Knoxville; Principal c. A. Cobb Chicka-
saw County Agricultural High school
Mississippi; State Superintendent ]. N.
Powers. Mississippi J. Y. Joyner, North
Carolina; ]. D. Eggleston. Jr. Virginia;
I. II. Harris louisiana George b. Cook.
Arkansas. Other speakers will be an
nounced during the next few days.
Conference ON Agriculture
The afternoon OF April and will be
devoted to conferences on agricultural
education. The aim Is TO promote the
| introduction of agriculture into the rural
schools. Various agencies will be CON
sidered; the public elementary school, the
public high school. the normal school, the
agricultural college, the state board OF
education, the state department of asri-
culture, fair associations and the United
states department Of agriculture. spe-
cial circular concerning these conferences
| Will be mailed TO those requesting It,
| The meeting Thursday morning, April
| Z. will be under the direction of the
state superintendent. The programme in
| cludes report of the years progress.
report of the northwestern educational
| itinerary of the southern superintendent;
| also short addresses and discussions of
| topics bearing especially upon the prob
lens of rural and high schools.
Furthermore. there will be conferences
| OF the supervisors OF school improvement
| work, of the supervisors of elementary
rural schools and of other workers which
Will be announced later.
| Saturday morning a special excursion
will be made to Hot Springs, returning
| to Little Rock in time to catch the night
trains north and east. Rates and other
details will be published at the con-
| ference.
The railroads within the south and
southwestern territory have granted an
excursion rate of about one and one-third
| fare for the round trip Dates Of sale,
April 4, and g. except that from Cairo.
ILL.,; Baton Rouge and New Orleans
La. and Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss,
tickets will be sold only on April and g.
The New Capital hotel and the Hotel
Marion have been selected as conference
headquarters, without any difference in
rank.
New Capital hotel can furnish 70 rooms
Single rooms, $1.50; with bath, $3.50 and
up. If these rooms are occupied by two
persons. 81 additional will be charged
Hotel Marion has placed 100 rooms at
the disposal of the conference. Rates, 81
for rooms without bath; with bath, 81 50
where two persons occupy the same ROOM
Rates for one person in room without
bath, $50; with bath, $3.50 and So.
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