Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-04-07
PRESIDENT OGDEN
 ON EDUCATION
Continued From Page 1.)

in education in the Southern States He said this board had three main
 lines of work:-First, The promotion of practical farming in the Southern States. Second-The development of J a system of public High Schools in the Southern States. Third-the promo tion of a higher education throughout
 the United States. The first three
 years was spent by the members of the board in studying the country with
 which it had to deal, coming to the
 conclusion that as s5 per cent of the
 people of the South live in the coun- try and by farming, the greatest goo.l and the first results could best be obtained by working in that direction
 Doctor Seaman A. Knapp, a govern
 nent expert who had been successful in combating boil weevil in the south,
 vas called into the work, permission
 being given by the Department of Az
 rlculture that he work in the other Southern States as we'll as Texas and Louisiana if the General Education Board would provide the funds for
 the work. This was agreed to and
 since 1906 there has been expended
 S2S3, 100 in this work with $102 ,OOO ap-
 propriated for the current year. There
 are now 135 supervisors of demonstra- ton farms in the south. with 13.5S9
 farmers pursuing work as improved
 agricultural methods under such direc
 ticn, with 1S7,6S0 farmers pursuing
 similar work as influenced by those
 farmers. The Boys Corn Clubs are
 given a welcome hand by Pres. Ogden
 He names the il Southern States
 which have State Universities being
 assisted by the General Board, and of
 other funds being paid to employ
 special high school, or secondary edn-
 cation representatives Pres. Ogden stated the work of the Board had re-
 suited in the building of at least 1000
 new High Schools and the raising of
 so,00o,0OO for their erection and equip. ment. The board, according to Pres.
 Ogden, has given $4,692,50O toward education in the United States, which resulted in s1s,o0o,ooo being raised al- together. Of the amount given by the board, s1412.50O has been distrib. uted in the South. Pres Ogden stated that reports already prepared show there will be expended in the Southern States this year two and half times as much for public educa- tion as in 1900. The value of school is three times as much. Appropria- tions for state universities has in- creased 100 percent. High School l facilities in the cities and larger towns have increased 100 per cent, and in I rural district, 400 percent. The av- craze length of the school term has been increased from 20 to p per cent. Ill some states the increase has gone as high as 50 per cent. Arkansas was commended for the movement which brings it four agricultural schools. In closing his remarks, Pres. Ogden stated he was talking entirely for the benefit of the private citizen, to get him more interested in the school work. He paid a high tribute to the women who have organized the school | associations. Pres. Og- den said that education is above relig- fen, for it is religion itself He said | the betterment of mankind was de- pendent upon education, the greatest of all the sciences. Governor Dona- ghey delivered the address of well come.