The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-28
MANY EDUCATORS
To HOLD meeting
Conference for Education in
South to be Held in Little
Rock.
WILL CONVENE APRIL 8
Prominent Men Take Part in Pro-
gram-Twelye States Co
Operate for Improvement.
WILL CONVENE APRIL


session at Little Rock, Ark. April g.
z and 3. This conference Is the most
important educational gathering that
Y ASSEMBLIES In the South, and win EN-
brace not only professional educators,
but business and professional men
3 who are taking a vital interest In
questions OF the hour.
Twelve yeArx ago the South realized
definitely that . new life must ener-
D1xe education: that there must be
brought Into action a supplementary
force WHICH would vitafxe the entire
system and better equip her boys and
girls, not only to develop themselves
~ useful citizens. but to develop the
resources around them.
This thought had permeated the
thinking minds OF her people, and In
tnc Conference for Education In the
South forces were organized for the
expression of this thought.
The conference began its life In n
simple way In 1889 at capon Springs,
w Va. The first president Of the
-esnference wHs Bishop Dudley. Of
kentucky. He was succeeded by DIR.
=. \. d. Curry. At the third annual
meeting Of the conference Mr.. Rohert
g. Ogden. Of New YORK, was elected
president Mr.. Ogden, though urging
~ each session that some one be
elected In hts stead, has been COM
PEELED 10 yield to the Unanimous an
peal for his continuation at the head
OF the conference.
General In object.
Tho conferences, unlike MANY as-
sembues. have been general In their
OBJECT rather than particular. They
nave aimed at interchange OF Thought
arto definite decision. Fewer resoiu-
lions have been offered except those
ruuuhe or courtesy. and voting
mas been eliminated as far as practi-
4 caoi This has given great free
com. and u rare spirit OF concord,
while u has saved the conference
from artificiaiity." says Or. s. a. Dick
erman, one of the secretaries OF the
conference. In recent report pertain
ih6 70 the character of the confer
ence.
Win these few facts relative 70 the
nthtcry OF the movement OF almost in
formal conduct, il liz remarkahte 10
consider the many departments or or
gAnixations that are now a part of the
conference. and the members OF which
hook to II as the fountain head OF In.
spiratfon, and the medium through
wnich their particular objects are best
SET ferth and brought into relation with,
all educational life. Besides the yari-
ous state teachers associations. which
send their delegations and hold meet
inss separate from the general confer
snce meetings, there 10 department
or organisation Of State superintspd-
ents, the department OF professors Of
secondary education. the presidents of
universities, the heads Of college. fhe
heads of elementary school systems.
the professors of archaeological institu-
ticIas. of Industrial colleges and schools.
ana the state supervisors OF rural
schools. Most important are State
delegations made up Of those indfyid.
uaIs rom each State representing the
ninersHt organizations with educational
Rims the delegations OF The sIumnae
OF coiIeKe women. of the federated club
women or associations for school i'm,
prnwsmsff IN the cities and rural dis
trfcts, and the heads Of the various
INSTITUTIONS for the education of the
negro In the South, while Significant
ct the civic influence of this conference
each year 10 the active participation of
men of affairs who come through their
interest In the Work for which the con-
terence stands, or for the information
MAtch they may obtain pertaining to
the South's most vital interest dis
GUESSED by most learned and aistin-
xuished men. Among these men al
the last conference I'm Atlanta were
0tnoru Pfischot; Clarence Ousley. the
Texan editor; Charles s. Barrett. presI-
dent OF the Farmers Union; ST. Clair
McheiwsF, OF the Brooklyn Earle.
Charles r. Crane. of Chicago, manu-.
facturer, philanthropist and scholar.
Besides Governor Hoke Smith. there
We're present at the evening sessions
three sx-governors Of Georgia, William
y. Northen, Allen u. Gambler and Jo-
neph Al. Terrell. under whose airninis-
Iation the bill was passed creating
Georgta's district AGRICULTURAL schools.
Prominent Men 10 Speak.
This year an equally important list
0f distinguished men will address the
confefences While the complete list
~ Speakers has not yet been an
nounced, among those who have nr-
cepted the invitation 20 address the
conference will be; Hon. George w.
sDonaghey, Governor Ut Arkansas;
R0berf G. Ogden. New York, presi.
dent Of the conference: Or. 3. A.
4 Washington. ID. c.; President G. q.
Barrett. National Farmers Union.
President Edwin A. Alderman, Uni
xerntty OF Virginia: DIR. Richard III.
Lewis. OF the State Board or Health.
! Raleigh. ". c.: President Andrew N.
&0uie, Georgia Agricultural College.
Athens. DIR. l.. p. Harvey. presiden nj
81 Stout Institute. Menomonie, WIS:
ME- Henry Turner Bailey, 6eifuate,
I 1ass: President 4. r. Blackwell.
Randolph Macon College, Ashland.
Vs.; Mrs. w. r.. Heliowell, Green's
DorO, ~. G.; Prof. f. l.. Stevens.
North Carolina Agricultural College.
4 Eest Raleigh; Prof. J. j. Doster,
sInlNarttty, Ala bama: President II. n.