Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-08
$1,000 DONATED FOR
EDUCATIONAL WORK
IN RURAL GEORGIA
Trustees of the Peabody Edu-
cation Fund Made Appropri-
alton to Campaign Work in
Georgia at Meeting

At meeting of the trustees of the
Peabody education fund held in New
York city Thursday 49, 200 was appropria-
ted for school Improvement work through
out Georgia. OF this amount "a, 700 is
available at once and the remainder can
be secured on July /. 1911.
OF the amount secured $500 goes to
the state board of education Of Georgia
as the salary and expense of a state
supervisor for the rural schools Of the
state; an additional $1,000 is for the State
Normal school, at Athens. for the ex
penses of a county supervisor of teach
ing; $1,000 is for the expenses of a county
supervisor OF teaching at the State Nor
NAL school al Milledgeville, and 5000
which is available on July /, 1911. come
to the state board OF education for de
fraying the expenses of an educationa
campaign in the state.
HOW MONEY WAS SECURED.
Tie appropriation from The Peabod'
board came as the result of the effort
of Gov. Eoke Smith, who is a membe
of the board, and who was at the sessio
in New York Thursday, and State Schoo
Commissioner NJ. l.. Britain. They have
both planned the educational campaig
in the state for some months and thu
appropriation by the Peabody boart
makes the much-needed work possible
be started at once so as to be ready
20 take up the active new duties when
tine appropriations are received by the
state board.
Prof. r. II. Powell is state supervisor of
the rural schools and is doing great
work. The additional appropriation of
s., 100 for this work will greatly aid him
in making even a better success. Since
the position of supervisor of the rural
TD~xr- oil
has been somewhat handicapped in his
WORK by the lack of funds but despite
this has met with much success. With
the additional money he can greatly i'm
prove the workings of the states ruraI
schools.
A NEW POSITION.
The position of county supervisor at the
two normal schools-one at Athens and
the other at Milledgeville-is new one
and will greatly aid in the operation of
these two schools. For the WORK in the
two schools $1,000 has been donated each.
The donation of the $1,000 for state cam
paign work was secured following q
lengthy conference between Governor
Smith and Commissioner Britain, ooth of
whom were satisfied that such a work
was badly needed in the state. A wor.
similar to that which is to be begun
in Georgia when the 5000 is available on
:, j,
in the state of Texas and proved very
beneficial. In fact, IT worked so wei
in the Lone Star state that ii attracted
worldwide attention and many other
states are now modelling their school I'M
provement work along the same line.
NOTES ON THE MEETING.
The meeting Of the Peabody board
was held at the Waldorf hotel' New
York, and was attended by distinguish
ed men from the north and south alike.
Chief Justice Fuller and Senator John
w. Daniel. of Virginia. members of the
board, had d ed during the year.
OF the other IA there were present
Joseph II. Choate, former ambassador 10
Great Britain, who was made chairman;
Richard Olney, former attorney general;
DR.. Samuel A. Green, Librarian or the
Massachusetts, Historical society," who
is secretary of the board; ex-Gov. James
D. Porter, of Tennessee; ]. Plerpont
Morgan, Judge Charles. e. Fenner, or
louisiana; ex-Gov. and Governor-elect
Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Bishop Doane'
of Albany; Bishop Lawrence, of Massa-
chusetts; Granville winthrop, OF New
York: and Gov. Martin Ansel, OF south
Carolina. The absentees were Judge
Henderson NJ. Somerville, of Alabama;
Senator George Peabody Wetmore, OF
Rhode Island, and Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, who is speaking in the united
States.
OF the IL men who met yesterday six
were over 20. according to their biog-
raphers, though most of them dldn
look it, DR.. Green confesses to so ana
Governor Porter TO 50. Alongside or
them Governor AnseI with his so was
mere boy and Gov. Hoke Smith, who is
So, was an infant. Mr.. Choate. who is,
IS, is a classmate of DR.. Green, at Har-
ward, and they are still Joe and
Sam to each other. Bishop Doane is
of the same age as Mr.. Choate.
The Peabody education fund was es-
tablished in 1867 by George Peabody, a
native of South Danvers, now Peabody.
Mass, who after accommodating a. FOR
tune in Baltimore went to London and
established a banking business over
there During his lifetime Mr.. PEABODY
was the most notable of philanthropists