The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
| Conference for Education in South Closes Sessions
 at Nashville
FEATURE OF MEETING WAS RURAL SCHOOLS
"Civie Patriotism'' Was Address De- livered Yesterday by Prof. Mitch elI-"Country Needs School
 Money Says Shawkee

Nashville. April 5.-"Civie Patriotism" was the subject of notable address delivered by President $. C. Mitchell of the University of South Carolina al ths closing general session of the Confer- ence for Education In the South tonight. The address opened with tribute to former Gov. Charles B. Ayeocl of North Carolina. who died Thursday night In Birmingham while addressing Alabama teachers on Universal Eduoation.' Pres ident Mitchell said Governor AycoelS stood for all the things the Conference for Education in the South stands for and was a pioneer in the movement to help the average man to help himself and thus elevate the entire population.
 President Mitchell said government is rapidly becoming socialized in the United States and democracy is no longer re- garded as the kicking out of kings. but is now regarded as the cooperation of all the people in mutual helpfulness.
 Commends Clubs
 He commended the drainage movement, the tomato clubs. the corn clubs, the sanitation movements, the pure food movement and pointed to them as mere foretastes of the social effort which will be made in the future
 President Mitchell declared that patriots ism is now teaching the duties of states as well as rights of the state. He said:
 "In the American and French revo- lutons the emphasis was placed chiefly upon the rights of the citizens: but ex- perience taught prophets like Mazzinf f- .f., 4.rttn dnt tNr and no duty without it's right The reei- procity of right and duty must he kept in mind. As one has pointed out. what does it profit for our fathers to have suffered hardshps at Valley Forge and faced the firing at Yorktown 10 seeurs for us the freedom of speech If we have nothing of sense or solid worth to sayg Of what avail was it for them to seek for us the freedom of conscience if we | don't worship ia sincerity and trnthf l Why need they have shed their blood for us 10 gain the right to vote If we don't 1 cast the ballot or if we fail to put intelligence into our ballot? What matt ters the right to hold property if man has no property to hold9 The true foe of states rights Is the demagogue who prevents the state from fulfilling it's du- ties in the compulsory education of the child in promoting the cause of pubs lie health, in carrying ont wise schemes of drainage in promoting better farm- Ing and good roads and the inspeetion of factories in the interest of childhood and womanhood.
 Equality Cry
 "Civic patriotism is leading up to sup- plement the original cry for equality by the larger view of mutualism. Equality of opportunity we must have, far from 1t though as yet we may be. But equal- ity is not enough. The spirit of social ser- evident. There is a physical bond that of individual lives, homes and communi- ties and classes Is becoming increasingly evident Theer Is a physical bond that mites the two races of the south, think what you will of the moral, political or so- clal bond I cannot be indifferent to the insanitary conditions in the house or on the premises of the black woman who cones daily to my home to nurse my child or cook breakfast for my family. Disease Is no respector of races. So 1t is with all social relations and democracy is only this quickened sense of concern of every citizen for the welfare of all the citizens"
 What Is pronounced the most suceess- fu meeting of the conference for educa- ton in the south ever held closed here tonight Not only has the attendance been extraordinary but the character and the volume of the work done Is pro- nounced unusual.
 Rural Schools
 The overshadowlng feature has been the work for the rural schools This
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