The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-06
MAKES NOTABLE ADDRESS
PRESIDENT y. G. Mitchell, of Uniycrs,ty
of South Carolina, Spenkn to Teachers,

OF south Carolina, Speaks to Teachers.
Nashville. Tenn, April 5.-"Civio
Patriotism" was the subject Of II
notable address delivered by President
s. G. Mitchell. OF the University OF
South Carolina. at the closing general
session OF the Conference for Educa-
ton In the South Tonight. The ad :
dress opened with a tribute to former.
Governor Charles d. Aycock, of North
Carolina, who died yesterday in Biz
mlnGham while addressing AIabam;.
teachers on Universal Education.
President Mitchell said Governor Az
cock stood for all the things the Con-
ference of Education in the South
,,.ahns lot and was pioneer in tho
movement TO help the average man
heip himself and thus cievute the en-
tire civilization.
He commented the drainage move
the sanitation movements. the pure
food movement and pointed Ia them
as mere toretastcs of the social effort
which VIII DC made in the future.
President Mitchell declared that civil.
patriotism Is now one OF the CHIEF
duties OF the state as well as tine
PTiFiiege Of the State. President
Mitchell said in part:
The true foe of states rights is
the deInaSoEue who prevents the state
from fulfilling lis duties in the com :
noting the cause of public health, in
shaping schemes OF drainage. in pro-
noting better farming. and the build
Ing OF good roads aud the inspection
Of factories in the Interest OF child :
hood and womanhood."
a round table conference this after
south state Supervisor ". *. Tate,
OF south Carolina, presided. and super
v!sors Of three States and Is. f.. Dess-
Ter. chief OF tho school sanitation d.
IN u Il, To-.
participated. The theme pf the morn :
ing session of the conference also was
r4ral schools.
The work OF tho school Improve
incnt leagues was forcibiy presented
by Ailas Susie V Powell a. mississippi.
president of tho Interstate League.
iegea for women. but really arc not
colleges at all were attacked before
the southern Association Of College
Women this afternoon by Miss Eliza :
committee on standards of colleges.
She declared that out of the i41
colleges for women in the South hard
iy firth arc giving any STANDARD
for women in the South have been
recognized by IN. Association Of Col
six others are included by the special
list In her third or fourth class.
Robert G. ogden was reelected pres
ldent OF the Conference for Education
Of Virginia, was c:.ctcd vice president,
10 succeed Wickline Rose. of Wash
inS,on. VIM. y Blair was reelected
treasurer. +. +. Claxton, executive
secretary. resigned because OF his
msny duties as United states Commits
sioncr OF Education. and the eNecu-
tive committee was authorized to Sc
lect successor. whose name VIII not
be announced for several weeks The
executive committee was reelected,
and is as follows: Clarence Poe, North
Carolina: Harry Hodgson. Georgia; \.
r. Bousland, Washington: Geo. i Ram
sey, Kentucky: j. II. Kirkland. Tcnnes-
see: ]. II. H!nmon. Arkansas; j. Y.
Joyner, North Carolina; J. b. Asweli,
Louisiana: II. r. Friss.lI. Virginia: II.
W. Laird. Alabama; 5. G. Mitchell.
South Carolina. S. J.. Brooks. Texas: NJ.
y. Murphrce. Florida Joe Cook. Mis-
nlssippi.
Among the speakers on the pro
gram to-ni:;h, were W. D. Weather
iord, OF the national committee of the.
Y VI. G. a; Lawrence Abbott and Dr.
Oswald Garrison Willard. or New York
all OF whom spoke OF The Education
OF the Negro in the South"