Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-19
PEABODY TRUSTEES
REPORT THEIR WORK

America
The Trustee. 90 the Peabody Fdu-
cation Fond in pursuance Of the per-
mission given them by the founder.
George ". Peabody having voted
~ close the trust and distribute the
moneys remaining In their hands,
make this statement and appeal.
In 1867 George Peabody made his
first eft TO education In the South.
Since that time the Peabody Educa-
ton Fund has co-opcratei with state
and local authorities In brildine Up
state systems OF p1blic schools. In
the first years Of lis administration
liz ,o-opetatcd with towns and cities
lin establishing systems Of pub.
schools in ccn'ers Of population later
| IS .o-opcrated with states IN cstah-
fishing state systems Of public
schools this done II aided in estab-
Fishing state normal schools IN all the
So0thorn States for the training Of
teachers. e &C. now eiyinl aid 10 thn
development Of state systems of ru-
iran schools. and toward estahlishirs
departments Of education On the state
universities
Since lNT- the Peabody Fund H
Iai1cd in malptalunr tho Peabody
Normal College ~ Nashville Tenn
las the central and leading u1rm''
school for the South Now. in clos
ing me trust, 'ho Trustees have No..
acrtakou 10 found. as successor %
this central normal school The
! George Peabody COLLEGE fer Teach
ors an institution DESIGNED 10 Doe the
final memorial of Mr. poahodt'g tone
deficient services 10 the South and t1
our common country. and 10 serve
as thc educational crown of the sys-
| toms ~ schools which the southern
States have established and are main.
tanning n Is 10 De q cOllcgc for tho
| higher education of teacher for an
the South ArticuIatiue ~ every
point with the state systems ~
schools and COLLEGES and supplement-
| inc them in a field AN 'ts own its
Iwissirn will Do 10 scod ont into alI
these states mon Of trained ability 20
build mp and administer state -ys-
TENS Of education
To This end Tho Trustees Of th"
pcpbolv Education Fund have given
20 tho Goorrc Peabody College for
. Teachers ~ Nashville he sum ~ Ell
900 600 concurrent with Gifts OF
money by tho STATE of Tennessee. the
County o. Davidson and the city OF
Nashville amounting 10 $500 GOO
aud sixteen acres OF land with build
ines anil 1ppurtoraucos by tho I0i-
vcrsity of Nashville, which 90 not ,y-
, coed in value 500 600 Those ap
preparations have been already paid
over 90 tho GEORGE PcahSdv COLLEGE,
for Teachers
p Now, in the oourc Of final d'ssolu-
t1u. the Peabody Education Fund
h.s offered o. onlow the COLLEGE Of
81 Teachers with the additional sum ~
b. s'no.noo, provided that within TWO
wears from November I. i011. the
b. Dolleee raise me further sum Of sl.-
1000 0an Thos, are an the funds at
th, lisIrsal Of me Trustees Of the
. po1h'dv Fduco'icr Fund for ouch %
"rrnoso under Mr. pcahodv's deed OF
r 'ifi with duo regard 10 the claims of
E other objects ~ his bounty named hy
b him. n the additional 1000. 600
contemplated hv the Trustees in this
'asr sif' can DO raised II will estab
lish the COLLEGE on an adequate firan.
cial blsis but With less than This II
cannot be done
All expert. 90 The subject know
? th1' such a COLLEGE for the trainilns
~ lsncl.t ~ 'he creates, need %
. '"" South today The Southern
states with : coura-e and self-sac-
",fice r9rsN h. ever equaled are de
VOTING -verv wear from IS to - per
r"' cent W he total amounts raised
: n 'hsm nv taxation 10 the sducs-
'''r v both races wisel. recornizins
that this d, their best hope for the
future 3ut these sums thus raised
must - - M. public schools and
state institution. Much az this Cen.
fr7i Teachers College 10 needed 10 du
q ORR which no state institution can
llo the states are barred b, consti
'"icnol limitations from contrihut-
'r" ~ its maintenance.
Under these circumstances the
Trustees ~ the Peabody Education
Fund have instructed Ms rs Officers
~ the Board TO appeal In the name
% the Trustees and on behalf of IN,
G"org" Peabody College for Teach
srs to the friends 81 education
Throughout the United States. 30 aid
by every means In the power "a
raise the additional $1,000. 900 re-
Quired. Tho alumni OF the college
. have already pledged themselves 20
raise 5000 600 OF the amount needed
We firmly believe that no man OF
means can put money 10 a nobler or
motn bcneficient use than by helping
the COLLEGE for Teachers 10 raise this
much needed sum.
= Communications should BE- address
~ ~ James G. Bradford. Chairman
EXECUTIVE Committee George Pea