Evening star., 1912-07-16
size. 1t was always the policy OF the
to heln the states to do

size 1t was always the policy OF the
trustees not to help the states to do
what they could do themselves, but to
put In a pulling oar when needed. In
this way the states were encouraged to
expend perhaps five or even ten times as
much as they might have spent but for
the assistance of the Peabody education
fund. Certain 1t is that no other region
in the history of education, considering
it's financial and economic condition, has
ever made more splendid progress in ed
ucational matters than has the south
with the timely aid of the Peabody fund.
The real problem of the south for some
years has been the betterment of the
rural schools. Since 1907 the energies
OF the Peabody fund have been directed
that way. Since it was determined that
the Peabody fund should be distributed
the work that it has done in the past
has been taken over largely by the
southern education board, an organiza-
ton which was the outcome of the
Capon Springs and Winston-Salem edu-
ganized largely to encourage rural edu-
cation. In each of the southern states
1t has contributed funds that have been
used in educational campaigns. and these
While it is not claimed that all the
credit for the success of these state
campaigns belongs to the southern edu-
cation board. 1t is asserted that that
OrRan1ZatlOn mas Deen a maIerlal FACTOR
in carry ing them forward.
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In Alabama the board spent over $1,000
in five years, and the increased expendi-
lures for school
Noted Increase purposes during
of Expenditures. Cd 70 I'm, mora a than ,
100000. The same general results have
obtained in other states. It is a remarka-
BILE fact that in nine years. during which
time the southern education board has
been spending from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year. the amount raised for education con-
tinued annually to increase until the an
nual expenditure in eleven southern states
increased $1SOO0,OO or more than doubled
the expenditures of nine years previous.
And yet in spite OF this remarkable
progress. the indications are that the next
ten years will witness even q more re-
markable development of educational ad-
vantages In the states. The southern
education board is supported by the gifts
or various prominent american philan-
thropists
The John F. Slater fund, given in 1882
Tor the uplifting of the lately emanci-
pated population Of the southern states
and their posterity." to which the trustees
OF the Peabody fund recently voted $3.50
COO. originally amounted to q million dol
lars. The thanks OF Congress and a gold
medal were voted Mr.. Slater for his
munifcence. This fund, by judcious in
vestment. has grown until the annual in
come from 1t amounts to $4,000 year
Another fund for the educational ad-
vancement Of the negro race, specifically
for the betterment OF rural negro schools,
is the 81. l.000.Iro fund given by Miss Anna
T. Jeanes Of Philadelphia. in 1907.
There are three lines OF activity under
this fund. The first Of these is the car
ry1ng out Of the Hen
Three Lines rico plan,'' first tried in
of Activity ,sseher ases,ao Of solass hifh ona, va
cations is put in charge of the schools OF
q county for the purpose Of supervising
them She tries to introduce simple
forms of manual training and to interest
the people in better schoolhouses and
grounds. Another activity is that Of sup
plying teachers for extension work. with
headquarters at some central school. The
third line Of campaign is to put a man In
each county to labor for an awakened
sentiment for better schools and living
conditions and to organise the teachers
FOR self-improvement.