The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-02


.Ardmore public schools, has been cleo
ted q member of dhe executive board OF
the Southern Education Society and
one of the chair1nen of the educa-
tional organization, the duties Of which
is ito work out a more effective
system of school administration con-
tinuous from the elementary school
through the university"
In letter to Mr.. Richards A. T.
Bmrland, secretary-treasurer of the
society, Mr.. Bourland stated, yours
is the most important OF all the COM
missions. Ii is an opportunity for an
epoch making piece of work"
A report &C the meeting held in
Washington, D. c., December rs, at
which time Mr. Richards was elected
TO these two important departments is
rs follows:
At a special meeting here yesterday
the executive board selected Ashville,
North, Carolina, for the next session
OF tho Southern Education Society,
August I, and 8. Steps were also
ealsen to mako the session a council
Of representative citizens OF all call
ings 10 CONSIDER the interests common
to the southern states, aiming at CO.
operation IN q vigorous forward move
nlent along both industrial and eSuca-
tlonal lines.
Permanent commissions were organ
,,zed to deal with tax reform, Frank
L. Movey, chairman: also TO co-opera-
sfon in inagriculture and Industry Clarence
J'oe and j. Il. Edgerton, chairnen;
with educational organization. Fred
w. Alexander and c. w. Richards,
chairTnen; southern history, Andrew j.
Cobb, chairman. The reports of these
commissions will form the basis OF
the Ashville program.
Carrying out the instructions to re-
organize the governing bodies the fol-
lowing were selected members Of tho
board of trustees l.. =. AIusgroyc, Ara;
II. G. McRae, Ark; Andrew j. Cobb,
Bishop w. A. Chandler, Ga; J. n.
Camden. +. y Mullins, Ky: j. i,
Aswell, John c. Pugh, La; Richard
II. Edmonds, Md; Leroy Percy, Miss.
David r. Francis, Mo-; John Sprunt
Hill, ]. D. Murphy, Clarence Poe, N.
c.; II. II. Wilson, Okla: d. B. John
son, Richard !. Mannings, S. c.; Joe
II. Dagle. Pat NJ. Neff, f. NJ. Bailey
Texas; J. II. Anderson, J. +. Edgerton
Bishop Thomas T.. Gailor, r. r. Pres
ton, Tenn; John Stewart Bryan, Fair
fax Harrison, Bishop ID. j. O'Connell
Va; L. w. Oglesby, w. Va.
Members OF the executive board were
chosen az follows: j. w. Aborcrombie
j. Alex Moore, Rose Strickland. Ala;
o. L. Dunway, ]. II. Reynolds, Ark.
A. A. Murphrec. Fla: X. C. Mdthe'
son, John w. Good, Ga; Frank l.
AicVey, Ky; Charles II. Bean, c. c
Henson, La; f. J.. Buchner, A. i
Woods. Mary 0. Graham, VIM. ]
Martin. A. C. Reynolds, n. c.; C. w
Richards, Okla; f. II. II. Calhoun, S
II. Edmunds, S C.; Mrs. Iohn Hi
Eakin, II. A. Morgan. Tenn. Eliza
beth w. Baker, Emmett Brown
Frederick Eby, II II. Estill, Texas
J. p. Mcconnell. Emile W. McVea
Va; John Lee Coulter. j. f. Marsh
w. Va.
Tho officers OF the cociety are: J
p. Mcconnell. president; vice-presi
dents: A. A. NIurphree, southeast
L. y. Musgrove, central; John
Pugh, southwest; A. p. Bourland
Washington, d. c.. secretary-trcasur
or.
The Southern Education Society
President J. T.. Mcconnell, East Rad
ford. Va, vice presidents: southeast
A. A. Murphree, Gainesville, Fla.
central, l.. +. Musgrove, jasper. Ala
southwest John c. Pugh. Shreveport
La: secretary-treasurcr, 4. i. Bour
land. Washington, D. G.
Permanent Commissions
To apply scientific methods to eco
nomic. social and educational problems
Southern History.-To collect dat
for improving state and school his
tories; to prepare a history Of tn
south rs an chronological entity--Judg
Andrew ]. Cobb, Athens. Ga.
Cooperation In Industry-TO Pre-
mote cooperative associations for ar
riculture and industry along with ocC
nom'c relations between town an
country, also vocational education !
schools, colleges and universities
Clarence Poe, editor, The Progressiv
Farmer. Raleigh, y. 9, J. r. EdgeI
ton president Manufacturers Assoel,
tion, Lebanon.
Taxation.--To study tax systems {
che southern states and TO proyit
materials FOR reform movements
Frank l.. Mcvoy. president OF the Un
Nersl,y OF Kentucky, Lexington Ky.
Educational organlzation.-To wor
Out q more effective system OF scho
administration continuous from y
elementary school through the unlvc
siiy.-Frcd W. Alexander. head d
partmcnt Of education. state norm
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