Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-11
WILSON MEMORIAL
COLLEGE MAKES HEADWAY

from eighteen towns and three states,
gathered here recently 10 confer on
plans for erecting Woodrow Wilson
Collge in Georgia, Pleasant A Stov
all of Savannah, boyhood friend OF
Woodrow Wilson and former Amer
lean Minister to Switzerland during
that if Woodrow Wilson had had the
choosing of a memorial to his life and
service it would have been just such
college as his admirers have planned
to build here in his memory.
"Woodrow Wilson was ever teach
err. AS a college professor, governor.
President of a great nation, arbter of
the worlds destinies he was first, las6
and always teacher, teaching men
and nations to love instead of hate to
correct mans inhumanity to man,
said Mr. Stovall. Now under the lead
ership of Georgia, the state Woodrow
Wilson loved annd called home, the
most fitting monument to him conce"-
able is to be built 1t will not be a
thing of bronze or marble 1t Will be a
distinctive college, irst-class in every
detail, dedicated to the sole purpose
of perpetuating Woodrow Wilson's,
ideals and carrying on his work
When Thomas Jefferson was asked
what inscription he desired to have en-
graved upon the stone that shouio
mark his last resting place, ne re-
ferred with pride to his work I'm es~
tablishing laws insuring religious IL
pendence written by him, and finally
and above all to the fact that he was
father of great university. In some
sense Woodrow Wilson is father OF
his own memorial. for his character
and his ideals have inspired the tound-'
ing of the remarkable institution to be
built in his name But the people OF
Georgia, the men and women who
are now giving their time and strength
and money to build Woodrow Wilson
College are the founders. They too are
people of prophetic vision, for they
have the vision to look ahead and see
what it will mean to have great
world center of education here IN
Georgia. They too are writing history
Mr. Stovall is state chairman for
the movement to raise ST 100000 in
Georgia toward the sum which will
eventually be required 10 build this
| national memorial to americas SEQ
| lar president.
z Marvin Underwood, of Atlanta,
| former Assistant General of the Unit
ed States during the President VII
sons administration. told the people
of oSuth Georgia that Atlanta and the.
people of North Georgia we're strongly
behind the memorial college for they
are beginning to awaken to a full re-
alization of what it will mean to
Georgia and all the South to have
this cultural center located in this
part of the United States
"Woodrow Wilson College will be
no ordinary college said Mr.. I'm
derwood ct will be a distinctive in
stitution standing for the things for
which Woodrow wilson stood, bend
ing its full energies to training young
men to serve their state and nation I'M
selfshly as Woodrow Wilson himselm
to build this splendid college are con-
tributing very real service not only
to the South but to the entire nation
as we'll Above all else we need lead
ers, unselfsh, trained leaders, and this
new college is to exist for the sole
purpose of filling that need" said Mr.
Underwood.
Allen ] Stricklandn president of the
temporary board OF trustees presided
at the conference which was called for
the purpose OF bringing first hand in
formation about the plans and pur-
poses of the proposed college to the
leading citizens of the larger towns
and cities in South Georgia. In his
address of welcome to the visiting
"~iN S"1ioio,s wi StllCkldLQ empnd-
sized the fact that the Wilson Mem
orial is not simply local project of
interest only to South Georgia where
1t is to be established. but an under
taking OF national magnitude and one
winch will eventually draw support
and studuents from every state in the
Union 1T is designed and carefully
planned by President Wilson's most
intimate friends, who are determined
to make Woodrow Wilson College the
American memorial to Woodrow Will
son." said Mr. Strickland.
In discussing the deplorable educa-
t1onal situation now existing in Geor-
ga, Judge J r McCrackin, of Valdos-
ta' declared that what Georgia needs
most is not more cotton more peaches
more agriculture but more culture.
however much it hurts to say it, we
6eorgians cannot dodge the truth that
IN every branch of culture and educa-
tlon Georgia foots the list. that the
blacklist spot on the illiteracv man,
OF the United States represents Geor-
gla. 1t is a cruel truth We who are
mere cannot be held responsible for
that condition but we and we alone,
are responsible if that same sad situa-
ton exists TOMORROW, TIL y