Generous Gifts Made to Women of Georgia
The Southern Educational Conference reported nearly $20,000 in scholarships for state normal school students and gifts to Winnie Davis Memorial. The final session, held in Athens on April 26, attracted broad Southern representation and praise for progress in education. President Baldwin noted wide regional support, the rural school needs, and the aim of free schools for all people as a guiding principle. The conference adjourned with plans to Tuskegee to visit Booker T Washington.
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F. W. Read
Athens
Southern Educational Conference
Tusketee
Ala
Booker T Washington
Baldwin
William H. Baldwin
New York
General Education Board
Aycock
Georgia Women Learn Gift Plan for Winnie Davis Memorial Hall
General Education Board offers fifty $50 scholarships a year for three years at Georgia State Normal School Athens and matches existing forty six scholarships. It will also duplicate new $50 scholarships for up to fifty women’s gifts before January 1, 1903 and contribute half the remaining Winnie Davis hall balance, totaling $19 500 if conditions met. Ex Governor Northen praises national support and Georgia women for education.
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Themns
Winnie Davis
Georgia State Normal School
Women of Georgia
General Education Board
Women of
Georgia
W. M Northen
Athens
William H Baldwin, JR
George Foster Peabody
Peabody Gift Highlighted At Georgia Conference
The session featured praises for Dr Butterick and ex Governor Northen as Georgia's dedication to education was lauded. George Foster Peabody’s offer to build a fireproof library on the university campus was revealed, signaling major private support for Georgia’s institutions.
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Peabody
University
Generouls
George Foster Peabody
New York
Georgia
Nashville
Spartanburg
Greenesboro
Deland
Ogden
United States Commissioner of Education
W. T. Harms
South
H. N. Snyder
Wofford College
Shaw
Bleckley
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Logan EB Bleckley
Blecklethan
Speer
Dr Shaw
Emory Speer
Conference praises for free education movement gains
George Foster Peabody of New York expressed delight with the conference work and interest shown by his state. Robert C. Ogden appeared to be the most pleased during the gathering, signaling growing support for universal education efforts.
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George Foster Peabody
New York
Robert C. Ogden
Boyden Oxfords Impress With Fine Stock And Last
A leather man examines a pair and notes the good stock in sole and upper and the well swung last. Boyden's Oxfords are praised for quality with lace style at three dollars, a standout in price and craft.
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Boyden
Ideal Colonial Oxford Shoes for Men at $6.00
Advertisement notes a men's Colonial Oxford shoe priced at six dollars. It highlights easy cleaning with cloth or water to keep the patent leather looking fresh and new. The copy emphasizes the soft kid leather and guaranteed quality.
Increase of school tax urged by conference
The Southern Educational conference adopted a program urging higher school taxes, longer terms, and better teacher pay while considering economic conditions. It commends leaders supporting free education and local taxes, calls for state aid to normal schools, and supports district school priors funded by local subscriptions. It also emphasizes a balanced focus on training both intellect and character and notes ongoing rural school studies by the Knoxville bureau.
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Southern Educational Conference
Athens, GA
Bureau
Southern Education Board
Knoxville
Tenn. Ia
Gifts to State Normal school announced at conference
The General Education Board announced magnificent gifts to the State Normal school during a Georgia conference session. Dr Wallace Butterick introduced the gifts, honoring Confederate Memorial Day and supporting education for both women and men. The audience, mostly young women, rose in praise as speakers highlighted the board’s backing and the school’s progress.
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State Normal School
General Education Board
Baldwin
Wallace Butterick
Albany
N Vf
Butterick
Mountain Boys
South
John H Sewall
North Carolina
Ogden Cooking School
Seney-Stovall Chapel
Athens
Henry W. Farnham
Yale
Joseth Frramer
Felix Adler
New York
Peruna cited by veterans and officials for catarrh cure
Letters from Dan Grosvenor John Williams W. P Brownlow and Mrs Elmer Fleming praise Peruna as a spring tonic and catarrh remedy. They report relief from stomach and head catarrh and urge others to seek Hartman guidance for personal case details and free medical advice.
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Dan A Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, DC
Dan
A. Grosvenor
John Willams
West Second Street
Duluth
Minn
John Williams
Mettle L. Guild
Hinois
Mattie L. Guild
W. P Brownlow
Tennessee
W. B. Brownlow
Jonesboro
Tenn
Elmer Fleming
Reservoir Council
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Minneapolis
Polk Street
E. Manpage
Conference delegates praise education across states
Prominent educators from Texas Louisiana Alabama and Tennessee extol education and unity. Speakers note Abraham Baldwin's influence on the US Constitution and pay tribute to Confederate dead. A Spanish trip cable confirms conference success while Austrian prince bishop plans to auction his golden carriage to aid the poor.
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Olmutz Austria
Theodore John
Koka
Chinese Gods Made Nobles In Imperial Decree
A Pekin dispatch reports the emperor conferred titles of nobility on river gods marquis, forest gods princes, railway gods counts, and inn gods barons for protecting him on his return to the capital. The decree warns them to uphold their new status and not consort with commoners.
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Paria
Pekin
Another Crazy Prince for Germany
Berlin reports another lunatic placed on a German throne Henry XXIV of Reuss Greiz shown as crazy by March yet his subjects declare him ruler by divine grace. Other unstable monarchs noted include Eine Otho of Bavaria the prince of Lippe and the long-dead king of Württemberg.
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Germany
Berlin
Henry XXIV of
Reuss-Greiz
Eine Otho
Bavaria
Lippe
Wurtemberg
Mabie Speech Highlights Cooperation in Educational Effort
Dr Hamilton Wright Mabie of New York delivered a Friday night address at the Southern Educational conference. The brief Constitution summary notes his remarks spoke on Athens, April 26, and titled Reel Cooperation in Educational Effort.
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
New York
Southern Educational Conference
Mabie
Athens
Ogden
Gener
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South Carolina
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