The age-herald., 1900-11-15
THE QUESTION
 OF EDUCATION Meeting of Freedman's Aid and Southern Education Society DISCUSSION WAS PROVOKED Disfranchisement Act Subject Under Debate-Booker Washington criti- cised-Appropratons for the
 Schools of the South.

New York November 14.-The Freed mans Aid and Southern Education Society met in Newark N. J., yesterday, with Bis- hop D. G. Andrews presiding. The follow irg appropriations for academies for col ored people were made:
 Central Alabama Academy, Huntsville, Ala, $9OO; Goldman Academy, Jackson vile, Fla, $2100; Gilbert Academy, Wins ton, Iowa, $2OOO; Hayan Academy, Waynes- boro, Ga, $135; La Grange Academy, La Grange, Ga, $l0o; Meridian Academy Me ridian, Miss, $7OO; Morristown Academy, Morristown. Tenn, 5000; Sam Houston Academy, Austin, Tex, 5000; West Tennes- see Academy, Mason, Tenn, S75.
 There was a long discussion preceding the consideration of appr opriations for academies for white people. It was ex- plained that the field of the academies was among the poor whites, and they were do- ing fine work both in instruction provided by the schools themselves and as feeders for the Fort Worth and U. $. Grant Uni versailles.
 Bishop Mallileu, in talking on the sub Ject, spoke on the effects of the aims of the society of the Acknowledgement acts of the South. He said: 'I hope to see the day when the flag shall protect all Americans on American soil"
 This started debate on disfranchise- ment The speakers connecting with the question under consideration by the idea that the work among the whites in the States which had passed "disfranchise- ment' laws should be increased rather than diminished
 Levi Gilbert, editor of the Western Chris tian Advocate, counseled moderation. He said the Southern people made no pretense of disgusting the objects of these measures, but that so far as the actual language of
  nation set forth in so many words He believed in strengthening the bonds that were holding the North and South together.
 Bishop Fowler had criticized Booker T Washington for training the rights of the colored man for peace but for his part, he was not sure but that Washington was right. He thought that education was the surest groundwork for the maintenance of rights and if the colored man went to work on that, the enjoyment of his rights would follow. He said he hoped to see the day, North and South, when no ignorant man would be allowed to vote.
 Secretary Mason also said that he be- lieved in preserving good feeling between the North and the South, but if in estab- fishing that good feeling the North and South planned to leave the coored man out, he could foretell that there would be trouble. He paid a tribute to Booker Washington, saying that any man who had done what he had, Was great man, white or black. Nevertheless, he did not believe with Booker Washington, that edu- cation should come first and rights after ward. If a man gave up his rights in this country, he said. he was very unlikely ever to get them back again.
 Bishop D. A. Goodell said Booker Wash ington did not deserve credit for originat- ing the idea of industrial educaton in the South, for the whole society had done that thirty years ago, but the speaker was in- clined to think that his educa tional idea was right. He said that he believed that any community of the white race in the North that was ruled by another race by a majority of numbers would resist to the point of revolution. The bishop recalled number of kindly acts on the part of the Southern whites, some of whom had open ed their churches to the colored man when he was holding conferences among them.
 q will tell the colored man. he said, "that every word of they speak now will make the elevation of their race more difficult in the end.'
 The white academies were then given ap- propratiOnS