The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-10

Enlistment Of degree to be known
as Bachelor Of Textile Science and
Art This degree to be given only
after a graduate should have served
an apprenticeship Of two years in
actual work and in contact with and
among actual working people.
/ Let the faculty give and sign the
diplomas of graduation. but let the
trustees give this degree, but only on
/ the recommendation of the faculty.
BY the adoption and execution of
such plan your honorable board
would, in my opinion, make an ad-
vance movement in the work of indus
trial education. Education alone is
not sufficient. Skill alone is not suf-
/ ticient. Combine these two in your
textile degree and.the men who hold
these degrees will excel all others.
ANIMAL EXPOSITION.
( The work of the Textile School
ought to be Of great interest TO all the
/ people Of the State. Its constant de
velopment will undoubtedly be OF vast
I interest 10 each class Of your people
to the men because of the material
values it will cause to be brought to
/ the products Of the State: to the
women because of their natural inter
est in fabrics, as well as for material
interest: to all the youth because it
opens up profitable occupation for
them in their life work.
/ Because Of these interests it would
seem to he very desirable for you 10
make a special exhibit once each year.
perhaps during commencement exer-
cises. in which the machinery in the
school is in full operation in the pro-
duction of fabrics. Even if this ex-
hibit could be extended to a showing
something Of weaving silk, linen, wool.
and a further exhibit Of various other
fibers from which rope, mattings, bag
ging aud such things are made.
WORK.
/ II IS important that every student in
your textile school shall have the i'm
portance Of industry emphasized.
knowledge aud skill are of no avail
without work Loafng is the great
poison that destroys the value of
knowledge and skill The disaster Of
the civil war broke up the labor sys-
TEN Of the South. 1t should be taught
to your students that nothing could be
more foolish than for a graduate TO
expect position or for him to wait
for a position when he graduates. |
recommend that you impress upon
each student that it IS important for
him to 90 to work in cotton mill or
other textile manufacturing plant
Never mind about position; let the
student 20 to work. for no compensa-
ton at all if necessary. but go to work.
Responsible positions are always filled
from among meu who are at work. not
from amongst loafers or even from
theoretic young men who conceive
they must loaf until a dignified posi-.
tion come, their way. This matter Of
stimulating the graduating youth to
20 to work for wages. even very mea-
ger wages indeed. for nothing rather
than loaf j IF the utmost import
auce
The education you give, the knowl-
edge and the skill is only the yeast
that ieaveus the lump Of humanity :
douge, which Is the labor that the ere
ator has made humanity's burden.
Teach the boys and girl, to put
work above all other things, and then
your education comes next to make
work more effective and more agree
able.
wish to thank the board for it,
uniform courtesy and kindness to me.
Again l express my regrets aud di>ap-
pointmeut al not being able to he with
YOU at your meeting and the com
mencemeut.