Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19
THOMPSON, BELDEn Co.

dividuals are running factories in the south
for profit. Why can not Industrial school
plants be so run? The answer is: First,
the factory run for profit selects the most
efficient labor to be found; the industrial
school takes the most needy to train, and
hence, at the beginning, the most inefficient
w%orkmen. Second, the factory hand works
R work niS oh 5ime half nnd tim see a indT the otb stuf half
is devoted to study and regular school
duties, and the half-time work must supply
Third, the factory hand is given one class
Of work until. In this, he acquires. great
skill and speed; the industrial student is
given as great a variety of occupation as
possible, for the object is training, not
profit. In fact, the only way students of
this class can be maintained fully by their
own labor, known to me-, is where they are
employed on good land. their labor bringing
direct return from the soil. To this end,
for as many as possible. we are ditching
and clearing the land as fast as we can,
and We are investigating as to what Indus
vantage in the south, OF one thing we are
assured, however, that no such showing
has been made, for the outlay, any, place in
the whole south, in Industrial training, as
that made by the Southern Christian iilstl-
tute. The large percentage OF, return, how
ever, cannot be maintained and the number
of the school greatly increased. Heretofore
we haye taken only the number we could
prohtably employ, Last year we turned
away seventy-fiYe girls who wished to work
their way in school, because we could only
employ a limited number whose labor could
pay the expense OF their education.
The report of the Southern Christian in
stitute showed total receipts Of $40, $50. As;
total expenditures Of $780, 27, so; the attend
ance was ITO. The report OF the Louisville
Bible school showed an average enrolment
OF thirty-two; the Lum graded school
showed total enrolment OF 100; total re-
ceipts. $663.77, the same amount being ex-
-nnAal l. $50
with an enrolment Of hfty-nine, showed re-
ceipts of S426.Ss, with equal expenditures.
white Mans Burden.
Prof. Annie R. Bourne of Kentucky uni
versity presented a paper, THE White
Mans Burden in America" saying In part:
When the war clouds lifted over the torn
and distracted southland, homes were
SwasaaSSeS az S1t of tne sTssest problem OF ali
women OF an alien race, cast upon the
mercy of an injured and ruined people,
can as the white man and colonization In
Africa is unreasonable and unjust. Anal
gamat h Is not only reyolting to white
The negro must ever remain a distinct
people.
There are certain characteristics of the
negro that commend him 10 us l think
ne Is not criminal by nature. that he i
faithful: while he is not vicious, he is
his inferiority of race Commands from us
the helping hand. We must solve the ques.
ton OF true emancipation. What he needs
now is the slow cumulative forces OF the
missionary to teach him the Joy OF use
iSinsss' EvsIE one iS familiar with what
20 transform the negro from a shiftless
vagabond into an inteiliEent producer OF
wealth. 1t is this Gait for true emancipa.
ton of a once servile people that tbs
Christian Woman's Board OF Missions has
answered In undertaking the work among
the nRREOAE nf the south VndNRGNRfaI Nw,NA-
ing must carry the emphasis of negro edu,
cation for many years yet"
Following this address. DR.. Rosa Lee
oxer. medical missionary to India, where
she has been for six years. was introduced
and told OF work Of physicians in that land
She was followed by Miss Elsie Gordon, {
native of India, a missionary In that coun.
try, who spoke briehy OF the work Their,
and Of men and women who walked hun,
dreds of miles to investigate Christianity
Miss Bertha Mason and Miss Bertha Case
missionaries at Monterey, Mexico, wer,
then introduced. Miss Mason told Of incl
dents in Mexico, and Miss Case told Of tn,
school work.
Afternoon session Opens.
Mrs. J. II. Garrison of st. Louis preside,
at the devotional exercises at the a~fternooi
session. reading a part of the twenty tourtl
chapter Of Luke and dwelling upon the con
versation.
The report of the young peoples work
which was on the program for Saturday aft
ernoOn. was submitted Friday. so the hrs
thing on tue program was the address c
Mrs. F. d. Petit Of Colorado, her subjec
being Let This Mind be In You Whic
Was Also in Christ Jesus"
"Chrlst's service was even unto death.
said Mrs, Petit. There may be sunerin
in II and 1t is a privilege. His mind mus
be ours, His purpose and righteousness
and service ours, Let there be no faithIes
Gensye TO corrupt His court and pierce Ii
ear OF her Lord as He goes to His las