The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
Ex-President Thinks Question
Should Be Metin Practical Way
BOOKER WASHINGTON SPOKE
T Occasion Was a Great Meeting
Held in Philadelphia in the Interest
of the Berean Manual Training
School, Which is Working
in The Interest of the
Negro Youth.
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mer President Cleveland presided to-
night at a public meeting in aid of the
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sti''''ioii WITCH 'i''ii7 20 5'Ne it''iti's'
OF the negro race the dement's OF an M
ti's'Fiai edu'''Hl'l' l ne me-, 'ii's vas -
ended BY prominent iurists. educators
and business; men. MIR. Cleveland was
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inc pflllcipai spe5'Nei' ana hoos-e' l.
Washington. president of the Tuskegeo
l,istftu+e also made ~, address
'to 9-I''4'icii "d%7 e7tioiisN N'eu 1ess
than two years ago and has an enroll
mont NJ ,fa e+,,lao+.
-dE- cleveland IS personally Interested
n the school. and In accepting the in
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- '1l~i'N- l-lo --'~ li'.' nc
HIS ACCEPTANCE
II regard the object which the meeting
5 caile, 20 promote. SO benatfcen1 ana
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80 7t0aN,S ~
',lS' lsli .Ii'il Nd .e
S'7t' ll 'lS tIeE 70 comply Win tlis
request 70 preside ut the meeting
100 increasing at the rate i0,Ce 4 year
and to-nisht,s meeting vas held for the
purpose of interesting the people "t
Philadelphia particularly and OF the coun-
try generally in their efIuca ton
! M C,Is,,alar7fi.s ot1.JreSs -yg. IN nart q,
sl.l,.,.s
MIR. CLENELAND'S ADDRESS.
Il is absolutely certain tf7.it avervv-I,are
in this broad land good ,7aonle sFlSrIIri b..
keecliy alive 20 their duties and interest
as related 70 the cogored men. women
youth and children who constitute a fac
! tor, large or small. in the population OF
every community. l11;
II IS !ooilsn Ior Us to hlino our eyes
20 the tact that more should be done TO
improve the condition OF our negro pop
0iItloh' anu IL ShouI0 be entirely plain 10
80 -, " 10 INT 'H7 Snoi'et 'l!S IS uiluet-
I1I sIie soo'isi Hili d serious GUY %
ItsCai- se'l' anu Tue more surely VII ".o
7"-id o"tSS-'SS ass'iISt 1S.eiie tEouoie
ana ana odESel- out coiored people nave
! been supPhed Win Il measure OF pubic
schoot privileges, even though IN this
theE nave been at a disadvantage as
coIlpaEed with their "hite neIShoorS-
we WIZ not 1ail 70 estimate at Us true
N'LiUe Wat mas tliuS peeh accom- 2iiSted'
nor VIII we iai! 20 appreciate t!le I'M
2o'tahcs oL I co,itiiit'su ahu " increasing m el-
LoIt IN ~ eAtstloi1s 70 TINS citss OF our
citlzehs opportunities ior ordihary schooi
education"
NO one VINO mas given .he SUBJECT dH
tloefate tAonsht can dount ttiat II We
are 20 pc iusI ana iai @ to"arus our col
" gu ie4.oS -Sls-1s'i9 anu = tItt.s 'tie 20 pe
more co'iiple'e!E itlaue seH-FespectiiiS-
uS..tttl ana SUE Ie'i1oeIS o1 oul oouS
polfoc. they must pc tangnt 70 90 some
li'.is '',T! @ tli't' 90 .le'. MooH go -. a
"1te.. me way mus. oe ol'sheo ioE tiieiti
20 engage III something better 'hah me
MAI service ana thelr inlefssts must ps
aroused % Fe"slrus OF lhteiilsehe occu-
pation ana careful thrift.
FOR MANUAL. IE-AiNiSof
I believe that the exIgency can only