The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01

county. Ga. wishes TO develop mode
industrial school for negroes. and has
secured a competent negro woman foi
principal Of the school. The citizens OF
the vicinity are TO contribute $500. the
County Board to appropriate one-half OF
the money necessary to pay the teachers.
and the General Education Board has
promised to erect a modest school house
and for term OF three years to contri-
butte to the support Of the teachers Al
the end Of three years It Is expected
that the regular school revenues will
maintain this school.
Here Is still another case: For some
years. under the patronage of the Slater
Board, and under the Erection Of Mss
Breed. Industrial classes for negroes have
been maintained In connection with the
public schools Of Norfolk. The School
Board of Portsmouth. approaching the
value of the classes in Norfolk. has rent
ed building In Portsmouth for similar
classes. and a well-to-do negro has spent
$50 of his own money in fitting UP this
bu lding. In appreciation of this action
on the part OF the school authorities OF
Portsmouth. the General Education
Board has appropr ated a sum OF money
sufficient to maintain these classes for a
year. with the understanding that the
amount given shall be reduced year by
year until the local revenue be sufficient
to support the classes
We mention these incidents In order to
show the character of work the General
Education Board is doing 1t is do ms
nothing on its own account. 1t Is work
ing with the constituted authorities and
is aiding In the work already being pros
ecuted in the several States. It's sim
ply helping the Southern people to help
themselves. It does not propose to main
tain any school. nor to help to maintain
any school. indefinitely. It is helping the
Southern people to tide oTer crisis. or
a. Or. Butterick has so we'll said. the
push engine that helps the train over
the hill, the idea being that after the
ira n is up the Hill it can run along
smoothly without the help Of the push
engine. The best help in the world is that
which helps a man to take care Of him
self The same is true of communities,
and 1t is that sort of help that these
Northern piilantfropists are giving in
this South.
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AN INJUSTICE 70 PETERSBURG.
Several days ago the Petersburg In
dex-Appeal made q good-natured fling a
Richmond, and The Times replied in
kind For reasons sufficient to itself. our
contemporary has attempted to dist TT
The Times reply into "contemptuo 5
reference" to Petersburg. and has pub
licly proclaimed that the people of the
capital city OF the State look upon Peters
burg as small pota toes" and hold it In
contempt
In Justice to Richmond and especial ~
in justice to Petersburg. let us say to tie
public at large that Petersburg home
paper is grossly in error. Pc ersbrrg Is
not a city to be despised. as outsiders
may infer from what It's home paper has
said. It is d tgnif1ed city. strong and
rich and prosperous, and cannot be ridi-
cuied nor hold in contempt. That b ing
the case. The Times and the people of
Richmond hold Petersburg in honor and
respect and friendly regard, and look
upon it In point Of enterprise. financial
standing. character and chivalry as the
peer Of any city in the Commonwealth
Moreover. the people OF Petersburg are
TOO sensible to lake offense at an inno-
cent joke and distort 1t into slur. The
owes them apology.