The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
E@OE5' NEED
IS EDUCATION
Booker T. Washington
Talks to California
Teachers.
President of Tuskegee Insti-
tute Guest at a Con-
vention.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 2.-Booker. L
Washington, president of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute in Ala
bama delivered three addresses to-day
before audiences of teachers attending
the annual session of the.State Teachers
Association, and members Of the FRIDAY
Morning Club.
Hazards Pavilion tonight when ne
spoke to an Immense audience that filled
the auditorium TO the doors. Mr. WASH
ington's attendance was the feature-of the
week programme and attracted much
attention from the delegates TO the c2h-
vention. Taking as his subject The So
luton of the Race Problem in the Black
Belt of the South he spoke In part as
follows:
4 little more than forty years ago there was
but one relation in the South between ths
races-that OF owner and slave, master anu
OF us in the south black and white. have been
trying as best we cOHld ADJUST ourselves 70
new conditions. and when we c0nsider ths R Ge-
mendous industrial and political reVoluliOn i
which took place within few months tnlnk
that all OF US have great cause 70 rejoice tha'
When we consider the very great change l
I see no reason for disbursement. DGt on 'the
other hand, many reasons for hope ana ehc9nr-
most of all is patience, forbeaTance and para
unselfsh work and money used in wise direc-
ticns | confess that when | nrst. began sine.
work of educating my race in the South l. dld
so with a selfish ambition that or seeking me
that a broader and more practical thing Is 70
seek to do that which is going TO serve the
highest interests in tie end of both races
Beginning in poverty, with net "A doblar
worth OF property the Tuskegee institute has
are fourteen hundred students gathered from
thirty States, from Africa, Cuba fOrto. Rlco
and Central America under the teaching or
! eighty-eight instructors. In addition 70 ram
ing in religious and academic & Prancihess:- is: We
dustrles. and all OF them are lIfnSstr!es lSsi. al
which our students can find immediate en-
ployment as socn as they leave the-instltution.
All Of them. too are Industries which :: are
The property Of the school consists OF OF. : 2sO9
small, and is valued at SaO,OO0. The ANNUAL
expense Of carrying on the institution Is over
500. COO. We have an endowment fund OF
s25. COO to this fund :on NeJt Years day. 1905.
nv the generosity Of Morris x Jessup of: New
York The institution has been built. very
largely by the students, so far as the buildings
: are concerned. but are very: largely de-
pendent uP9n the % sf5 a3e 2 eRd5 m Rabs s2a our s in
our expenses to the extent Of it's ability.
our efforts at Tpsksgee, however, would
seem little except as we are able to impress
/ upon each man and woman who is being train
] ed there the idea that rhey are not to
out to lead a selfish life; but are' going out 70
/ give themselves up in an inselfish manner 10
the lifting up OF their fellows. Counting those
who have finished the regular course. together
: with those who have had a partial course. II
is safe say that now have well toward
5000 men and women who have been traiped
al Tuskegee who are working in various parts
oil the country. -.
ing the last dozen years. X is true that we
do not have So many men in Congress. as
formerly, but there are more negroes owning
farms and decent homes. and who ARE tax
payers, than has ever been true in fhe- history
of the race. There may not be so many
cupying in legislatures, but there -are
30 per cent more who are owning ana operating
grocery stores and Have bank accounts than
was true a dozen years ago. :.
We may not make: so many stump speeches
/ or attend many political conventions as
formerly, but. there are more agricult tfal fairs
more business, INDUSTRIAL educational and re-
ligi6us. conventions being held than was ever
true in the history of the race. While in
InaRy cases IL is not proclaimed. from: the
. housetops, there never time in the his
tory of the race when: there We're so many
selves euiaty but earnestly to assisting in the
education and moral .npAfting OF our .beoble =
/. While 1 cannot and VIII not for "A minute
shut my eyes to the. difficulties that surround
us, difficulties that farreaching and hard
/ to overcome. l. cannot fail TO see the encOur-
aging features In the development OF our race
In my opinion the problem growing out OF our
presence in this country is the most serious
! and perple&ing and farreaChing that is' be-
fore the country for. sol9tipn. ] believe. how
ever, that we haye found the way for its safe
. gradual and permanent solution What we
want most OF all is education for all the peUs
pie. education that W1H keep in mind the: IA sc
+ history, the environment and the present. needs
I of those sought TO be enlightened. :;