Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-17
VIRGINIA NOT READY
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instruction will never avail

that academic instruction will never avail
to save the race. In the Sandwich
Islands IS per cent. of the natives read
and write, yet it is known to all that
these islanders are degenerating at an
alarming "a e. Bible instruction enters
largely into the education OF the negroes
at Hampton.
Captain c. Z. Vawter, of the Miller
Manual School, followed DR.. Frissen IN
discussion OF the topic. The present de-
plorable state-of the negro was attribut-
ed to white men who had advanced the
,, idea of social equality and placed the bal
lot in his hand. Captain VawteR was
quite humorous at times and told num-
| Der of witty stories.
Education Is work. declared Captain
! vawter. The negro has been taught
that it is something not work" This
| erroneous teaching. he proceeded. might
! he likened to a worm at the roots. of a
tree. which it is necessary to remove
that the tree may live. TO dig up and
destroy that worm was the greatest
task Of the educators of the negro. The
idea that work is synonymous with edu-
cation must be taught, it is hard to up
root the erroneous idea in the negro 8
| mind that il is not work.
| Duttr1cle for Literary Instruction.
| Or. EuttriclS voiced his profound appre-
citation Of the address which Captain
vawter made. and his appreciation OF
| Cap:aia va.vter himself The sentiment
| was ;.p:s'ss,t;sd. Continuing. DR.. Buttrick
paid Z S::.a compliment to the silent
man Nr 2. C. Class whose summer
schco, 1T Charlottesville Or. Buttrick
| declared TO be unduesticnably the best
held II the whole South. He expressed
the hope that Mr.. Glass would address
the conference on the topic of the morn
ing.
DR.. Buttrick prescribed work for the ne
gro but declared emphatically that he
should be given literary instruction
sufficient to equip him for the exercise OF
directive energy. the lack of which hand
/, icapped the worker in any field. be nc
i white or black.
/, Superintendent Glass spoke briefly. al
| the earnest request OF LIT. Buttrick,
touching the State Normal and The
| schools at Lynchburg. incidentally. Mr..
Glass briefly expressed his views on ne
| gro education. Certain powers. physlcat'
| mental. moral. are God-lmp.an.eu ~ ess.s
| man. 1t is a sin to suppress the sdevelop'
1 ment of any, Of these powers. But the
white man. in his opinion. has no reason
| to, fear the educated negro
Al the suggestion Of DR.. Buttrtck, a haii
/ hour was devoted to expressions from SUI
perintendents as to the best education II
| is possible for the negro TO obtain in their
respective cities and counties.
number OF superintendent were
heard. among them Superintendent Pull
/ liam. OF Manchester. who said the me-
groea in his city were given instruction In
/ eight grades. 8
DR.. Buttrick asked Ii the superinten
ents as body favored as much as eight
| grades for the negroes, and the vote on
| this proposition was in the Affirmative
! Eight grades are equivalent to four years
schooling
s.s PLANsSTo RAISE FUNDS.
| Mr.. Gavin Rawls,, from the committee
nm legislation. presente ed a partial report,
| LAYING two propositions before The sa-
pertntepdents for their approved 8 In adj
rsnce az submission TO the assembly.