The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-28

The second day of the Colored Far
mers Conference opened with a heavy
fall of rain, but in spite of the wealth
er a crowd of farmers was at the
morning session. One of the most en-
couraging signs of the whole confer
ence is the fact that a large proportion
of the well-to-do farmers are young
average age of those in attendance is
under DO years. 1t shows that the
young negroes are filling the soil,
saving their money and investing it in
real estate. One young man, 80 years
old, said that he had educated Il
brother and sister, supported an aged
mother, bought and paid for 500 acres
of land and had s1.500 in bank.
Chancellor Hill arrived in the MORN
ing. All of the colored ministers were
out during the day. Collector of Gus
toms Deveaux and Col. w. A. Pledger
of Atlanta were also among the Wis
itors.
The boys of the school battalion
gave another drill. The open air con-
cert by the school band was a treat
to the visitors, and the boys feeling
that they had the crowd with them
blew their best. Conductor j. A.
Thomas has done better this year with
the band than ever.
Farm Manager W, c. McLester did
his best to supply the up-country peo-
pie with a fish dinner that made the
country folks Wish themselves citizens
of old Warsaw, %
one of the most amusing questions
which was asked ProfA Carver during
the day. was how joint grass could be
killed. His reply was to turn it under
in the fall and turn it back in the
spring and keep on dragging it around
until ii dies. To one who asked him
how to get rid of nut grass Prof Car
yer replied that he had better move
off.
Chancellor Hills Talk.
Chancellor Hill received a fiattering
welcome. In speaking of Prof. Car
ner's method of teaching agriculture,
he said that his lecture was the best
he had ever heard. Carver has the
two essentials of a good teacher, the
chancellor said; through knowledge
of his work and a knowledge of how
to teach 1t. There are only five or six
such men in the country. He eX-
planned how great a need there is for
teachers of agriculture He could find
plenty of men, he said. who could
teach Latin and Greek but few teach
ers of farming. The farmer. he said,
is the real founder of civilization. He
enumerated the ten leading factors
named by the Commissioner of Agri-
culture and added two others at the
Georgia Industrial College and at
Tuskegee.
Col Pledger spoke of the pride
he had In the college. He urged his
hearers to do all they could to i'm
press upon the Legislature the need
for more money to enlarge the work
and to increase it's facilities.
Col. Deveaux said he came to hear
and to be instructed, and he had re-
ceived more information on farming
than he had ever thought existed. He
Endorsed President Wright's efforts,
and said that he erected a monument
to himself in establishing the confer
ence. He pledged his hearty support
in building up the school. He an
nounced that he intended buying fifty
acres of land and setting himself up
as a farmer.
The school Masters Meeting.
At the session of the School Mas
ters Association a number of papers
were IedQ Dy representatives OF the
leading schools of the state. Presi-
dent Wright described the founding
of Spelman Seminary by the faithful
and earnest women who established
it. Principal Tapley spoke on Uni
form Courses of Study for Correspond
ing Grades and Requirements of Ad-
mission" She discussed the various
requirements of the average school,
and urged as soon as possible some
minimum ranfIirnpaanfc he u
from all schools.
Prof. N. w. Cartright, principal OF
Walker Baptist College, at Augusta
read a carefully prepared paper on
How Can Colleges Assist in the I'M
provement of the Common Schools -
The problem of improving the COM
mon school, he said, is the most, inn
portant one before the South to-day
Good teachers he said. are the very
first thing which the colleges could
offer to the schools. School houses and
apparatus were greatly in need, but
the greatest need of all is, the teacher
The college must furnish trained
teachers and once this is done the best
results will follow. Methods cannot
make a poor teacher a good one Real
| learning must precede a knowledge OF
methods. The true-teaching spirit, il
| possessed. would help in making the
good teacher.
Classics in CoIored Schools.
Or. Bumstead of Atlanta University
/ spoke on the question: To What Ex-
/ tent Is II Desirable That the Curricu-
/ lum of a Secondary School Should In
sist Upon the Classics?" He discussed
the question from the standpoint Of a
| trained and intelligent investigator
| There is great number OF people
] he said who ought not take The elias.
/ sizes. but he thought nearly every one