The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-09

he said. have earned fame by writing i fiction of the crackers of Georgia and Alabama. the class of people known the class was a national strength. He appealed to the audience in be- H1f or nsnei snose psoPle ne wanted do the much for the white boys and girls as the negroes are doing for the negro boys and girls.
 He believed that few States are | making the strides in education that Alabama is making.
 The negro. he said, recognized the value of industrial training and be- fore industrial training was institut- l ed in the public schools of Alabama the negroes had established an indus | trial school for themselves.
 The manufactories of Alabama were doubled within the last ten years. and this month operators will meet to de- vise ways and means to secure skilled God has given Alabama every nat great, said Mr. McMIiien. but God calls on Alabama to turn the raw boy into a finished man to take advantage of these opportunities. God has been leading Alabama through the wilder last forty years and It is time for Ala bama to cross the Jordan and take possession of the Promised land
 He said that he had travelled over
 
 seen boys so anxious to have advan- tages and so unwilling 10 beg as the boys of Alabama. He told two incl dents, illustrative of his point.
 All the boys of the country can suc- ceed if they are given the chance. They can be given a chance through phiiannthropy mt and through commercial
 If the teachers can let 1t be known that the industrial school is needed for the finishing of the raw boy. the
 He spoke. he said. not as a repre- sentative of any scheme. He made his appeal solely for the benent of these boys and the country.
 He wanted the schools to be radical ly Christian. He hoped the day would never dawn in Dixie when the people chivalry better than wealth and that the cross outshines the dollar.
 MT. Sanford Introduced.
 Professor shackleford then intro as "a worthy son of worthy sire"
 MT. Sanford announced that he would speak plainly on conditions rather than
 If is a, part of every. Fourth of July oration, he said. to refer to the great area of the country. of the wonderful our iron. coal, marble and sandstone, our systems of railways, fine water powers, great climate, etc., and 1t is all true. We have a great heritage, a
 
 but a great country never made a great people. Great people make great coun- tries; The Indians held this country has possessed the greatest natural country on earth. Caucasians took a bleak island in the Atlantic and mad: one of the greatest countries in the
 The difference lies between ignorance and intelligence, said MT. Sanford. In- telligence can increase anything. 1g- nOr1nnn tsxrt Ia hf,,ur rIo difference between the engineer and fireman is simply the difference in in telligence. An intelligent farmer can make a success of a farm his moro ig- norant brother had abandoned in dis gust Heretofore in the South, when people to the classes. Education meant edu- cation at the universities. Universities have their proper function and Ala polite for half century, But the people. as mass, cannot attend the universities. The only reason why schools is that the schools shall benefit the entire peoole and build up the great interests of the State
 the best farmers, best miners. best ma chinists. electricians. etc Alabama needs trained women to make good home makers for the great citizenship cated. What did the savage see in rough marble or in an oak tree2 An architect sees in it beautiful builder and the cabinet maker sees a fire Set of furniture.
 The heritage is here, and the question is shall We gather the golden apple Jr allow somebody else to pick it?
 We must bring industrial educat,>r closer to the people said MT, Sanford "UTntil recent years little has been doae for the girls industrially. put now Ana hama Is giving tardy justice. If IS iu,- possible for the common schools to teach industries fully, but they can teach the rudiments and the high schools and colleges can do the rest" He made an eloquent appeal for the establishment of industrial features in the country schools.
 An adjournment was taken until o'clock this morning.