Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-11
Entored At the Newport News. Va.
Postoffice m second-clasB matter.
TUESDAY. April. II. 1905.
CONSTITUTION AND EDUcA.
TiONAL INSTITUTIONS.


In its Sunday issue the New York
Times prints a communication, from IL
Troy IN. W correspondent who sign,
himself "Pr2sbutoros," Which follows.
ITO Times in It's news columns
menlinns. in connection with the fu
neral of the late MIR. Alexander Purvca
sSnln-law Of Mr.. Robert G. Ogden. the
mnltt-miIiunairc merchant prince and
friend of education; tho serious con
dilior Of Hampton Normal and Asri.
cuiiura! Institute of Hampton. Va, us
having tccn due to annual deficit in
the Industrial department of That in.
s,ituiior when six years ago MIR. Pur
Yes was 2hked ~ assume the Objection
Of the financial work s, tiv
In commenting upon tho same, It
/ 5il'uld be known that tina, very deficit
which at one time threatened To p,I.
TIC Industrial department on, of h,lsi.
ness. was due 10 he new State Constl.
tuIiGn which was adopted by the Com
m0EwcallI uf Virginia Besides lis
fianchisIng, indiscrimina ely, colcrcd
electors right and left The Constilu.
iln'lal Convention ut the Common.
wealth Of the State of Virginia pro-
hib!t :! TIC sale IT The products cf The
in'uSiiial department of Hampton in.
#Siiiutc, which WAS HE source III cun.
SH!tliltle revenue.
Now, Hampton Institute cnnnn.
cane chair. PIT ncw spoke in n
wagon wheel. mend Il shoe. sharpen n
crOwliar, Of pickaXc. paint Il door pan.
cl' CT scw = button Gil Il pair Of brcccl,.
cS, or clean and press a coat. for any
white oi colOrcd citizen or the town of
Hampton and community and receive
enc cent Tor The same. This is one
W The features OF he new Virginia
Constitution. which The Christians III
Virginia have adopted as being tia,
best tina! can be had
Many il small merchant, or one
lltrse farmer. used tc have such work
done by Studcnt-mcchanics of the
Hampton industrial department. This.
'NNFf'-tr CiuONN llC
10 cara a few pallry pennies for them.
selves. which were credited to their
account by The school and Mt n price
which WAS satisfactory to the impovr:.
lslied farmer FISHERMAN, or dray dri.
vGr
While the Christian people nr The
big Mother Of Presidents State saw To
us. as Christian brethren. that they DC.
licre in making the colorcd folk SELF
! supporting, they have, hy constitutions
q measure. prohibited Hampton Insii.
l,i'c from being the agent in applying
ibis principle. Hence. there seems to
bc u hyphcnatcd phobia against the
material advancement of he institute
~ IFS magnificent work.
II tue the foregoing statements
would be Incst serious arraignp,crt
~ Tie p,cplc of Virginia. What
arc The facts in the case? When NJ:
l'irves tC1k charge Of The finances of
. the Hampton Institute. six years ago.
The constitutional convention which rc.
modelled the fundamental laws of .IIc
State had not even been called There
j. seems to have been an annual deficit
Z M 10 tina. liIEc-a fact Which indicates
fdult in management rather than ia
Tic constitutional ensironmcnl Of The
institution
Nor Is il fair To intimate thu Tic
provision OF Inc new Constitution 10
y which Obvious reference is made by
S5tt'lc 4Irhy tcorresiinn'lcn MAS aimed cy.
tllnhsiiyrly at The Hampton Institute. II
Is agcncrali provision aud simply per.
s,;,'ls ilic state 70 assess taxes at reg
'ss'l'ar5ialcs AGAINST any educational In
silt',ilol which Uses student labor in