The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-28

COlOrcu cn1lufcn cannot get cOHiiiiol
school education. Following in the wake
of the advancing armies of the Union,
northern white missionaries and philan-
thropists have planted their schools anu
colleges and maintained them with mil
lions of dollars for the rehabilitation OF
negro manhood and wonanhood. The col
orcd man himself has learned, to spend
for his own educational upift and has
out OF his own scanty earnings put mil
lions OF dollars into his education. and
has improved his home life and his ma
tcrial surroundings.
"l'he national government Is not With
out a part in this great work. The great
national educational acts of 1862 and 1890
give to sha entire people annually nearly
two million dollars for their &c agricul-
tural and mechanical colleges. In the
Southern States tho sixteen "A. and NJ.
colleges devoted TO negro education re-
ceivc a part Of the land grant Of 1862 and,
while all the sixteen negro A. and NJ.
colleges receive some. eight receive from
onc-third to onc-hnlf OF the States por-
ton Of the Morrill, fund OF 1890 for the
education of oolored youth United. these
agencies. If properly correlated and prop
erly directed, must WELD a tremendous
influence, not only upon public sentiment,
but especially in moulding and shaping
tho colored people to play an important
part In advancing tho countrys great
moral and economic movements and III
solving that problem OF the twentieth
century, which means the happy adjust
ment of the mutual relations Of all the
people, so that they shall dwell together
In peace and prosperity.
The past has announcements. and the
future is hopeful
Yesterday afternoon addresses were de-
tivprc1 NV Thomas C. Walker. OF
Hampton, and Professor ~ NJ. Work. A..
NJ, OF Savannah. Ga, and Professor N.
B. Young. of Tallahassee, Fla.
The night session was held at the True
Reformers Hall. W. p. Burrcll chair
man Of the local committee, presided.
and the Rev. DR.. Smallwood ,nado the
opening prayer
Rev. w. l.. Taylor. D. D., president of,
the True Reformers' Savings Bank, de-
livered an address Of welcome III the
Eame of the members of the order Of
which lie is grand master. He assured
the educators that the citizens of Rich
mond were pleased to welcome them to
the city on account of what they had
done and are stu doing for the advance
ment of the negro race.
He was followed by Professor James
Hugo Johnston. president OF the .Agri.
cultural and Mechanical College at Pc
tersburg, Va. He welcomed the visitors
to the Old Dominion State He said that
tho negroes owned more personal and
real property in Virginia than negroes
did in any Of the Southern States, the
amount being s20,01O,000 He said that
II the Virginia negroes get wealth and
property IN tho next forty years as he
has In the past forty years, no one
could predict his future
Not Going to Leave.
I'VE are going to live right hero in
this country. We are not going to leave.
We are determined to make a name for
ourselves by buying land, building homes,
paying taxes and educating our children
Rev. j. y. Jones, D. D., OF the Virginia
Union University, delivered an address of
welcome IN the name OF the ministers
of tho city.
Major Il. R. Wright responded to the
addresses of welcome. DIR. Frssell, presi
dent OF Hampton Institute, Hampton,
made II short address. He said that he
felt that the great work of the coiored
people was to be done by tho colored
people. and not so much by the white
people for the colored people. He. said
that 1t was indeed gratifying to see the
progress made by tho negroes.
y am glad to meet with any company
Of educators" he said. and am glad
when l can come to Richmond and see
the work that is being done on the hill.
There must be among tho coored people,
as among the white people, all kinds Of
education. am glad that am a teacher,
and hope that each one Of you who
are teachers feel the Importance of your
work. l am glad that have been in the
work for the past twenty-f years; that
! have had something to do with the
training Of Booker II. Washington, with
Walker and Williams, who are here to-
night. ] am thankful for the opportuni-s
ties given to tho colored people in this
country"