New-York tribune., 1906-05-31

In education if only understand the mean
ing of education in its proper sense
II is often said that the true place for the
negro is in Industrial work 1t is. Ihat Is the
true place for the average negro and IL is the
true place for the average man, and we VIII not
get our civilization upon proper basis until
we root out of the mind of the average man and
the average girl OF WhateEer eoiot, .ne t'si' De1
than being a first class handworker, first class
mechanic or a first class agricultural iaoorer
The wrong twist that has been given to our
education in the past has been largely RESPONSE
BILE for the over-develOpment of the city
at the expense of the country. Never in the
past has any nation been permanently great
when the city popula tion has been enormous in
size as compared with the country population;
for the city folk the people OF the farms can
save certain qualities which those who dwell
in the large cities tend 10 lose.
If there is one thing I would like especially TO
impress upon you, 1t is TO advise you to take
up the work on the farms with the intention OF
owning them, take up agricultural work In
doing that you will be doing only what the best,
the most intelligent and most advanced white
people more and more growing to DO. me
growth of agricultural colleges and their deVel-
opment has been one of the significant features
of education for the white race in almost all OF
the states of this union, because more and more
have people grown 10 realize that the chlid OF tie
farmer must be developed scientitcalIy his 2 OIL
ities be given full play they can be given only
through the aid of education and science so
that on the one hand, the profession itself shall
become more and attractive to men OF
brains and intelligence. and so that on the other
hand il shall be recognized more and more as
heir
which in this country would mean that the
deveiopment of all the rest OF the professions
would count for but little.
MANUAL LABOR VITAL
Our whole civilization is going to tend more
and more toward recognizing the capital part
played by the manual worker. the vital part
plaved by the man who actually works with his
hands whether in the workshop or on the farm
More and more things are going to shape them
selves so that he shall have the fullest recog-
milton. Ii is the work of the man that works
with his hands that counts in the end for the
most, provided that handwork is directed by an
intelligent brain: and instead Of striving, when
often have done in the past, 10 DIVIDE
the work of the brain from the work of the
hands. more and more our effort must be 10
keep the worker a handworker, but 70 de-
velop his brain 10 guide his handwork so that
the most intelligent Of our people will naturally
turn TO handwork, but will do that handwork in
conjunction with the best kind of intellectual
development. / want TO the colored man
share IN the benefit Of this movement, and he
share in il only by becoming the best kind
of handworker himself, and, above all, by be-
coming that handworker on the farm, for others
first. but ultimately for himself.
The next thing is TO remember that the great
ness Of the nation, the greatness and success OF
the people must always depend in the last analy-
sis the kind of home life. of the family life,
that is 10 be found in the average family group.
If we have got the right type of average family
this nation will be great. every race successful,
and If we haven't got the right type OF family
life nothing else can take its place Most I'M
portant of ali is character. Character is not
q thing that depends upon race CHARACTERISTICS
any more than the ability to perform manual
labor well If you a good man you are
good man, no matter what your color. And II
you ara a worthless man, you a worthless
citizen, and draw this one distinction, remem-
Der. that while the good of your race may
be a help TO other races. just as much as TO
yours, the bad men of your race is infinitely
worse for them than any other The negro
criminal, no matter at whose expense the par
ticuIar crime may be committed. is a hundred
fold more dangerous to the negro race than to
the white race. because he tends to arouse the
bitter anmosities, the bitter pretudices for
which not alone he, but the whole race will
suffer In the interest of the colored folks see
to il, you cOlored men here. that you war
against criminality in your own race with a
particular zeal, because that criminaltty is in
the ultimate analysis greater danger TO your
race than any other thing can be.
ask that you colored people show the same
virtues which white people must show II they
are TO become good citizens l ask you to re-
member that 1t is a good thing to have a trained
mind; that il is a better thing TO have trained
body TO work under the direction of trained
mind. But better than either mind or body, and
more important, IS character.
THE PRESIDENTS DAY BUSY.
The Presidents day began when he landed at
Portsmouth from the Mayfower at S:25 a. m.
and did not end until nearly eleven hours later.
when he bade the Hampton students goodby at
the pier. During those eleven hours he trav-
elled many miles by land and water, unveiled
a monument. shook hands with scores of en-
thusiastic admirers at both stopping places and
saw much of industrial and mental development
that called forth his most unqualified praise
Perfect weather added to the days success,
making the Presidents journeyings about the
historic neighborhood pleasure without alloy.
The President was accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
Welt, his sister-in-law, Miss Carew, and two OF
his children Miss Ethel and Quentin. The
journey down the Potomac was made slowly.
AS the ship with the Presidents ensign flying
at her peak passed Old Point Comfort a salute
Of twenty-one guns was fired from the battery
at Fort Monroe When the Mayfiower entered
the Portsmouth harbor the vessels or the NorIh
Atlantic feet saluted in turn.
When President Roosevelt landed from the
Mayhower he was received by Rear Admlral
p F. Harrington commandant of the stauoh'
and escorted 70 a carriage. Both sailors ana
marines from the warships were on parade IN
the ward to assist in the reception. The pro-
cesston was formed Immediately and proceeded
20 the grounds of the Naval Hospital, where the
exercises of the day were held. The procession
consisted of several thousand men from the
North Atlantic fleet, the Army and Navy Union.
Grand Army veterans camps of Confederate
veterans and many other societies. The streets
through which IL passed were lined on both sides
by crowds Of spectators, who greeted the Presi-
dent enthusiastically.
EXERCISES IN THE WOODS.
The exercises of the day took place I'm the
great woods OF the Naval Hospital grounds
temporary stand had been erected for the Presi-
dent and the more distinguished guests. Around
this the various organizations which had taken