The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-29
OUTSIDE AID
 IS OPPOSED
 - States Can Care for Their
 Schools. so SAY THE EDUCATORS Supcrintendents Disapprove Dr. Abercrombie's Idea. Discussion of Negro Education Leads Te Prsnsaneed vste Against Gov- ernment Approvrta4ssR For
 vsrious stafes.

The Department of superintendenee
 of the Southern Educational AssOeia- | ton. in It's meeting at the Girls High
 School yesterday afternoon, voted all most unanimously against the proposi-, ton advanced by President John w. AbercrombIe, in his address at the l opening session of the Association ThurgdMy night, that the Southern States are in need of an appropriation from the national government to aid in
 educating their illiterate population. By a standing vote Of about forty members present, including superin- Itsndeuts of education in a number of
 the leading elites of the South, as well
 as State and county superintendents. | 1t was shown that only two were In favor Of starting movement to se- cure national aid That the States are able to handle the question without aid, and above all without interference from the national treasury. seemed 10 1 be the prevalent opinion or those who attended the meeting,
 We don't want government appro- i priaticns to educate our people" said ". ". Merritt of Atlanta, Superintend-
 snt Of Education in Georgia. after the meeting. If the government gives
 us money. the government will want
 to have the disposition of 1t. They will want to have hand in the appoint
 ment of teachers. Further. they will want to interfere in other ways. We
 are able to handle the problem without national Interference"
 the meeting, was the view which seem- ed to aetuate the majority of those present at he meeting
 Eaucatlon af Negroes.
 The question, which was brought to
 the attention of the meeting, by Super- intendent Merritt came as a side issue
 from the general topic, The Superin@
 tsndent's, Duty in ths Education of
 Negroes" This subject was prolific of
 strong and spirited argument, led by B. H. Boyd, Superintendent of Schools at Brundidge, and IA. L. Landrum. As- ststant Superintendent of Public Schools in Atlanta, Ga, Both express. ed themselves with vigor on the ques- tion of negro education, and the scope which 1t is 10 be desired such education
 The question of the attitude of su- 1 perintendents toward the proposition
 the preivous night, was brought before
 the meeting shortly after the opening
 of the session by President c. B. Gib- son of Columbus. Ga Superintendent Merritt rose and stated his opposition
 to the general proposition of national aid. He called for a rising vote of
 the sentiment of those present. in re-
 Bponse to which only two announced themselves in favor of a national ap- propriation. to be divided among the States tn proportion to their percent It was shortly afler taking of this 1 vote that the argument over negro education was thrown into the center the view that the best course for the South to pursue is to endeavor to pro- duce han uplift Of the race by giving to
 them a higher moral and industrial ed
 we are confronted with a serious | proposition" he said. The negro is here. We must either educate him or 1 destroy him. The negro is not the same that he was twenty years ago. l Then, we seldom heard of the bitter ness of race feeling, Now. 1t IS strong.
 the present tSndency continues un- l changed, the time will come when there l will be the same bitterness between the l white and the black race that there
 the Indian races. Since the Govern l ment won't do anything, the Legisla- l lures of the different States must. l Not long ago I heard white man | as soon shoot negro as he would | dog. When that sentiment becomes i general among the educated people of
 the South, there will be worse blood i shed in this section than this country | has ever known. If we are to lessen | the antagonism between the races, we
 must raise the negro, morally, and to
 accomplish this, we must give him l moral education"
 | Scarcely had the speaker seated him l self, than MT. Landrum asked permis~ sion to put to him a question.
 Anyone can ask a question" said MT Boyd, but 1t takes a wise man to
 answer 1t. I do not know that shall | undertake to answer questions, but
 call upon the gentleman to state his
 Thus called upon, MT. Landrum ex- pIAined his position and attitude in re- l gard to the subject of negro educa'
 whItes and BIscks.
 "I think" he said,p we should know | the purpose for which the negro is l being educated. It is true the negro is | here. The white man was here first,
 and this is a white mans country. The ] white man will rule. There is a pretn% 1 dice against the black race in the heart 1 of the Anglo Saxon, which Is the pre1u- dice of the superior race. When the | white man strives to give the black | man an education like that which we l give to the whites. we place him in | most miserable position. The white l people of the South will not permit | him to take his station beside them. It
 is the duty of legislative bodies to pass jaws which will bring the greatest l good to the greatest number.
 I% Gentlemen, negro education in the | South has not been a success. In the old times. the negro was a part of the | household. Now, in the rural districts
 we cannot get them to act as servants. | believe we should withhold to a cer- tain degree education from the negro 1 Let him learn to read, to spell and 10
  1 tion, and, above all. teach him how to | hoe and to pIow We must take him | and prepare him for the work of that position which we, as people, have | determined he is to occupy. for that position which God Almighty intended | him to fill l am not pessimist. l | do not believe the negro must go' believe the mentality of the white race 1 will discover way to give to the ne-
 gro an education which wiil it at, him for the position which he IS to i'll
 Schools of eadsden. expressed his con, con viction that one great need Of negro | education is school where negro teachers may be educated to give to fhe members of their race the limited education which would fit them to fill
 the position in the ranks of the indus'
 trial arts. ,,...s .. conEiderabie length the topic Grading
 Salaries Of Teachers in City schools
 TyDon the Basis of Efhciency.'
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