The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-23
MEET AT TUSKEGEE
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL NEGR0 saoM W0hh-
 ERs, CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
pxam~ presidents of Colleges and Otnef xuswraforn Tn Attendance-De- cIaration of Principles
 AdOnted.

ruskeree. Feb. 2.-(Special. )--fhe fifteen annual meeting or the Iushesec s.henel of Douglass Half at Washing toms school at 10 a. m A very .ls .als number of the presidents ot colleses and industrial schools. also teachers oI co.utrv schools with many preachers and farmers remained over and took . most Interesting part in the discus sions. The subject of the influence of the school in helping ahe nome i'ie oi
 Dean Adams, of Atlanta University, wpoke of the influence of the university o the home life Of aaanf tas col1fS afious meth
 ods of teaching the masses m tneir homes and trying to improve tneir home life and to help them I'+rncfina la masine
 Dr. Healing, editor Of the A. M. P Review, Philadelphia, told or the m portanes of this wors am and Snees sn1 aitt,f of the people with reference to contact with school life and ways. IA
 M, c. Driver. of Corona, s,1 Aia., to,n n,, the homes of the miners about Corona, He said mine owners had told him tnat the school had done more Tor tne nomes of the people than all other influences combined In the past seven years ne had known the miners
 Rev. Dr Pollard. president Of selma ata University, thought 1t the duty Of each school to help the community along the line of it's own specially Selma University does personal Work throuSn 2 the people in the city and go out into the country. both as teachers ana Christian workers, Mrs. Pollard has from the country. Instruction Is gfv- en them in caring for the home' fam- fly and school. ~v,
 told of his experience in establishing an industrial school in Pass Christian. He told of the great lessons he learned and a worker under the direction of the Knoxville college in the homes of
 sT found Pass Christian opposed to industrial training at first I would invite parents of the students to visit the school and stay as our guests all day or over night. and see what their children were doing in the various in- dugtries. Now they are heartily in fa- vor nf their childrens working They like to see them scrub, wash and cook IS well as study. I have now more students. by far, than I can accommo-
 Dr. Sale thought the gap between the people and the schools was often so great as to make the work difffcultA He thought the secondary schools had a great responsibility in this direction They are naturally close to the people and the people come readily to them and have great confidence in them.
 Dr. Williams, employed by. the south ern Educational Board, confirmed the view of pr. Sale. but he thought the larger schools could also come close to the people. He gave examples where very large results have been accom- plished by them He said the state Agricultural and Mechanical School, oi Greensboro, N. C.. did a great work among the masses. through Farmers
 PresIdent Nyce of Talladega College thought the work grew. more difficult as the schools grew older and larger They tend to professionalism This can be avoided. not by sending out cir. cuiaPs, but by direct, personal contact on the part of teachers and students with the people. Dr. Stevens. of Co Yuubia, Tenn, spoke of great difd- cufty they had in their midst through belief in '4predestination" and other 9fran1e doctrines. These they have fried 10 eliminate and have largely Succeeded through the help of mothers neetings. they have established. Presi- dent Young of the Florida State Nor maj School. thought there was grea' danger of teachers losing vital interes in the churches and In the homes o
 Matron steele, of the Chattanooga coIored OrphRnage, told wonderful etory of a girl she took out of the ial some years ago. For nineteen year Rhe has been a teacher at the Orphan age. She is now married and has Beautiful home, paid for out of he earnings. President Fuller of the How institute, Memphis, Tenn, told of hi experience in helping people througl fhe agency of the school. People use
 to be prejudiced against the school H