Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
SOUTHERN EDUCATORS
Session of the Lexington, KY,
Conference Closed.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Training Advocated for the Coming
Colored Generation.
SHOULD BE A PRACTICAL SORT
Urgea n Equitable Division Of School
Funds, Coupled With Patience,
Tolerance and Justice.

LEXINGTON, KY. December 2S--The
Southern Educational Association. which
closed its eighteenth session today, before
adjournment passed the following resolu-
tons by unanimous standing vote:
I'VE indorse the accepted policy Of the
states of the south in providing facilities
for the youth Of the negro race, believing
that whatever the ultimate solution of
this grievous problem may be. education
must be an important factor in that solu-
ton
I'VE believe that the education OF the
negro in the elementary branches of edn-
cation should be made thorough and
should include specific instruction in n.y.
giene and home sanitation for the better
protection of both races. We believe that
In the second education of negro youth
emphasis should be placed on agriculture.
and the Industrial occupations. including
nurse training, domestic science and home
economics.
For Negro Teachers.
I'VE believe that for practical, economi-
cal and and psychological reasons negro
teachers should be provided for negro
schools.
I'VE recommend that In urban and rural
negro schools there should be closer and
more thorough supervision, not only by
city and county superintendents, but also
by directors of music. drawing, manual
training and other special topics.
''On account Of economic and psyche
logical differences in the two races we
believe that there should be a difference
In courses of study and methods of teach
ing and that there should be such an ad-
justment of school curricula as shall meet
the evident needs of negro youth
we insist upon such an equitable dis
tribution of the school funds that all the
youth OF the negro race shall have at
least an opportunity to receive elementary
education provided by the state, and in
the administration of the. state laws and
the execution of the additional policy. We
urge patience tolerance and justice"
The time and place for the next annual
meeting will not be selected until some
time next year.
officers Chosen.
The following officers of the Southern
educational conference were elected to-
day:
President P. P Claxton. Of Tennessee;
first vice president, ]. P. Vansickle of
Baltimore: second vice president. NJ. A.
Cassidy of Lexington. Ky; third vice
president, Mrs. Bessie W. Birdsall of
South Carolina: secretary. H. E. Biertly
Georgia: directors. w. c. Griggs of Ala
bama. John w. Hineman of Arkansas;
Miss Glenn Hampton of Florida, c. B. Glib
son of Georgia, ]. G. Crabble of Kentucky,
j. B. Aswell Of Louisiana, NJ. B. Stevens
Of Maryland. H. L. Whitfield Of Missis-
sippi E. H. Childs of North Carolina, l..
w. Baxter of Oklahoma, D. B. Johnson
of South Carolina, c. H. Basket of Ten
nessee, D. F. Houston of Texas, j. L.
Farmer Of Virginia, and T. C. Miller Of
West Virginia.
The features Of yesterdays session of
the conference were the reports of educa-
tional progress in the southern states.
Alabama's report was presented by Supt.
H. c. Gunnels of Montgomery. that for
Arkansas by Supt ]. ]. Doyne of Little
Rock. OF Florida by Supt. William Hol-
loway of Tallahassee. Georgia was rep
resented by Supt. w. B. Merritt of At
lanta. Kentucky by Supt. ]. H. Fuqua oc
Frankfort. Maryland by Supt. NJ. r.
Stephens of Annapolis. Mississippi by
Supt. j. n. Powers of Jackson, North
Carolina by Supt j. Y. Joyner of Raleigh.
Tennessee by Supt. r. T. Jones Of Nash
vile. Virginia by Supt. ]. d. Eggleston OF
Richmond. and West Virginia by Supt. T.
c. Miller of Charleston.
A paper on Compulsory School Attend
ance'' was presented by Supt. E. N. Mark
of Louisville. KY. THE Training of Teach
ers In Library Methods" was discussed by
President D. B. Johnson of Rock Hill. S.
c.. and Industrial Education" by Supt.
G. 2. Gibson of Columbus, Ga.