The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

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be- their intention to give the 'old
party" under Taft and Sherman. an
other trial In November. Noistock Isl
taken In the, assertion OF DR.. Wall
dron that any once holders, black or
white. areS attempting tossi intimidate
him or any other Independent" be-
came OF his opposition to the Gepub-
ltcan administration. In ; truth,
neither the administration. j nor tha
party managers s.are giving them
selves any concern over the claims or
the activities of the so-called Negro
American Political Alliance. F., ~ =. =.
80 There is an unconfirmed, rumor
afioat that every coiored republican
In the district, : who can read and
write, is about to offer to the nation
al, committee q campaign book. for
the edtfication OF the Negro voters Of
the several states Assistant Reeis-
ter of the Treasury, Cyrus Field Ad-
ANS; Harry A. Clarke, president OF
the Interstate Republican League; L..
g. Moore, head of labor :organiza-
ton, and a few others, are accused Of
,harbortng such. Efforts have been
made revive the Washington. Rec
ord, formerly owned by DR.. (now
Bishop E. w. Lampton, but thus far
no signs OF activity have been observ-,
ed In that quarter. 1t is likely, how
ever, that~ the Negro newspaper will
cut considerable figure1-in the. cam
paign, and at1the proper time: Chair
man Hitchcock will announce <some
interesting plans in this connection.
The campaign will be one Of educa-
ton, and 1t is&to be hoped free from
villificatton. X, =. .;?.I', -
z The large body Of young women
who attended Howard UniYersityswifl
FilseDly appr sntate the, a Eess / Being
laaa Ia lt S,ia their
ssaao1hs on efiie csslipuB xssnaIya dua
kproVements are being made The en-
tire interior is. being 4repatnted, and
the assembly. rooms, parlor, etc. >. are
being tastefully papered The bath
rooms have been moved to- better
Quarters, and porcelain tubs have
taken the place o4sthe old bath tubs,
which have been thrown out. The. cor
respondence = received by /President
Thirkield indicates a slarge attend
ance Of young ladies, and those who
desire~rooms in the hall should make
early application. The applications
for entrance coming into the presi-
dent and the deans; promise an at
tendance the largest In the history Of
the. university. Dean Kelly Miller
confidently expects an entering fresh
man class numbering over SO. Dean
l.. B. Moore isy concluding a success
full summsrschool for teachers. The
attendance represents q number Of
states, and the teachers are enthusi-
astic In their work. Several gradu-
ates OF the Teachers College have
been placed in permanent positions.
1t Is rather remarkable shat with the
growth OF public schools for colored
people, that the number in prepara-
ton at the Teachers College and
Normal School Is not quickly doub-
led. There is a large$ opportunity
before efficients RelItrained teach
ers, and Howard University, through
Its Teachers College proposes to do
its part In sending out thoroughly
prepared teachers, It's splendid past
is an ample guaranteeioR what it can
do In the future, President Thir-
kield has a united faculty behind him
and the entire confidence of the peo-
pie to hold up his hands in this noble
cause. ,... - ."%r,
This week Grand Master w. l..
Houston has been presiding over Dis
trict Grand Lodges of Odd Fellows
In Arkansas and Texas Sunday and
Monday he was at Little Rock; We'd
nesday, at Fort Worth, Texas; Thurs-
day, at Dallas; Saturday, at Waco.
For next week his itinerary will be:
Sunday, 9Th, Marlis, Texas; 10th,
Austin to nnyeil monument to c. M.