The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-01
Movement toSecure Enlarge.
rnent Of Powers Of Bu.
reau Of Education.
WEED OF NEGRO RACE
LEADERSBOF ITS OWN
Washington Makes Plea for Edit
cation OF the Negro and for
Such Teachers and Workers
asSBest Southern Schools
n Are Sending
Out.

LEvELAND. o., June ao.-only
ono general session OF the Ma
tional Education Convention
~ was held to-day. This took
place in the evening. when
Booker T. Washington, president OF
talked on negro education and the
nation.
Throughout the day the delegates
were divided into several small groups.
each discussing the science OF Its line
OF work In teaching. Over dozen
such meetings were held.
c a movement has been started among
the educators to have the United States
government take more active part In
educational matters.
They desire that the Bureau OF Edu.
cation be extended SO as to take In
much Of the work that Is now done by
the association. It Is argued that the
i general educational problem should be
given constant attention. that scien-
tific investigation be carried on at all
times for the benefit OF the teachers:
that the course and true principles OF
learning should be set forth by the
government. and that the facts should
not only be placed at the disposal of
the teachers. but also be distributed
broadcast throughout The country. In
this respect the association is han
bicapped. 1t Is claimed.
congress VIII be appealed to to en-
large the appropriation for the Bureau
OF Education that this may be done. All
the association asks is that 1t be
placed upon a basis similar to the Ag
rlcultural Department.
For Next President.
The matter OF selecting the next
, president and the place for holding the
next annual convention were topics of
discussion. The election will take place
tomorrow. Those prominently men
toned for the presidency are w. O.
Thompson, president OF the Ohio State
University. Columbus; j. II Phillips,
Birmingham Ala. who is one OF the
+ leading educators OF the South, and Z.
D. Harvey. Menomi, Wis.
The nominating committee was
9 named at the close OF this general ses-
4 slon tonight :
AT the meeting OF the new board OF
directors Thursday the next conyen-
I ton city will be chosen. Denver and
Atlantic City are the only candidat tes.
Durins the afternoon the influence
industry industry has had upon education and
social progress was discussed by S.
Chester Parker. Of Miami University.
Oxford. O.: Arthur L. williston. OF
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. N. y; Chas.
3. Gibson, superintendent OF schools,
Columbus. Ga: Starr Cadwallader,
superintendent OF sanitation; William
Noyes. OF Columbia University, New
York. and James Edwin Addicott, prin-
cipal OF the Isadore Newman Manual
Training School, New Orleans It was
claimed habits were greatly Influenced
by occupation.
+ More Attention to Athletics.
During the session OF the physical
training department to-day President
Charles F. Thwing. OF the Western
Reserve University, advised more indi-
vlduaI attention to the student. both
on the athletic field and In the gym
nnsium.
William w. Hasting. instructor in
The International Training School.
Springfield, Mass. urged national
system OF physical education. G. Stan
ley Hall said that college athletics
should receive greater encouragement
and less opposition. Less emphasis
should be given to the subject taught
and the course Of study and more to
individual aid to the pupil was the
tenor OF speech made by G. B. Nor
rison, st. Louis. before the department
4 OF secondary education. #
At the night session Charles r. Van
hise. president Of the State University
OF Wisconsin,. and a member OF the
National Commission for the Preserva-
tion OF the Natural Resources Of the
Country. spoke upon the proposed work
of the commission.
Washing sston On the Negro.
Booker 7. Washington closed the
program, speaking In part as follows:
"One-fourth OF the physical territory
IN the United states is comprised in
pended upon very largely as the chief
laborer. The negro race OF America
now numbers not far from 10,S00.o0O.
Within a few years, perhaps In this
\ generation, tho race will have increas-
4 ed to 100000. repeat that they are
going to remain in this country for all
time. principally IN the Southern
States. These millions of my. race can
sbe made useless or useful.
Some people are fond of asserting
that education a. a force to uplift the
negro Is failure. Education has
4 mover been tried among the rank and
Il file of our people on scale large
# enough to8warrant any such jud gment,
The great bulk OF our people have
Y scarcely been touched with education.
'.on the basis Of school populqtion
each child in the Northern States had
\ Epent upon him last year for his edu-
cation forBteaching purposes about So,
On the basis OF school population. each
negro child in the South had spent
upon him for teaching purposes about
30 cents. It this tie 1t is impossible
Ito educate the children Of ten millions
of people sufficiently to make them
useful and effective children. do
not complain or riticize the South, but
~ simply state facts. The South, out
of Its poverty u has done well, and At
= deserves credit for what At has done.
What Is the remedy? What is tile
8pnel great need OF the race o-daY?? ID In
my opinion IT. Is strong, unselfish, In;
@telligent. negro leaders and workers,
/. and by this a mean. tea achers such as
we are trying to send op II from Fl amp
ton, from SIX. from Tai lad ega and
3 l,usl slSegee, and q score OF otherige ed u ca
8SstionAA centres in the south,''