The Washington bee., 1908-02-01

erybody,
NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
The plans for the proposed National
Training and Industrial Institute to be
established in the District of Columbia
for colored boys and girls, of which
Rev S. Geriah Lamkins, of the Tenth
Street Baptist Church, Washington, D..
c., is the promoter are being carried
out in a most definite and encouraging
manner A bill asking for an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the establish
ront of this school was introduced in
Congress oMnday, January 20, by Sen
ator H c Lodge of Massachusetts.
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould, of the Su-
rreme Court of the District of Colum-
! bia, presided at a large mass-meeting
which was held Sunday, aJnuary 20, at
Belasco Theatre, Washington, d. c., for
/ the purpose of showing to the Con-
gressmen and Senators the great desire
on the part of the people for the estab-
| lishment of such cshool as the one
proposed. In his Introductory remarks
| Justice Gould said: The day has pass
ed in this country, as it passed many
years ago in Europe, when it is neces-
sary TO say anything in favor of in
dusuial training and industrial educa-
ton, 50 thar there IS no person within
the sound of N voice who needs 70
be told that the cause which is being
: advocated here this afternoon is one that
should merit the enthusiastic support of
every good citizen, whatever his creed
or whatever his color. Anyone famil-
| lar with local conditions, moreover, does
not question that the District of Co
lumbia is the most fitting place for a
national school which shall exemplify
the work that has been carried on 50
nobIy at Hampton Institute, and by
i Professor Washington, farther South.
DR.. Wilbur P Thirkield president of
Howard University who was then in
/ troduced, said: 4 want to give my
word Of testimony showing my conf
dence III the trustworthy and high char
acter Of the good man who stands be-
hind this noble work for the uplifting
Of his people He came to me some
time ago to ask me TO take a place
upon the Board of Trustees. | did not
have time then to look thoroughly in
to the plans for this enterprise, bat
when l saw such names as he has Sc
| cured, III the persons Of Commissioner
! II. B. F Macfarland, Gen. John B
Henderson, John Joy Edison, Brainard
H. Warner, Cuno H. Rudolph, Judge
William H. Delacey, Professor Need
ham, president of George Washington
University; Justice Ashley NJ. Gould,
Prof Kelly Miller, DR.. William V.
Eunnelly, Bishop George w. Clinton,
Mr.. Thomas Walker, Hon. William E.
Curtis Of the Chicago Record-Herald,
composing the oBard of Trustees, l felt
that it must be an enterprise that was
worth the cooperation of all good men.
! There IS hardly such a thing as high
education and low education, but all
I education in a sense Is one. Education
/ is simply reaching men and drawing out
the best that is in them. | think with
| Spencer, Education IS preparing a man
for complete living Dr. Thirkield then
mentioned the history Of Helen Kel-
ler's educational development and the
noble work done by the teacher who
laid down her life beside that OF Helen
Kellar until the final consummation,
shown by the graduation Of Miss Keliar
from Radcliffe College, Harvard Uni
versity.