The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-24
GREAT CROWD
 HEARS BRYCE Th : 5ritish Ambassador s:1eaks in Memphis. / TERRENCE ON EDUCATION ishop Bratton Discusses Education ' -.. of the Negro. Says Negroes are Children Intellectually and Little short of savages/
 Morally, But are Capable
 of Development.
,FERENCE ON EDUCATION

Memphis, Tenn..- April 2s.--The pres ence of British Ambassador Bryce drew the largest crowd tonight of the pres- South. When presented by President ogden, Ambassador Bryco was given hearty reception.
 Hardly less cordial was the greeting of Bishop T. D. Bratton of the Mis- sissippi diocese. who spoke on The Christian South and Negro Education"
 Professor P. P. Claxton of the unt- versity of Tennessee opened the even- ing meeting with a discussion of ways and means of educational congress. He recited plans used with varying degrees of success in all parts of the South for arouslng educational enthusiasm.
 Bishop Bratton took the position that the negro must be looked after in his advancement with Christian care and tender sympathy, ever keeping watch to strengthen him in a fight against many odds for better mental and moral conditions.
 The bishop declared that the negro is capable of mental development. that majority are children intellectually, and little short of savages morally and that the relations between the races ts after all. kindly and affectionate.
 No one will be harsh enough to maintain that ignorance is as wise as enlightenment. he said, at the same time contending that results must be acquired by both races working togeth- CT. The negro must be taught to keep himself. this being dutylot the Chris tan South.
 "I do not believe that any one who knows the race would venture to say that 1t Is wise to leave 1t entirely to It's own leadership" said the speaker. T would not detract one iota from the distinction which rejoice in which any of the great negro leaders have achieved. but In my judgment the ne- groes are not ready to emancipate themselves completely from white guidance and white leadership.
 The ideal educational work among the race Is being done more largely by schools which are under white man agement. There is a deep rensoh for my contention for white supervision of negro education. The negross life must be lived among the whites. The adjustments of life are not always easy to be made. The estrangement would be intolerable if they become extreme to the point of hatred
 Ambassador Bryce Speaks
 Ambassador Bryce Followed Bishop Bratton. He said:
 Tt IS a pleasure to the returning visitor to note how strong has become the interest in the progress of educa- tion in this part of your country. You are so convinced of the worth of those services. however, that I need not stop to descant upon them. What l desire to do tonight is to go straight to practical topics and supply such facts or give such counsel as my study of English education problems. continued during forty years, places at my dis posal.
 After we had established elementary sch ools all over the country, we tried for some years to get on without com pulsory school attendance laws, But we found them Indispensable.
 We have found great advantages in having the elementary schools sup ported partly by local taxation and partly by a State grant supervision by the central authority is of great value. In cities where q school committee controls a considerable number of ele- mentary schools, it has been our prac- tice for the committee to appoint for each school a small number of persons. men and women, whom We call man agers. The managers are usually the best citizens in the neighborhood They form a friendly semi-official link be- tween the school and the parents and the local community.
 We have found ;t a matter of su- preme importance to establish a proper connectlon between the elementary schools in which children remain till about 13 years of age ton an average), and the secondary schools-what you call high schools-where children re- main till IS or IS. so that the best pu- ills of the former may be passed on the latter and pursue their studies there. is specially needed in rural districts, where high schools are comparatively few. The boy who shows ability Is sent forward to the most available high school, and if his parents can't afford to support him, he is helped to remain for two or three years at school.
 Good Teachers Essential.
 .The most vital part of a good school svatenn is to secure good teachers. On him or her depends the advance of the scholars-their intellectual life, their rnoraI tone Good teaching consists in much more than showing children how to spell and write and do sums, or in hearing them repeat the names of the States and the dates in your history. The real aim is to quicken the intelli- gence of the pupil, make him love Knowledge and wish to go on acquiring tt To do this the teacher must himself love knowledge, and possess much more of 1t than the mere routine of school demands,
 
 from our English experienced seem to he applicable generally. suppose what you desire to have in the South Is broadly as follows'
 "First--You desire that the laboring man of the country by whom its man ual work, skilled and unskilled, will hsrdone, should be not only industrious but intelligent.
 aseeond-You want those who are to he fine leaders in the development of your resources. the employers in city and, country, merchants, engineers and Professional men as well as the manu- lecturers. to have a~mastery of com mercial methods and to comprehend the scientific foundations of industry. ..yc, need. thererore. a set of schools for each of these classes. This leads me to say a few words as to the color ed people. Much of the agricultural work and much of the other work of the South has to be done by them. For your welfare as well as theirs TOT the peace of the country as well as It's prosperity. 1t is essential that the eolored people should receive proper AI-Ak Nm tN-