The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28
BY MAIL
1T Is PLANNED TO TEACH THE
=. - PROFESSIONS.
Washington Educators Perfect Ar
rangenents for Conducting IL
Correspondence School.

! Ihe people Oh the negro race ANY
longer. On every hillside there
stands school of some description
, for the education Of the colored peo-
pie. Even in the states in the far
South where but little interest is
manifested by the authorities in the
public schools for Negroes, the
churches, secret orders and other
agencies have established schools in
nearly, every community where an ed
ucation Of some description can be
had for the asking. >
Washington bids fair to become
/ the Scranton Of the Negroes; for it.
is here that DR.. w. Bishop Johnson
with company Of other strong men
have just placed on foot a correspon-
dence school Of mammoth proportions
that will give to those people who
can not afford to attend school, for
any reason, chance to become prof
Client i'll any line they may wish to
take up.
The officers of the association,
known as The Afro-American School
of Correspondence, are men we'll
known. not only to the community.
but throughout the nation. Thomas
l.. Jones, the we'll known attorney at
law, Is the president. Rev. Holland
Powell, pastor of Bethany Baptist
church. Brooklyn, N. Y, vice presf-
dent; Rev. George w. Lee, pastor
Vermont Avenue Baptist church,
Washington, D. c., second .vice.pres
ident; Rev. w. Bishop Johnson, T..
4. D., pastor Second Baptist church,
Washington, D. c., secretary and
treasurer, and Prof. S. P. Watts. ed
ucat1onal director. Besides these
we'll known gentlemen on the direc-
torate appear Charles Kendall and
Horace Jones. ~,
The faculty at present consists Of
Is14s +. Roberts, "a. normal deptsrtm emit,
EtL1hfon 2z4lrlf varsity IN. III Ferris,
A. NJ, academic department, Harvard
and Yale Universities; Spencer Ad-
ans, A. NJ, college department., Bish-
op and Guadalupe Colleges and How
ard University Law School; Rev. S.
}. r. Nelson, D. d.. theological de-
partment, Howard University; Rev
}. ID. Corrothers, business depart
ment, Northwestern University; Mrs
Emma Adams, domestic science de-
partment, Howard University; w. II.
II. Hart, A. NJ. LII. M, law DEPART
ment, Howard University.
The institution is Incorporated IN
der the laws of the District of Column
ola and Is open to all. There is
some good in a correspondence
school, and especially one for Me-
groes, all will readily agree. The
correspondence school encourages
habits Of self reliance and research.
No time is lost from work, but the
spare moments are utilized for self
Improvement. The corresDondence
school never closes, hence the student
uses his time when it is convenient
l. More 80 than is true of any other
institution, the education gained
through correspondence is put into
immediate use, and is particularly
advantageous for the poor but ambi-
t1ous individual, for the cost of
learning Is materially reduced. The
advantage Of private and confidential
instruction Is had, where the timid
and reserved student is free from the
criticism Of other students in the
| class room. The work carried out
On such basis as is planned by these
gentlemen, whose name carry weight.
IS compelled to bring in much sub
stantial reward for the corporation
| and at the same time, be an immense
service to the people.
Everywhere throughout this land
are to be found men and women.
whose education Is incomplete in
some respect. There is some special
| knowledge they need, but because of
| limited means, the absence Of edu
cational facilities to meet their needs,
or the backward disposition to ex-
pose their ignorance to others, their
needs remain unsupplied. The times
calls for men and women who know
and who can do Something. 1t is I'M
fortunate to be ignorant, many are
ignorant too, from choice, but to re-
main ignorant, as the managers OF
the Afro-American School of Core
spondence point out, is crime
against self and society.
| Thus to meet these needs, the A.
! ro-Ameriean School Of Correspond
ence comes into being at this time
and fills longRelt want. Situated
~at the National Capital, where the
great store-house of knowledge Is at
the disposal Of the teachers, it can
well disseminate information on any
line chat questions may be asked, and
the most inquistive studenv can be
accommodated, The offices of the
institution at this time present an
animated appearance, for the finish
ing. touches Of the various courses