Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-15
PROMINENT NEGROES
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Prof. Kelly Miller, Of Howard Univer'
sity, Among Those Present-Dr.
Z Frissell's Address.

II Some 700 earnest, well dressed, pro
gressive negroes assembled yesterday
morning at the opening meeting O
the annual Hampton Negro Confer
ance. now in session at normal schoo
and listened with interest TO Rev. A
A. Graham's paper on the Problem OF
the Church" In the public discus
SIGN, which followed. IL was made
clear that negro students who receive
the proper kind Of education. return
to their home communities and take
an active and helpful part in all the
activities of the church.
At two O'Clock. round tables were
held for the discussion of problems
relating TO negro life insurance. deyei-
opment Of better home conditions, the
relation of tuberculosis and hook-wOrn
disease, and life on the farm. John
b. Pierce, Hampton graduate, told
of the method Of bsilding up the fer
tility of the soil. Mr. George Davis
discussed the method OF growing po-
tatoes ON the normal school grounds.
At ten o'clock a general conference
fer the consideration of the Com
munity Work OF the School" will be
held In Cleveland hall. II win be an
experience meeting. Crime Rate
Among Negroes" will also be dis
cussed Everybody is invited to attend
the meetings. Today at two o'clock a
round table will be held for the dis
cussion OF animal industry problems.
including pcultry, and dairy -hus-
bandry, horses, swine. and beef cattle.
The question of life insurance, health.
and education will be discussed. At
eighth o'clock tonight, Crime Among
Negroes and the Problem of the
Rural Community" will be discussed
The following colcred men were
present at yesterdays sessions: Presi-
dent Johnson. Petersburg State normal,
DIR. Atkins, A. VI. f. board OF educa-
ton; DR.. Robert Jones, editor Christ
ian Advocate" New Orleans: w. p.
Burrell. secretary True Reformers,
Richmond; Leslie P. Hill. Manassas:
Dr. j. j. France, Portsmouth and Rev.
A. A. Graham. Phoebus.: Professor
Kelly Miller. Howard University.
Mr.. Jackson Davis, Superintendent
CT schools, Henrico county and a State
school examiner. addressed the morn
Ing conference on fitting negroes for
public school teaching.
DR.. Frissell in his Introductory talk
to the Hampton negro conference
said; While white people and others
may help the cclored people. the real
work on behalf of the race must be
done by the colored people them
selves He then took up the histori-
cal character of this location in which
the school Is situated. calling atten-
ton to the landing of the slaves ship
ped here; the interest of the places
as the centre of activity during the
Civil War and then the beginning of
education for the colored people led
by General Armstrong. We are to be.
governed, not bv the thought of what
others might have done for the race
or have net done" He said. we are
not here to weep for things we might
have had but to be glad for what we
have and tc plan fer still better ano
gyeater things in behalf of the negro
race
Taking up the suoJee. o. education,
Dr. Frissel said that education is not
primarily to learn to write or 10 read.
but how to live 1T is encompassed ip
the words of Jesus Christ whena He
SAID, I am come that We might have
u more abundantly.' Hampton stands
Tor education that relates 70 the de-
velopment of the body-it includes
better living and all that makes for
the Christian ideas. He concluded by
emphasizing the thought of more co.
operation among the colored people
and OF the workers in behalf of the
colored people. urging further that
there might be formed cooperative
associations in behalf OF the coiored
people similar to that now doing such
excellent work among the white peo-
pie.