Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-28
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Convention of the American
Negro Academy.
SESSIONS. FOR TWO DAYS
Papers on the Social Status of the
Race Will Be Read by Educators
and Discussed by Members.

The thirteenth annual meeting of the
American Negro Academy. an organiza-
ton composed of colored educators,
opened at o'clock this afternoon in the
Lincoln Memorial Temple, 18th and r
streets. and will continue through tomOr-
row afternoon and night This years
meeting will be devoted to discussion
of the social status of the negro. A num-
Der of papers pertinent to the question
are to be read by negro educators from
different sections Of the country.
A large portion of the academy's MEM
bership is In Washington in attendance
on the several sessions.
Among the authors of different papers
to be read today and tomorrow are men
who have won regulations in literature
and education. DIR. Du Bots OF Atlanta.
Ga, is the author Of 1.-THE Souls Of Black
Folk" a sociological and psychological
discussion. Rev. NJ. w. Anderson is
president OF the Berean Manual Training
and Industrial School Of Philadelphia ard
Rev. ]. r. l. Diggs. president OF the
Virginia Baptist Seminary, at Lynch
burg, Va.
Some Members Of the Academy.
Among the more prominent members of
the academy are Prof. s. G. Atkins Of
Winston-Salem, N. c.. educational score
tary Of the A. NJ. e. Zion Church: Bish-
op Levi J. Coppin Of the A. NJ. e. Church,
Prof. W. II. Crogman, president of Clark
University. Atlanta, Ca; Bishop J. AL
bert Johnson. in charge of the A. NJ. Z.
Church work in South Africa: Rev. r. J.
Grimke, pastor of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church; A. III. Grimke of
Boston, G.. N. Grisham, principal of the
Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Mo. j;
John L. Love. Langston University.
Langston. Okla: DR.. john Hope, presi-
dent of Atlanta Baptist College, Atlanta,
Ga: Rev. J. E. Moorland. international
secretary OF the Y. NJ. G. A: Prof. r. r.
Wright, president Of Georgia State Col
lege. Savannah, Ga; DR.. W. S. Scarbor-
ough, president of Wilberforce University,
WiIberforce, Ohio: Rev. A. W. Pegues,
Raleigh. N. c.. and DR.. o. NJ Waller Of
Brooklyn. N. Y.
The membership includes a number Of
colored Washington educators and liter
airy men.
Program of the Convention.
fined to routine business and the reports
ported to be il a 1ourishing condition and
a steady progress in various branches of
work for the benefit of the race instituted
from time to time WAS Indicated.
In the absence of Archibald II. Grimke
of Boston the academy's president, Prof.
Kelly Miller of the Howard University
faculty, this city, presided this after
noon and Will act as chairman until the
adjournment tomorrow night
Ia session this bn
address OF the president will be read by
the presiding officer and several papers
wi he presented. The principal topics
discussed will be: THE Social Status of
the Negro in the South by w L. =.
Du Bots, professor of history and econom-
les in the Atlanta University. Atlanta.
gro,' by Rev. Matthew ". Anderson Of
Philadelphia. and The Social Status Of
the Negro In the North by DR.. r. R.
Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder,
the official organ OF the A. NJ. f. Church.
The third session of the meeting will
be called tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock. and a paper read on 1.-The Re-
v. Tunnel. professor in the Howard
University. This will be followed by i'm
promptu discussion of subjects closely
related to the paper. In the afternoon
land evening sessions other papers to be
read and discussed will be 1.-The Causes
Of Social Prejudice Against the Negro"
by Rev. T. G. Steward. L. S. A. re-
tired: The Effect of Social Prejudice
Upon the Negro" by Rev. J. L. r. Diggs
Of the Hour by Rev. l.. z. Johnson Of
Baltimore. The meeting will end tomor-
row night following a discussion on the
last-named paper.