The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-01-27

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MAKE A FAVORABLE IMPRESS
... ION ON THEIR VISIT 10
:, NASHVILLE, 81 ?, s.AlI.''.
VISIT INSTRUCTIONS
DO Profs. Mitchell, Curtis and CAVITY
Who Were West Virginia's Repre-
sentatlves at the Tuskegee Work,
- ers and Farmers Conference.

(From the Nashville, Tenn. Globe. }
The educational advantages of the
city Of Nashville attract no small
number OF people throughout the
various state, , who have watched
NashVlle's educational growth for
the past quarter Of century. They
compare advantages, location,
the institutions and people of the city
W1th those of other cities that vie
with 1T for supremacy along these
lines. When it is taken into consid-
GRAFTON that the denominations have
their schools here, and with those
that are to be located here in the
near future because of. the fact, one
fis not surprised at the advantages en-
Joyed here. The other states, SUD
porting state institutions, consider
this the right and proper place for
the location OF the state school be-
came more evident last week when
a commission composed Of three
members Of the faculties Of the West
Virginia A. & M. College located at
institute, w. Va, came to the city
and looked carefully into the man
agement of the educational facilities
.of Tennessee. The personal of this
commission consisted of -Prof-Austin
w. Curtis, NJ. S. Ayr, In charge Of
the Agricultural Department; Chas.
e. Mitchell, Expert Accountant, and
j. M. CAVITY, the Superintendent Of
Mechanical Industries. This COM
mission Of informed, cultured Ne
gro educators left no stone -unturned
whereby information could be had.
Just what their findings will be is q
matter yet to be determined They
were, however, somewhat surprised
to find that Tennessee had no estab-
-ltshed- agricultural college for Ne
groes. They stated to a Globe re-
porter that they were pleased ~
learn that the recent Legislature h aid
made an appropriation for a.. Negro
Normal, Agricultural and Mechanical
;,9,a lege: stsste or West Virginia
sept this, commission to the sonth
With d. view, It rs said, OF I'm p,1rro5 vfn e
upon the school work being done by
their state school which Is located
Just outside Of Charleston. '"--
Prof. Cbas. F. Mitch ell has the dis
t1nctlon Of being the only Negro in
the world a member Of the Interna-
tional Expert ACCOUNTANTS Associa-
tfon. His connection with the Com
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West Virginia is regarded as one Of
Importance. Each Of these gentle
men came highly recommended,
being we'll up in the fraternal affairs
OF the state. They were personal
friends OF the late Supreme Chancel-
Tor Starks.
Aside from taking in the three uni
Versities. they saw the business side
OF Nashville, visiting, among other
places, the two Negro banks, two
Negro publishing establishments, and
The Nashville Globe. They went
from here to Tuskegee Institute to
attend the conference. From Tus-
kesee they 20 to Atlanta to look
after Georgia's manner of educating
the Negro. From Atlanta thew go to
Knoxville to visit the Knoxville Col
lese to see for themselves what Ten
nessee Is doing and what has been
styled the branch Of the University
OF Tennessee. This commission
showed that they were well posted
and knew the laws governing the
educational department Of some of
the leading states Of the Union.