The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
Industrial Education IS
Solving Negro Problem

Mr. Washington, in his address al
The Board OF Commerce dinner, said IN
part:
In speaking to you on Some Re
suits OF Industrial EHneation for the
Negro. | hope YOU will keep in mind
that | am speaking ~ education IN me
larger and broader sense as we'll as ia
the narrower and classroom sense
The world is Interested in results.
Sometimes al the Tuskegee institute
In achieving these results We use a
class room sometimes a farm % miles
from the class room sometimes a
county fair in a distant county, some
times We use textbook in grammar
or an acre of land planted IN turuips
should advocate also. the same syt.
tom OF education fCI the masses or
any people regardless OF color or rae"
who are in the sane relative stage ~
civilization that the rank and file ~
The Negro race - H. this country to-
day. From the beglnnlng or the Ius
kegee institute mp to the present time
and the same is true OF the Hampton
institute in Virginia, We have kept IA
mind the actual needs and conditions
Of the masses OF the Negro people. We
nave tried as best We could 10 study
thei couaition anc their needs and
then adapt our educational system ana
effort 10 meeting ana improving these
conditions. We have tried 10 DO 50
regardless OF whe,her the same thlht
has been done IN any other part q"
the world. or in tie same way OF
whether the same thing was done aitef
THE same manner hundred years ago
TOO often. IL sometimes seems 10 Ms"
tkat in missionary and educationai
work one IS too much tempted 10 run
each Individual through certain edu-
CIrtUuaf WUtrt regardless -ef Recon
aitions of the subject or the end to he
accomplished A. Tuskegee we nave
kent I'm mind. also the actual condl-
Ton OF orr race in this country. as re-
,ated 10 other races There are Ger.
tain things that every race can get ahN
keep. and no influence or power can
prevent IT, There ART certain elements
that cannot be taken away from race
Ly law or any other influence NO
one. for example. can discount or take
away the iiuence that comes from the
possession Of property, or skill, or the
habit OF economy OF industry. OF IN
telligence of high moral and Chris
tan character These possessions con
stitute some OF TIE fundamental things
OF life. These elements abe Negro
everywhere can get. these elements
no influence can tax away from him
Tn Tuskegee Institute.
Very largely through the efforts OF
the students themselves at TuSkegee.
we have built up plant consisting OF
500 acres OF land, SO buildings. 80 in
oustries, and all having "A money value
OF about $3.50 600. This plant within
Itself has value. but the greatest value
has come TO the students and 10 the
Negro race from the efforts put forth
OF the part of he students In creating
this plant. Out Ct this effort has come
training in SIKH, training in habits OF
Industry. training IN habits of appii-
cation. training in self-dependence,
self-help and high moral character
For M race r. gardless OF color.
lust emerging from state of bondage
70 a state OF freedom, it is mighty inn
portant in the evolution OF that race
that it be taught a. soon as possible.
especially while II Is getting the eX-
perience in its early life, To keep rs
feet on the eaTth--to not yield to the
temptation 10 fly off into artificial at
The reaching of the young
Negroes in the south to keep Their
feet on the earth. TO keep IN touch
NTH the soil. to keep in touch with
wood and iron and the real things Of
life has been fai-reaching and most
helpful in It's influence. The results
Of this kind OF teaching will show
themselves much more in the future
than in the immediate present Then. +
too. for a race just coming out OF
slavery IL was-nighGy important~tha' |
at many large centers in the south /
that the race should have that edu
alton which should teach il the dig |