The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-24

t.. Among the principal features of
this issue are Tho Man on the AL
manac', by Edward l.. Stevens;
"Preliminary Report of the Commit
tee on Bridging the Gao Between the
Elementary and, the High School,
"Correlation Based Oh Social and In
dividual Needs by George E. My
ers; Work and Health, by DR..
Booker T. Washington; School
Room Decoration" by B. C. Dodson:
Educating the Urban Negro" BY
Prof. Kelley Miller; My School in
Porto Rico, by Halle e. Queen; an
editorial on Vocational Training"
This unique and valuable publication
is edited by Garnett C. Wilkerson
and Frank l.. Cardozo is business
manager 1t is being we'll supported
by the educational forces of the COM
munity. -
a movement: scarcely less signifi-
cant than the founding of the Ma
tlonal Negro Academy has culminat-
ed in the formation here of the Asso=
idea originated with Charles M.
Thomas, the ever alert and progress
sive Instructor in science methods in
Normal School No. ., who is the sec
rotary and "drive-wheel" of the or
raEization. Prof. II. C. Scurlock,
professor Of chemistry at -Howar9
University, is temporary president;
\. g. Weather1ess head of the de-
DartmeEt Of science in VI Street High
School, is vice president; other off,
GERS are TO be elected. A largely at
tended meeting, held last Saturday
in the library Of Normal School No
2, VAS addressed by DR.. Barton w.
Eyerman. Of rho United States Fish
Commission, and a member of the
leading scientific associations of the
country.
The members of the initial local
section are:
n street High School-A. u.
Craig, II: c. Douglass, w. P. Mont
eomcry. Eleanor J. Catcher, Mineola
Kirkland and w L. Smith.
Armstrong Technical High School
DIR. Sara W. Brown, A. G.. New
man. Benjamin Washington Fran
els d" Sales Smith and NJ. Cowan.
Normal School No. 2-Mary OH
williamson and Charles VI. Thomas.
The, organization Of The local sec
ton will include sub-sections on ad-
ln;rlstraticn, publication, physical
science, chemical science, biological
science, sociological science and sucn
other branches as may be found nee
essary from time to time.
The Defawareans residing in this
City mel last Friday night at the res
ldence Of Archibald Runner, 1918
" street, \. w, and effected a per
manent organization to be known a.
the Delaware Club Of Washington.
I'll" organization will take an active
interest in che general welfare Of its
mcnlberS, and cement their, social
and literary activities. The officers
elected FOR the ensuing year are:
President, Elwood c.. Hubert; vice
president, Harlan Cuff; secretary,
Samuel T. Henry; assistant secreta-
ry, Harvey A. Murray; treasurer
Archibald Runner. Other members
Of the club are: j. II. Ayers. Jamer
DuttOn, W. T.. Grinnage. Dennic
Thompson, Roland r. Miburp, Ed
gar II. Postles, Joseph Potter. viii
lard Anderson, J. B. Waters, Edgar
n f1i 20
rice A. Spencer. The club will keer
closely in touch with the leaders OF
the race in tho state Of Delaware
and with the congressional dclCga-
ton in Washington.
j. G.. Asbury, editor Of the ODD
Fellows Journal, was in the city las
week, the guest Of w. II. G. Brown
Of 18th street. He attended the tes-
timonial and presentation TO p. G. NJ.
John G. Norwood and p. G.. VI. Geo.
II. Johnson, given by Union Friend
ship Lodge. No. sol, G. U. o. Of o
F., at Odd Fellows Hall. Mr.. Asbur7
shook hands with multitude Of
friends while here. He is being
mentioned as suitable material for
national grand master Of the order
and it is said that he will have 2
strong following at the Baltimor
meeting Of the y. NJ. G.. next Septen..
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Counsellor Z. A. Johnson OF
North Carolina, now practicing law
most 'stfccessfuffJ< i'm NewstY orls+~City
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