The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-07-15
NEGRO NORMAL SCHOOL.


Davidson County is still bidding for
the location of the Normal, Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College for Ne
groes. They are claiming that Mid
die Tennessee, and especially David
son County, is the most Appropriate,
acceptable and logical, place for the
location of this state school, which
when located, regardless of the sec
ton of the state, will be the first ever
established by the state for Negroes.
Nashville is coming up admirably in
supporting Davidson County'S claim.
Financially she has promised to do
an excellent part and she still has
cards up her sleeve, according to the
best informed, that have not yet been
played. On Thursday morning a
large delegation of Nashville citizens
awaited themselves of the opportunity
to speak to the State Board of Educa-
ton in session at the State Capitol.
They not only visited the board, but
took part in the proceedings very
much to their own satisfaction. The
State Board was to meet at 10 o'clock
and by this time the Negro contingent
was on hand, cooked and primed for
argument, facts and figures, that
could not be evaded. Superintendent
Of Education, Prof. r. l.. Jones,
opened the meeting by stating that
he wanted to hear from the colored
brethren of Davidson County respect
ing their claims. The meeting was
then opened and arguments begun.
Prof. Jones introduced his Honor, Mr..
Hilary E. Howse, Mayor of the city
of Nashville, who was there to speak
on behalf of the city to invite the
board to locate the school within the
county. Mr.. Howse made a very log
ical talk, extolling the good qualities
of the Davidson County Negro pOpu-
lation, morally, Intellectually, as we'll
as from an industrial point of view.
Mr.. Ben Carr then introduced Mr.. j.
G.. Napier, the first colored speaker.
Mr.. Napier went over many things,
touching upon the ACCESSIBILITY of the
board locating the school here. Then
Rev. G. H. Clark, Pastor of Mt Olive
Church, was an entertaining speaker
on the school question. After DR..
| Clary came Bishop Evans Tyree, OF
the Al. M. e. Church, who said that
he was in hearty cooperation with
the movement to locate the school
in Davidson County.
Rev. R. H. Boyd was another
speaker as was Attorney j. w. Grant.
Those representing the Negroes on
this committee were: Revs. w. S.
Ellington, c. H. Clark, G. B. Taylor,
George w. Moore, R. H. Boyd, w. L..
Craft, Bishop Evans Tyree, Messrs.
]. w. Grant, Ben Carr, j. w. Bostic,
j. c. Napier, Henry A. Boyd, T. G..
Ewing, j. P. Rhines, Prof. E. w. Ben
ton and DR.. M. E. Stevens. These
we're all seated around in the Repre-
sentative Hall of the State Capitol,
and were given the most cordial well
come by the entire Board of Educa-
ton.
In the matter of the State Normal
School that was up for question on
Thursday by the Board of Education
at the State Capitol Chattanooga,
representing East Tennessee, was not
overlooked, nor would she allow her
self to be left off. No large delega-
ton came owe He representatives
were not ushered in by brass instru-
ments playing familiar airs, No
whistles blew stating her arrival, but
those who came over had bids IN
their pockets and eloquent arguments
already rehearsed that challenged
the admiration of the Board of Edu-
cation, so eloquent was their plea on
behalf of the city by Lookout Noun
tain.