The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-03-10
THURSDAY. MARCH IT.. 1910.
MICHIGAN DRAWS THE lime.

llOn are uHSul ldSSSNi WI NO IL '\>'''A
between The white man and the b.acN
nan in this country is less marked
and that the pendulum is swinging
toward better times for holH
Whether the wish is father OF The
Thought. The Advocate does not
know nor has it an way Of discover
ing, but the writer earnestly hopes
that the gentlemen who take this
roeseate view Of present conditions
reflect them conscientiOusly, il not
truthfully.
Opposed to the optimistic Ohscr-
yations of the more hopeful. many
instances are being cited - prove
that while the races may show
marked improvement, in their rela-
tons in certain sections, in others
tnotably in the North where
mans color previously was no bar
to advancement. a radical change is
noticeable.
Writing to The Michigan Daily,
The student organ Of the University
OF Michigan. correspondent says.
III part:
THE unmanly demons iration in
Waterloo gymnasium on the evening
of February 10Th, gives an occasion
for calling attention - The bascness
that infcsts his atmC sphere wher"
ladies and gentlemen mus, learn and
attain 70 the standards Of culture
and refinement. \ cOlorel student
took part, in ihA preliminary track
meet on the date stated above. His
efforts were greeted by Misses and
there is 4 question az to whether he
got justice in the decision, which
was rendered in the race IN which
he took part.
Replying to his correspondent, the
editor Of the Daily says:
"F'~"~t'v what eho-,1I be the at;i-
&ude Of the main body Of students
tow ara the negro Stuucnt in general
and toward those negroes who aspire
to athletics in particular: In recent
years there have been 70 negroes on
Nichi"an's athletic teams, and We
should GeDlore deeply & breach Of
that custom. II would mean, frs.
that We should be unable to COntinU"
athletic relations with southern
schools. Or if We did cOntnua those
rV!at;O cons We should DO forced 10 CON-
pete WithOU; some of our "reEulars.
Incidentally there might be su, hcrn-
CrS o. others on our own athlete
teams whom natural prejudice OF
Other feeling might cans 10 protest.
The University is a safe aduca-
tiOna! institution, and as such is an
institution where all races and n;t-
tioDalliCs should be given an oppor-
tunitN 10 acquire an education. We
DO not "ttem't to DENY that nor are
We concerned at present with the
settlement Of the negro question
But without touching on the advan;-
ages or disadvantages Of maintain
ing separate schools for the races. We
would respectfully suggest that the
negro students COnfinc thcir lauOrS
~ preparing for their 'lifc's work.
as The Daily'S correspondent 80 apt
y remarks; and not TO the partici
patton i'm athletics"
This, coming from the mou; piece
OF the student BODY Of the largest
educational institution in the Middle
North, piCS@reS a state Of affairs
which one would naturally expect in
Dixie. but not in Michigan.
1t is but another Instance Of IN.
insidious inroadS the prejudicc5 OF
Tie South arc making a. ,hr North
There vas time no: SO many year.
ago when Michigan was proud Of he,
Negro athletes. For Jowc1i. h"l
great football player nothing wa:
considered TOO good He was caIlc.
upon at every crisis and never failct
t. nak" good. The battle won. 81
lost, there was keen competition a!
to who should bo first 70 DO honor :,
the star player Of the eleven.
But with the advent Of S0uthcr,
coaches, trainers. players and schcd
ulcs, the Negro alhl"t" was relega,r,
10 the side lines as spectator. All
lctic relations with Southern school
Cnotahlv VAndcr.j" Ju.~orai;r
m"st not be joopardjz"d nor wnr
Southern members OF size variou
teams, "Whom natural lT"iuGicr &
oth"r feeling might can.u 80 ImUl"y
to he offended. In consequence. {
1hc Negro students it y respected,
suggested NOT to par~cV"'" /" e.,
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