The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-04-14
.Bluefield :. +.
Institute
iNSfiLlS IN MINDS, OF NEGRO
BOYS AND GIRLS IDEALS OF g..
-. -~aaD RIGHT. LIVING. --.-- -.
State institution i
Is DONG much toward preparing for
higher citizenship those from other
states where EDUCATION Is restrict
ed. '.-'. .".t-

south and east Of her West Virginia
mas but few Negroes Of these a
very small minority are native to the
SOIL. The larger part Of the native
POPULATION being found :in~the elder
parts of the State. In the soutb-
western section there is migratory
CLASS OF people, and there will always
De--th1s class long the-State Is
IN the process Of being developed.
However, this floating population
remains long enough to be called
citizens both of the State and the
smaller political divisions; long
enough to use that most powerful or
weapons the ballot, making decisions
and determining party control that
will Influence the destiny Of the
state for a.lons tim Should the
state for shear self protection and
preservation do anything to induce
these, developers offsher natural re-
sources to remain, to become at
tached to ;he soil. to imbibe the
spirit and ideals Of the state and
mus IN truth become part Of the
tccmmonWealth?.. .z---.-- --..--.. ...-.-...
1ne State needs citizenship
anxious to develop her great natural
resources that the wealth arising
therefrom may be used to make her
attractive to the thrifty, to make her
intelligent and law abiding. For
Ithis there must be state love and
state pride. These are never the
ideals of drifting and an irresDon.
sible people.
Fo induce the strong to settle. to
remain, to- make homes, the stale
must offer substantial inducement to
those who are willing to come to
work under, upon, and between her
mountains. besides the protection
which the law offers and an opportu-
ID pity 70 Labor SCHOOLS make. s&he.
fn6zf strongest ifYd cement For !fpe edlSIe
to come and abide, Furthermore
GOOD schools and the influences which
IheS naturally exc! . draw better
GLASS; than mere chance to labor.
Will draw, Given a chance to learn
as we'll as to labor the more !ntelli-
S0HC Will Genre ana stay, otherwise
they come only tos gather the state,
wealth and carry it to- enrich other
sections where they will make homes
and rear their families. To attract
and hold the last named class of
colored people was the reason for
rounding the school at Bluefeld.- In
the language of those who were in
IereSted IN the founding Of the
school, THE Bluefield Colored In
stltutS owes its existence to a desire
on the part Of the people Of West
virginia to secure to the youth of
mat part of it's people belonging to
the colored race the facilities for
obtaining such an educational uuali-
flcation as will prepare them to be-
come part of that higher citizen
ship for which the State strives, and
that they may be part OF that in
|telloctual life which should keen
peace With the material development
Of the State.
10 look at the facts dispassionatc-
ly, the State receives in large num-
bors. an ignorant, irresponsible, rift
raft clement from the states east,
southeast and west Of her, These
people are bound to no place by anv
tie or condition, they have had no
tSctoot advantages and 10 -fntufftgput-
Sypathetic direction. Such Deople
gwen an opportunity to earn large
sums Of money under Eittle restraint,
surrounded by every kind Of vice
and tempted always to every extra
giant excess naturally develop into a
class undesirable dangerous, daring,
Teckless. thh1gbtl,ss and imDrovi-
dent. And as they live for the most
part in make-shift settlements they
can but multiply villiany.
Against this class tho State has
one hope-fill the minds Of their
| young with the ideals Of correct liv-
| ing and give to them the training.
the hope, and the chance for attain
| ing such ideas. This the Blucfiold
school has attempted. and when re-
suits and cost are considered the
, state never made a better invest
mont With an average annual aDpro-
nri2tion Of $500 the school hos had
TO start, live asd expand. From q f.
| nancial standpoint the school hae
| tried TO b" on c;amDlc Of what f
! has cndcavOrcd to teach live with.
! in your means: and make q 1it'1c
secure the largest possible advan.
! tAT". This IS not an easy task in y
section wbcrc all classes live in IT.
diculOus and amusing oxtrnvarnnco
| I'ut tho school n"vor tho1ces has II
| many WGVS shown it's students hou