The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-01-27

| Washin gton, January 26.-At two
sessions of the Senate Committee on
, Agriculture and Forests earnest and
eloquent arguments have been pre-
scented to show that the District OF
Columbus should share in the bene-
fts OF the Morrill, Diet, which tsnro--
J Yides for a fund for the establish
mont and maintenance OF @ depart
ment Of scientific agriculture in va
rious educational institutions i'm the
states and territories; President G.
/ w. Needham appeared lin the Interest
Of George -Washingtont University. a
white college, in the behalf of which
Senator Gallinger has offered an
amendment to-. the original act, anu
Prof. Kelly Miller presented the
case Of the 100000 cblored citizens,
/ OF. the District. suggesting that the
amount allotted be plaeed at the dis
posal Of Howard University, which
was In a position TO utilize it to the
best advantage Of, the race in this
com munlty. Prof. Miller's ar:gu- I
me9t was 80 convincing that the COM
! mtttee has decided to incorporate IT
In the Gallinger amendment. a clause
granting to Howard University the
j privilege Of sharing, with George
Washington University whatever
moneys may De appropriated. under
the law IN aid CT the study of scien-
titic agriculture. 80: - " r
| Prof. Miller told Of the peculiar
advantages that would accrue to the
Negro people from a study or aeri-
culture under the Unparalleled OBJ.
portunities enjoyed at the nations
tcapftai, situated as It is within easy
access to the greatest scientific H.,
! p ,!s ana museums IN the. country
ssia Ieaenlnk suGh an aggregation OF.
s'"ueh's VINO represented SO many
,. eeI.ions o. the. uh1ted states, and
eeteholns even beyond the BORDERS
o VI, =, ohllnent---~I Inc civilized
"oilu LOOKS 10 washington Tor Its
; ,oesons LII eoucaa4Stohal .methods and
~, ~ nu ~ & Ing sresnlks: we
a toNnlSVs' Nltn 8oStpar cent. ot the,
:, aAn sgp
thrnn f1aaf. 80
The coil tba ~ os+ "a II
nat,1ro r,akas noseip1o ~ go si - wnloh
fciarv ~ the f, rD -, tha ~ LIE pehe-
cause ~ of9erad 49, x tn Ssh a ~, oeo
Inf1uenca ond oo,,Is ",s es,t 'anse VI
and praoosm1I,, o,,a Iu 20, epeeullS
noses desIrad W. H 10y NJ Nna ne pul-
Howard IIniv.,s,iu ~ -" 1891 t IA -, ac1
sectarian n,,h1to 80 "4, 80 NJ -.
character IT, ,rana a Va. n"tione va ~ -
nrono.ad o11o+rat ~ INC
| In IInfvarsjtu aho,,ra ss " "enins'
tantT;s ~ +ba+ 1Jor1,a., n 80 aI Ven,
tbreatenths hato o14mat .ts slouit nave
lconsiderad 49,. r,ot, -, 1,,s Co.
l
/
Ine Iunu were aeVoteo entlrely'
t"e VINE Institutes qeciare
800. 80. - Hhtliel' anu Ine co1oreu 1nstl-
tutloh oe paSseu ny " would De an
~ noieeoAue eHahple 10 the states
t th me 0outh, slAteen schools oeneht
'he 49,, W. a., "a noI "a Single one
sa W ,Iau q lu' Uolles1ate tEalplng
100 ~ I|u. sa'1 ne1e 40 d specla1
80, "uuIu, toi scnool where
- e4AniNe ga" De si'eh'
A'onough there IS no agricultural
college at howard now, he explain.
ca there ID provision for such an
lhSCltutlon In the charter, and steps
Wl1i De TAKEN 10 open such college
'ne DeneIts OF the Morr1ll lanC
acl ne eAtenoea 10 IT, II Will ais
enaole tae UNIVERSITY ne added, tc
peilect ltS ProJecteo SCHOOLS OF en-
lS.noollns' 1ne "ork OF the seen
Ilno @ep"ptncHe' Boon tn en- mouse
9so,Voo structure on the HOW
ato can pus' VIII De promoted he
'onu measure ny the ala mus gwen
ai,1 "I inward continued
. Ml1.el' come from thlrty-nVe
1t"'ee anu many 1ore1sh countries
49, 90 'nelelore' particularly ma
I.on%i 80 10 scope VI framing. how
",u ueiieses' ne explained, IL is the
VI euuca'lonai framing Tor
tne coio1eu race ana IS ruby pre-