The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-04-08

The Court of Davidson County has
gone on record as favoring Industrial
education for the Negroes of this
county They have shown by their
action Tuesday that they have a
deep feeling for the struggling and
ambitious ones of the race. They
immortalized themselves to the 3d.
600 Negroes in the city, the 10000 in
the county, and the hundreds OF
thousands in the state of Tennessee
by appropriating $6O,O0OOO in David
son County Bonds as bid for the
location of the Normal, Agricultural
and Industrial School which was au'
thorized by the recent session OF the
legislature. This is regarded by all
as the greatest piece of work ever
done for the Negroes in the state
Indeed so far as records bear out,
never before has any county in the
state showed that amount of real in
terest in it's Negro citizens. The mat
ter has been under advisement by
the county court for the past thirty
days in the hands of committee ap-
pointed by said court.
The favorable report of the COM
mittee Monday morning caused re-
joicing throughout the city as it was
predicted that the report would be
adopted.
In the session of the court Tues
day, both morning and afternoon, 1t
was evident that the entire member
ship including every magistrate IN
Davidson County, the presiding Off
Ger and the county attorney, were in
favor of Offering $60O0O.O0 as an
inducement for the location OF the
school in Middle Tennessee. The re-
suits were never in doubt. Some
members of the court opposed the
bond issue preferring to have the
county put up the cash. Others raw
ored the matter but preferred allow
ing it to come before the people.
These three differences of opinion
could not be construed by any one as
opposition to the appropriation.
not one member of the entire court
expressed antagonism in any form
TO the Normal School project. The
last objection in any form was re-
scinded on the floor of the court by
one of it's venerable members, Wnen
according to his statement, ne
learned that the school would be
state institution directly under the
management of the state and county
and that it was for the benefit OF the
Negroes in Tennessee.
The concensus of opinion as ex-
pressed Tuesday in the court ny
more than score of magistrates,
tended to show the greatest interest
in the colored brother, and was In
deed gratifying for the splendid rep.
utation he has maintained all OF
these years. 1t was plainly seen
that the work of the special mass
meeting, through its promoters was
bearing fruit The interest had oeen
aroused. The time for action nau
come. Every citizen in the county
was apparently ready to render the
necessary services. There seems
now to be no doubt but that the
court has given the proper induce
ment for the location of the school
in the county. The appropriatlng OF
the 100000 marks a step forward in
the history of the Volunteer State.
In the session of the court there
were but three representatives OF the
race who had been selected by the
mass-meeting to properly advocate
the claim of the Negroes at this cru
cial moment.
These speakers were given a splen-
did hearing and plead their cause no
bly,. They represented the different