The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-30

ana contests for markSmanShip thew
show up we'll with their adversaries.
Major Brooks is q seasoned COM
mander, always quiet, but firm and
respect--compelling every inch a
soldier.
competent colored musicians, who
wish to join an army band, will hear
something to their advantage by aI-
dressing Band master Wade II. Ham
mona, 9Th Cavalry, Fort d. A. Rus
sell, Wyoming. He is reorganizing
his band and can use a number of
hrst-class performers.
President Taft addressed the stu
dents of Lincoln University on Sat-
urday OF last week, and gave them
some safe and sane advice on how
TO make success Of their lives
Pleading for the establishment of
a novel "monotechnic school" for the
education of Washington's colored
population along lines of industrial
trainings, Assistant Superintendent
roscoe Conkling Bruce, of the public
school system, in charge Of colored
pupils, has put forth the statement
that without such training thou
sands of colored children whose
parents show no interest in their
educatlon can never be brought sue
cesstully into the influence of the
schools
Mr.. Bruce suggests $25O,OOO
building, to be placed in the center
OF the Negro population here, to
mouse a~system of class rooms for
modern industrial schools Of elemene
tary grade. He believes that such q
schcol would be constantly filled with
colored pupils of thirteen years and
| upwards.
Tic believes the school should be
esta blished for boys and girls al
ready with some Slight knowledge
Of some trade, as we'll as for those
VINO have had no experience.
Mr.. Bruce gives as two leading
causes for the enormous number of
poor children, who, in spite of the
| compulsory education law, have
never been enrolled on the school
books, the fact that the schools, as
aat present conducted, are literary
and abstract to a great degree, Offer
ing no direct preparation for the
earning Of a livelihood, and also be-
cause parents in many cases are I'M
able to provide children with proper
clothing.
Mr.. Bruce's recommendations are
always listened to with great respect
| by the school auth critics and there
IS ample room for the BELIEF that in
course Of time, this "mohotechnic"
Idea will be given fair trial in the
interest of the poor classes of child
rem for whom our ever-resourcefuI
superintendent speaks so eloquently
and convincingly.
| The National Negro Press Associa-
| ton is to have number Of important
departments for the consideration of a
special Hne'Of Subjects related to the
| work or making a newspapers The
| department dealing with the "Syndi-
| Gated News Service" has been placed
! in hands Of Mr.. n. Barnett Dodson,
| or New York, the representative Of
the American Press Association and
| editor of the colored page which the
reader sees in SO many Of the first
class colored newspapers Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Dodson's assistants and
| advisers are: n. Thomas Fortune,
Philadelphia; Ralph w. Tyler, Wash
ington, d. c.; Oliver NJ Randolph,
WaShln gton, ID. c.; Prof Kelly Mil
Ter, Washington, D. c.; Noah D.
thompson, Tuskegee Institute, Ala;
Horace u
CHARLES Stewart, Chicago, ILL.,; P. B.
Young, Norfolk, Va; Charles N.
Love, Houston, Texas; and Summer
n. Lark, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Dod-
son will present an interesting paper
on the value Of the syndicated news
service at the New York convention.
DR.. J. R. Wilder, who is visiting
IN Brazil, the Argentine Republic and
other South American countries,
may start an emigration movement
or American Negroes to those reg
ions, if his Investigations prove that
the step is an advantageous one. It
| Is said that there is absolutely no
color prejudice in the South Ameri-
can Republics and that they offer an
| excellent field for cOlorcd profession
al and business men who wish to
tfa4Se RhamPered- blythe restrictions
! thrown in the black mans pathway
IN this country. Upon his return DR..
! Wider will encOuch his views in a
series Of lectures which he plans to
| denver for the information of the
| public.
| u,
dent Of the Washington Commercial
| Council is at home again after
! lengthy tour, which included Pitts