The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-18
WHO PAY MONTHLY TAX is
." CORONA NORMAL AND IN
DUSTRIAL INSTITUTE
Supporters Lauded
by Corporation Manager for Their
Faithfulness and Encouraged to
Continue IN work Of SeIfllelp and
Racial Progress.
Especial to The Advocate. }.

: Corona, Ala, May 13.--SympathS
In their struggles to educate their
children and to provide better
home life for them and encourage
ment for the future were the dom1-
nant notes in stirring address last
might -by-Beften Gii44feath, of Biz
mingham, philantnropist and public
list, at the closing exercises Of the
corona Normal and Industrial Instl-
tute for Negroes, which institution. Is
supported mainly by the Negro min
ers by the payment of IN onChly tax.
"A large number of prominent
white people Of this community
heard Mr.. Gilreath,. among them be-
ling DR.. ID. B. Chiffon, H. F.. Gibson,
superintendent Corona mines; j. w.
Harkins, superintendent Patton
mines; Rev. J. II. Kilgore, president
white school board; J. r. Savage, Of
the Corona mines; A. Carpell, w. F.
Files and r. c. Lollar, merchants of
Patton, and others
Mr.. Gilreath was introduced by l..
b. Musgrave, president and general
manager. Of the Corona Corporation,
who paid high tribute to the faith
tulness of the Negroes of this section
in maintaining The institution for
the education Of their children. You
have been faithful In many things"
he said. "This corporation could not
have been the success it has without
your help. l have never had to call
upon you for help of any kind with
out ready response, and in my
HEART, I appreciate it,
l. IN the beginning Of his address
fMr. Gi1reatA~ conftneEfted ION the in
Frequency of crime in this district as
1compared with that of other mining
,idistricts and declared it to be due in
a large measure to the influence Of
tine institution. The work of Will
liam H. Councill, who laid the COL
Der stone of the first building here,
and whose graduates for the most
part have carried on the work was
given high praise, and the usefulness
of, the dead educator to the State of
Alabama and the South was dwelt
upon at length. In the course Of his
remarks Mr. Gilreath said:
| 'The Negroes in this section of
Alabama have a great opportunity.
Two-thirds of the ore mining is done
by them, whereas, when I first came
to Alabama it was done entirely by
white miners. Negroes are learning
how to do things. Mr.. Musgrove III
his work here is great agent for
the people. He pays you a hign com
pliment when he admits that you are
co-laborers with him. God put you
here for q purpose. He had motive
for 1t, for he IS behind all race
movements. If the white people are
ahead Of you in any way, remember
they have great responsibilities by
reason Of that fact that you do not
|have.
/ you have with them, however,
the same chance to read the Bible
tthe same chance for development;
the same chance to build character,
and after all, it is character that
counts. Your race is doing far more
than you, perhaps2 think; and yet
there Is q great work for you to do
The white people have the same
trouble raising money for their in
, stitutions that you have, and you
have no need to be discouraged al
lall.
'The same God that laid down the
Principle that cut Of the sweat OF
= the brow shall men be fed, also 1aio
down the principle that all mer
were created out Of one blood. 1t Is
not question Of color. 1t is ques
ton Of what man Is doing. Yor
T. have great race leaders. Take thell
advice, emulate their example, ant
V aged. You must learn that to sue
ceed in any work means to become
,an artist. A good cook is an artist
SO is the good miner; the good far
, mer. TO develop this school here
as you have begun, ] want you tt
work In harmony with your trustees
with your principal, and above all
for yourselves, save your money ant
buy property"
. In closing MIR. Gilreath paid higl
, tribute to the efficiency of the wort
" Of Principal M. II. Griffin. SuDerin
tendent J. w. Harkins declared tina
in all his work ne heard no com
= lDlaint from the miners Of the ta
they paid for the support Of tn
Z school, and that in the work of tn
= 1uen, he could sec the good infiuenc
Of, the school. .,~,r.-~