The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02
Negro Losing Ground
IN MItCHANICAh PURSUITS BE
CAUSE HIS INDU KIAL
TRAINING HAS NOT KEPT
PACE WITH GROWING DE
MANDS OF MANY TRADES
WHICH HE ONCE MONOPO-
LIKED.
Especial to she AdvocatN.)


end annual Negro Fair, held under
, the auspices of the Utica Normal
and Industrial Institute, came to 4,
| close here today, the exercises on
the last day being attended by
aIout 1000 persons, including farm
crs from the surrounding neighbor-
: hood, visitors from varioIs points
III Ilfnds and Cbpiah counties, and
the entire student body of the in.
stitutioH.
Competitive games, races and a
! barbecue furnished the entertain
mcnt, and much Interest was mani
Tested in the exhibits. Wulter S.
Buchanan, president Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College for
Negroes, located at Normal, Ala,
: made the principal address. He was
introduced by Principal William III.
; ltoltzclaw, the leader Of the farmers
, Improvement movement in this Sec
ton, who took occasion to give some
frank advice to the farmers with
reference to saving money
."Ihis is the danger season." he
said Most Of rs hero have been
without money all the wear? Most
Of rs have been living on credit ana
, it IS well to have onr attention 1iXed
to the matter Of saving little
lmoney OF course, it. is understood
that all debts ought to be paid. No
man ought to be willing to begin
,, another Year with the Sebts Of the
Old year hanging over his head. A.
;cr all debts have been paid, see
that The family IL made comfortable.
! See that the wifG~and children have
plenty Of good, warm comfortable
clothing for the winter. Buy books
Tor the children to use in school:
bly some magazines and newspa-
perS Tor the home: give some money
To the minister, to the church and
the neiShborhooG school, ir order
that better house might be erect
Cd or the term extended.
"Too many Of us Duy 4 lot OF
things We do not need: things We
, can DO without, when if we would
put our money into better homes,
better churches, better schools, paw
all debts promptly, and then put the
money that is left into the bank. we
would DO have to whine around so
much about hard times"
! Prof. buchanan urged his peODlc
TO bulld UP good schools in the re-
i'rmiy in the soil. If the Negro
live in large numbers and have an
opportunity to plant themselves
lrmly in the soil. If thu Negroes
through his own efforts does not
supplement public school funds and
provide better schools for Negro
| children in the remote rural dis
! tricts, We shall eventually lose our
| hold upon tho soil and lei sIip away
| 1rCm Us forever, the oprortunitv TO
gain firm and lasting foothold ur
on the agricultural resources Of the
oOMth, he said. 1T is very plain
today that the Negro is losing
ground in the various mechanical
| pursuits because ms industrial
training has no. Kept pace with the
growing demands Of the many
! trades ill which the blaCk man for
mcrlN held a monopoly"
Negro tpachrr; must still be i'm
; bued with the missionary spirit,
/ they must be wiling to Sac1 ilice sal
ory ana pleasure and 70 out into
the backwOodS where they arc need
ed, and teach t!Ic peCplc now to
, make better living Dn less acre
! - 90 \, ct IL,