The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-30
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LAND GRANT COLIlEGES At
RECENT MEETING.
Changed Front
Did Negro Presidents When RsSs
resentative Of U. s. Bureau uk
Agriculture Told Them That BkISS
arate Organization Was to H64
Desired by Them.
Especial to The Advocate. j.

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all the facts pertaining to the meek
ing of the presidents and other or
hc1als of Negro land grant colleges:
held here week before last, have
never been given to the public. S II
The representative of The AdyVsg
cate learns that, prior to the me6tES
ing, most Of the delegates weTes
sounded as to their views ON tifjSs
propriety of separating the mssixs
Ipody, A. G. Monahan, specialist ihE
Land Grant College Statistics, U. His
bureau of Education, was SO actiyN
In the movement for the separations
that he is thought to have been. M
hlnd the call, issued from West Viz
gina, proposing the meeting. In
this he was at first opposed by the
slgners of the call, who with YounSS
or the Florida school, drew up ss
buttons opposing a separate orgsiSss
lzatlon. These resolutions were TO-
nave been presented by PresidalffS:
Young, but when DR.. Claxton, conis
missioner of education, and Nj
Monahan put in their appearances saTs
the meeting, Young suffered a very
iseVere attack of "cold feet
The presence of these two repraa{s
\senatives of the national ssgoyar4isS
ment seemed to have changed hi a4
views of the acting chairman OF
meetlng' also, for when the comms
tee on permanent organization, nrisf
ley' OF North Carolina, chairman Ts9
ported adversely, he appointed 4aa$.
other committee following a speech
| Dy Monahan, warmly endorsing thGs
| movement And not only was che
acting chairman swayed by the araiass
ments OF Monahan, but everybody4fs 4fsg.s
the meeting went over, exc8ntfffss ss
| Bluford, of North Carolina; Gufef
or West Virginia, and Dudley, Who
advanced some very excellent affssiS ~
ments against the innovation. pfasss
1dent Dudley gave as his REASONS abm
| opposing separate meetings h1a be-
lief that the heads of the schools
could DO their race and instituttoms%
| more good by being in place whareS
lthey could come in contact with ,thssS
most advanced thought pertairiitlS
to the work In which they were en-
| gagged; and especially where they /
| could, and no where else, observe
formative legislation for land grant
colleges, and learn how best to ssryes
the schools, their patrons, and theS
Students ssaa99
| Speculation is now rife among
those not on the inside as fn what
pressure was brought to bear on the
Negro educators to make them
change front so completely, and Why,
Monahan, representative OF s1a@
national government, was so anxiousH
to bring the separate body into basS.
Ing. Before he stated his position to-
the delegates as a whole the senti-@
ment was overwhelming against
Withdrawing from the parent organ.
lzat1on, but his speech and the preSs
ence of DR.. Claxton seemed to have
completely demoralized the oppOsss
| ton. "Why?" That is the, aHessszs
ton being asked on all sides. ''WasS
Monahan acting for the administra4
tion?" Is another question some of
the deeper thinkers are asking them
selves - -7sr4s ~
The relations existing among the
white and Negro heads Of nati0fiN
supported agricultural and mecIanf@
cal schools. in their annual meet
| ings, have been SO cordial that thsS
call proposing separation was ~
great surprise to most of the Ne-Sg
groes Most Of them came here With
the intention Of voting against H.
but they changed their minds when
| they saw government official dSss
| sired them to do so. Some thfnG
they were intimidated and all indtSsss.
cations are to that effect,
The meeting adjourned withoft
taking definite steps, other than fHw
appointment of another committees
on permanent organization headStp
! by Young, who, it will rememberBSa.s y
showed yellow streak in the ffraES
instance. This committee is to hT8A
port at the next meeting, to be kBf2tsF
J in Washington. In tho interim s6fHS
Iof the more courageous delegatSs
Will try to ascertain from WHIST
source MOnahan got his informati0Dk
as to the arguments when they De-
cided to take negative action. TfS&
| so they say, will also take steps u
| acquaint themselves as to MonaR4vln
motives and backing in taking .thSk
stand he did. In-gther words, EkBBxsk
will try to find out if any one sshSkIt
er up" fathered the separation aSs
the whites from the Negroes ing ma
annual meetings.
1t is anticipated here that futyfr
developments will clear up many
points which are now dark, and tnz
are eagerly awaited. VA s9