The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28
The Hampton Negro
Conference.

The bulletin OF the 1911 Hampton
negro conference has Just been issued.
1t gives in a very interesting way the
proceedings of the fifteenth annual
conference, which was held at Hamp-
ton institute on the 18th and goth OF
July. The Hampton conference brings
together once a year large number
Of teachers, ministers and other per-
sons interested in negro uplift. In q
word. 1t is a meeting of leaders.
In the recent conference the three
main topics considered were "Woman's
Work" Church and Rural Life" and
Cooperation in Virginia" These
main topics were ably discussed from
many points Of view. Under the
Church and Rural Life" the subjects
were place OF the Church in Rural
Life," Negro Preacher Demonstrators"
Church and School in Rural Life"
Rural Church and School Problem"
and Negro Education and Religion"
The subjects relating to ''Woman's
Work" were "Virginla's Federation Of
Colored Women" Negro Christian As
ISOLATION Work" The Negro woman's
Religious Activity and The Irrespon-
sible Girl" COOPERATION in Virginia"
was discussed under the following
heads: The Negro Organization SociI
ety." Negro Health and Education"
Negro Progress and Self-Help" and
School Cooperation" The Negro
Organization society is very unique
and interesting. 1t is made up Of
representatives from lodges, churches.
benevolent societies, etc. In fact, an
effort is being made to bring into
harmonious cooperation every form of
negro organization for the purpose of
improving educational conditions.
From the report it appears that one
of the most interesting and helpful dis
cussions at the conference was by A.
w. Nicholson, principal of Belts acad-
envy, Trenton, s. c. He said: Il went
out in the dark country sections Of
South Carolina. not called so because
of the great population of colored peo-
pie. but because of the lack of inter
est in educational matters.
I'm all Edgefield county the school
term is being extended This year
there were about 1000 colored chill
den in the Edgefield county schools
and we have been given about $4,000
In the white schools there have been
9S5 children and the white people
have received $17,700. While we got
Just about one dollar for each child.
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and $40 for each child.
Il went into the community among
poor white folks. They said: You
have got to get out One hostile
neighbor was won by service. His
wife got sick. We went and offered
help. My wife made things so com
Portable about the home that when the
sick woman got better my neighbor
said: You had better take my wife and
carry her over to your house. | took
her over there. He then sent his COW
We became good friends and l never
had better neighbor.
Finally. instead Of driving me out
the white people sold out. Today the
colored people own about $4,000 acres
Of land adjoining Belts academy Row.
If that can be done in South Carolina.
1t can be done in Virginia AMI North
Carolina"
Prominent white persons taking part
in the discussion were DR.. James H.
billiard. president of the negro rural
school fund: Mr. James Buchanan.
secretary of the Associated Charities.
Richmond. Va, and Mr.. Jackson Davis,
state supervisor of Virginia colored
schools.
The report OF the fifteenth annual
Hampton negro conference should be
read by everyone who is interested in
the uplift of the negro; for it is.a real
contribution to the literature of this
subject.-Monroe N. Work.