The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-06
Colored Schools y @
to Lose a Friend
Van Sickle, Superintendent of Ralti-
more City Schools, Under Whose
Administration Schools Made
Great Progress, to he Removed.

TIC schools here are in 4 turmoil he-
'ause OF the summary removal Of
three OF the nine members OF the
Board Of School Commissioners by
Mayor James IL. Preston in ORDER
that three others may he appointed
who will vote for the ousting Of
superintendent OF Schools James II.
NanSickle.
! Mr.. NanSickle has had charge Of
the schools since 1907 and althOuSh
1t is rctuEI!,tl ne country over Us
an educatiO al rNpert. he has never
had the cord!;i support Of tn- rank
and file Of the whites mere chiefly
because he came from anOlhI.' city.
hen he came here he found the
schools to be in poor shape and
| OoSSed by the politicians
The great progress since made is
evidenced by the growth of efficiency
Of the colored schools. When he
came here the majority Of the twenty
| or more cOlOred schools were in
charge Of white teachers and there
was no school for the special training
Of teachers. All Of the colored schools
are now in the hands OF teachers OF
| the race. for the most part trained in
| the schools here. There are three SUI
pervising principals, two OF whom
| draw $4,000 year and t,,p other
$40 for his additional duties as
principal Of the Teachers Training
School. The principal of the Colored
High School also draws S2.4GO a
year. He is Mason 4. Hawk ins, a
Harvard alumnus. with rs college
graduates as assistants.
Prior to the coming Of Mr. Van
Sickle, the High School was liz charge
of a white faculty and only one of
graduates had consequently COM
pleteG a college course. Today
its graduates have either been grad
uated from leading colleges or are
now enrolled as students in them
tSevcral Of these college graduates are
now members Of the faculty Of the
school. Carl J. MrTply, who was
graduated from the school in 1907,
received his a. B. from Howard Uni
VerSity few weeks ago, anG also won
scholarship in the pOStgra duate
school at Harvard University. These
and the fact that there are over 2OOI
colOred teachers here are evidences
OF progress during Mr.. VanSickles
regime.
Among the teachers in the High
School who will pursue courses at
Columbia University during the sum-
mer are James S. Thomas, CARING
ton l.. Davis, Glenford D. Pennington,
and Miss VI. Flagg.
The COlOred Fresh Air and Empty
Stocking Circle took it's first quota of
children today to the Iarm maintain
ed for the benefit Of the poor little
waits OF the city near here The
children taken today were from the
several orphan asylums of the city
and will be given a weeks outing,
when another installment will take
their places. The society expects to
spend about $500 this summer in
making the little ones happy. Miss
Ida r. Cummings is the president.
Prof. NJ F. Walker, a teacher in
the College Of West Africa, Mon
rcvia, Liberia, and his wife are the
guests OF the latter'S father, Rev. Dr.
Ernest Lyon. Of 141 w. Hill street.
They spent three months in Europe
| before coming here
The A. VI. F.. Minister'S Meeting
held their closing meeting for the
summer Monday Of last week. Just
before the adjournment a resolution
was passed unanimously endorsing
the president Of the meeting, Rev. DR..
A. l.. Gaines for editor Of the Chris
tian Recorder.
The Whitman Sisters are attracting
large crowds nightly at Days thea
ter Two performances are given
! each night. NJ. William II. Daily,
proprietor Of the theater, is highly
elated over the success that the bill
presented is meeting
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