The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-01

ialmost universal response that
{ comes to such undertakings. Color
, ed people and white, people too
are reached by it, and good work
, done in one place IS almost sure to
,be the occasion for similar work
elsewhere. The effort is contag-
lious. The directors of the Jeanes
; Fund are besieged with applica-
tlons for supervisors for counties
all through the South. Owing how
lever to their limited means, they
can help in but a comparatively
few cases. Such workers. never
ltheless as are employed by the
Jeanes Board could readily enough
be secured by local organizations
anywhere. 1t is especially crafty
ing to find that n beginning is be-
ing made in that direction. For
instance in Virginia the officials OF
one county We're so we'll pleased
with the Jeanes work in a neighbor-
ing county that they have adopted
1T and will pay for it's support in
full. "A second county will pay
half the salary of the Jeanes teach
Ter for next year. Why might not
Iany member of this organization go
back to his county, raise from $3.50
to $500 for salary and travelling
Expenses of a supervisor, and thus
set his county ON the direct road
to constructive Improvement along
educational linese
Speaking for self-help in the ru-
lral schools, Clinton j. Galloway,
Director of Extension, Tuskegee
Institute, gave an instructive talk
,, on handling people in rural com
!lmunities.
| Getting the interest Of the Coun-
,ty Superintendent, winning the
confidence of the Ministers, plant
ing school gardens and school
farms were some of the schemes
that aided MIR. Galloway in i'm
proving the rural school of Macon
County Alabama where Tuskegee
Institute is located. Interesting
pictures, showing the schools, homes
and farms that improved under
these methods evoked many eager
Questions from persons in the au-
,, dience.
Probably the most, commanding
paper of all these in the daily dis
cussions was that read by Miss E.
A. Deace of Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Deace had for her subject,
School Hygiene or Sanitation in
"a free and disinterested manner, !"
tNliss Deace urged that teachers and
parents watch the defects of chill
dren and be frank and straight
forward with the young in all those
fmatters which pertain so vitality to
1.-THE human race.
/ Formal Addresses.
Many formal and able addresses
were delivered at the evening ses-
1sions. Rev. T. O. Fuller, President
|of Howe Institute, delivered a
Ischolarly address on the Utility
,of Education" Frederick Doug
las and the Spirit of Freedom"
was the subject Of an address by
Prof. William Pickcns of ITALIA
lladega dega College, college
Education and the Negro' was de-
livered by Rev. NJ. w. Gilbert Pres
,of Selma University, Selma, Ala.
| Educational Trips.
The hospitality o. the Chatta-
noogans to the visiting teachers
was unbounded. Receptions and
various attentions were common.
But the real feature Of entertain
ment was the trips to the various
historic spots about the city. There
were trips to the famous Lookout
Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chic
kamauga Park, the National Gem
etary and many other points of in
terest, that more than repaid any
visit to the city of Civil War fame.
! The following named persons
Iwere elected as officers for the COM
ting year: Pres. W: w. Dogan, Tex.
Vice, n. B. Young Fla, Rec. Sec y
Geo. W. Garry, Okla, Asst Rec.
tSec y A. E. Deace, Ala, Cor. Sec y
j. r. E. Lee, Ala, Treas. w. NJ.
Reddick,, Ga, Registrar, j. S. Clark