The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-24


reach and help our fellows"
Prof. James Dooley, of Brewton,
said: About five months ago we or
ganlzed set of men and purchased
z5o acres of land. We purchased 80
acres of land which we divided up
INTO town lots and sold for $35 down
ana SO much each month. Sixteen
young single colored men have pur-
chased lots. Our property cost $4,000
we have ten trustees and before a
man can be trustee he must make
hlmsef responsible for s100. The
Irst day of January a note of $1,000
ieil due. The trustees raised $500
and the banks loaned us the remain
ing $500, so that we were able to
meet the notes.
Our school started about FIVE
months ago with Moses Purifoy of
Iuskegee Institute as teacher"
j. S. Shanklin, South Carolina,
thought that one way the teacher and
preacher could help the people to
save was by teaching them to eat
three good, plain meals day. every
day and make visitors welcome If
they happened to come, but to avoid
working hard all the week and then
spending it all for a big Sunday din.
ner.
j. H. Garvin, of Winchester, KY,
said: "In teaching the people to save
l believe we cannot do very much
with people of my age. We should
teach the boys and girls. got an
OBJECT lesson in this by watching the
boys and girls who attend my school,
Every day they used to go to the lit
tie store around the corner and buy
pickles and candy, and such We cal
cuiated that they spent about S5 a
day. AT first the teachers did not be-
lieve 1t. We started a penny saving
society and worked up interest with
the boys and girls and with their pa
rents. Our first deposit, I think, was
ST. At any rate, after we had been
running six weeks we had to our
credit $136.40. Just then the holi-
days were coming on and we talked to
the boys and girls because we knew
they would want to draw the money
out. There was a little rush and $50
was drawn out
President John Hope. Atlanta Bap.
tist college, said: 81 don't believe
have any distinct message to give
about saving. 1 can tell of the things
that were done last year about get
ting $4,000 from colored people in
Georgia for the support of schools
that they don't think they have to
give money to support. That is the
class of schools that is supported by
the missionary societies which are
supposed our people to have all the
money they want"
DR.. Washington read a report of the
Tuskegee Institutes savings depart
ment. which was started in order to
give the Tuskegee students and teach
ers chance to save their money
DR.. Washington said that he would
not bother the people with details for
he himself Just went down the list
every morning to see that the amount
specified on the report was in the
bank. The report showed a deposit
last Thursday morning of $4,000.
This is not the institutions money,
but belongs to the students, teachers
and people of the community. Mr..
Logan, Mr.. Washington said, is pres
ident and cashier of the bank
This bank not only gives the pupils
a place to deposit their savings, but
teaches them how to deal with banks,
generally. 1t is surprising how many
educated people don't even know how
to deposit check
V. H. Tulane, cashier of the Mont
gomery Penny Savings bank, told
some very amusing incidents of peo-
pie not knowing how to deposit
checks.
He thought the habit of saving can
be taught by having bank account
and ascertaining every day how one
stands in his accounts.
DIR. J. B. Lehman, of Edwards, Miss,
delivered an interesting address on
emphasizing the material, the indus
trial, the intellectual and the religious
elements of education.
Other actresses were made by Miss
White, principal of the Montgomery
Industrial Institute; President John
son of West Point. Miss; Professor
Clark of Baton Rouge, La; DR.. An
derson of Louisville, Ky; Presiding
Elder Wright of Macon county, Ala
bama; Rev. William Rankins OF
Evergreen. Ala; Rev. w. S. Cannon,
of Atlanta, Ca; H. A. Loveless OF
Montgomery, Ala; Rev. DIR. Judkins
of Montgomery. Ala; Rev. DR.. Hicks
of Uniontown, Ala, and Rev. w. H
Holloway of Talladega.
The meeting was closed with an in
spring address by DIR. Wilbur F.
Crafts, secretary of the International
Reform Bureau, of Washington, D. c.