The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-19
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS.
Young Educational Body Outlines
Plans For Future Work.

Young Educational Body Outlines
Plans For Future Work.
New York.-The second session of
the Association Of Colored Industrial
Schools, which was organized six
months ago. was recently held for two
days in this city with representatives
from schools in eight southern states.
An important feature of the work of
the organization Is to relieve the in
creasing difficulty with which schools
for AfrO-Americans In the various
states meet In their efforts to secure
financial assistance.
Among the leaders of the movement
present at this session of the associa-
ton were Clarence II. Kelsey, presi-
dent of the Title Guarantee and Trust
company, New York; DR.. William ID.
B. Du Bois, editor of the Crisis Maga.
zine; DR.. James b.. billiard of the Sla-
ter and Jeanes funds and John Emlen
Of the Armstrong association, Philadel-
phia. The association adopted con
stitution, in which are set forth the
following aims namely:
To lay ont In as definite form as
the complex circumstances Of our
schools will permit program Of aca-
demic and Industrial work and study,
both as to time and content. which
shall constitute a minimum standard
Of actual accomplishment by units of
work for all the schools, belonging to
the association.
To have the results Of this program
thoroughly and systematically tested
by examinations, - by exchange Of
teachers, by tactfully directed COM
petition or in any other way agreed
upon by the association -,
To define what the term secondary
and Industrial school shall mean when
used by members Of the association.
To Introduce and have certified in
all the associated schools thoroughly
approved systems of accounting SO as
to insure to the public regular and
detailed reports Of all receipts In ex-
penditures.
To take counsel as to the wisest
spending of money, with particular re-
gard to the possibility Of some kind Of
group or associate purchasing Of stock
supplies. ...
TO discourage In all ightful ways
the starting Of new schools for our
people unless they have reasonable
assurance of support and unless there
Is obvious need for such schools.
To discourage the duplication Of
school work in any single community
where there are more schools than the
available money or talent can support
and where two poor institutions might
easily 6e combined to make one that
might be good.
To guard against fraudulent schools
and their agents. this precaution and
initiative being of the greatest impor-
tance to the good name and support
of worthy schools.
securing funds and Of arousing and
sustaining public interest in Negro ed
ucation.
To make known more generally the
schools needs. not only to the public
at large. but to the great educational
boards. funds and foundations.
To hold regular meetings for sys-
tematic study Of all the problems
above mentioned
The association. which was founded
under the direction of the National
Association For the Advancement Of
Colored People. aims not only to bring
to pass effective cooperation in i'm
proving the courses Of study in these
schools. correlating academic and In.
dustrial work and in widening public
interest In the cause Of education
among Afro Americans. but also to pur-
chase In some joint manner stock sup
plies for all the schools Of the ass0-
ciation 1t is thought that thousands
Of dollars will he saved to scores Of
Negro schools by this arrangement