The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-19
MANY COLLEGE EXPERTS
STUDY RACE QUESTIONS
Hold Meeting Here and Discuss
Problem From Every
Point Of View.

II was tho general tone of ali tho
reports submitted by members OF tho
University Commission on Southern
Race Questions. which held two ses-
slons M the Hotel Richmond yesterday.
that race conditions In tho South have
reached status that holds great
promise and announcement for tho
future. The commission seems con-
WINGED that, In tho main. tho negro
is receiving tho genuine sympathy OF
the white people In all his efforts at
real bettorment; and. also, that ito IS
advancing in many desirable ways.
Every member of the commission was
present as follows: Professors James
j. Doster, University OF Alabama: w.
:. Sutton, University of Texas; VIII
liam l.. Kennon. University OF Mis-
sissippi; w. O. Scroggs. Louisiana
state University; c. II. Trough. Uni
vcrsity OF Arkansas: James NJ. Fnrr.
University OF Florida; Charles W. Balm.
University OF North Carolina: Josiah
Morse. University OF South Carolina;
K. j. II. De Leach. University OF Geor-
giI w. d. Hedleston. University OF
Tennessee. and w. NJ. Hunley. Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Or. S. C. Mitchell, president OF tho
Medical College OF Virginia, and DR..
James II. billiard. president OF the
Jeanes Fund and director OF the slater
Fund, associate members of tho COM
mission, also were present
Or. r. L. BLACKWELL president Of
Randolph Macon College. and Jackson
Doris, superior of negro rural schools
In Virginia, accepted an invitation to
sit with the commission and take part
in It's deliberations
This morning the members are leav-
ing Tor Hampton. where they plan to
spend the day at Hampton Institute.
Tonight they Will reach Churlottcs-
Vile at about . o'clock. and Will hold
their concluding meeting tomorrow
morning ut Madison Hall, University
OF Virginia.
Dr.. billiard spoke OF tho work OF
tho commission and what it aims to
DO. namely, to study. as Southern men.
The great Southern race problem and
to present the facts, In time. to the
Southern people in 4 spirit OF calm.
o. ientihc exposition as against the
hysteria OF tho demagoGuo ana the
thoughtlcsSne OF the average South
.crn white man. who takes tho trouble
at all to consider any of the various
phases OF the relation between the
races in the South. DR.. billiard thought
that such q study as the commission
is making will be Of very great value
TO the South, for 1t is the first time
that Southern college and university
men have united to combat If pos
siblc the evils that follow silence. on
the one hand. and demagogic dcclama-
tion on the other, concerning race mat
tors.
President Mitchell said that the pres
ent attitude OF leading Southern men
and women OF intelligence and vision
was a very helpful indication that bet
ter conditions in the relations OF tho
races toward each other were de-
oidcdly IN the making: had already. in
fact. begun TO he seen and felt. When
the facts arc known. he said, conviction
Will take the place OF appeal" Since
tho commission aims to amass the
facts first OF all. he said he saw In It's
work n great force for better race ad-
justmGnt in the South
There was general discussion on
tho subject of the negro from the edu-
cational point OF View. The general
opinion seemed TO be that the white
people OF tho South were sympathetic
toward negro education. Tho most
pressing need, II seems, is for better
teachers.
The situation in each OF the South
crn states was discussed by the rep-
resentative from each State.
The evening session was devoted to
economic phases OF tho race problem.
Professor Do Loach and Professor
Brough read short papers
BY unanimous vote, the commission