The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-08-01
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Conditions on Roads In North
.>' Carolina IntOIerabIa.
REMEDY IN new MOVEMENT

Discrimination on Railroads and Other
Public conveyanees, With Poor 40
oommodations For Afro Americans,
. Menace to Health Of Passengers.
Or. J. q. Dudley to tho Fore.
Greensboro, N. C.-The colored peo-
pie Of this section Of the state are
aroused az never before on account of
the poor accommodations provided for
members Of the race on the railroads.
Race prejudice and color discrimina-
tion in the public service in most every
department of industry are causing no
little unrest among our people.
The movement for change Of con-
ditions. recently started by DR.. James
b. Dudley, is taking definite shape.
DR.. Dudley has called the attention Of
hose in authority to these intolerable
conditions through the public press.
He has also presented the matter to
the State Teachers association at the
National Religious Training school.
All are agreed that the jimcrow serv-
Ice on the railroads is a menace to pub
nc health and disgrace.
DR.. Dudley Is a man Of wide influ-
ence and integrity. For many years
be has been connected with the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
College For the Colored Race either
In the capacity Of trustee or president
Of the college. During the time he
was trustee he held the Office as Sec
retary Of the board and was at that
time principal Of the high school at
Wilmington, N. G. He was elected to
the presidency of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, this city, in 1897.
and at that time the institution was
young and not SO well organized as it
10 now. 1t was also in bad financial
condition.
Shortly after his election as president
Of the institution a system of entrance
examinations. we'll graded classes and
courses Of study was got up. At
that time he found students coming d.
Eectly from the farm being taught
Latin, philosophy, psychology, etc. He
had the course changed so as to in
clude the subjects that would be more
closely connected with the students g
environment. such as agricultural and
mechanical arts. He has succeeded ad-
mirably well by emphasizing these two
lines until he now has what is known
a. the best school in the country doing
work in agricultural and mechanical
arts among Afro-Americans. One edu-
Gator says. 1T is the best technical
school in the United States"
During President Dudley's admins
tration q farm has been purchased and
= now known as the model farm of
Guilford county. Its equipment is
probably the best in the county; the
dairy herd. etc.. possibly the best in
the state. The dairy inspector recent
" gave the college a percentage Of 96.
which is the highest ever given In this
section Of the state.
President Dudley Is in personal con-
tact with the best element Of white
people in the state. He is now making
efforts to get an agricultural building,
In which will be the agricultural indus
trics and activities He has secured
from the legislature funds for an up to
date sewerage system, water system.
central heating plant. two new dormi-
k0rfoa and two nayy harms
The influence Of the college is not
only confined within its walls. but ex-
tends through its summer school. insti-
tutcs and farmerD' conferences. The
summer school extends to all parts of
the state. and DR.. Dudley and his as
sistants, who are graduates from Cor
nell and other leading institutions. are
planning to organize what is known as
an extension dep 'rtment. which will
be extended to the farmers and teach
ers throughout North Carolina.