The Denver star., 1913-12-20
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS.
fesns Educational Body OutIinss
Plans For Future Work.

Pfano 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 representative
from schools in eight southern>st states-
An important feature of the work of
the organization is to relieve the in
crensing difficulty with which schools
for Afro-Americans in the varioos
states meet in their efforts to secure
financial assistance.
Among the leaders of the movement
present at this session of the associa-
uon We're Clarence II. Kelsey. presi-
dent of the Title Guarantee and Trust
company. New York: DIR. William F.
B. Du Bois. editor of the Crisis Maga-
zine: DR.. James II. billiard of the Sla-
ter and Jeanes funds and John Emlen
Of the Armstrong association, Philadel-
p0a. The association adopted con-
| stitution. in which are set forth the
| following aims-namely:
TO lay out in as definite form as
i tle complex circumstances OF our
| schools will permit program of aca-
damic and Industrial work and study.
l.bofh as to time and content, which
Eahhl constitute n minimum standard
~ actual accomplishment by units of
Work for all the schools, belonging to
1e association.
10 have the. results OF this program
broughly and systematically tested
~ sRnmlpations, by exchange Of
teschers. by tactfuliy 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-
pcnditures.
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 nghtful ways
the starting OF new schools for our
people unless they have a 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 mere schools than the
Z available money or talent can support
! and where two poor institutions might
easily be 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-
lance to the good name and support
Of worthy schools.
To try to devise a better means of
securing funds and of arousing and
sustaining public interest in Negro ed
ncation.
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-
trmatic study of all the problems
aDove mentioned.
The association, which was founded
under the direction of the National
Association For the Advancement of
: Colored People. aims not only to bring
70 pass effective cooperation in ini-
growing the courses of study in these
schools, correlating academic and In
dustrial work and In widening public
interest in the cause OF education
a;ious Afro-Auier.cans. but also 70 nur-
chase In some Joint manner stock sup
rlies for all the schools of the asso-
cation. 1t is thought that thousands
OF dollars will be saved to scores Of
Negro schools by this arrangement