Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-15
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James H. billiard, president OF the
Jeanes Fund board and director Of the
John F. Slater fund. sends the fol.
lowing communication to the Boston
Transcript:
II I may be permitted should be
glad, through your paper. to call at
tention to a fine work which has been
begun In Nashville, Tenn, for the
training of colored social workers.
The school is under the direction OF
q representative board composed OF
such men as Chancellor Kirkland OF
Vanderbilt university, DR.. Booker 7.
Washington, Bishop Thirkield, Hon.
J. c. Napier, and others. The moving
spirit and executive secretary is Mr.,
J. E. McCulloch. who is aleo secretary
Of the Southern Sociological congress-.
a man Of devoted ability and enthus-
iasm. Any one who may be interested
in this needed work may get informa.
ton by writing to Mr.. McCulloch at
The school of course stands
in need of assistance. l know OF few
places where assistance would be as
wisely bestowed. sst y.
Two features Of this work should
commend themselves to people in the
north who wish to aid In improving
among the colored people
OF the south, First, the school Is In
all denominations being
on its board. recently
attended meeting Of the board at
which were present leading colored
Methodist bishop and also one Of the
most prominent colored Baptist min
listers Of the south. Such interde-
cooperation Is much to
be welcomed. especially where de-
feelings are SO strong.
Second, the school is most valuable In
the need of recognizing
the Importance of social work In the
churches. There is great and immedi-
ate need Of extending this idea
the colored churches In
the south, and with adequate support
this undertaking In Nashville can ex'
ercise an important influence In this
direction.
A fact which is not widely known is
that the ONCE Of collector Of the port
at the capital of the United States
almost invariably Is given to Negro.
The office is not SO important as 1t
was, but still carries some prestige
with It. Georgetown, a section OF
is the port OF entry OF
the capital city, and at one time was
one of the chief ports Of entry OF the
United States. being a shipping point
for huge quantities Of Virginia and
Maryland tobacco. Whitefeld Mckin-
ley. a Negro. Is the present collector
at Georgetown. w. H. Lewis. Negro
OF Massachusetts, until recently held
the high office of assistant attorney
general OF the United States In fact.
II you 90 down the list good many
high jobs will be found to be filled
by the Negroes. Not long ago Ne
groes held some Of the high elective
offices in Washington. There was
Negro member OF the house Of repre-
eentatives, James j. Lynch of Missis-
sippi, until 1900. Lynch was perma-
nent chairman OF the Republican ma
tional convention which nominated
President Harrison. Perhaps the fore
most negro politician of the country
was old Senator Bruce, who for sew
eral years represented Mississippi IN
the United States senate. His son,
Roscoe Conkling, Bruce, is at present
superintendent of schools of
the district United States Senator
White Of North Carolina was also a
Negro. Frederick Douglass was
Negro who occupied prominent posi-
ton in American politics, but he was
nearly white. -g. ).
Although he has no medals Of honor.
Robert Dorsey, thirteen-year-old COL
ored youth at Washington. D. c., is a