The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
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There probably will never be
great emigration on the part of Amer
lean negroes to Liberia. The difficulty
of transporting millions of black men,
women and children would make the
scheme Of general exodus imprac-
ticable. Besides, there is limited
range Of promising occupations. But
there is room for thousands of immi-
grants who are forceful. self-reliant
and willing to work. The American
negro should become acquainted with
Liberia and interest himself in it,
Professor Starr.
In the exhibition arranged by Pro
feseor Starr there is the best collec-
ton Of books and printed matter re-
lating to Liberia that has ever been
brought together at one time. Besides
the books written about the country
by strangers and scientific men travel
Ing in the country, there are books
and pamphlets printed In Liberia and
written by Liberians on the politics,
government, history and religion Of
their own country. There are files of
the principal Liberian newspapers and
magazines, the Liberian Register, the
African League, Liberia Times, Liberia
Recorder, the Guide and missionary
paper, Liberia and West Africa.
A whole case is devoted to the ac-
tivities of the missions in Liberia In
the exhibit the Protestant Episcopal,
the Methodist Episcopal. the African
Methodist Episcopal, the Lutheran and
the Christian missions are represented.
They have been especially active in
providing schools and much needed
education for the natives. Among the
notable mission schools are Epiphany
hall, under the direction of the Prot
estant Episcopal church, and the Col
1ege of West Africa, a Methodist Epis-
copal school, located at Monrovia. At
Epiphany hall there is a farm and cof-
fee plantation connected with the
school, and four hours Of practical
agriculture and horticulture are re-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Closely following the action OF the
senate in favor of substantial ap-
preparation for continuing the work
on the new Central high school build
ing, and for the purchase of site
for the new Eastern High school,
comes the news that the work of con-
structing a new high school building
for colored pupils will probably be
begun next fall, says the Washington
Star. Congress last July having ap-
propriated $4,000 toward the con-
struction of this building, the author
ized cost of which is to be $4,000, the
announcement Is now made that the
plans for the proposed structure are
practically complete.
The pressing need for new build
ing for the colored high school is
shown in the statement that the struc-
ture now in use was built to accom-
modate 450 pupils; that its present
enrolment is more than 800, and that
libraries, study halls and other rooms
have been pressed into service as
classrooms, though designed for other
purposes. The efficiency of this
school has suffered somewhat for a
long time because of its crowded con-
dition. The plans for the new build
ing show a provision Of space for
1,400 pupils, nearly double the present
enrolment of the school, This appears
to be looking well into the future. but
the building will not be completed un-
til the spring of 1916, and the school
population of Washington is increas-
ing rapidly. With the facilities and
attractions of the new high school
buildings, a marked increase in the
high school enrolment may be looked
for.
There was buried in Mt Hope ceme-
terry, at Boston. last week. Mrs. Sarah
Spence, who claimed to be one hun
dred and thirteen years old. At her
grave were three daughters. all of
whom were born in slavery. All of
her 16 children were slaves. After the
war they came North. one by one, and
the mother herself came to Boston IA
years ago. Mrs. Spence was born In
Camden Her parents were slaves of
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