The Denver star., 1914-04-18


Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations. The meeting of this special
conference was held on the campus Of
the Ohio State university.
In 1912 the Afro-American represent
atiyes met with the association in the
Piedmont hotel. Atlanta. Ga. They
held special conference at the At
lanta university. where they We're ad-
dressed by such distinguished educa-
tors as J. f. Stockbridge. editor of the
Southern RuraliSt. and President Ken
yon l.. Butterfield of the Massachu-
sets Agricultural college. In 1913 the
Association of American Agricultural
Colleges met in the New Willard hotel.
in Washington. There. We're present
representatives from nine states.
Cooperation Of Distinguished Men.
The special conference of the Negro
representatives was held in the Young
Mems Christian association building.
Among the distinguished speakers at
this special conference We're Hon. +.
?. ClaXton. United States commission
er of education: President w. Q.
Thompson, chairman of the executive
committee of the Association of Amer
i"an Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations: DIR. James H. Dilard.
director of the Jeanes fund board:
Bradford Knapp Of the United States
department of agriculture; President
]. S. Wilkinson of South Carolina.
President n. B. Young of Florida and
President G. p. Russell of Kentucky.
President Byrd Prillerman of the
West Virginia Colored institute pre-
sided at this meeting.
Professor Prillerman has shown
great interest in the work of the land
grant schools. and his fellow educators
have shown their appreciation of his
ability and worth by electinG him to
preside over their deliberations. He is
doing fine work at his school in West
Virginia. which has large enrolment
of students in every department of the
institution.
List Of the Negro Land Grant Colleges.
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Walter S. Buchanan president. Normal.
Ala: Branch Normal college, w. S..
Harris president. Pine Bluff, Ark;
State College For Colored Students.
w. C. Jason president, Dover. Del:
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
college, n B. Young president. Talla-l
hassee. Fla; Georgia State Industrial
college, r. Il. Wright president. Savan-
nah, Ga; Kentucky Normal and Indus
trial Institute For Colored Persons, G..
2. Russell president. Frankfort, ky.:i
Southern university. ]. s. Clark presi- I
dent Baton Rouge. La: Princess Anne
academy. ]. o. Spencer president.
Princess Anne. Md: Alcorn Agricul-'
tural and Mechanical college, ]. A,
Martin president. Alcorn, Miss; Lin
coin institute. B. f. Allen president.
jefferson City. Mo-; Agricultural and
Mechanical College For the Colored
Race. James B. Dudley president.
Greensboro, n. c.: Colored Agricultural
and Normal university, Inman f. Page
president. Langston. Okla: Colored
Normal. Industrial. Agricultural and
Mechanical college. Il. S. Wilkinson
president, Orangeburg, S. c.: Agricul-
tural and Industrial State Norma!
school. w. ]. Hale president. Nashville.
Tenn: Prairie View Normal and In
duStrial college. Z. l.. BlackShear pres
ident Prairie View. Tex: Hampton
Normal and Agricultural institute. III.
r. Frissell president. Hampton. Va.
and the West Virginia Colored insti
tute. Byrd Prillerman president. In
stitute w. Va.
The name of Justin Smith Morrill,
should be honored and revered by all
members of the Negro race in this
country. Few other men have done so
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was born at STAFFORD. Vt. April II.
1910. and died in Washington in 1898.
His birthday should Ne celebrated by
every school among our people in the
United States.