Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-12-30
Need for Industrial Educa
ton Among Colored Peo-
pie Is Emphasized.
MORE THAN 800 HERE
Supervisor OF Rural SchooIS Fa,r0t.
SUpcriEtendcnts 1. W. Lowe and
David Boen Among Educators
Making Addresses.
(By j. G.. Robinson.)

More than 800 negro teachers, from
all sections of Arkansas. are in at
tendance upon the annual convention
of the state association of negro
teachers. which opened it's session at
Branch Normal college in Pine Bluff
yesterday forenoon at 10 o'clock.
] All the officers Of the association
ere in attendance, and in addition
there are present. to guide and assist
| in the work Of the teachers Prof. Leo
FaVrot, state supervisor for negro
rural schools; Prof. David Boon,
school superintendent of Boone coun-
| ty, Prof. j. l.. bond, state supervisor
CT rural schools, and County Super
intendent A. w. Lowe of jefferson
| county.
| The officers of the association are
Prof. H. G. Yeager Of Hope, president;
| Lila May Barnett. Little Rock, sec
rotary; Prof. Hal VI. Taylor, Pine
Bluff, treasurer; Prof c. S. Johnson,
Arkansas City. historian; Prof r. B.
SWayze, Grady, corresponding secre-
tary: vice presidonts-Prcf. O. B.
Routen Earl: Prof. e. ]. Wheeler.
Newport; Prof. K. T. Byrd, Fayette-
Vile; Prof L. VI. Mccoy Little Rock;
Prof. j. G. Ish, Little Rock; Prof T.
z. Leng, Hot Springs, and Prof. S. P.
Nelson, Arkadelphia.
! Fin opening the session yesterday
President Yaeger delivered whole
some talk, urging the teachers to be
punctual and to give all their time
to the work Of the association. Pray
err was offered by Rev. r. B. Jimmer-
| CT Of X
of Pine Bluff was elected official re-
porter.
| The following Gre some of the
prominent teachers attending the
meeting: F. 7. Vinegar, Hal. M. Tay-
lor, McClerking, Prof Reeves, W. NJ
| Townsend of Pine Bluff; e. H. Carry,
R. c. Childres, J. G. Ish OF Little
Rock: A. B. Crump, special agent
United States department of agricul-
ture. Camden; w. L. Curry, Oseeola:
W. T. Daniels, Texarkana; w. W.
Jones, Fort Smith; j. G. Thorton,
Menefee, and A. G. Mckinney, For
dyce.
The first address was delivered by
Prof David Boon, county superinten',tt i,
ent Of Monroe county, who said ~ w.
part:
81 came to speak tic the coun. -,
agents OF the Jeanes fund workers.
my remarks on the subject of educ
ton are to be taken into accoul -,
will address you upon the subie
Of Intelligent cooperation, sensib
cooperation. Intelligent cooperate
might be phrased as a sensible wor
ing together to one end, and let lbs
fhink Of tbot ho hot
of the race. Cooperation means "a
working together, that is, the county
agent having the cooperation Of the
teacher, and my having the co-opera-
ton of the county agent and Prof.
Favrot having my cooperation. ]
allow no enc, white or black, to take
more interest in the educational well
fare of the children of Monroe coun-
| ty than l do. l have some very def
mite ideas in regard to"the education
al needs of the negro children and
adults of Arkansas. My ideas are
based on information gained by actual
observation. At stated times l wish
| to go over the work of my county
agents. I wish them to speak freely
Of the difficulties encountered, I wish
them to know that I shall consider
such conferences strictly confidential.
Cooperation in it's fullest sense can
not be had unless there is this free
dom of discussion andeconfid ence."
Prof. ]. l.. Bond complimented the
negro teachers upon their work In
the state. He said:
"The white. teachers association
| will meet next April and we are plan
ming to have 1900 teachers present.
Our motto will be THE Twentieth
Century School-Its Needs and De-
maDds.'
| President Yeager said
81 believe Prof Bond is doing as
much, if not more, good than any
white man in the South for the adj
vancement of negro education"
Prof A. w. Lowe, county superin-
tendent fer Jefferson county, in brief
words addressed the association.
Among other things he said:
81 want every negro teacher in the
county to enroll in this association
they have right to do So
Christine Rambo rendered must
cal selection. Rev. J. H. Clayborne,
D. D., presiding elder of the Dumas
district of the A. M. E. church, ad-
dressed the association upon the sub
ject. "The Enlarging Field OF the
Country Minister" He said "The
majority of the negroes live in the
country. They are hampered for the
want of social comfort and refine
ment. The rural pastor can do much
to help change conditions by eliminat-
ing from his religious worship thu
whines, gr0ans and gyratiOns that
partake more of the spirit of circus
than that of church. The rural
pastor should live in the country and
. help to build up the community The
1 country pastor can do much by help
ing to place efficiency above denomi-
nationalism in the selection of the
teachers in the public schools"
The address of Rev. Claybournt
caused much discussion. Among thos'
taking part were Profs. McClerking
j. C. Thornton, F. T. Vinegar, J. G
) Ish and Rev. V. NJ. Townsend, .. D.
DR.. Townsend said that the teacher