Arizona republican., 1915-08-26
INSTITUTE ID
 EDUCATE NEGRO
Bishop Phillips of c. M. E.. Church Believes the Salt River Valley Offers EX- ceptional Opportunities for School

That the Salt River Valley offers exceptional opportunities for the es- tablishment of an institute for the ! education of the young colored men and women of the southwest and that such an institution would meet with liberal support not only from the colored citizens of Arizona, New Mexico, California and Texas, but from the general public as well, was the expressed opinion of Bishop Phillips, of the c. M. E. church be- fore leaving last evening for Califor- ria after spending several days vis- iting the church in this city and making trips about the valley. Be
 fore leaving Bishop Phillips gave as surance that the location here of such an institute would one day become a reality if effort on his part would accomplish such a result. He will return to Phoenix in a short time and expects to remain here for several weeks.
 The idea of the establishment here of an institution for the education of the colored people of the south west, both along higher lines and in industrial pursuits is not new to Phoenix. For more than two years M H. Shelton has been advocating such a school and has even gone so far as to select site which he thinks would be most desirable. He has in mind the old Phoenix rest home. located about half way be- tween Phoenix and Tempe on the Arizona Eastern railroad. Upon railroad time tables this place is designated as Kendall station. It comprises about eighty acres, much of which is in fine garden land, with four hundred fruit trees and an abundance of shade. There are some buildings which could be utilized as nucleus and altogether MT. Shelton believes it would be an ideal spot.
 Ever since Bishop Phillips arrived in Phoenix. MT. Shelton has been in conference with him relative to the plan and while nothing definite was determined upon. the bishop let it be known that he had become a convert to- the Salt River Valley and that he would work in the future for the location here of the proposed in stitution.
 While the plans of Bishop Phillips are still in the making. in a general way they call for the establishment of an. institution exclusively for the colored race where the higher branches would be taught and where as well the young colored man or woman would be taught those prac- tical things so necessary for the growing generation. He hopes one day that such an institution would be known the country over for it's output of leaders of the colored race. He believes that with some support from the general public during the first period of it's existence, the in stitution would finally become par tially self-suporting. so much so that the deficit in it's maintenance would be met by contributions from mem bers of the colored race. It would mean the general uplifting of the colored population in the southwest.
 While MT. Shelton was much en- cOuraged by the attitude of Bishop Phillips with relation to the pro- posed institution, he announced yes terday that whether or not Bishop Phillips was enabled to carry out the project. he believed that the general colored citizenry of the southwest would rally to the support of such a movement, if it were inaugurated locally. He fosters the hope that one day there will be in operation Q school where the colored people will be taught those useful pursuits that vii fit them to become good citizens, abe to make their way in the world may now obtain.