The Twin City star., 1915-04-10
of live stock, with general equipment,
Is given as $4,000. The school at the
present time has an enrolment Of 2S0
students and 13 teachers.

present Cme mas un enrOlllueuC OI Iou
students and l3 teachers.
Achievement Of the Association.
For four years he has been president
of the Negro Teachers Association Of
Virginia. Under his direction this or
ganizatiOn has become vital force In
the educational affairs Of the state
among colored people. Through the
associations activities and its affiliated
organizations the colored people have
been inspired to put over 100000 into
their public schools since 1911, when
President Long was elected head Of the
association. In speaking about this
good showing prominent educator has
the following to say Of President Long:
"A moving force In this good showing
for improvement in Virginia Is the as
sociation's president, Professor e. A.
Long. principal Of the Christiansburg
Industrial institute. Cambria, Va. Pro
fessor Long took the leadership Of the
association at time when it needed a
strong hand to guide 1t, and within the
past four years he has organized 1t into
a vital, active force for carrying for
ward the work Of educational efficiency
and social uplift throughout the state"
President Longs Annual Address.
In his annual address President Long
said in part:
It In significant that Just fifty years ago
another army captured Richmond. Mid
the din Of battle and the clash Of arms
they came into your city. With stream
ing banner and shrieking fife they parad-
ed your streets. and the drums beat
which to some was the note Of victory,
was to us the funeral march Of slavery,
which died here. was buried at Apo
mattox and which will rise no more The
death Of slavery meant the resurrection
Of the slaves. Today. after the lapse Of
half Q century. a new army which has
been fighting that men might have life
and have II more abundantly comes up
to Richmond. Those who fought and bled
and died for the country's honor and, thus
fighting, freed the body of this people, de-
serve our gratitude and will have their
names carved in marble and bronze which
must crumble with the lapse Of years. but
those who fight in the army for the eman-
cipation Of mems souls, my friends. will
have their names written In the hearts
In that hall Of fame In the "city with
foundations whose builder and maker ID
God"
The state association lays no claim to
directing the work Of the teachers In their
efforts to create better school conditions
It furnishes. however. a means for an ex-
change Of experiences which always
proves helpful. There is engendered a
friendly rivalry between teachers which
haIn In ha a.
sional ZEAL We do collect what has been
done by the teachers under their various
agencies and thus keep somewhat Of q
record Of the progress made from year to
year. The first year, 1919. Of which we
have any authentic record, the sum OF
S15, 8S8 was raised through the various
school leagues, in 1913 $24,Sss was raised,
and in 1914 $42.923 was raised. This year
when the records are all in, we believe II
will be over $4,000. Not counting this
year, however. more than $4,000 has been
put into the public schools by the Negro
people of Virginia. These figures do not
include work Of which no reports were
made to this organization. These splendid
results have been made possible largely
by the supervising teachers under the di-
rection of our own Mr.. Jackson Davis
who represents the most progressive spH-
Il Of the new south.
1t Is well to be proud Of what has been
accomplished, but 1t il better to remember
what is yet to be done. According to the
last figures for 1912-13 there were B.41
children out Of school. The summarized
reports of the division superintendent
show that the capacity OF the Negro
schoolhouses Is 10S,96a The records show
however, that there were nIM7 children
enrolled In the schools. This means thai
there were 13064 more children enrolled
ho fad n 9rhn0la. "A
US not forget that there were 8.4n chill
drer who were not enrolled. 1t means
that lust one-fourth Of the Negro children
| In the Virginia schools cannot be accom-
modated in her schoolhouses at the pres
ent time. Here Is a situation, my fellow
| teachers, that calls for your thoughtfu
consideration. II we cannot induce th'
school authorities to build schoolhouse
| for our children let US 60 down into ou
pockets and build them ourselves. som'
| Of the buildings in which Negro childreI
20 to school are not At for COW stables
| We are able to build magnificent churcl
! edifices I'M which to parade our hypocris!
and show off our fine clothes and SEM
our children to a junk house to imbib
character. They get 1t, too, OF tha kim
, that fills the Richmond penitentiary will
youthful offenders.
Effect Of Environment on Character.
When we learn to properly appreciat
: the effect which environment has upol
the formation Of character we are goinl
to take some Of the money used in thes
| flne churches and put It into the building
Of better schools. How about that
Brother Preacher? Perhaps you dom
like this kind Of talk, but ! want to "a
here that the time has come when yo
ministers Of the Gospel have got to preac
less about mansions In the skies and NOR
about better schoolhouses In Virginia.
you don't some Of those same mansion
are going to have the For Rent" sig
hung on them for lack Of tenants. Mex
In Importance to getting q place for tn
children to go to school Ia the question Q
keeping the schools open long enough
make them really effective
It means this that II you VIII rails
money to extend the school one mont
the state will put up. enough to extend
one month: II you win extend 1t hal
month the state will extend It anothe
half With this opportunity before u
every Negro school In the state ought {
be brought up to an average Of at leaS
seven months. And II can be II 70
teachers will take hold Of the matter
earnest. Conference with some Of tn
officers Of the department Of public tr
struction has convinced me that they ar
anxious to have our schools get their PR
portion Of this fund. Surely We cannc
| be no negligent as to allow Il to 20