The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-27
ElFTON COUNTY SGHCOL
AMI FARM EA4tB4l FOR
C0L0EEp PEOPLE

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aas begun IT. the coioeed gublt
achoot Of Coyington. This work ii
/ the eolored school was laade possible
4 oy aid received frdfa The statS
and from the Jeans fua& 10. the ia
/ dustrial education Of the negroes.
I Ihe Introduction of domestic sci
enee and pianua training into the
course Of study OF the eoiored school
met with instant and enthusiastic
approval from the colofed people OF
tine town and sa- rounding country.
ny an agreement witt the county
superintendent of schools the teach
ei OF industrial subjects gives the
-. three days of the week to the
Covington colored school and the last
three days to the county schools.
Beginning about the first of July,
this teacher, Lillian White, began
demonstration work in the scanning
and preserving of vegetables and
uits in Covlngton and in various
sections Of the county She was re-
eeived everywhere with the greatest
enthusiasm and the colored people
took great deal Of interest in the
work that she was doing. AS re-
SAL 4 this work, more vegetables
and fruits have been canned and pre-
selyel in Covington and in orher
communities Of the county, in my
opinion, than at any previous time.
Some days ago | suggested to E.
Aston, principal of the colored
school, that he have about the mid
die of October an exhibit of the work
done by pupils Of the Frazier color
ed school of this place in canning
and preserving vegetables and fruits.
! thought that sucn an exhibit would
be an encouragement to the coIored
people and strong inducement to
the white people Of Covington to
encourage Industrial work among the
negroes.
The pupils and teachers of the
colored school gave instant approval
to my suggestion and began to dis
cuss the matter among the patrons
of the school, AS a result of this
talk among themselves, Principal
Aston came to me few days ago
and said that leading men Of his
race Of Covington and in the coun-
ty were asking that the, exhibit be
broadened to include other schools
and communities in the county anG
that we allow these schools and COM
munities to bring exhibits of work
done by pupils of the schools and
farm products produced by the col
ored farmers of the county.
After thinking the matter over, l
decided to give this my approval and
/ believe that it will be an encour.
agement to the colored farmers tS
do better work on their farms and Id
patronize their schools more diligent-
ly than they have ever done.
1t is intended that the farmers
bring any products which they have
produced at home, in the house, in
the garden, and on the farm. This
fair is intended to show just what
the colored people are doing in the
way of industrial production.
The colored school of Covington is
one of the best in the State and the
work being done there both in the
literary and industrial departments
is as good as that done in any school
in the State, all things taken into
consideration.
The time set for this exhibit is
the 18th, 10Th. and goth of October.
Besides the exhibits and other things
of interest in the daytime, there will
be exercises on Thursday and Friday
nights. On Thursday night, w. I.
Vernon, Ex-register Of the U. S.
treasury, will speak. The place to-
be announced later. On Friday
night, w. ]. Hale, president Of the
Agricultural and Industrial State
Normal School for colored, at Nash
vile, will lecture on some subject Of
general interest. Local talent will
also take part in each nights pro-
gram.
AS superintendent Of the schools Of
Covington, | am interested in the
success of this exhibit for two reas-
ons; in the first place | think that
it will be a distinct encouragement
to the educational work in the coun-
ty and town, and also that it will be
an inspiration to the colored farmers
to produce larger and better crops
next wear than they have ever done.
In this great hour Of the country's
need, when we are facing the most
trying crisis in our history, we need
to do with the utmost earnestness
and zeal everything possible to en-
courage production and conserve our
resources.
And Imost earnestly urge that all
the friends Of education and good gov
eminent, both white and colored. in
this community and county help to
make this exhibit worth while.
The exhibit viii be held on the
campus Of the FRAZER eoloved school.
Respectfully,