South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-30
URGES COLLEGES
FOR THE NEGROES
u. S. Official Points Out I'm
pOrtanCe of Educating
COIOred People.

Adequate college and university
education for colored people is
urged by Or Thomas Jesse Jones
} of the United states bureau OF edit
cation, department Of the interior.
in the two-volume report on Negro
education just issued by the depart
lnent. IF college education is OF
value 10 any group, surely il is TO
those who are 20 be the leaders OF
the colored people. only a broad
minded leadership with a thorough
grasp OF human development can
understand the peculiar difficulties
; resulting from the close proximity
| OF such widely varying races as the
black and the white people OF the
southern states.
The race must have physicians
Of real skill and the spirit OF service
10 lead against the insanitary condi-
tions that are not only threatening
the group itself but also its white
lneighbors. 1t must have religious
| teachers who can relate religion 10
the morals Of the individual and 10
the common activities Of the com
munity. 1t must have teachers OF
secondary schools who have had a
college education in the great
modern sciences and in the historical
Development OF civilization"
Colleges Poorly Equipped
Or. Jones points out that despite
high ideals and notable enthusiasm
on the part Of the race and its bene-
factors, most OF the colored institu-
tons calling themselves colleges are
poorly equipped and ineffectively or
ganized and administered. Only a
few institutions at present have the
student body, equipment. and teach
ing force Of a genuine college. but
a number Of institutions do some
, work Of college grade. The location
of two or more colleges for Negroes
in Selma. Ala; Little Rock, Ark:
Atlanta, Ga; New Orleans. La;
Holly Springs and Jackson. Miss;
Greensboro, y. c.; Colum bia and
Orangeburg, s. c.; Nashville, Tenn:
Austin. Marshall aud Waco. Texas.
| indicates a wasteful duplication OF
{ collegiate effort
Any plan for further development
of college and university education
! for Negroes should. according - DR..
! Jones. take into consideration in
come. plant, teaching force, and
present location OF schools Offering
more or less college work. Every
! institution should realize that sue
! cess and honor and human service
are not necessarily attained through
college department or even
through an industrial or agricultural
plant" The bureaus report sug-
gests that all agencies interested in
Negro education cooperate in the
development OF q few institutions OF
university and college grade. There
seems 10 be general agreement that
Howard university at Washington.
and Fisk university at Nashville.
Tenn. are the most promising insti-
tutions for development as Yniver-
stiles. It is suggested that first class
colleges be located az Richmond. Va.
! Atlanta. Ga. and Marshall, Texas.
/ Still another group Of institutions
should be developed into junior
colleges or institutions doing two
years Of college work. A number or
4 institutions are already Offering
courses Of this grade but they are
/ all I'm need OF more equipment and
( larger income These institutions.
: DR. Jones points out. should make
generous provision for teacher
Training courses, both in their sec
ondary and college classes.
The education OF Negroes in
America undoubtedly requires insti-
tutions that are genuinely Of college
grade" says DR.. Jones. This hrst
step in the realization OF this need
/ is the agreement that all shall com
bine in an effort TO develop a fe"
well-seIected institutions. The ser
ond requirement is the determine
ton on the part Of the Institutions
that every college activity shall be
adapted 20 the demands Of modern
society"