The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
By N. W. Harllee.

lations Of the school Board require
ments. Here Is the record OF the
men and women. who are now en-
gagged In the work In that institute
ton and whose work seems to speak
for itself. We wish to speak Of the
record record Of Prof. G. f. Porter.
Prof. Porter Is q graduate OF the
Atlanta University, and taught for
eight years In the Kansas City High
schools, and after years Of experience
in teaching, he specializes in the
University OF Chicago In Latin and
also takes post course In Ann Arbor
further preparing himself to do high
school work and Is occupying the
chair Of Latin in the Colored high
school Of Dallas. The purpose of
having qualified teachers In our high
school is apparent to all. Here we
expect the best prepared instructors
and that they should not only be
prepared from an educational view
point, but men and women Of check
cred experience, and fully Compel
ent in every way.
Prof. Marcellus Neal Is a graduate
Of the University of Indiana, uni
versity that is a double standard.
similar to our Texas University. He
is the Dean of Physics and Chemis-
try in the high school, and scholar
Of acknowledged ability. He Is also
the author q work known as the
Appeal to the American People"
Prof. John W. Rice, Is q Dallas
of the university of Atlanta, holding
a degree OF A. B., and is an instruc-
tor in the high school, Mr.. Rice was
and adjunct professor In the sciences
while in college, Physics being his
hobby. Prof. ]. W. Wilson is an
alumnus Of the Fisk University, and
is also an A. B. man, and a teach
er of wide experience. Mr.. Wilson
is a vocalist of ability, and taught
German in the high school for a
number OF years, and was the first
to break the way In the high school
in German and French when the
writer had some humble part In lay
ing the foundation for first class
high school, and making 1t the equal
of any Negro high school in the
entire south. Prof. Wilson is the
head preceptor of mathematics in
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a. number Of years.
Miss M. G. Jones is a graduate of
the Wiley University and has re-
Gently been connected with the high
school as a preceptress and is doing
high school work She is an A. B.,
then there are our home girls, Miss
Freddie Chaise, graduate Of the
Howard University, young woman
Of ability, doing acceptable work in
| the high school. Miss Chaise holds
a college degree A. B., from the How
ard University Miss Beatrice Bur-
son is another young woman OF merit,
and is a graduate of the Howard
| University, holds an A, B. degree.
and is an instructress in the high
school Miss Ruth Mason. whose dis
| tinguished father was notable
character in the city, is an instructor
in our high school also. She also
halls from Howard University, hold
ing college degree A. B. We have
already spoken of Prof. J. W. Towns
in a previous article as having fin
| ished at the Atlanta University and
receiving his degree A. B. Mr.. F.
NJ. Robinett is the instructor in
Spanish, and he has set edge on the
high school in Spanish. so that I'M
less one can speak Spanish, when
he meets a bevy of high school girls
he would take them from the Ian
guage that they speak and the con-
versation carried on among them,
he would take from them for Moores
from Western Spain. Mr.. Robinett
has taken the time to prepare in
the modern languages and is an ac-
ceptable teacher giving much activity
in this essential branch of impor-
lance. the Spanish language
Mrs. A. Fl. Dyson, the accomplished
wife of our dentist. DR.. Dyson, is
a graduate of the Fisk University and
holding a degree, A. b. from that
institution. She is an amiable teach
err high rank, and wide experience
in the schools of Nashville. = She al
present is a teacher Of Latin and
English in our nigh school Nature
has endowed Mrs. Dyson with that
power that is so essential in every
teacher, that cordially that plays in
her countenance, giving and inspira-
ton to the pupils whom she in.
structs. The age has past when 6
teacher is to enter the school room
looking like the silent Norman who
conquered England, and was famou:
for one awful trait that he never
smiled Let us smile some tim,
even II we think 1t will lower oul
dignity.
But We wish also to speak of two
primary teachers in the grades Miss
Sadie Watson is graduate of Prairie
View, and in completing her course
in that institution, did the unusua
thing, that is, she prepared herself
as first class laundress and wa!
accorded a certificate for proficiency
and now she can establish a plan
for laundrying on a large scale, anC
no doubt will be able In the neal
future. IL her plans carry to Civ
employment to a large number o
girls. How important 1t is for on
young people to diversity their use
fitness and make themselves a gen
nine commodity ready for the market
Miss Willie Williams also is grad
uate of the Prairie viey Normal an,
she like Miss Watson did the un
usual thing. besides taking the re
gular acremic or literary course