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| Commandments; there II no variation II
the Golden Rule There II not one right
eousnesSs for the Negroes and another toI
the white people; there IL not one lust,cs
| for the Negroes and another for the white
people. Religion sometimes comes ~
emotion, sometimes AS iaith ana
sometimes as tidal WAVE Over
the spirit. Dr. Odeli admitted all that Il
religion, but said there Is no foundation to
| the religion of man who shouts loudly
| and picks poe y A man may shout
"giory' and "hallcmjah" every night Tor
| 25 yearB, but there IS no foundation TO his
little and weak ones. There must be
! Iusticc and human kindness.
DR.. Odell said some men did great
| things for the Negroes. BY tens Of thc'ls-
| ands they suffered death In the Civil War
! they died on hundreds of battlehelds.
! Lincoln also died for the Negroes. But
everything they did will he useless unless
the Negroes do their part. Those men
gave the Negroes priceless things, IN
cluding franchise DIR. Odell told the
Negroes to remember the ballot Is blood
stained lie said it has been gwen to
them: it u a legal symbol of their night as
citizons. lie heard men talking. They said
the rame number of "Niggpr votes can
be bought IN the next election that were
bought in the last two elections Ut udeil
s,id If that IL true nothing should he done
for the Negroes. II 1T n true schootnouscS
should not be built for them 1t would he
foolish To do something for those who DO
not respect themselves, toT those VINO do
not apureciate the blood on the ballot
Declaring BolshevIsts IN some parts OF
the United States are tamperIng with the
~aFI fh.a ,ply hnYNt pt
the colores; race is in the stability ot the
old. righteous government that weathered
the storm for the Negroes. tie appealed
to them in behalf of religion. sell respect I
and sen-preservation TO stand Tor law and
order and told them not TO let anyone
tamlsr with them. He said education ls
the key to the present situation ne
Negroes have q greater opportunity TO
Obtain a more complete and finished
system of education in Delaware than IN
;anv other Syo1 IN America. The Negro
schools will h@e of the best model and mt
tcrial The Negr0Cs must co Operate ne
schoolho,isc Will helonS 70 the people the
children using them IN the daytime and
the parents using them at night ne
NEGROES can come together ami work out
their salvation.
Or. OdclI commended the Delaware
Negro Civic league, SAYING 1t Is non
partEan. non-political and n-scctarlan.
He Raid its purpose IS to weld the colorcd
pcople In a solid phalanx ot honorable
men and women, 30 do everything pos
sihle for the race in the quickest tame Tie
told the Negroes 70 gtvc 1t allegiance ana
co-operatl0u and make II representative
organization. He asked them 20 put aside
old prejudiceS and said he heiieves they
are on the thryS hold Of y new era that
| God rs calling them To new iIle OF nope,
peace and JOY, lie told them 70 let All
antagnnlem. racial hatred and sltsplcion
dire out and go forward strongly 10 make
| high standards.
Or. Jason, when introducing Mr..
du Pont, stated he had manifested Will
and has large power TO uPllft the Negroes.
Mr. du Pont outlined the School losie-
| He SAID it Is the product az tho brain Of n
msn who devoted lifetime to education,
1t vas prepared by Dr. BachTnan OF New
| York. assisted by Other noted educators
/ Two wears were spent IN its preparation.
/ Governor Townsend fixed week Tor the
/ people to consider 1t, and meetings Tor ITS
consideration were held in p towns. The
! Legislature manifested great interest IN It.
and DR. Bachman members OF the School
Code Commission and Others addressed
the legislators Il created remarkable
interest previous TO it's enactment, but
interest hos been greater since 1t Was
passed. Meetings are heinE held every
where 70 discuss It, but unfortunately
some persons mscoustTue II All It's
provisions are not bad. nor are all good,
and it should not he condemned as q
whole
CITING the chief objections the $50 day
school term. the cost OF education and the
MANAGEMENT Of the schools MIR du POnt
proved that they are not valid, He SAID
the State Board Of Education Will excuse
children from attending school IN cases OF
necessity The State and county boards
FIX the amount of money TO be spent Tor
education The governor appoints the
State board II the county boards spend
too much money the people can oust
them The schools stIn are locally con
troled, but IN modified manner.
Mr.. du Pont SAID il any provlsio rs OF
the code are bad the Legislature viii
eliminate them 1t IS the duty OF every
citizen II consider the code Il Delaware
hasn't the best school iaw IT wants the
best
Speaking OF the school building pro
gram, MIR. du Pont said surveys were
I1ffle bF Li1E s7tiltl a. 4%eA2Jei SASaA =
and Columbia University Most OF the
buildings are inadequate, teachers refuse
~ teach IN the worst buildings. Every
Negro schoolholise in the State wlii be re-
built Instead Of having one room and one
teacher graded schools viii have II least
three rooms and three teachers Oonsoiida-
ton Of schools viii be advantageous.
Mir du Pont showed the Importance OF
education and said the time Is ripe Tor
The people To set on educational matters.
Telling why he favors the school { ode,
Or Jason said it provides for the educa-
ton Of All the children Of al the people.
Commenting on Daniel ] Layton state
ment that iliteracv III Delaware has been
oyerrated, Re said Mr Layton overlooked
the fact that the Negroes comprise one
fourth Of the population Of the state lHl-
plving that the Negroes don count. lie
thought Mr Layton ought not TO be
reckoned
c. 6. Laws contrasted old aud new
school conditions and said Mr.. du Pont
should always be remembered by TIE
Negroes as a bencfactor and phllanthIo-
pist
Dr. J. Z King praisej Mr.. du Points
explanation Of the School Code and his
munifcient gift for Negro schoolholl,cs.
Tie criticised persons who say school
houses that are not good enough Tor whlte
children are good enough for colored
children He said Mr. du Points gIft en-
phasizes a deep interest - the Negroes.
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