The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-06-07
THE COMMENCEMENT AT CORsI-
CANA SUPT. J. Il. BLAIR MAKES
STRUCTURES ON BOTH GOV.
BIEAGE AND SENATOR HARDA-
MAN. HE VIEWED THEIR OP
POSITION 10 THE EDUCATION
Oh COLORED AS UNPROGRESS-
I'VE.
The Graduating Exercises Combined
With the Literary and the Practical,
Handicraft and Music A Feature.

The Graduating Exercises Combined
With the Literary and the Practical,
Handicraft and Music A Feature.
n. w. HarIlee Delivers Principal Adj
dress
Governor Bleas6 the advocate Of
low standard for the education of
the CoIored people oe his state, crit
icised by a eouthern educator, a
school man Of wide and exalted ideas
and ideal views In the advocacy of
the higher and practical education
Of the Negroes OF the Southland. The
peraons who holds these views as
opposed to the radical and reaction
airy views OF Gov. Blease, was no
other than the Hon. J. q. Blair, Sup
erintendent Of the Corsicana city
schools In an address before q mixed
audience Of both races at the COM
mencement at the Douglas High
school Of that city. He was eloquent
and caustic in his address showed
the tendencies and the trend Of the
new awakening in the cause Of edu-
cation by leading southern men, are
no longer modest in sxpousing the
cause Of the education and higher.
training for Negro boys and girls.
This same superintendent paid his
respect to Senator vardaman who
Is SLOW in advocating the education
Of black people OF Miss Surely the
new day has come when southern
men are taking a hand in providing
better facilities for the education OF
our people whom the white people Of
America owe an education. More
education given to the youth OF the
state and better training. the higher
the standard Of the citizen, and of
this class Of people the state needs
not be afraid to trust in the safety
and service for the promotion Of its
affairs. Why should any one fear
and educated citizenship but rather
those who have not been trained.
A college man is not likely to cheat
a widowed woman out of her earn
ing as one who has a mere smatter-
ing and as one who has nothing but
a little to serve as shark to fleece
any and every one away.
Superintendent Blair Is to be COM
mended for his lofty views in be-
half OF the position he so manly
taken In the cause OF educating our
people. Corsicana can congratulate
herself for having the head OF her
schools a man, school man, with
such liberal views. The Supt also
complimonted Prof. jackson for good
service he had given as citizen and
as teacher; and while It is not
possible to please every body, II one
spent his time endeavoring to do this,
there would be no time to do any
thing else. Supt Blair was given
the closest attention and hearty ap-
pIause for his address which was
replete and timely with advanced
views, and served and incentive to
urge all to greater efforts. The COM
mencement at Corsicana was modern
and novel in comparison with the
usual cut and dried plan heretofore
enjoyed at the commandments. The
students were given chance to show
what they could do rather than what
they had the ability 10 say. The exer-
cises however, consisted Of both in
the practical work OF the practical
line. The sewing machine and the
house keepers art and practical dis
play of the housewives part in the
broader field Of usefulness and this
distinctive feature lent an enchant-
meGt as well as enjoyment from the
appreciative audience OF the two
races who had gathered to witness
a varied program OF both the indus
trial and the very praisewOrthy H.
erary feature. Concrete examples of
house keeping given by Miss Alverta
Moore, under the captain Of "A Girl
At Home" was demonstrated In the
presence OF the audiance with skin
and dexterity 60 that she wa pro-
nonnced as graduate both OF hand
and head. she explained each detail.
Miss Moore was followed by a unique
demonstration presented by Ulysses
Leo Mayfield who called a customer
to the rostrum and proceeded with
a delineation line to set metes and
hounds OF the customer, indicating
the size and measurements, and seat
ed himself at the sewing machine
showing how to manipulate and haste
the parts and both amuse and dis
PLAYED his skill In the craft of the
needle. Music by some musical peo-
plt was well illustrated by that
artist young lady OF rare ability
rs she spoke and deity manipulated
the keys Of the piano.
Giving new expressions AMI life II
possible. to the reading masters of
America and Europe to the audience
and appreciation Of the writer who Is
=. critqua and theorist OF the great
musical art Put Miss HELEN Dem
ron was followed by that rising mu-
stefan. Merritt Williams. who enter
cd into the Jathos and beatses Of
OF Negro IN musia. depictsag and
reciting 70 the erjUyments Of all
both in voice and manipulating the
instrument joined in the genuine mel
ody Of the rice fields and the auc-
ton block Of other days. ne mother
separated from her child. md render
ing we Will study war no more. The
most Of the interesting program was
rendered by concrete examples rather
the vocal In otesory so familiar on
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