Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-27

sperial 10 The N~-r.
WASHINGTON. oct. Co. a Citvars
Conference on Negro Education has
brcn called by u. J.. = Caton CON.
missioner ~ Educalion and viii hc held
al Atlanta. Ca.. ~ the scnai" ehniuh"
81 the state capitol On Non rmior % ana
20.
Invitations have been scnt % the GOV.
1nors and state supetiuteudenis ~
public Instruction ~ an tho southern
states. 90 the presidents ~ white ana ~
negro Industrial schools. colleges, and
universities. to influential business men
ana puhhcids. and 90 leading men and
women &C the south who have shown n
Sep interest IN improving education
smong ie.oe0.00O American Negroes. e
large percentage ~ whom live 100 the
south and largely determine th, eco.
nOfnic progress 81 this region.
spending Millions.
The southern states SAYS lir tlHN'
TN. are sI~uding many millions ~ dol.
lbl> annually IL improve negro hoods
The amount will no doubt be- isfg-lv
lncr1 sd IN the near future O h. im.
i,crtAnt that this money should b" us'd
10 the besi advantage
Two sessions of the Citi1rnS' confer.
ence on Negro Education will h.. deyoi-
sd "a a discussion of the work Condi.
lions. and needs ~ colleges ~ agricul.
tire and mechanic arts Tor psEftss In
the south. The disc ussions will BE- based
on . renast which Will be- made hy d.
Walton G. John. specialist IN Land grant
college statistic. for the United states
bureau al Education. who IL nov max
1nF a survey AZ these institutions
One session VIII be devoted 10 q con.
sidara ton ~ the Industrial education ~
negroes IN schools other than Land
gsant colleges which arc supported IN
nAFt hy federal funds.
Two sessions vii be devoted n a dis
cgsxi0n II the preparation ~ well.
trained teachers for negro schools.
Education of Negro.
Dr. Ciaxton and his coafcfees. both
white and colered. win cndeavor ~ az.
rive AZ Q summary n conclusions which
Will make u possible for nrsro educa.
tscn % make a dis,lnoilyely forward
uoTemsnt.
There is great nerd At this time. e"
derlaTrs Dr. ciaxton. "og having all
f<cple understand that Il IL important
fr nan and women and children 10
make the country home tho right Kind
a . rlaca N which 10 live 90 master
tue sound principles 81 farming. and TO
q everything With more intelligent I'm
eerstanding."
Among The state schcol officials who
have accepted Invitations g. take part
In the onnfsrcnce are J. =. Swearingen.
superintendent q ciuoaiion 81 South
Carolina: A. u Spaid. commissioner q
educniion of Delaware. l.. W. Rogers.
srperv1sor of negro schcpls for Texas:
W. n. 6heais. SUPERINTENDENT OF instTuc.
don, Tallahassee. Florida. J. II Brin.
san. state supervisor Of negro eSiucaiion
for f1crida: J. Walter llufilnE,on.
nupeFy4scr Of cnlor~d schools Tor Mary.
hnd: william n. Gresham. supervisor
Of ooiored sehcrls. Virginia; Rurn iill'
hum. state rural srhooi supervisor Tor
Mississippi. ~. G. Newhcld. state agent
AZ rural schonis. North Carolina. J. :.
lAf,b>rt. rural school agent for Ala
hama: Dr. Button. sgIriN lsur % negro
schools fer Scn;grky: Leo ". favro'.
state agent Of rural schools for negroes,
tAuis.ana. ana Dr Gresham ~ the
ktate Department q Education. Rich
snond. Va.
!, Co,ernor Rabcris 20 intend
Gov. A. n. Roberts ~ Tennessee has
sigrifled his Intention ~ attending h'
conference. aud among the presidents
and pfinripals ~ universities colleges
ard other educational Institutions wh1
v1ll hs IN ATTENDANCE az tho 'itif-hs
Conference on Negro EdgraiiDn are.
James T. Gregg. PRINCIPAL HAMPTON M
stifuie: II. 4 Hunt. pi.ncipal Font Val.
lsy High ana Industrial school J. ".
Hnlley. president Georgia Normal and
Agricultural School: David G. Rartow.
chancellor. University 81 Georgia. 4 W
Nicholson. presidsn, Beitls Academy;
W. ID. weatherfnrd. southern College
Y. n. c. A.. Nashville. Tenn; \ 7
Woods. president University - Mary.'
1and: Myron W. Adams. treasurer AZ.
ianta University Among the renresrn-
tatives of educational organizations who
e1n attend the sessions 81 the confer.
ence are: James VI Dillard. president
lhs John y. Slater Fund. Jackson "a.
Wis. general field agent. General Educa.
ton Board: J. T.. Mccullough. educa
tionsl secretary. the American Sociolog
ieai Congress. and W. T. D. Williams
field director. John =, Slater Fund
TUskegee Institute Business and pro-
fessiopai men IN attendance viii include
John w. Bennett. United States atlor.
ney. Southern District Of Georgia. r..