The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-04

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by our own state when the depart
ment of education appointed a COM
mittee ON Standardization Of Colored
high schools, whose duty il was to
classify our schools and to stimulate
the aspiration of the small towns and
rural schools into qualifying for a
standard school
The report of the committee is now
before the department of education
and II remains to be seen what dis
position will be made of it. If the
recommendations are adopted by the
State all schools meeting the require
ments of this report will come under
the immediate inspection of the state
and thus give tone to the character
of work done, as well as increase our
effort to maintain our standard This
VIII also make easy the classifica-
ton of students who come from the
rurals to higher schools in the city,
and likewise. those who go from the
high school to pursue college courses.
We point with just pride to our
state school at Prairie View. and to
the great work it is doing in pre-
pairing the young people of our race
for leadership. We rejoice in that the
ing met by increased appropriations
by the Legislature, from time to
time. A great step in the right di-
rection was taken when college
were added to its normal curriculum.
thus making 1t possible for our
young people to acquire a college ed
ucation in school supported by the
state.
Let us not overlook our Christian
institutions and the work they are
doing for humanity. Nothing can be
more essential to our growth than
and to the maintainence of a high
moral standard among our leaders
than our Christian institutions. / be-
lieve with DIR. Moore, that religion is
the instructive need by which a man
is led to realize his better self, to
unite with those who can serve him
as guides or companies in that diff
ficult task, and to endeavor to real
ize together with them what the in
ner witness prescribeS,
Christian education makes easy the
ailments of this coveted prize, a real
ization, of our better selves. am
happy to commend these schools to
you, though separate and distinct
from our public school system, yet
essential to the highest success of
every school system in the land.
In conclusion fellow teachers let us
face. the. future bravely, with higher
ideals of scholarship, with a fine
spirit of mutual helpfulness one to-
ward the other, with cheerful hearts
keenly alive TO the best interest OF
the children whom we teach, to the
end that the states highest hopes and
the. peoples greatest good may be
fully realized.
FINS.
Primary Department.. i.
Mrs. C.. j. Harris conducted this de-
partment in which Mrs r. A. Butler,
Miss Willie i. Anderson and Miss
Eiouise Mathew took part. While
Miss Edna r.. Billups enlarged upon
the value of silent reading. Miss AL
gan delivered a notable address on
the new movement and trend of
circumstances in better inter- Racial
work of the untaxen by southern coll
lpQag. and voted three rrrOfIna
High school Department..
is Expected of the High School Grad
uate?" Mathematics in the High
SchooP' was handled by Miss Alice A.
Smith; Miss Virginia B. Miller pre-
Miss Miller from the saying Of DR..
Horn, Supt of Houston schools, that
teacher who complies with the
terms of his contract belongs to the
more Is a teacher of the first class.
Dean M. p. Carmichael made Train
ing of the Efficiency, a subject. Prof.
N. a. Banks enlarged on the honesty
nations; He placed the teachers on
their ability, urging them to prepare
themselves in the work of the high
est efficiency Prof. r. c. Lockett use
marks.
intermediate Department.
Miss M. e., Isaaes conducted this
department. Mrs. Zelma c. Caller
with a class of children in Geogra-
phical model work of paper, wood
and clay. "Socializing History" was
discussed by Miss Bertha Bell. "Arti-
sans of Mind" was delineated and em-
phasized by Miss Viola Azile Webb.
Music was a feature in this depart
ment in which the Faul Quinn Col
lege Choral Club, and Nine. Gertrude
I.0I ms
College Department.
Dean White Jordan managed this
department. Definite Program for
Our Children" was portrayed with
"The Larger Duty of Negro Colleges"
was set forth in an instructive man
ner by Prof. Il. G. Farnsworth. The
Value of Mathematics in College Edu-
cation" was the task of Prof. b. #.
Lee; Unrest" was the theme of Prof.
John H. Talton. The music in this
department was rendered by the Paul
Quinn Choral Club, the Wiley Uni
Bishop College.
a Musicale by Colleges.
=. The following Colleges took part in
a the MUSICALS steals Friday ,, night Paul
Bishop College. Sam Hutson College,
Prairie View College, st. Philips In
dustrial Institute Conroe College, and
the Christian Jarvis Institute. The re-
mention on account of her mastery
delivery. The daughter of Prof. Le-
Quey, child of seven summers sang
with unusual ability for a child OF
The Industrial Department.
Prof. T. H. Britton of Dallas was
the director of this department, here
the work of the hands told the
greater story Of practical .endoavor.
demic papers Were read dealing with
theory, but in this department were
exhibited the handicraft from the
college, from the rural school, from
schools the same practical story of
doing with skill and brain the work
that counts. However papers were
read by Prof. r. M. Cathings, Prof.
w. P. Terrell and others.
Here the handy work of the chill
dren was shown. the walls of the de-
partment were decorated with shoes,
dresses, models of fancy work, chro-
Getting, quilts, paintings, drawings,
delineation works rafia works, and
the more massive constructions of
tables chairs, bedsteads, folding desks
office furniture and work of every
description. This department looked
like a regular annual state fair gath
cred from every part of the state.
The Rural school Department.
This, department was conducted by
a Community Builder in the Rural
District" was handled by Prof. A. w.
Jackson. while Prof. i. G. Green
stressed THE New Day Rural
School" The occasion was enlivened
by a Select Reading presented by
Mrs. S. u. Kay. This ended the pro-
gram of subjects.
Election of Officers.
L. 3, Kinchion. President, Bolton;
First Vice-President, w. M. Ander-
son. Smithville; Second Vice Presi-
dent, p. Z. Goldthwaite, Waxa-
hachie; Third Vice-President, Mrs. M.
j. Sanford. Itaska; Fourth Vice.
President. Miss M. L. Perry, Corsi-
cana; Fifth Vice-President, r. M.
Cathings, Houston; Secretary, Mrs. r.
A. Robinson, Palestine; Assistant Sec
Treasurer. Mrs a, 3, Thomas. Waco;