The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-23

their loyalty; and Hampton institute
stands as one of the tokens that the
Americans Of AngloSaxon race are
ready and eager, to recognize that
'noblesse obligo,' and, by giving TO
the Negroes of the younger genera
ations the precious gift of true edu-
cation so to make up in some meqs=
ure for the wrong of slavery--the
indefensibleness of which. beyond the
first, decades of the last century, was
due to New England rum as well as
to Southern cotton.
I'm 1868 this school was established
by General Samuel Chapman Arms
trong; soldier missionary, teacher, al
venturous explorer of new paths in
education. who saw and proved that
fun training for life means the SYM
metrical development of the mind.
the tbet conscience con baaS ne and the VIII;
hand must all be taught and set to
work.
The Negro race--and for that mat
ter. any race--General Armstrong be-
lieved.. cannot go forward without
self-reliant, competent, unselfish lead
ers; masters of themselves, servants
of Others. Booker Washington, his
most famous pupil, carried the torch
of his spirit to Tuskegee.
pr. H. b. Frissell, General Arm
strdng's wise, patient, statesman-lixe
successor, built up this school into
the institution which you see today,
with its 500 students, its courses in
teacher-training. in housekeeping. in
business, in agriculture, in the me-
chanic arts:--among the first James
town colonists were six carpenters,
one mason, two bricklayers and one
mason, two bricklayers, and one
blacksmith; all of these trades and
several more are represented in our
Trade School. for we hold that they
are honoTably essential to community
welfare now as then. We respect and
encourage scholarship; but. following
General Armstrong, we seek above
all to make the right kind of men
and women
Suigrave Party Visits Hampton. "CoI-
$40 ored Rnce Has Future
Homer L. Ferguson. who is trus-
tee of Hampton Institute outlined for
the English visitors the educational
aims and methods which have made
u possible to send out over 5000
work as teachers and leaders among
Colored people Mr. Ferguson said ~
AT Hampton Institute is the first
development of the great idea that
OF the heart and hand and head can
all go together. At Hampton there is
no distinction made between students
who WI are taught farming, carpentry,
blacksmithing, laundry work, and
those who are taught the supposedly
intellectual ideas of life.
Hampton does mot represent simply
an idea of reform. boosted up and
Il L
represents living thing-a life
that. by its example, by its helpful
ness and by it's human touch, will
have; as years go on and its character
develops and its influence widens, a
wonderful influence in solving that
greatest of all problems, which now
concerns the human race.
Hampton Institute is a place where
men and women believe that there is
real future for the Colored race,
just as we, who are engaged in man
ufacturing and industry. know that
we have found that those same peo-
pie can render just as fine and just
as skilled and loyal and patriotic SER
| vice as anyone.
1--WE expect to see the influence of
this school grow and grow, until fin
ally the Colored people of the South,
taught here self-respect. industry, fl
deity, attention to business, thrift.
and the value of character will reach
q point with their own leaders where
they will like to be. No longer will
It be felt that they will have to
| leave the country and this section
in order to get Justice
Tribute to Negro Race.
Lord Rathcreedan, after paying tri-
butte TO the form of education which
/ Hampton Institute hae been Offering
and after endorsing the appeal which
had been made by Mr.. Ferguson
1T is well known that the Colored
race does not lack in courage. We
certainly hope that there will be no
necessity for another great war, but.
II ever great war arises, | am con-
fident that the Colored population Of
the United States of America will
rally Loyalty TO the Stars and Stripes.
We hope however, that there may
be no necessity for this because We
; of the Sulgrave Institution are here
to advocate, not fighting, but friend
! ship"
Lady Rathcreedan, who for seven
years served on the, board of manage
ment for four London schools. smoke
briefly on the joy which came to
her through the hearing of Negro
music. think you should know"
spreads over the whole world and
The Hampton students sang for
the Sulgrave party Wasn't that a
| wide, river" Go down, Moses" IT
couldn't hear nobody pray, and
Swing Low Sweet Chariot" The stu
dent chorus also sang america" and
God Save the King