The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12
By WIN. Anthony Aery

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BY VIM. Anthony Aery
Hampton va, Feb. 1o,--tsone sug-
through The chnfcb' the school. and
Recreation" was the topic Tor the re-
cent workers Day program Of the
ference THIS topic, dealing with ru-
raj life needs and methods Of i'm.
proving rur01 life. attr8cted several
hundred school officials and teachers,
county and home denomination
and other community workers who
are interested In rural Organization
and the making Of good am happy
A large nuraaer or Intelligent and
thrifty Negro farmers came to Tus-
kegee institute specially 70 attend
the we'll known workers. conference.
it had thirty years ago and a great
deal more deflniteneas IN program.
Negro farmers have suddenly dropp7
ed from prosperity with les opp snd
mulcs.-not to mention automobiles.,-
and farm equipment, including cattle
and hogs, to hard times, with over
shadowing debts to planters and BAN
i<ers. They wildly remember the dark
days OF q few years ago. when cot
ton was selling at six cents pound:
if market could be found, and
when floods. droughts, and boil Wee
Vii attacks came like overwhelming
scourges over large Southern areas
Negro farmers Of the progressive
type are now looking hopefully 20
rural-life workers to help them and
their nelghbors, some of whom are
on the verge OF starvation, 70 find
way out. These farmers even
when facing world q s,r nncsrIai loss
are looking with confindence. to Tus-
lxeRee Institute and especially :. 70
Principal r. r. Motion for immediate
cooperation and wise counsel IN
'rou0''es savI su the chlldren.
Franklin D. Nichols OF the American
Social Hygiene Association, VINO was
"a forseful effective u. M. g. A.
worker among tho colored soldiers at
81 Nazaire," In lis address on gem
eral health and sanitation. made
plea for "the removal Of the rur t,l
and the education OF boys and girls
in sex hygiene There are two rea-
sons why Negroes move from me
country lack . Of a recge az MA ana 'n'
let b Myers, field secretary Of
the National Child Welfare Associ-
alton, showed educational art panels
P prnD Care Care OF Babies, Hy-
riene for School Children, CHARACTER
Forming, citizenship, and Religion
which have been designed TO meet In'
needs of child-welfare workers rn'
education OF the Negro child" sait
Secretary Myers has hitherto beer
too much in tcims Of white. people
All through school life he finds y
his text books nucn ABOUT whlt'
people and little or nothing about hi
own race All the pictures he. see
are Of white people. Most OF the book
be reads are BY white authors, am
his heroes and heroines are white. l
he goes to q moving picture show
the same Is true. II Negro appear
On the screen he is usually 9 carr
ali the Negro child's idealism, all hi
sense OF the good, the great and tn
beautiful Is associated almost en-
tirely with white people. The effec
can be readily imagined. He gets tn
false impression that the Negro ha
little chance to be good, great, heroic
beautiful. The new material Of IN
National Child Welfare Associatio
impression, for Negro boys and girl
will see life illustrated in terms Q
their own experience"
The Circle for Negro Relief, who's
headquarters are In New York an
whose object is 10 raise the healt
standard Of Colored people by sur
plying Colored public-health nurse
BY developing small community heait
centers. and by furnishing emergenc
relief another national organize
ton thkt Is devoted to the task {
reducing the wastage OF human life.
Executive Secretary Belle Davi
who lived for nine years In Cotto
Valley which Is twelve miles fro
Tuskegee, and taught in the sticks
to quote her own narrative. rep0rte
on the crying health needs Of rurl
Negroes She also described the &C
operative methods which the Giro
has successfully employed TO carr
out is health program.
This work deserves serious cor
sideratlon because there are son
100000 Negroes seriously sick all Il
time In the Southern states and II
annual financial loss TO states on a.
count Of Negro sickness and death
is over S294.000,00O. Of which ov.
S1R7.000.000 might be saved annual
through sanitary Improvement an
health education.
The New RruaI Church.
Sphen Colored presiding elder
the Methodist Episcopal Church weai
sack suit o dark grey flann
held IN place By simple clnrp pl
then layinen sit up and begin to III
ten, for Il Is clear that an usual ma
Is about TO speak. The Rev villa
this impression at Tuskegee. He on
lined. with clearness and force ar
in language which everybody cou
easily understand, the progressi'
work Of his church, through the a
OF the great Centenary fund, In d
veloping a program for fitting the L
cal churches into the life Of the
respective communities
This modern leader pfesldes ovi
As churches In counties and dea
directly with IS pastors Churches
he'said ARE now encouraging men
preach J. gospel that Will save peop
now Churches are planning 4
nearby parks and Fairgrounds. Il
stead Of cemeteries, for reading Don
for domestic science kitchens, az
for modern Sunday School program
skiing DnHtOfQ Ril
their entire time to single congregl
tons. Pressure Is being put on pa
tors to have them do social work
their several churches"
Negro Tenchern Need Better Snlarie
Negro leaders are everywhere nee'
ed. Negro rural life needs cannot
satisfied. If the supply Of rural teacl
ers Is cut off or too seriously depict
ed There Is general shortage
white and Colored teachers. especial
in the rural districts. due to POI
salaries, w 4. - Williams OF IA
kogee In.titute, D field director. Of Il
Jeanes hoard, pointed out the follow
ing estimated leacher shortages: Al
bama, 5lol; Georgia. $500; and Mi
sissipFi S676.
rthe Alabama STAT Department
Education reported that 20 Neg
schools In Montgomery County we
not open on account OF the lack
popuiation Is hot as large ais thl.t
o95ier Black Belt counties All Il
afte schools In the county were r
yorted as having their share OF teac
ers and as progressing splendid
THE pay Of Negro teachers Is scarce
ham that Of the white teachers. La
snFumer and fail Macon County I
example. was advertising for Cole
e. teachers at <35 per month, wi
bosrd 10 be furnished by the Cole
cd people. williamsburg County, s.
a short 40 Negro teachers Bur
County, Ca, one Of the largest &C
ten producing counties, with ma
fi,s,.inands OF Negroes. offered Neg
t-tSs,J,ora S96 70 s46 per month";