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

Ter such program and remedy as
viii make people on the farm as
prosperous, happy, and well protect
ed city community r. the world"
The following committee VIII con-
Ru' ana hs Wit stua Enlist e the sssS
lof other rural workers and students
Of c3iintry-life problems: Or. Robert
n. Motion, principal OF Iuskegee IN
stitute MonT roe n oo MSrk 1o sql'g Hop ~
presidenf Of Morehouse College; At
ianta Ga; Harry Simms, Tuskegee
Institute, local district agent OF tne
STATES Relations Service; BENJAMIN r..
lkeree Agricultural Department; y. a;
WiiIiston OF Tuskegee Institute; ana
VIM Anthony Aery Of Hampton In
stie1 ro-o,eration Of white Lenders
White leaders. North as well as
south are coming to see that there
| ia no real conflict between the best
! interest OF white and Colored citizens.
asrhere is more typhoid in Alabama
man there Il in New York. although
| New York has SIX times a. many ~
neople. The difference In FAVOR OF
white and Colored citizens. DR.. a. J.
Dickinson Of BirmiIn.Eh,a at wn ~ Ris-
hama state Board OF Health. for ex-
| annle expressed the appreciation OF
white citizens for the corporation
which Alabama Negroes have uni
1--WE must all have good health or
nobody Will have good health" he
said. I'VE must all help 70 curtali
mortality. especially infant MORTALITY.
iafion OF d good COW to child con-
starvation. One-tenth OF our money
| loss from illness would have eIimi-
mated illness We face the problem
4 OF saving manhood and conserving
sos c'rher cen Is more typhoid in Alabama
| fhan there is In New York, although
New York has six times as many
people; The difference IN davor ro ol
lnneration OF its citizens with the
public health authorities. our health
agencies must reach the back yaras
for there the children play the VIC We
pigs live, and there the toilets are
| Found"
The relation OF compulsory educa-
ton in the South to the Negro child
Including the indifference on the
part o. parents the n spn iasory q
/ Of children in farm operations, was
| discussed by white and Colored lead
1 ers who have the one big common, In
terest Of securing for the south 49,
SIabama State Department of Edu-
cation. who is state supervisor of tho
i Colored schools stated that last yeal
| f77S Negro schools reported and thal
/ 1888 or this number were. taught II
buildings other than regular school
/ houses; that is, dilapidated homes OF
\ churches For some sections "a sway
ed-baclS building, eighteen by TWEEN
ty feet, in which 100 Negro children
lhave been enrolled" has been typical
"The dearth Of teachers" he declar'
ed. has been acting against the en-
forcement Of the Alabama compulsorl
education law. sentiment amons w ttn.
Of Negroes is on the increase: Every
body must push for the building o
better schoolhouses.'
One Of tn Alabama country super
intendonts OF schools, w. r. Bennett
said: white. people believe that ne
In my country there are 20 first
class Negro school buildings Ut o
which are Rosenwald schools) out. o
. total Of 35 buildings We all fee
! the need Of securing well educate'
teachers and OF teaching Negro ten
/. ants crop liberalization. A great ed
ucational awakening Is coming"
That recreation Is the refreshmen
3 OF the spirits and body after toll
, Is coming to be recognized as haylnl
Importance in educational as well a
In industrial work. Dr. William Bur
dick, supervisor OF physical education
: for the State OF Maryland ana OlTec
I tor Of the Public Athletic League 0
Baltimore, defined athletics as 9TH
Z vigorous social fighting plays O
4 youth and showed the relation q
n play to the preparation Of boys an
: girls, men and women. for futur
I, life aud work To-day no scnool 1
= Maryland is standard. unless Il ha
y three pieces Of play apparatus. IN
: sympathetic words and helpful SuR
y gestions Of the white speakers weT
received by the Conference member
!, with enthusiasm.
! Spirit of Christian Goodwill.
. In bringing the Tuskegee Confer
:, enoe to close DR. Motion said:
Il am not especially worried about Ne
Y groes who are attending colleges an
. universities or Tuskegee and HamI
y ton but ] am vastly concerned abor
the large numbers of Negroes VIII
: are not In any school and who al
= not receiving even an elementar
y education. AZ your hands have we {
y Tuskegee received sound, frank, wis
Y counsel May the Kingdom of Go
. come In ali onr bearts" DR.. Motto
y Invited DR.. James r. Gregg. prime
' pal OF Hampton Institute. to say II
d final word.
People In increasing numbers,
said DR.. Gregg. are thinking abot
II what they have in common. a shol
s definition of civilization would II
d clude the idea OF brlr ying people Il
e. gether In sympathy. mutual courtes
a, respect and friendliness. In con
y munity efforts people are discoverin
n how to be Christian neighbors."
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