The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-11-25
NEGRO EDUCATION Mikes PRO.
GFsEss IN NORTH CAROLINA.
General Assembly and Officials Sup
port Statewide Program for Bet
ter Citizenship.
STATE AND LOCAL IMPROVE
MENTS.
Speakers Include DR.. Wallace But
tries, E. c. Brooks, N. O. Now
bold, Trevor Arnett. State and
Visiting Educators.
py Wm. Anthony Aery.


and Colored. have succeeded In find
ing a way 10 keep together by work
ing together for common, worthy
cause the care and nurture OF
God-given children---was the opin-
ion expressed by DR.. Wallace But
trick of New York, president OF the
General Education Board at the
recent, two-day conference ON North
Cardinals program of Negro Educa-
ton. which was held in Raleigh,
IN. c., under the auspices Of the
Division Of Negro Education IN. O..
NewboId. Directory In the State
Department OF Public Instruction
DR.. e. @. Brooks, Superintendent
Progress Through Confidence.
Doctor Brooks. who came into Of
flee In January, 1919. outlined the
progress which North Carolina has
made in Negro education during
four years. Early in his adminls-
tration, at an educational conference,
representative Negroes issued their
Defamation of Principles" In this
document they made a vigorous APP
peal for cooperation, mutual con-
fidence, and racial integrity. They
spoke against the appeal to force
which encourages mob law. This
declaration restored mutual confi-
dence and made 1t possible for white
and Colored citizens to go forward
in education.
This declaration" said Doctor
Brooks. brought cooperation, peace
ard harmony. The Reputation Of
appeal to force captured the hearts
and minds OF the best people In
North Carolina. or course, there are
still injustices and defects. To go
forward, however, we must have
standards by which we can measure
our progress. Today Negroes in
North Carolina are confident men
and women. It is the duty Of the
State to back up the confidence of
these people. North Carolina has
confidence in its Colored people"
Signs OF Educational Progress.
! Director Newbold declared that
North Carolina has kept faith with
the Colored people and made
good" in its State educational pro-
gram. involving $935,000 for Ne
gro schools, in its local educational
program, involving $1,525,O00, and
in its Negro public school teachers
salary program, involving $780,
90.
Some OF the important OUTLAWS in
North Cardinals Negro education
program carried out during the past
year. follow:
1. Construction OF two dormi-
tories at the Slater Normal School
and combination building to be
used as a gymnasium and audi
1 torium, together with Industrial
classes $4,000.
2. At Elizabeth City Normal
School an administration building
cost, with equipment, about $685..
| 00O--nearing completion; with
heating, water. and sewerage system
costing s40.000-total spent at this
school about $4,000.
3. At Fayetteville Normal Schoo
an administration and classroom
building, dornitory for girls con
\ tanning seventy-One rooms, and 3
understanding system all nearing
lcompletion--cost $166.000
1.-THE small balance of only lit.
I tie more than $1,000 on the $500
900 State appropriation for the
i Colored normal schools will be used
I within the next sixty days." sai6
director Newbold. "The Genera
Education Board mas appropriated
/ $125,000. which will be used II
,leQuipping these three normal schools
4 All the States appropriation will b,
used for construction. These tire,
schools are using annually the main
tenance fund provided; namely
4 s75,0 900.
New building being construct
ed at the Agricultural and Techni
cal College. Greensboro, cost $115,
900.
S. Hospital building for tuber
cular Negroes, now building. cos
100000.
s. Division OF Negro Education
with eight workers. is now com
ponent part of the State Depart
ment Of Public Instruction Co,
| $4,000
z, Misunderstanding organized Il
mine private schools cost SIS, 1000
Teaeher-training in summe
schools and for high-sct aol and W
cationaI education-co cost 100000
i g. Eighty-one "Rosenwald Schls
total cost $33O,387
Need Of Closer Cooperation.
4 director Newbold emf aaslzed 9.
distinct facts; ~ that the prog an
4 OF North Carolina for Negro educa
| ton, as far as it is initiated by TIL
State government and Is carried for
ward by State authority is Junction
ling in fairly satisfactory manner
i ~ thai many local Gommunitle
have not been aroused to do thei
/ duty in giving Negro children public
school facilities
He raised this Fundamental qies
ton: How may the public and pri
lvSte Negro schools Of North Caro-
lima corporate helpfully to The bes
advantage OF the Negro people an,
4 the State OF North Carolina2" H
4 stated that some Negro leaders Il
4 North Carolina "appear to be alarm
ed and fear the E,ste may in SOM
way overshadow o. crush out TIL
private schools. TIE primary pur
pose OF both public and privat
schools Is the same: namely to edu
cate and train for good citizenshil
:, the Negro children Of the presen
day. Br good citizenship l meal
Il "a citizen who is accounted worth,
In Christian Commonwealth,
I.4.I.. -
\ shortcomings In the past, NortI
q Carolina nov wants to do its duty
The State Of North Carolina lie NJ
conscienceIess organization. II ha.
no designs upon any Individual o
Organization that exists for mora
or legitimate purposes"
Qestinns Of Statewide Importance
Director lswbold submitted 81
u Questions, OF which al inter-cchco
lcommiseion, cAmpOsed OF Negrl