The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-02
LOYALTY To FRIENDS
SCHOOL FOR NEGROES
SHOWN AT SOUTHLAND

OtASWbEN ha
Southland Institute activities again
have reached point where the work
of the FRIENDS among the negroes can
best achieve satisfactory results. ac-
cording to a report of the Southland
committee of the board of home mis-
sions of the Five Years Meeting OF
Friends, published in the American
Friend. Change of administration has
been consumated and the loyalty of
the community to the new manage
ment has been very encouraging to all
Friends interested. The report fol-
lows:
Southland Institute has passed one
of the most important turning points
in its history during the last eight
weeks. Following the transfer Of the
school to the Five Years Meeting in
1920 and the official survey made in
January, 1921, by experts in negro
education called in by the board of
home missions, it became evident that
certain changes of policy in the man.
agement of the school must be made.
After careful study and repeated con-
ferences, these changes were agreed
upon by the home mission board as
fundamental to its future best devel-
opment.
Harry C. and Anna 3. Wolford
have been director and matron Of
Southland since the summer of 1903.
with the exception of one year. and
during that long period have made ex-
ceedingly valuable contributions OF
service to the institution. Many times
of testing and periods of financial
struggle have been survived by South
land Institute under their direction.
Wide Influence
They have made Southland a home
for scores of students who have gone
out to live better lives because of the
years spent there. They have exerted
a wide Influence in the surrounding
community. Unfortunately Harry and
Anna Wolford have not found it pos
sible to appreciate the need for GER
tain changes of policy agreed upon by
the home mission board as necessary,
and have experienced great difficulty
during the past two years in carrying
out plans for the larger development
of the school.
The visit OF delegation to South
land, Sept. 80, to Oct. 2, as described
elsewhere in these pages, was arrang-
ed by the Southland committee of the
home mission board with a final hope
of adjusting difficulties which had de-
layed the opening of the school, their
efforts were unavailing. The board
was compelled to send second delega-
tion almost Immediately and Harry
and Anna Wolford withdrew from all
official connection with Southland on
Oct 8. Temporary closing Of the
school was averted by the 10 teach
ers who volunteered in spite of great
handicaps to keep it going without the
director and matron until permanent
arrangements could be made.
Changes Made
'In this emergency, f. Raymond
Jenkins, newly elected principal Of
Southland, has been made acting di
rector, and his wife, Cecilia Jankins
has accepted the duties of acting mat
ron. By special arrangements with
the committee on Indian affairs, Law
renee f. and Amelia r. Lindley have
been transferred temporarily from the
Indian mission field to Southland, thi!
being made possible by the recent clos
ing of the Shawnee mission. Theil
presence has already proved exceed
ingly helpful to the teachers, seven o.
whom are newly appointed this yea
and mostly inexperienced in the south
John w. Moses, last year director
of agriculture at Southland, is no long
er in the employ of the board, havin'
been released from further service OF
Oct, l. The agricultural department
will be we'll cared for, however, ant
the board expects the Southland farm
this year to contribute more than eve
before to the support of the school,
Recent gifts of equipment and live
stock from northern Friends max
this possible.
Loyalty Pledged
1.-THE reaction of the Southland CON
munity to this change of management
has been very encouraging. Althoug
naturally troubled at first, negroes al
about the school have pledged loyalt
TO the new administration in daily il
creasing numbers. More students ar
enrolled than usual at this time of tn
year and more coming every weel
Glasses are well started and splendi
discipline has been maintained will
out a break. Negro members {
Friends are asking for q revival {
their Southland monthly meeting.
THE Southland committee wishes I
add another word of appreciation fc
the splendid way in which the youn
Friends teaching at Southland hav
met this crisis and the great servic
they are rendering. Among thel
Irene Utter, volunteer home servic
worker under the American Friend
service committee, receives no salar
aside from expenses. Each and ever
one, however. Is making sacrifices