The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-12

Negro schools; President ]. o. Spen-
Ger of Morgan College; G. w. Tren-
holm of Montgomery Ala. president
State Normal School; Thomas W. Tur-
ner, professor og botany in Howard
University; President ]. c. Wright
of Edwards College; President Ma
than B. Young of the Florida Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
;detoCE ?ihhn
MORT CARHINA PROGRAM.
N. G.. Newbold, Raleigh, N. c., dl-
rector of the division Of Negro edu-
cation in the North Carolina State
Department of Education, reported
that at the three colored normal
schools in North Carolina there Is be-
ing carried on extensive building pro-
grams. The present plan is to make
the three Negro normal schools stand
ard in every respect and to develope
one normal school into teachers col
lege. The present aim Is to make the
State Agricultural College for Negroes
standard, four-year college. North
Carolina now has twenty county train
becoming full four-year high schools.
Last year 1850 colored teachers out
of 1000 attended summer schools.
Professor Newbold made plea for
fairness, Justice and reason indis-
cussing North Cardinals program of
Negro education II cherish one am
bition," he said. ut is that the State
of North Carolina will understand it's
obligation to colored people and have
the wisdom to realize its obligation
and perform its duty in the sight Of
men and the fear of God"
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
G.. W. Trenholm reported that dur
ing tina past year the Alabama State
Normal School for Colored Teachers
had AIDED three good buildings to it's
equipment, high school, named in
honor of DR.. James Hardy billiard,
dormitory. and dining hail.
Nathan B. Young, Tallahassee, Fla,
president Of the State Agricultural
and Mechanical College. stated that
Rosenwald agent for Florida had
been secured during the past year
and that the State Department of Edu
7 CdtiOA WI MIS- Out a bgolSln vi
secondary education for Negroes.
Kentucky has maintained ten sum-
mer schools for colored teachers, and
the Kentucky Legislature has ap-
proiated SIC, 900 for these summer
schools and two normal schools.
r. Z. Brown reported on the
growth Of summer schools for colored
| teachers in Louiciana during the past
four years. Louisiana now furnishes
Summer-school facilities for about
1000 colored teachers. There are at
work in Louisiana II colored indus
trial supervising teachers, 8 home,
and 10 farm demonstration agents,
l State club agent, and Rosenwald
agent.
Clinton ]. Galloway of Tuskegee
Institute stated that the Alabama
State Association of Colored Teachers
now has an enrollement f 1900 teach
ers. Last year, through the assistance
of the julius Rosenwald Fund, 1854,
900 worth of Negro school buildings
were constructed. The entire Rosen-
valid school building campaign in
Alabama has netted 235 Negro
Schools, erected at cost of 100000,
and of this amoust, Negrots have
given 30 percent. There are now en-
rolled in seven Negro summer schools
in Alabama 5000 teachers.
r. 8. Grossley of Jackson, Miss,
reported that his state had completed
Negro School-building program OF
100000. At Mound Bayou, a negro
settlement. the colored people, within
an area Of rs square miles voted a
bond issue of $4,000. and erected
a 100000 modern, well-equipped
school building. At Hattiesburg, saw
mill town Of about 10000 people, 8
has been erected $4,000 Negro
school building. Mississippi has com
mitted itself to the policy of stan
dardizing education in Negro schools
and of developing public Negro high
schools. Mississippi is now conductins
% summer schools for 5000 colored
teachers. During the past year there
have been built in Mississippi SO Ro-
senwald schools at cost of $500, 900.
Virginsa has population of $50,
900 Negroes. There are however, 80
000of the school population, which is
100000, who are not in school. Only
$4,000 Negro children of the 10000
esrolled are in regular daily atten-
dance in Virginia schools. Va. now
has % Negro county traising schools.
There are $500 Negro schools in Vir-
ginia, which needs all east 1000 teash.
ers. Virginia has cut down the num-
Der of its illiterates from $4,000 in
! 1910 to $4,000 is 1920. There are still
10000 colored illiteratcs in Virginia
Virginsa during the last year has com
pleted % Rosenwald schools and Sc
other Negro schools.