The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-02-11

hers of the board as whole They have
done much They have done much TO make
the work success. The financial condi-
ton Of the country has made the years
work very hard and, yet it has been very
pleasant.
In the last 81 years more than $500
children have been placed in homes and with
families for their safety and protection. we
would be very glad to have the social work
err Of the State to cooperate and help us to
perfect our work among Negroes, as well as
araong the white people. We have had no
co operation of the social workers IN the
social work of the state of Texas neither
white nor black for the Dickson Coored Or
MANAGE. We have helped and are helping
the Juvenile courts with their work OF the
dclinquents in all of the larger towns and
cities. Just here we want to call attention
to Negro leaders and churches throughout
the State that it will be well for leaders to
cooperate with juvenile courts throughout
Inc country where they are located because
they are doing untold good for the race by
gathering children out of the streets and
aIeys placing with families who are going TO
nrotect and educate them. We have helped
the Juvenile courts, united charities and de-
linuuents and delinquent children throughout
the state The leading cities such as Dali
las, Fort Worth, Galveston, San Antonio,
Beaumont, Austin, Denison, and Corsicana,
and many others that time will not permit
me to mention are cooperating with me IN
many ways to help Negro children, as well
rs orphans.
In order to accomplish and carry out
this great program we must solicit larger
interest and a greater number of persons
to become interested We must increase
our Iiberalities because as is truly said in the
declaration of our Lord" to everything there
is season. and time to every purpose
under heaven" The Negro has field to
himself if he would simply occupy it. Truck
gardening, farming, manual training, domes-
tic science, domestice art and systematic
farming is field that he can occupy, obtain
and be happy. For boy or girl to grow up
without knowing how to do anything and
without knowing how to speak correctly and
without having been taught common polite
ness he is failure in this life and is not
welcomed anywhere in the world.
There is an imperative demand for US
to enlarge our quarters on the campus of
the institution and to make room for dis
tressed boys and girls and unfortunate or
phan children of our race, all should be ed
ucated and trained along all lines.
1t is absolutely impossible for this coun-
try TO expect good work from the unframed
mind and the undeveoped hand; if we want
farmers we must train them to farm just
Z like we train them and prepare them to
preach, if we expect maids or cooks, we
must train and educate them. We must
have place for them and money to do it
with. / am appealing to the leaders of
both white and Colored to help study the
question of the moral uplift of our race
The white friends throughout the South
land are willing to help us to help ourselves
if we can get the proper idea and adapt
ourselves TO work in the places that are in
demand and that we can occupy. There are
many peculiar problems confronting US to-
day, but there is no problem so great to day
as the labor problem. Notwithstanding all
Of the unsettled conditions, there are white
men and women who are standing hard by
that class of Negroes who deserve to inn
prove and who want to proceed alolg pro
gressive line Of domestic science, domestic
art, ard manual training and farming.
We, as Negroes, are the weaker and we
appeal to our strong brother in white to
stoop down and Glitch hold of this black
race and help them to help themselves, for
because as has 5een truly said tout of one
blood God created all nations" We must live
in harmony, ia peace. in love with all man
kind whether he be while or black. There
is no country in the world like America;
there is no government like the American
government, so / am appealing to the
citizenship of my race as well as to the
white race, let us stand together in a closer
cooperative relationship so that we can UNI
derstand and help each other. The Negro
has been here ever since he landed in
jamestown, Va. He has cleared new ground,
titled soil and stood close by his master in
the dark days of slavery / am appealing
to the American citizenship as well as the
American people who are for the right, Cor
their earnest and faithful help. First we
need the prayers of those of you who pray,
and the encouragement of those who think,
2nd-w need ycur support and money for
a larger development and improvement. /
am pleading for my race to our stronger
white friends through our board Of direc-
tors and trustees of the Dickson CoIored
Orphanage for a greater orphanage and a
greater industrial school,
Whatever the imperfections of Che insti-
tuition or whatever it lacks for means and
support let's forget that. We have starte
anew just as if the orphanage was organic
ed las year. Through tho Kindness Of Mr..
w. G. Proctor Of Dallas set of books has
been prepared printed and ready to be in
stalled, TO begin regular systematic sys-
tenn Of bookkeeping. Two nersons are en-
ployed in the office to look after the keep
ing uD of this system. Prof. w. e, Carter
was born in Meridian. Miss. educated in