The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-26
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South Cardinals Progress.

That the colored people of Suth
Carolina are receiving more and more
consideration in the matter of public
school facilities was shown by the
presence of, and helpful address from
j. B. FELTON,, Columbia, 8. c., who Is
the State Supervisor of colored schools
and who during two and half years
of service has secured admirable re-
suits in the form of more an better
schools for worthy colored citizens
Prfessor FELTON, STATED that in 10
ministers and teachers the regard
and respect of State Superintendent
Swearingen, who has again and again
shown his willingness to work hard
to secure more public funds for CO.
lored as well as white, schools.
Professor FELTON, stated that in 10
20-21 there had been completed in
South Carolina SO Rosenwald schools.
Eleven mre were completed before
December 81, 1921. From July 1, 1921,
to June 80, 1922, 40 more Rosenwald
schools had been completed. In short,
SO new Negro rural schools had been
built within two years. These schools
ped buildings. Some 1000 colorcd
colored teachers in South Carolina
have been receiving training for their
work in 10 summer schools, including
the school at Belts Academy, which
is directed by professor Henry p.
Butler, who like his co-workers is
putting his life unreservedly into his
work. of serving the children of a
needy race. w
Doctor billiards Service.
Doctor billiard and his co-workers
brought to these earnest Negro minis
ters such help as they could within
four days-help in sermon making, IN
keeping records and handling funds,
in managing their correspondence in
relating the church to neighborhood
needs, and in interpreting the Scrip
lures with good judgement. Associat-
James E.Gregg, principal of Hamp-
ton Institute; b. c. Caldwell and w.
T. B. Williams, field secretaries of the
Jeanes and Slater Funds; jackson
Davis, field agent of the General Edu
cation Board; T. C. Palmer. superin-
tendent of Sunday school work in
South, Carolina and Alabama who
knows and 10 iss colored people; and
others who had first had knowledge
Of Southern conitions and problems.
Teachers And Ministers Cooperate.
Rev. DR.. Silas X. Floyd Of Augusta,
Ca, in bis address, on THE Aims OF
the Negro Preacher declared thai
those who act as race leaders must
modify the present program, carried
out by SO many men, of making peo-
pie shout, Of merely getting" people
into the church, and of seeking popu-
larity. He referred to Cnrist's method
Of teaching through His preaching, Of
saving n,en for serbices to others, and
of speaking the truth in boldness and
in love-
Professor Butler who halls from
Oklahoma, outine the work which
teachers have been doing six hours
every day, regardless of heat, to pre-
pare themselves for better grade OF
teaching service to "a happy, faithful
struggling, working people," He dc.
clared that the conference at Belts
Academy is making Negroes more
Cody and law-abiding at a School
which is built on faith and is sprung
from the sand hills of South Carolina
B. G. Caldwell referred 10 the co
structive work in Negro education
which mas been done during the past
eleven years by strong and well
trained white Southern men who
served in thirteen Southern States as
Supervisors of Negro schools. spoke
on "The Relation Spiritual Grwth tc
Educational Progress" He declared
that the time is soon coming when
people will be Wiling to spend more
money on churches and schools ant
when the ministers who believe ii
vice than they are now to the cause
Of education.
Need II Trained Leaders.
w. T. B. Williams reported on the
work of summer schools for Negro
teachers and called attention to work
at the following centers: ruskegeC
Institute Montgomery Selma
Hampton Institute; Petersburg; anC
Nashville. There has been marked
increase of public interest in the train
ing Of colored teachers" said Pro.
fessor Williams. "The masses of Ne.
groes must be educated in public
schools. Negroes can only meet eff.
fectively the future as they are intel.
iigent. Through Increased intelligence
we shall get better church members
and better farmers
Rev. G. Lake lines of Tuskegee In.
stitute declared that people. whether
unlettered or educated. are hungry
for spiritual gifts by WHICH we musi
live He made a plea that all Negro
ministers should help their congrega.
tions to understand God better and t.
do this they Must initiate the teacher
bv studing more thoroughly the hest
methods OF during every dav tnslts
He placed unon the teachers the bnr.
den Of helping the ministers THROUGH
tho SUNDAY school work which needs
Everywhere 90 he done much better
than 1t is being done.