Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-25
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED
NEGROES IN DELAWARE
Show Discriminate to Do
Their Share to Gain Best
School Facilities.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Harrington. April 2b.-A group of
earnest minded folk. coming from all
parts ~ Della ware. assembled Mt Har-
rington ON SATURDAY., to attend the
nrst annual convention OF tho Colored
State Parent Teacher Association
One hundred and fve delegates from
the sixty-two associations registered
during the morning. and teachers,
parents and trustees swelled the group
to approximately 800. That the
colored people OF the state are awake
and determined to do their fun share
In bringing about tho best educational
facilitios to be found for their race
In any state OF tho Union. was s,rik-
insly demonstrated Mt the morning
session. whom brief reports OF the ac-
tvitics I'm the various associations
were given. Dozens OF communities
are hard at work, rounding out
equipment In their new school build
ings. supplementary books. phono-
Hraph- fences. grading and tho like
are some OF the things that tho color
cd communities are furnishing Cor
their school buildings DIR. III. V.
Holloway. state superintendent OF
Public Instruction. addressed the
meeting. insisting upon tho impor-
tance of keeping the colored boys
and girls In school. IN face of what
might seem an urgent economic situa-
tlon mo man In free untn he has
the power To read. and realize for him.
self the experience of those who have
been successful IN this world" Dr
Holloway said The State is pro-
Niding the opportunity for every Negro
child IN Delaware 20 accomplish this
tho parent must see that the child
rlakes the most of g."
According 60 tho construction under
which tho parent-TeaCher Association
ir now working. a colored chairman
from each county In elected at tn
annual convention. 20 meet at leas
twice year at tho call of the Stat,
President for conferences IN rcgar,
to Il. r. A. work. The election o.
thoae chairmcn. which was one q
tho features of tho morning. rcsulte,
ns follows; For New Castle county
y Marcellus Blackburn, of Delawar,
CITY; for Kent county, J. Graham
Scott. OF Milford, for Sussex county
l. W, Howard, Of Laurel.
Features of the afternoon Ressio,
were addressed by DIR. Richard Wat
ron Cooper OF the Service Citizen, O
Delaware. and Professor John NJ
Candy, President Of the Virginia Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute OF Peters
burg, Virginia. Community singing
led 10y Miss Heller Henderson. dlrecto
or tho Junior Glee Club OF the Howar,
hish School. The Negro race is O,
trial IN Delaware" Or. Cooper de
clarcd In HIS address -Four thing
ar" necessary for good schools
Children present every day; goo
teaohers; the proper kind OF place 81
which To meet: and some contra
thought 20 direct Il. Teachers IN tn
Negro schools OF Delaware are bette
trained today than teachers IN tn
white schools. u condition which.
Is beloved. IL largely duo TO tho FAC
that tho promising young wome
among the colored race have few~
temptations 90 high salaried position
In other fields. The colored chiltre
OF Delaware are about 20 have IN
finest school buildings In the Unit.
States. Already 81 are completed an
70 are now under construction. II
schools have a central thought hac
OF them, the result Of our presel
state Department OF Education ar
supervisors, provided for neld wor
IL remains for the colored parents
see that tho children are IN n
schoois. We are all working iowa,
lso-day school year"
Professor Candy talked on The II
nuonce OF the Home" The moralit
that child carried about with hi
nfter he Is ten years OF age. is tu
about the standard that he has obser'
cd In tho home up to this time" Pr
fcssor Candy said Teach vo,
children by example and precept n
value of courtesy. the value OF q
right kind OF home conditions
house furnishings. mcdesty In dres
The first thine that the colorcd mn
ought 20 do. above all things ,s
get home. No people can claim IRE
oom until they own their own hom,
ana master their circumstances.
you have "A strong body and stro,
hands, there i@ no excuse why v,
should not own your own hon
There Gun only be one reason II Y,
don't That is. that you waste yoi
earnings. A good home IS the fund
mental condition OF successful lf,
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orgsnlsts TO Banaurt
Tho lleln s<ap,t Ev. -.