Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-24
THE S|M|TH-HUGHES
AGRICULTURAL OR
LAND GRANT COL
LECES HOLD MEET

66OLO IuOIO JtIIlu
DIR. J. NJ. CANDY ELECTED HEAD
OF NEGRO LAND GRANT
COLLEGES.
President ]. M. Candy. Miss Esther
4. Tate. Director OF Home Economics.
ard Professor G. w. Owens. Director
of Agriculture and Teacher Trainer
for the Smith-Hughes Agricultural
Schools have returned from the South.
ern Conference on Education in Color
ed Land Grant Colleges. held at the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute on January 15th.16th.
The Confer ence was called by the
nittd States Bureau OF Education IN
cooperation with the Federal Boari or
Vocational Education, and had for its
purpose the study OF problems OF CO.
operation between the white and Ne.
gro Land Grant Colleges: the consid.
GRAFTON Of higher standards Of train
ing in different curricula; and
the better adaptation of the Negro
Land Grant College program to exist
ug conditions.
The following departments in the
>OASS0o duu uINISlOuS OI 6XIGNSIOl
work were represented-Preside Of
negro Land Grant Colleges, the teach
er trainers in Agriculture and Home
Economics under the Smith Hughe,
law. representatives Of both men and
women of the extension workers froa.
each OF the seventeen Southern states
and Federal and State officials of the
divisions represented.
Ganora1 Choirpnor 10
DR.. John j. Tigert, u. S. Commissioner
of Education; DR.. Walton c. John, U.
S. Bureau OF Education, executive sec
rotary. Mr.. H. o. Sargent Federal
Agent for Agricultural Education.
Chairman Of program committee: DR..
]. M. Candy, President OF the Va. Nor.
and Ind. Inst, Secretary of Confer
ence committee.
President Candy addressed the meet
ing in one of it's open sessions on the
subject Points of Emphasis in the
Work OF Negro Land Grant Colleges
The Conference elected DR.. Candy TO
the presidency of the Negro Lanu
Grant Colleges and as a delegate to
meet with the Land Grant College AS.
ISOLATION to work out plans of cooper
alton between white Land Grant Col.
lege Association and Negro Lana
Grant College Association.
On the trip South President Gandy's
+ party stopped over in Atlanta, Ga.
and visited the Negro colleges located
there.
v. N. L. I. HAPPENINGS.
On January 18th at 500 P. M. Presi
dents Day was celebrated in the cha ,,
Ell or the Va. Nor. and Ind. Inst This
DAY has been set apart by The Insti-
tute as time to rehearse to the stM-
dent body and the general public, the
circumstances which led 20 the bound
ing or the Institute and tie develop
ment nder the different principals AMI
presidents.
This being the first celebration the
program was not very extensive. Prof.
Jas. e. Shields, Principal of Peabody
High School gave a very information
nj account Of the early beginnings of
the Institute and traced its develop
ment through to the year 1888. He re
counted facts known only to few peo.
pie the incidents of growth under the
first principal. Prof. James Storum.
Mr.. Shields gave due honor to Lawyer
A. w. Harris for the part he played i'll
influencing legislation to make the
idea of n Negro college supported by
the State Il reality. The administra.
ton OF Hon. John Mercer Langston
was reviewed and the wonderful abil.
Hy of Mr.. Langston as a leader and
teacher pointed out.
Miss Mary E. Branch OF the Insti.
tute. and also a graduate during the
administration of President James
Hugo Johnston spok on the success.
full qualities of President Johnston's
personality.
AT this point in the program the
student body surprised President
Candy by presenting to him a beauti.
full silver fruit basket, filled with
fruit and flowers. Before this surprise
could wear off, the Training Soho IL
sent up to the President token of
their high regard in the form Of n
beautiful flower basket Master Will
bur Wartman, the six year old son Of
Mr.. Wartman, the practical agricu,.
uralist Of the Institute presented the
token of love and respect after a most
enjoyable speech made by him.
Immediately following the exercises.
members of the faculty conducted the
President and his wife to the Teach.
er's Dining hall where an elaborate
banquet had been prepared by the
faculty. The succession OF surprises
took the President off his feet. But
there were still other surprises await.
ing him. AT the height of the enjoy.
ment Mrs. Cora u. Jones, brought in
handsome suitcase and brief case
Prof. James Hugo Johnston presented
the faculty gift after a very fitting
speech.
The evening closed leaving in the
minds OF all who were present only
pleasant memories for those who have
passed away in the work of the school
and high regard and love for it's pres
ent lender.
DR.. John M. Candy has been appoin.
ed by Governor Trink1e as a membe,.
OF the Board OF Directors of the vir-
ginia Manual Labor School for Color.
ed Boys for term OF six years.
This appointment shows the speciaI