The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-03-08

Springs, Miss; G. M. MeIdon, New
Orleans College, New Orleans, La;
j. w. Simmons, Clark university, At
lanta, Ca; Robert B. Hayes, George
R. Smith college. Sedalia, Mo-; ]. o.
Spencer, Morgan college, Baltimore.
Nd; J. B. Randolph, Claflin univer-
sity, Orangeburg, S. c.; r. N. Brooks,
Samuel Houston college, Austin,
Texas; Frank Triggs, Bennett col
lege, Greensboro, n. O.; Mary Nc
Leod Bethune, Daytona N. & I. l.,
Daytona. Florida; ]. S. Hill, Morris
town N. q I. s., Morristown, Ten
nessee; ]. B. F. Shaw, Haven insti-
tute and conservatory of music, Meri-
dian, Miss; F. II. Kiah, Princess
Anne academy, Princess Anne, Nd;
]. ]. Mullowney, Meharry Medical
college, Nashville, Tenn; P. M.
Waters, Cannon Theological semi
nary, Atlanta, Ca; T. Resin Heath,
Flint Goodrich hospital, New Orleans,
La. and 7. R. Davis, Walden college,
Nashville, Tenn.
| wish you could have been there
to have heard their wonderful talks
on education, and how it was being
dished out to the youth, and then they
discussed methods, they discussed
that and the other, but believe me
they all looked with wonder and
amazement on the plant which had
been accumulated and had been got
ten together by that great character
of our race, Mrs. Mary Mcleod
Bethune She is without a doubt
living mystery, but it is all due to her
preparation.
Speaking of Mrs. Bethune, no one
has ever taken her to be a white
woman, and you never see her face
caked with powder and other dam
phuleishness, and if she put anything
on it at all ii is real backing. She
is black princess, and is indeed
proud of the color of the house in
which she lives. This is what it
should be, for she is an inspiration to
our girls. God give us more like her.
It was an honor to be at this meeting.
But / must remind you, that she is
president Of the National Association
of teachers Of youth Of our race, and
is doing fine work. They are going
to have a great meeting in Texas.
She will succeed Miss Halle Quinn
Brown, next August in Chicago, and
then I think as the two schools walk
ed to the tune of Mendelssohn and
were united for life, SO will Mrs.
Bethune march to the Bridal Chorus
Of Lohengrin, but the man do not
know just now, but when | find it
out viii let you know.
We were soon off, for this place,
and there were four college men who
stopped over. Drs. Dogan, Hayes,
Brooks and Davis. They were cor
daily received by Miss Carrie L. Eel
der, the chief clerk in the Office and
who acts in the affairs Of Office when
President Collier is away. This young
woman received the presidents so
cordial that they did not stop for a
moment because the real president
was away. Miss Fielder is indeed
valuable young woman and she is
trained for the kind of work she is
doing, bookkeeper and secretary. ! am
as proud of her as if she were my
own daughter.
They had dinner, talked to the stu
dents, and then took in St. Augustine,
accompanied BY DIR. w. w. Ryan,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
and Bible teacher in the school. Prof.
Z. J. Cranberry was in charge Of the
chapel, and he made things go. I
have had the best of attention here,
and it has added much to my health.
/ say nothing about prosperity. They
made me forget that I was on the
sick list, and one afternoon they had
an ice cream eating for me. The en-
tertainers were Misses Carrie L. Eel
der, Annis Kennedy, Thelma S. Black
and Mrs. Aurelia Hawkins. It made
me think about home. / want to
thank them for all the ice cream and
the social chats and the reading and
stories told. After all man is so
ciai being / am going to tell you
ali about this school and teachers
later.
| have a letter from North Caro-
lima telling me that all Of the state
will be behind T. J. Wilson when
they GO to the general conference
next May in Louisville and they want
him returned As a bishop, and ! say
that is the proper thing to do, and ]
have sent this message to President
Edwards, Prof. J. M. Avery and
others.
They are getting ready to dedicate
1 new building at this school, and
honey. Prof. N. w. Collier IS one
more busy man. If you have time
to drop him 4 line do 50. and send
along one dollar for it will be well
invested. Prof. N. w. Collier, P. o.
Box Us. st. Augustine, Fla. Let your
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