The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-29
5. J. Phillips Long
To Be Remembered

Il. D.
ton birthplace Memorial which founded by SIDNEY
- Fllps has become the number discussion amongI
Negro leaders throughout the country In reality it ha
revived the ideologes of Booker T. Washington and tn
scholarly w. E. Burghardt Dubois
AS history reveals and manv older neone ,you -.
iaehoef' Dubols was strong and enthusiastic chan,
pon OF higher education Negroes and bitterly de
hounced Booker l. Washngton's philosophy of indus
TRIAL tralnng Time has proven the tragedy of those
mems inability to recognize the indispensibiy of bot
types OF training for the Negro as it is also true of al
other racial groups
w .: .. Phllps, having caught the vision of Booker r
washington set out nine years ago to erect "emor;.
ON the Site OF the distinguished educators brtbnl.c
1here may have been others who had dreamed of srh
al undertaking. but Mr. Phillips had the vision and at
p'eo 10 crystalze the dream into reality After nine
co u nard work put into the project, the news is
tiasheo' Booker L. Washington Birtholace Memorial,
folds up under $4,000 debt" That news brouobt int
acUon all the critics of the Booker T. Washington Birth
place Memorial undertaking and renewed the aoa old
s OF the very philosophy of the late distinguished
ucOof All Cnat the track minded critics can see
accomplished through the nine wears of operaton yo .
,'he Indebtedness OF $4,000 against the memorial
me Nor1olk journal and Guide speaking edtorall,
49, ~ "hk ehat because public schools throughout
ohe country are concentrating the DISTINGUISHED 49,
caCor oy naming their schools Booker T Wasb;nn+
enat IS sufficient, The Guide may reason that heca
p0eos coeges, streets, highways and noble instit,
lions OF many kinds immortaize Llncolns great name
ms monument in Washington is unnecessary exnord;t
of taxpayers money
we must not forget that it was tbrouob Tho $50. !.
anu ingenuity of S. j. Phillips working as tho ;aet
u 'he Booker T. Washington Birthplace Menorio1 49,.
many other noteworthy accomplishments tho fol
lowing are worthy of special mention. \ ~ W.
10 nave Congress pass Bill authorizino Tho ; .
o'ooOOOO half dollars commemorative tho Tf .s So,
of Booker T. Washinptone ~ ~ anu "oi X
me establishment of u S. Post Office ..Rook Wool,
ngton Birthplace, Virginia This resulted IN ;,,;o.
VI postarked letters and other types of communicates;
constantly reminding the American public Of tho hi
place of this great American ''i
line securing OF $4,000 appropriation from tho VII;
GINA General Assembly for the construction of b.c
surfaced road into the old Burroughs plantation. -
me restoration of the cabin on the snot whore p
L. Washington was born;
Inc establishment of trade school for Veterans ,;h
brought INTO the city and vicinity of Roanoke
than 100000; i'ie
Donated to Franklin County School Board civ ooro &c
iand and driveway for the erection of an elemen+a
school; 80
Succeeded in getting the Virginia Commission of r;o
ways TO rename Route 1872 to Booker T. Wasb;nofor
Memorial Highway
The coinage of Carver Washington" half dollar
lnere are many other outstanding accomplishments
10 the credit OF the Booker T. Washington Brthplaco
emorlai Tar TOO numerous to mention We would do well
10 remember that these things had not been done and
IL is logical conclusion that they would not have been
done had not been for Booker T. washington pirtb
place Memorial
1t was strikingfy noticeable to read in The Gude,s
editorial the lament that much of the money spent in
inc ""rnoriaP could have helped millions of needy peo
pta statement was made by the disciples of
VI woman an0inted Christ with that prec :.