‘AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND VOL. XLVHL *§»»ft Tf 5 ■■ LT.T. TWA1TR VOII imiOT! , .' MUTE GOOD IS BOUND TO SPRING FROM INTERRACIAL COOPERATION PLAN Hom a Southern Newspaper Views the Commission’s Work (Editorial from Birmingham (Ala.) News, June 8,1926) ■9 The Commission on Interra cial Cooperation has pointed out the way of approach to the Ne gro question which, if followed, cannot fail to result in better understanding and a more real and sincere tolerance between the races. Long since there has passed out of the minds of thoughtful Southerners that feeling of timidity and that false modes ty which at first caused the South to look on the Commis sion on Interracial Cooperation as an organization treading on dangerous ground; as a body of altruists seeking to perform the impossible; as a group of short-haired women and long haired men with impractical theories that would stir up un rest rather than prevent it, and lead to no end of fruitless dis cussion. But if we turn to the records and read what that eminent and really great Negro, Dr. Booker T. Washington, pledged to his Southern nieghbors during his lifetime, whatever suspicions may have been held that the in terracial movement is a danger ous thing are dissipated. Dr. Washington said in part, ad dressing White Southerners: “As we have proved our loy alty in the past, in-nursing your children, watching by the sick bed of yoUr mothers and fath ers, and often following them with tear-dimmed eyes to their graves, so in the future we shall stand by you with a devotion ready to lay down our lives if need be, in defense of yours, in terlacing our industrial, com mercial and religious life with •yours in a way that shall make the interests of both races one. In all things that are purely so cial we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in aU things essential to mutual progress.” It is to the credit of the com mission that it has published similar excerpts from the utter ances of great-hearted, rational, -eaim-minded thinkers, both Whites and Negroes, ranging themselves on the side of toler ance, openmindedness, compas sion, justice, and mercy and un derstanding. Among these is a fine declara tion by Henry W. Grady, that matchless Georgian who was ever ready to demand fair-play for the lowly and the oppressed. Years ago, before Booker T. Washington had established the Tuskegee School, but as if in an swer to the prayer he would one day utter, Henry W. Grady wrote this for the Atlanta Con stitution: --‘ ' us give the Negro his (uttermost rights, and measure lout justice to him in that fulness "the strong should always, give the weak. Let us educate him that he may be a better, a broader and more enlightened man. And let us remember this—that whatever wrong wei put on him shall return to. pun ish us. Whatever we take from him in violence, that is unwor thy and shall not endure.. But what we win from him in sympathy and affection, what wC gain in his confiding alle giance and confirm in his awak ening judgment, that is precious and shall endure—and out of it shall come healing peace.” j BUI Intel lALlal dtofiHStion has passed beyond the experi mental stage. Its discussion and practicality are regarded favor ably not merely by practical Christians and sociologists, but by all level-headed citizens as a ^ matter of practical business, so cial and economic common sense. Great corporations such as the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company realize through practice that fair treat ment of the Nejjxo through clean and decent housing makes him a better citizen and a better worker and means for him bet ter health and a right and loyal frame of mind. -** Because Negroes, being hu man beings, respond exactly to kind and fair treatment as their white neighbors are supposed to respond. " Such pleasant reflections along the line of justice and fairness are so trite and com monplace that they may seem to be stupidly insane. And yet if the South had exercised fair ness and mercy, and if the Ne groes had invariably received absolute fairness in our courts of justice, and if they had never been robbed and charged exor bitantly high rentals for the hovels they inhabit, probably no Southern city and no pleas ant and fruitful farm worked by Negroes ever would have suf fered from the exodus of thous ands of Negroes to climates for which they were totally unfitted by training £nd heredity. Prob ably there would neyer have been an exodus of any impor tance, if our guarantee to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness had been kept, although this exodus doubtless has been hastened by secret organiza tions whose violent activities, whether directed against so called “bad Negroes” or against the whole race, havf caused a growing feeling of fear and in But light begins to appear. Thanks to these courageous men and women at the head of the Interracial Commission, with headquarters at Atlanta, the hopes and aims of enlight ened Southerners have been set to practical working. Many con ferences have been held for joint discussions of problems which formerly were regarded as 'too delicate for round table consideration: The matter of better housing, better schools, better conditions of labor, safer and more healthful means of ventilation in shops and facto ries, and so forth. “How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” The plan of interracial ad justment has even spread to Africa, whence came the ances tors of these Negro neighbors of ours. According to visitors to South Africa committees patterned after tne interracial plan adopted by Southern States are serving in Johannes burg, Capetown, Marianne Hill, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and other centers. These commit tees meet monthly and seek to influence public opinion and leg islation in the interest of need ed adjustments. And what is being done here at home? Committees have been set up in every Southern State and in 800 counties. In many com munities their efforts have been notably successful. Assistance has been rendered in hundreds of educational enterprises for Negroes including millions of dollars: health campaigns have been promoted in every State, hospitals and tuberculosis camps established, clinics opened to colored children, public nurses employed; lynchings have been prevented, and in a few cases members of lynching mobs have been prosecuted and sentj to the penitentiary; legal aid has been extended to Negroes in scores of cases in which they were intimidated, persecuted or exploited; sewers, street paving, water, lights, libraries, rest rooms ana other civic advantag es have been secured for Negro communities; parks, play ANNISTON, ALABAMA. of Missions for Colored People of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. Under the Control of the . South Highland High Schcxl for Colored Boys and Girls ai Anniston, Ala., will Opel Wednesday, September lsf 1926. 4 The South Highland Higf School has two Departments-4 Grammar School, which consists of the grades (third, fourtn| fifth, sixth, seventh and eights grades with well regulate^ stud ies) ; and a High School with till highest possible ranking.. | The completion of an accredit;* ed Grammar School Course is the. requirement for the entrance to our First Year High School* This High School offers M first-class High School Coursf of four years. Our graduate^ are given high ranking by the Northern and Eastern Unive% sities without examination. Diplomas are given for con# pleting the High School Course* Music, Cooking by Gas, Ad vanced Sewing and Dressmalj ing, Printing, Plumbing, Bricl# laying are taught by weir trained and experienced per sons. The young men and wo men can fit themselves for life’s duties by taking advantage of the opportunities offered in the South Highland High School. These trades will be offered to any person or persons at a reasonable rate of tui tion. The Golden moment has come for young men and young “Women to prepare themelves for the duties of life. Seize the opportunity and learn a trade. The Softool is well equipped with modern Single Desks and Chair Desks, Maps of all Coun tries, Printing Press, Latin and English Perception Cards, Sew ing and Domestic Science Rooms, large Student Library and Scientific Laboratory for teaching Physics and Chemis itry. Six large rooms and hall have been opened in the last few years with Lavatories fitted with Shower Baths and the best Sewer connection. A large work shop was built and equipped during the month of March for teaching boys the Plumbing afid Bricklaying trades. The work shop has been well equipped with masonry, carpentry, and plumbing tools. The building and grounds are located just a mile and a half from the business center of the city of Anniston. The campus is sufficiently elevated to give a commanding view of the City, has natural drainage on aSl sides* is beautifully shaded with trees —all these making it a beautiful and healthful place for School. A large play ground has been made in the rear of the building for tennis and other games. Tuition and Entrance Fee. Third and Fourth Grades— $2.00 to enter and 30 cents per month in advance. Fifth and Sixth Grades— $3.00 to enter and 40c per month in advanced Seventh and Eighth Grades— $6.00 to enter and 60c per month in advance. High School or College Pre paratory—$8.00, and 75c per month in advance./ For further information REV. A. W. RICE, Principal, Anniston, Alabama. Principal’s Residence, South Highland High School, now in course of construction, the work being done by the Students in Masonry. aaml The Science Laboratory. A teacher for the Science Department is wanted for the next term. grounds, pools and other pro visions tor recreation have been established; Negro welfare agencies have been included in community chests; day nurs eries and social centers have been conducted; colored proba tion officers secured—these are among a multitude of actual re sults achieved. These gestures of concern for the Negro and in the direction of making life a bit more habi table, a trifle more tolerable in the land of his adoption, are bound to be of infinite value in harmonizing racial relations in the South. ONE THOUSAND AT INTER RACIAL MEET IN TEN NESSEE. Encouraging Progress Report ed and Many Prominent Peo ple on Program. Nashville, Tenn., July 8.— More than one thousand peoeple were in attendance at. the an nual meeting of the Interracial League or Tennessee, held last week at the A. & I. State Nor mal College. - Among the prom inent speakers were P. L. Har ned, State Superintendent of Education, Judge Ligon and Dr. Phelps, members of the State Educational Board, Mrs. Kath erine Grimes, associate editor of the Southern Agriculturist, which has a circulation of 300, 000, Dr. Edwin Mims of Van derbilt University, Hon. J. C. Napier, former Registrar of the United States Treasury, Presi dent W. J. Hale, of A. A I. Col lege, Bishop I. B. Scott, Mrs. F. M. Pierce, President of the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, and Dr. R. T. Burt, of Clarksville. Reports were heard from over the State, indicating encourag ing progress in combating mob violence, in the increase of ed ucational facilities, improved situations, and the improvement of interracial attitudes, through local and state-wide conferenc SfS™ by the last legislature largely through the efforts of the4m fin the State is directed byliec retanes J. D. Burton andBob* ert E. Clay, whose reports were received with interest and ap preciation. HOXTER DEVELOPING MONSTER CHORUS. Philadelphia, July 12.—The great festival Chorus of Colored Singers to appearjnajt|(|feal Exhibition AugustSSrdnith# Stadium of the Sesqui-Centen nial International Exposition here is being rapidly developed by W. Frank Hoxter. Hundreds of choral singers areassembhng in various sections of the city regularly for the rehearsals. Remarkable voices have been discovered in the response to the general invitation to choir, club and solo voices being* built up ana harmonized for the great ChoruSf ■ ( w , The- exhibition will include not only the huge chorus of Severn) hundred voic es, but aiso instrumental ists. Exhibits Unique Exhibits of out are being assembled compete in tne ~ ‘ culture ox the * International ing religious activities is being made. The development, in the insurance field is also a promi nent part of the composite show. The North Carolina Mu tual has a health and, general exhibit that is interesting and instructive. Great Pageant “Loyalty’s Gift” was given great attention. The. favorable publicity has exceeded expecta tions. One of the final rehear sals was broadcast by radio on July 7th and elicited much in terest and comment. The cho ruses were most effective. The pageant under the direction of Dora Cole Norman of the Play ground Association of America is the.first Negro feature,to be staged at the Sesqui-Centennial. credit is being given the Chair man of Negro Activities, J. C. Asbury, for selecting, this vehi cle to emphasize the ability and stress the high points in the. his tory of the race, v - . ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM AMELIA C. H„ VA, The Russell Grovechurch, un der the pastorate of. ? the Rev. W. H. Freeland, is still alive and working . Also the.. Sab bath .scnool connected there with which has added , 8 new members to its roll this reason. Some of tftese persons were of great assistance in ; the . Chil dren’s Day observance. $ Children’s Day was observed June 20th, at 4 P. M. The chil dren rendered a program which was said by many to be second to none seen and heard this sea 80. A large And appreciative crowd gathered with us. Much of the success of the occasion is due to the training by Mrs. Mary Booker, Mrs; W. H. Freeland and Mrs. Kimmie Anderson. The collection for the occa sion amounted to $32.00. We are very grateful to the children for their successful efforts on this occasion financially and otherwise, also, for the financial support given by their friends. On the following Sunday, June 27th, the writer was pres ent with the Sabbath school at our sister church, Big Oak, un (Continued on page 3)

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