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.. *=388888886= .. CHARLOTTE, N. JULY 17, 1930. YOL.LIL i ^ By P. L.Prattis Port au Prince, Haiti, June 15. (Copyrighted. Reproduction prohibited except to Associated Negro press members.) Domi nant in the mincjs of the mem bers of the American Commis sion which President Hoover appointed to conduct an educa tional survey in Hhiti as they debarked at Port au Prince this morning was the possibility of translating the enthusiasm re sponsible for the spirited ova tion which'thousands,of HaitiT tians lined - the dock and street to give them into as equally im pulsive and genuine co-operation with the commission in the per formance" of its mission in the Republic and tfith such a pro gram for the good of Haiti as the commission may finally pro mulgate. The members of the commis sion who arrived this morning are: Dr. Robert R. Moton, Prin cipal of Tuskegee Institute, chairman; Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, President of Howard University; Prof. Benjamin Hu bert, President of Georgia State Industrial College at Sa vannah; Mr. W. T. B. Williams;, dean of the College at Tuske gee, and the Secretary of the Commission, Dr. G. Lake Imes, who is also special assistant to the Principal at Tuskegee. Mr. Leo Favrot, white, Field Secretary for the General Edu cation Board, another member ; of the Commission, was unable to leave New York,- due. to an injury sustained while travelling to the Hiei other members. It is hoped that he will be able to come to Haiti later. The rest of the makeup of the Commission party includes: Al phonse Heningburg, professor of romance languages at Tus kegee, interpreter; William Shields, stenographer; Carl Murphy, editor of the Afro American, and your correspond ent. Americans are used to the kind of demonstration which this hot-blooded people made upon the arrival of the commis sion this morning. All along the tortuous route of nearly a mile which our cavalcade traversed to the Excelsior Annex, huge crowds, numbering thousands, lined either side of the streets and boulevards, held back at some places by ropes and at oth ers by uniformed police. Not -only was the reception spectacular as an exhibition of the emotion and spirit of the people, but the drive itself to the hotel was impressive in the views it allowed of the city’s beautiful scenery. From the dock we were driv en along a road parallel to the bay, from which we turned left into one of the main streets leading into the principal part rtf tbp rtitv Aft#>r a ahnrt. disu tance our direction was changed into a winding, semi-circular boulevard, on one side of which is the celebrated Champ De Mars, containing the presiden tial palace, office buildings and the statue of the fierce Dessa lines, liberator of Haiti; and on the other side of which are ex pensive and beautiful parks. The Commission was lodged at the Excelsior Annex, a short distance beyond the presidential palace. It is not a hotel, there being no such places in Haiti as we know them in America. It is a palatial French villa, expan sive and windowless, which ex President Borno built for* his wife. It is now rented and used for official purposes. Receptions and formalities •* ' . - , ~ . ' A consumed most of the tinre of the commissioners today,' thO formalities starting. at. dinner Saturday; u while - we were still at sea^ whfeir Dr; " Me-j ton received a radiogram fronq the American 'd'affaires at Port au Prinfce;v-toho is functioning ip the Absence Of Brigadier Gener-f al William H. Russell, now om leave.- ■ ' - j As soon ' as the ship had docked, Mr. Grummont, thcj charge it,affaires, met' the com mission and had it taken to the shore efid of the quay in . a mo-j tor launch; where j the: commis-j sioners 1 wer© greeted iby thd Haitian communal < commission, a welcoming committee of three, led by Lechand. The greeting was cordial and dignified. Dn Moton replied to if with appro-j priafe grace and that ceremony was shortly Over. . ' j The party was ’ then hurried^ into waiting^ automobiles' and driven to' the' ExcelsiOr Annex!' from where, without the Uppor^ tiinity of changing clothes; they werecompelled* to reave tp pay; their official call .ttpoij the- mini ister bf foreign* affairsor Hai4 ti and the President of the Re4 public. Large Packards of the President tf the Republic took the members of the commission party ;to the palace, where they were greeted as they hur ried ip between photographers, by a cpjppanyi Haitian gen darned commanded by an Amert «cayJ3fiariii» -« ■* *4 The meetings with M. Berna dine, minister of foreign affairs, and M, Eugene Roy, the Presi dent, were a formal and friendly exercise. Both the distinguished leaders of their country dis posed themselves with a warm cordiality and easy grace. The appointments of the salon of the minister of foreign affairs were rich without being lavish and bore the mark of French in fluence. The President of the Repub lic received the commission ini his huge audience chamber, ini the center of which upon a car pet; of crimson, red-brocaded arm chairs, With lags and ^uucu gv/iu, wcxc aiiaii^uu in tho shape of a horseshoe, at the base of which sat the President,! Dr, Moton, and the charge d’af faires, and on the other side of which sat the commission party arid the members of the Haitian cabinet. The audience lasted about fifteen minutes. After the commission mem bers had returned to their ho tel, their calls were returned by tfte Haitian officials. At one o’clock luncheon was served for [iUiipheon was followed by an automobile drive into the coun try 'which was cut short in or der to return to Port au Prince in tihie for a soccor game which had been arranged for the com mission by Sylvio Cator, Presi dfentfof the Haitian Sports Fed eration. This is the- same Cator who is the broad jump cham pion of the woiM. The crowds, ceremony and cheering at the game were very impressive, and, l am told, but am not sure that,* for the first time, the American and Haitian flags were 3f&wh together chi an official grouping. Sensing that various groups jf Haitians would be eager to know, the commission made known thismornlhgithe object of its1 visit. The following state ment was issued to the press : "On Sunday, February 8, 1930,the President of the Unit ed States sent toe following tel egram to Dr; Robert R. Principal of the Tuskegee nfal and industrial ‘Under provisions of the : liition authorizing the invest tion of matters in Haiti view of construetivep the future and after tion with Mr. Cameron Fc who is chairman of the Commission, I would appi it greatly if you represent Tuskegee Institute could dertake to exhaustively_ gate and make recommencfaf as to the educational Haiti. I know of no so well equipped as yourb give a constrictive , the whole question. This woi not mean that you must give detailed attent it biit that you should oi the investigation the exj of which within our would be paid by uui ment. You could set up such filiations with other educate institutions as you thought visaible in order to secure most effective staff.* “On the following day Moton accepted the and afterward appointed his sociates on the commission.. “In pursuance of the dent’s request, the Commissi on Education in Haiti comes the Republic to make study review of existing educat conditions as a basis for its commendations.,,■ “It is the purpose of the Gmv mission to secure at first 'hff» from all those charged with *# sponsibility for education in thS Republic a statement of the aims and methods of the partic-! nlar activities under their dh$Qf tion. It further plans to visli and inspect schools of evem wSuuiilHI ‘"The Commission seeks the co-operation of all interested persons in securing facts, opin ions, and recommendations bearing upon education in Hai ti. Public notice will be given of the time and place when the Commission will receive such persons.” The members of the Commis sion, including Dr. Moton, feel that a responsibility of the ut most importance has been placed upon their shoulders. This was impressed upon Dr. Moton and other members of the commis sion by President Hoover and by Governor General Cameron Forbes while they were still in the States. President Hoover was well aware of the nature of the difficulties in the way of fteacteful and orderly develop-/ ment. He is hopeful that the Forbes Commission has enabled the establishment of a central government. But that Commission had no occasion or authority to inquire into the complex social relations and depressed economic condi tions as they are or may be af fected by a system of educa tion. It is the function of this Commission to obtain all the in formation possible regarding* the existing educational pro cesses in Haiti, academic, and industrial, and to formulate from the facts obtained, as the best judgment of the commis sion members dictates, a pro gram for a system of education, useful to all Haitians and behind which all Haitians can unite in support. The Commission is widely aware of obstacles which it wiB have to remove from the path ajf duty. It knows of the sharp so cial and intellectual cleavage be' tween the Haitians of Port au Prince and the peasants of the hinterland, creating top and bot tom social classes without what seems to the American the ne cessary middle class of trades men mid merchants. And it is sensible also of the fact that (Continued on page 4) TT CATAWBA SCHOOL OP METHODS NOTES By Frank C. Shirley They sey ail work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The School of Methods Centainly be lieves in this maxim, because play is given its proper place in the program. For several years Rev. L. E. Black directed this department with an efficiency that was about perfect. We were sorry to give him up. Bui there is always a ram in the thicket.” Rev. W. G. Anderson] a veteran athlete of the gridir-, on, cinder path, basket ball court, and a dozen other minori sports, filled the place nicelyj last summer. He will be with usi again this summer. Another former member of the faculty we are sure to miss will be Mrs. Snively. Her radi« ant personality and sympathetic interest have been a great iaj spiration to the women of our! Synod, and her messages from the platform have gripped us all. Those who haves kept up With the interesting articles in the “Teachers’ Corner” of the Africo and other articles that have come from the versatile peri of Miss Marjorie Smith, th^ Assistant Secretary of the Di vision of Missions for Colored "People, will be happy to know that she will have charge of thri courses hi Mission Study and] idle Women’s Discussion Group. While in the mood of express-j ing regrets we might as well t. Rev. George, the Convention Director of the Boys’ Camp,! missed. camp will be in charge of two young men who will carry out the “George policy.’’ Rev. W. C. Jones, the Camp Director, is a brother-in-law of Rev. George, and Mr. Nestos Freeman, Jr.,| was trained under Rev. George. Tt is gratifying to know that inj the short period of camp activi ties in our Synod we are able to produce an Assistant Direc tor from the ranks. Congratula tions, Rev. George! A Convention without music would be like a dinner without salt—flat or unpalitable. Dr. Long, our musical director, and! the oldest in point of service in the Convention, will be with us as usual this summer. Dr. Long has an abiding interest in the Convention. With all his multi plicity of interests he never for gets the last week in August. Dr. McCoy and Mr. Somern dike are so closely interwoven into the very fabric of the Con vention that we need not spe cially toast them. We missed Mr. Somerndike from our ranks last summer and are happy to know that he will be with us again this summer. Dr. McCoy, our Direc tor, attended the recent meeting of the International Council of heligiaus Education in Toronto, Canada. I am sure during Con vention week we will get ech oes of that meeting from him. These notes are being writ ten while on the field. Have touched in recent days States ville, Elmwood, Cleveland, Oakland church, the Carthage section, Sanford, Durham, Greensboro, High Point and Mebane. All along the line the outlook seems (bright for the School of Methods. Ingram Branch Mission voted Sunday to send two delegates. One of these delegates will be the vet eran Superintendent of that Mission Sunday school, Mr. Wyatt Marsh. We wish that ‘every Sunday school would fdliow the lead of this splen (Continued on page 3) r Ui VawiMi Dfiu V viilvll Jt JTCk church has just closed successful Daily Vacati School which began Ji and closed July 4. r ultimate iw uie w< XiUlil U. v OStei, wuo Ci to be with her sick volunteerea to mans school. She was assi Mrs. H. M. Scott, the wtfe oi our Sabbath school missionary, and Mrs. Malissa McLeod, one of the members of the church. ** Seventyifive young* people and children - were enrolled, amd the greatest interest was X main tained during the two' weeks’ session, so much so that both the parents and the children begged the continuance sof the school, but it was foundraeces sary to close July 4th. ' xiie acxiuu.a iittu its piog^am ^>unua> aiieinoun, </uiy out, Wiuch was wnuesseu uy a spitui uxu auuience, wno Decanae an tne more interested in ihelwora being done in our Daily ^Vaca tion .Bible School. Too inucn credit cannot be given to Miss Foster, who so ably managed the school. This was her first visit to Palatka and it seems she has won her way into the hearts of the people by her ex cellent management of the D. V.JB* S. She was asked to ac cept the pirincipdlship of (the Elementary Department oi the schools of this city. Having pre viously contracted for else where she had to decline. As an appreciation the chii gave Miss Foster a valua iittle token. Ife hope to have a greater another year, and we ail and pray for the return of Miss Foster. The entire work under the management of Rev. and Mrs. Foster is progressing nicely with a church ibuilding and an adequate school building equipped, the work would relajp a glorious harvest for the Mas ter. The influence and life of Rev. and Mrs, {Foster are felt for good in this community. Truly the Lord sent them here. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE. NATIONAL NEGRO BUSI NESS LEAGUE Detroit, Michigan, July 11.— Elaborate plans for the enter tainment of the National Negr<; Business League have been per fected according to an an nouncement by Fred Hart Wil liams, President of the Metro politan Business Men’s Club, which organization is host to the League this year. The dates for the annual session are Au gust 20, 21, and 22, and official Headquarters will be maintaine< at the Central Recreation Cen ter, 637 Brewster Street. The official entertainment include the following: . Tuesday evening, August 19 8 :00 ip. M., Smoker and Ban quet in honor of the national officers at St. Antoine Brand Y. M. C. A. Wednesday afternoon, Au gust ,20th, 3:30 to 6:30 P. M. Reception to visitors, St. An toine Branch Y. M.-C. A. La dies of Citizens’ Committee act ing as hdstesses. Thursday afternoon, Augus 21st, 3:30 P. M., Visit factor; (Continued on page 3) li-floT,-• iiuO'V i- ■ -'‘O', i^uiMuuxii t'KiJSiSIiiiiaf xui v** uncii ixuiiio, tAl ki'jt'M Mu » IJjIiA, 11, t. it Has oeen a lew weens ruice yuu xittVc ueatu xrom us, Out pur worn has not ueeu <*u a stanu stui. a large numoer oi visitors ana frienus Were pres oot at communion service July 6th. The pastor, rwev. n. 25, Davis, chose jonn a:i6 as a ceAt ana spoae oi tne many iue giving qualities of tne ohristian religion. This inspiring sermon was indeed a preparation for the Holy Communion which fol hiW6u« uommunion whs admin- • istered to eight sick members immediately after services. We are looking forward to a foliar rally on the third Sunday to complete the payment on the laaies’ rest room in the base ment. We are proud of our new steps which were erected by Mr. J. w. Waddell, contractor, at a cost of $175. A recent rally enabled us to make these im provements. The closing of the Vacation Church School was held last Friday night and witnessed by a vast audience. The school was a splendid success, with ten competent young women in charge of the 110 pupils en rolled. The Women’s Missionary So ciety gave an entertainment for the benefit of the school. As a result each teacher was given $1,50 as a token of appreciation for their voluntary service. The Brotherhood had two pleasant meetings during the moqth of June, at the home of Mr. Henry Jenkins and the pas tor. The organization is auite ''live‘'and will sponsor a Wild' Goose chase on Monday night for the ibenefit of the rally. The Tuxis Girls had an inter esting meeting at the home of Mrs. L. S. Seabrook on Thurs day. These girls have shown unusual enthusiasm under Mrs. Seabrook’s direction. Rev. Davis took the Pioneer Boys on a outing to Manches ter, July 3rd. The day was hap pily spent swimming and fish ing. We enjoy having the follow ing named young women again for the summer: Miss Mildred Fleming, after a successful term of teaching in Washing ton, N. C.; Miss Lillian Stevens, from Hampton; Miss Willie Crump, from Wilmington. Miss Janie Slater ..spent a few days greeting friends and returned to Virgina State College for the summer session. It is a pleasure to have Dean J. W. Seabrook with us again, after a semester’s work at Co lumbia University on a docto rate degree. Miss Maude Freeman went to Asbury Park', N. J., for the summer. Miss Marion Stevens spent three pleasant weeks in Wil mington, Del., a md New York I City. Mrs. Louise Gilliard, of Dur ham, and -two children, are j guest of their mother’s, Mrs. Flora Cox. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Parham are guests of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Seabrook. t Miss Joanna Williams is at tending summer school at Teachers’ College, Winston-Sa lem. ’ It was a pleasure to note the _ graduation of' Miss Estelle Chresfield from North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hender P son and children, of Winston - Salem, were week-end guests of relatives, June 2nd.
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