AND YE SHALL KNOW THETRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”- John vtti',32.
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CHARLOTTE. N. O. THURSDAY, AUGUST 37, 1936
BRAINERDINSTUUTL-PAST AND PRESENT
By Rev. J. XV. Manoney
Hie 9th of September, 1936,
will mark the opening of the
69th session of Brainerd Insti
tute, Chester, S. C. For the
benefit of the patrons, alumni
and citizens in general there
are some things we wish to say
of thig school which has played
such an important part in the
liveR of hundreds of men and
women, who have been under
its influence, and upon this com
munity during its history of
over a half century. Some have
passed to their reward. Others i
as doctors, lawyers, preachers,!
nurses welfare workers, etc.,
are scattered.hl> over this coun
try and jabroad, still carrying
on, having received their early
inspiration and; preparation
here We believe there is no
more ideal situation for such a
work as has been carried on
here, especially because of the
unusually fine community of
people in general, ana or me
white people in particular..
Two years ago when the Board
of National Missions, under
whose auspices the school oper
ates, decided to close Brainerd
because of the lack of funds for
operation and other local condi
tions which are not necessary
to discuss at this time, not only
the representative colored peo
ple without regard, to denomina
tions, but also the white ^citi
zens, representing as fine a type
as can be found anywhere, came
forward, with their moral and
financial support that th doors
of Brainerd might remain op
en. A Central Committee, head
ed by Dr. J. S. Allen, a success
ful physican, assisted, by Mr.
C. E Leathers, District Manag
er of the North Carolina Mutu
al Life Insurance Company, did
great work in the raising of
funds—some tBree thousand
dollars—to meet the- require
ments for the-reopening of the
school. ! " :
When the Board decided to
give the school another chance,
it was essential to secure some
suitable person to take charge
of the work. Prof. 1:. c. RJOAn,
A. B., A. Mm Johnson C. Smith
and Columbia Universities, re
spectively, who also had had
quite a few years of experi
ence a« teacher In the school,
Si&d'tt the field Togeth
er with his good ^rfe, Mrs.
L J. Brown, graduate of Bar
ber-Scotia Jtemfaaxy, he 1ws
done not only a wonderful work,
but almost the impossible since
thefe* ^appointment, (August 1.
The enrollment has increased
from about fifty to two hundred
and thirty. Forty-six were
graduated at the last commence
ment—twenty-five ; from the
High School Division, and
twenty-one from the Normal
College Division. The Normal
College being a new department
under the -administration .of
President Brown, is designed to
prepare those who may wish to
teach /before completing four
years of college preparation; to
m«*the needs of those wlj>
do not plan to go beyond the
Normal College; and for others
who because of a Jwk of fi
nance would not be able to meet
the expenses of four, yoarsof
college work, but would do two
yearsof collegiate preparation
here which would give them
entrance to the Jumor ^s ^
such colleges as Allen, Ben
diet, Morgan. Johnson C. Smith
and others. A very hr^d cur
riculum has been car^W.
Worked out to meet thesejnds.
This department is chartered
under the law8 of the Stateof
South Carolina and has been
approved by the State Board o
Education. The graduates of
this department are granted
the (First Grade Elementary
tarifficate. Supt. J. E. Nunne
ry, of Chester County Schools,
hag been an outspokenfriend
ofthe work done at Rrainerd
and fully endorses the Normal
College. Prof, M. KBrwkman,
Supt. of Chester City Schools,
has always given liberal and
worthwhile support to the
school. Our sincere appreciation
and gratitude is extended to all
who have in any way given as
sistance to the work we are
endeavoring to do not only for
our own group, but for the com
munity at large.
Another new department in
the school i8 the Kindergarten.
This is indeed a worthwhile
community project, for it not
only relieves parents of much
care of their young children
during the morning hours, but
also brings the children under
influencess that will surely tell
in their after years. To those
of the Normal College who take
courses in psychology, and es
pecially those of the Teacher
Training Division, this depart
ment is of great help. This was
tried out last school term with
much success and satisfaction.
All children between the ages
of three and six are admitted
free of charge ,
We come now to the urgent
needs of the school. However,
before stating those needs, per
mit this to be said: We do not
believe that any cause or insti
tution ought to be supported
solely oh the basis of sentiment.
If the institution does not fill a
place in the community life that
makes for the best citizenship,
good will and service, that
institution does not justify
its existence. And the sooner
it goes the better. On the other
hand, if real good is being done
even with some degree of im
perfection, it has the right to
expect the advice and moral and
financial help of all the citizens
regardless of denomination, race
Dr sex In the best order of soci
ety we can not afford to be nar
row. Brainerd has been a moral
and financial asset to the city of
Chester and really deserves its
hearty cooperation.
The Board of National Mis
sions will continue to assist the
work at Brainerd, yet, inasmuch
as the Board has carried this
work for these many years,
and inasmuch as the Christian
influence of the school has been
and is an asset to the commu
nity, and inasmuch as there are
so many of her graduates and
former students who are now
making good because of the
training received here, there
ought to be some financial con
tribution made annually toward
the work. This could be done
without being a burden on any
one. There is a great need for
an Annual Alumni Scholarship
Fund to be used for the benefit
of needy and deserving stu
dents, who have no hope of be
ing enlightened unless some
such fund is provided for them.
This is! a /Splendid (missionary
opportunity to help your broth
er who is less fortunate than
you. We are trusting that the
graduates and former students
will not be unresponsive and
ungrateful to this cause. We'
are going to continue to count
on the Brainerd chapters in va
rious cities such as Washing
ton, D. C., Philadelphia, New
York City, JPafcadena, Cailifoav
nia, etc., for their continued
support. i
What can the citizens of
Chester do out of their appreci
ation for Brainerd? Here is a
suggestion made by one: if
one hundred citizens make an
nual subscriptions of ten dol
lars each, and another hundred
citizens make annual subscrip
tions of five dollars each, this
would bring a total of fifteen
hundred dollars a year which
would be of inestimable ) help
to the success of the work, and
no one would be . hurt or im
posed upon. Some such plan
would surely justify being fol
lowed up. j
The outlook for the coming
term ig good. Prof. Btrown is a
hard-working man. He is here
and there in. the interest of his
work. He calls it field work. We
understand that he has a list of
some one hundred new prospec
tive students for the coming
term. Three new persons have
been added to the teaching
staff, having received mission
ary and Christian experience as
well as a libera! education.
For catalog or any informa
tion regarding Brainerd, write
Prof. L S. Brown, Brainerd
institute, Chester, S. C.
NEW FARMERS OF AMEItf
ICA TO MEET AT HAMP
TON
Hampton Institute, Va., Au
gust 22, 1936.—The second an
nual convention of the New
Farmers of America will be
held at Hampton Institute from
Sunday, August 30, to Wednes
day, September 2nd, inclusive.
One hundred and sixteen boys
fjjbm agricultural departments
of Negro high schools in seven
teen Southern States are inv.i
ed to attend. They will be ac
compai^led by seventy-one
teachers and there will be sev
en or eight supervisors from the
Board of Education in Wash
ington and from the State
Boards of Education in the va
rious Southern States.
The teacher trainers and the
supervisors will remain for two
days after the convention clos
es to hold a conference of their
own for plans for the coming
year's work. The program for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day will consist largely of bus
iness meetings of the New
Farmers of America conducted
by the student officers of the
organizbttion. There will be |
livestock and crops judging
contest on Tuesday, participat
ed in by the State judging
teams from fifteen of the
Southern States. On Tuesday
night, there will be an essay
contest with essays presented in
Ogden Hall by six contestants
who have already won first
place in their several States.
Along with this program there
will be a sight seeing tour t<
Jamestown, Williamsburg and
Yorktown, and opportunities to
visit the^ agricultural and. oth
er departments of the Institute.
The program of the Convention
will be an interesting one.
The program will be in
charge of Mr. S. B. Simmons,
Greensboro, North Carolina,
Executive Secretary of tVe New
Farmers of Amen \». and Dr
H. B. Swanison, representative
of the Vocational Division of
Education, Washington, D. C.
TELLS NUMBER OF BAP
TISTS
Nashville, Term*—(C)— Dfr.
W. H. Jemagin, in his address
as President of the National
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U.
Congress in Kansas City recent
ly, told of the number of Bap
tists in the country, as pub
lished in the National Baptist
Voice, as follows: “Of the 22,
000 Negro Baptist churches in
this country, ,18,755 reported
Sunday schools with 1,120,362
scholars and 148,000 teachers
and officers. It is needless to re
mind you that the great mass
of these scholars are in our
Sunday schools from Virginia
to Texas. Alabama claims 135,
17! Baptists; Arkansas 62,
568; Florida, 44,893; Georgia,
63,622; 1 Kentucky, 130,140;
Louisiana, 55,287; Mississippi,
92,839; North Carolna, 77,619;
Oklahoma, 22,527; South Caro
lina, 96,532; Tennessee, 44,212;
Texas, 110,452; and Virginia,
108,li'5. Thus we know the lo
cation of our army and how
strong it is at definite places.
SEEK “RACE PURITY” IN
ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa—(C)— General
Grazfcna ha8 received a note
from Premier Mussolini laying
.great emphasis on th© necessity
of keying the Italian race
pure. TM prevent the associa*
tion of Italian men with native]
women, the Italians are sending
over their own women, which
has its dangerous aspects. Ethi
opia is not yet fully under Ital
ian control.
molded by its teachers than its
parents,
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY OP
YADKIN WESTERN DIS
TRICT
Mias Inez Corre 1,
Corresponding Secretary
The 29th Annual meeting of
the Woman’s Auxiliary of Yad
kin Presbyterial, Western Dis
trict, was held at,.. Pleasant
Grove Presbyterian. church,
near Statesville, July 30th.
The meeting was called to or
der by : the President, Mrs.
M..S Qttwan. The theme of our
meetingfwas: “Christ; the Foun-i
dation (I Cor. 3:11 j Motto:
“Christen me that I may know
him: Christ through me that
they m4y have life.”
The Meeting was opened with
devotionals led by. Mrs. Bes
sie Waddell and Miss Maggie"
Morrison. This was a very im
pressive service and every ope
seemed to enjoy it. After ttib
service, “How Firm a Founda
tion” wa* sung.
The enrollment of the church
es was the next order. All of!
the churches were represent- i
ed but two—New Center and
Pittsburgh. The churches pre
sented good reports which
made each of us feel good, af
ter having such a hard year tdf
work. The minutes were rend
and adopted. - '
A report was made from the
Presbyterial by Mrs. Mabel
Waddell. This was very good.
She emphasized some of the
things that we are to look for
ward to for the betterment of
our churches, especially the
church-program.
Several papers were read.
First, “The Kind of Church We
Need,” by Mrs Jennie Cowan;
“Stewards and of What Are We
Stewards,” by Mesdames B.
Waddell, Alice Kilpatrick and
Charlotte Holt; “Christ in Our
Life,” by Mrs. Mary Phifer;
and “The Duty of a Good Lead
er,” Miss C. V.'Thoiilas. All of
these papers were very good
and w^te nommented on by sev
eral of the members.
Mrs Johnson, the wife of
Rev J. P. Johnson, of Salisbu
ry, was introduced to the Con
vention by Mrs. Ws. A. Haw
kins. Mrs Johnson stated that
she would fall in line with the
Presbyterian Church and would
work whenever she was called
on. She has been a faithful
worker and we believe she will
be as faithful in her husband’s
church as she was in her own.
The following officers were
elected: Mesdames M. S. Cow
an, President; W. A. Hawkins,
First Vice-President; Mary
Woods, 2nd Vice-President;
Mabel Waddell, Secretary; Mrs.
J P. Johnson, Assistant Secre
tary; Miss Inez Correll, Corre
sponding Secretary; Miss Es
telle Coble, Treasurer.
These officers were installed
by Rev. J. P. Johnson.
Thursday evening the . ves
per service was led by Mes
dames J M Morton and M. J.
Hall. This was a very inspir
ing 'service. ;
The annual sermon was
preached by Rev H. N. Sulli
van from the test, John 10:4.
The theme was: “Have You
Heard the Call of Jesus?”- In
this he pictured to us the sheep
and how they know their mas
ter’s voice and the same applies
to us. If we are Christians we
will know the Master's voice
when he calls us. His sermon
will be long remembered by
some of the members.
Friday morning the devo
tionals were led by Mesdames
Lina Lucky and Mary Phifer,
Bible hour was conducted by
Mesdames Waddelll and Stock
Discussion: “Sabbath Ob
servance : Which Shall We
Have—Open or Closed Sab
bath?” led by Mrs. B. F. Mur
ray and Mrs. W A. Hawkins.
This subject was fully discussed
by Drs. B. F Murray and
L. M. Onque. Rev. Murray said
we should ask ourselves the
question and see iif we could
have an open Sabbath and wor
ship God as we should.
The memorial service * was
very sad as we had lost several
members.
The - Young People’s Hour
wafs conducted by Misses Ines
Abernathy and Lillie Mae Ran
kin Several young people took
part. A. pageant, ‘‘The Court of
Another Chance,” ... by the
young people o£ Statesville, was
very good. The offering for the
two days was $12.74. .
Mrs Cowan thanked the good
people :■ of Pleasant Grove
church for the generosity
shown to ius during our stay
there. • ,
; The weather was unfavorable
but we.had a good meeting and
everybody who came was glad
and went away feeling good,
. “God be with you till we meet
again” was sung, and we depart
ed to meet next year .with Lo
gan Presbyterian church, the
last Thursday and Friday in
July.; ..v‘ : <
NEGRO FARM LEADERS
WOLD RIG CONFERENCE
'■ Qg^EfcXAs
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Prairie T4ew»-: ’j&ow, Aug.- -
<ANP.)—<1: A. Cobb; Director
Southern Division, Agricultural
Conservfciflen Program, Doctor
F, D. Patterson, President of
Tuskegee Institute, and Miss
Nannie Burroughs, President, of
the National Training School
for.Girls, VWashington, D. C.,
were the three feature speakers
at the Regional Conference of
Negro Agricultural Leaders
and Farmers .which y opened
here August 12. More thaii
3,000 attended tJ»s sessions held
on the campus of Prairie View
College. ' •
Thia conference was called to
acquaint Negro loaders with
the details of the Soil Conserva
tion and Domestic Allotment
Act under which Negro farm
ers of the Southern States will
receive many benefits which
wjp! give 4hem (added Incomer
for their labors. These leaders,
in turn, will give the informa-;
tion to the Negro' farmers in:
• heir respective States.- Favm
ers and Extension worfcersi
from -Oklah.oipa,^ Arkansas,
Louisiana and -Texas were pres
ent. C. IL jailer*. Texas State
leader, presided. . *
Enumerates Benefits
In enumerating1 some of. the
benefits which th© Negro farm
er has realized from the AAA,
Mr. Cobb said, that one of the
objectives "Of th©* administra
tion has been “to take the gam
ble out of cotton growing.” It
is better to know that you are
going to get from ten to twelve
cents a pound' for yoUr cotton
than to get twenty, cents one
year and five cents another,
with all the disastrous effects
of such uncertainty. The period
from 1920 to 1980 was the pe
riod of unequal -opportunity for
all farmers and, a general de
cline for agijicultuire. JThe ten
years fropi 1920 to 1930 wit
nessed an increase in white
tenancy, just as it did an in
crease in Negro tenancy. They
went down together for identi
cal reasons — profitless farm
ing.” Such anvincome can have
but far reaching consequences.
It is an answer, to- most of our
difficult social problems and is
definitely the . only answer to
the problem < of tenancy
Mr. Cobb ^ concluded his dis
cussion o$ the relationship be
tween the .white farmer and the
colored' farmer of the cotton
belt by saying. that “a fcjohcy
which helps one helps the oth
er.- Ther© is no place for race
prejudice, in any educational
program for the welfare of ag
riculture.”
Dr. Patterson Speaks
Soil Conservation is regarded
by Dr.- Patterson as the most
important feature in that
Tong range” planning for agri
culture, without which “this
nation can not prosper.1’ Con
tinuing, Dr. Patterson said:
“When we consider the present
program of soil conservation,
we can but marvel at the
short-sightedness which has
permitted us to sit complacent
ly by while wind and rain, to
say nothing of exhaustive crop
methods, have robbed us of our
greatest heritage.
“By trial and error w© are
coming1 to know that farming
is one of the meet complicated
businesses into which men can
go; and that every step must
be carefully guarded lest we
bring into play forces that will
be our undoing. Mass produc
tion of both plant and animal
life has proved favorable to
ruination from parasitic and in
fectious diseases. We are now
told that the topography or the
lay of the land over large
dreas in this country is such
as to make extensive and un
interrupted cultivation • unde
sirable and in recent years has
lain the West destitute.”
Proper Education 'Needed
Both Dr. Patterson and Miss
Burroughs emphasized the ne
cessity for a practical educa
tion for children of the farm if
long range planning is to be
come effective. Miss Burroughs
said: “Our nation is bard
pressed and distressed because
her economic system is out of
order, and has been for a num
ber of years. It can and will be
restored when the nation spends
as much money for the educa
tion of the farmer as it does
for the education of the doctor
and the scientist. To this end, I
would suggest a four-point pro
gram: .
1. The proper education of
farm folk—men, women and
children; £. The Conservation
of the soil; 3. The organization
of Farmers’ Cooperatives, and
4. The Beautification of farm
surroundings. It is just as es
sential that we Americanize the
farmer who was bred and born
here as it is that we American
ize the foreigner who chooses
to come here.”
Dr. Patterson said: “If I may
make any criticism of Ameri
can education in general and
Negro education in particular it
would be that it leaves behind
the problems of the masses and
in so doing it not only fails to
lead to growth and elevation in
these occupations, but has re
butted, <in \ (slipping backward
with the loss of many of the
c pportunities involving these
occupations. This program
which starts with the soil on
the one hand and with the peo
I le who manage it on the other,
is absolutely fundamental in its
approach to one of, if not the
greatest problems involving the
American nation.”
Four States Represented
Four States were represented.
Negro State leaders in the Ex
tension Service from Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Tex
as brought delegations varying
from fortyfcto ninety-two who
attended the conference. These
leaders included J. E. Taylor, of
Langston, Okla.; H. C. Ray, of
Little Rock; J. E. Jordan, of
Scotlandville, La., and C. H.
Waller, from Prairie View. The
Twenty-Ninth Annual Farmers
Congress and Short Course also
in session brought to the Prai
rie View campus more than
3,000 men, women and children
from the rural sections in Tex
a,
NEGRO CHAMBERS OF COM
MERCE AND NEGRO AIR
PILOTS
The Division of Negro Affairs,
Fii&ene Kinckle Jones, Chief,
has made available the study,
“Negro Chambers of Com
merce,” by Joseph R. Houch
ins, Assistant Business Spe
cialist, Negro Affairs Division,
which reveals that at least 51
Negro chambers of commerce
are in existence. An analy
sis of twenty-one question
naires received from these bus
iness groups indicates: (1) the
nature of organizations exist
ing among Negro business
mem (2) the services rendered
by Ideal Negro business groups
to their members; (3) the rela
tionship which organizations of
business men have with organ
izttions of white business men;
and (4) the extent to iwhich
Negro business men make use
of Federal offices. This study
includes a section devoted to re
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