Search the Archive

Carter G. Woodson in his “Mis-Education of the Negro,” says “Practically all the successful Negroes in this country are of the uneducated type or of that class of Negroes who have had no formal education at all. ... This article is taken from a unit worked out by the class in Primary activi- ties, during the Jackson College Summer School, under the direction of Miss Mary G. Whiteside. ... Woodson’s statements may in a manner seem rash but a study of our educational system shows that our schools are teaching much of fvhat is impractical and what cannot be applied In our daily lives because of the great industrial revolution caused by the

Carter G. Woodson. (1) W. E. B. Dubois (2) Roland Hayes (3) Hazel Harrison (4) Mary McLeod Bethune. -()-()-(3-()-fl-()-0-0-()-(5-(7-()-0-(I-O-O-(." ... Y. . .-()-()-()-()-(l-()-()-()-()-()’()-()-()-(\-()-()-()-()-()-(0:0 )-()G()“()“()-()“()-Ufll)-()-()“()’()-()-()“()-()“()-()m“‘ 0)-0-0-()-(>-()-()-()-0-()-0-0-(1-0-0- ) =) - ... ... Carver. James Weldon Johnson. Bert Williams. Charles S. Gilpin. Jack Johnson. Tiger Flowers. Rube Roster. . Siseratia Jones. h1rd Table: Harriet Tubman. . Booker T. Washington. Dr. Daniel H. Williams. C. C.

Byrd, Principal, Page Hlementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Delbert Burnett, Principal, Carver Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Cklahoma Ruby Flemming, Principal, Carter G. ... G. Dulan, lMrs. Christian, and Mrs Brown, helping Registrants, te the Custodians, to the cafeteria personnel, to lirs. Stephens of F. D. ... Woodson Elementary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Edna Hobbs, Principal, Principal, Orchard Park Llementary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Hazel Horn, Principal, Garden Oaks Elementary School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lMary E.

For more information write Carter G. Woodson, Director, Association for the Study of Negro Life and His- tory, Inc., 1538 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. Find out all you can about our Race and our contribution in the war so far. ... —G. P. Gooch. There has never been a period in the history of social adjustment that offered a greater challenge to the forces of education than the period through which we are now passing. ... George Washington Carver, Mrs. Jennie Dee Moton, Mrs. Mary Oneal Thomp- son (Greenwood), Mrs. Julia Pegram Wilder = (Tunica), Miss Rosetta Hall (Pearlington); = Mrs. M. J. McCal (Pelahatchie), and Dr. == J. B. Lehman. !

Standing left to right: Maurice Williams, Armstrong High, Richmond; Joseph Kennedy, Maggie Walker, Richmond; Unidentified; Russell Macklin, Carter G. Woodson, Hopewell; Hillary Hatchett, State Dept., Rich- mond; C. D. ... Margaret Davis, Carver High, Warwick; Miss Elizabeth Green, guest conductor; Mrs. Brown, president, Music Association; Thomas Bride, associ- ate professor, music, Virginia State College. ... Ellen G. Johnson, NEA-VTA Field Representative, standing next to Mr. Morse delivered the principal address. Photo by Royal Studio, Chase City. and third grades, and (b) fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Includes sources for dental health materials.

G. Frank Harris, Principal, Carter G. Woodson High School, Buckingham County is the new president of the Sixth District, Virginia Teachers Association. Photo by Modern Arts Studio, Norfolk. G Earl E. ... OO S - () S () S () S () S () S () S () S () S ) S ) S - () () S () S () S () S () S () G () S () - () S () S () S () () - Wl e ) S ) G S () S () - () S () G () S () S () S () S ) S () S () - , e When the personal touch - means S0 much... ... If you want to teach, or want a teacher —now or later contact us. - (- () S () S () S ) G () () G () S () S () S () S () S () - 26 [ Planning your advancement, it’s good to be a member.

Carter G. Woodson, the historian, Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, of North Carolina, Dr. W. E. B. Dubois, Dr. Charles H. Judd, and other national characters.

Dubois, Carter G. Woodson, W. T. Vernon; John W. Gregg, George" W. Carver, Louis B. Moore, Kelly Miller, Mary B. Talbert, Charlotte Hawkins Brown, H. Council Trenholm, Mary McLeod Bethune, Margaret Washington, Madam C. J. ... The second period began with the “educational year” of 1908 when the whole state was aroused to new educational effort as a result of Superintendent John G. Crabbe’s famous “Whirl Wind School Campaign’ which carried many reforms in its wake. The K.

G. Macklin, Petersburg; Civic Education Secretary, Joseph R. Ransome, Richmond; Auditor, P. J. Chesson, Norfolk. ... Battle has indi- cated that he will ask the general as- sembly to add fifteen million dollars to the forty-five million grant for school facilities passed by the 1949 assembly session. ... Woodson, Blackstone; C. L. Atkins, Rocky- mount; Harry Ferguson, Lynchburg; H. DeWitt Logan, Berryville; S. M. Sydnor, Arlington; L. A. Sydnor, Roanoke; Booker T. Reaves, Charlottesville; N. J. S. McDonald, Coeburn; Treasurer, Lavinia J.

Marian Belle Saunders, teach- er, Carter G. Woodson School, Rich- mond is president of the local chapter and Mrs. Nannie Christian, George Mason School, Richmond is conclave chairman. National president is Mrs. Marion H. Bluitt, Washington, D. C. ... G. Gladden. Superintendent, | this G. L. X. Cowling Appointed To State Department G. L. X. ... G. Macklin, who is now devoting full time at Virginia State College, Peters- burg. His office is with Dr. A. G. Richardson, Associate Supervisor of Secondary and Elementary Education, 214 E. Clay Street.

Carter G. Woodson — who died this past March and to the work of The Association for The Study of Negro Life and History. ... The -contribution of WOODSON-MEMORIAL- DOLLAR MEMBERSHIPS by as many adults and classes as possible as a direct contribution to ATA Pres. &)ca/ze 01/3@6%4 Al44e. ... Woodson). . A planned financial effort in behalf of the total project which should include the following: a. A per-capita student-contribution goal of at least 10 cents and larger contributions from the adults. b.

Carter G. Woodson, of the District of Columbia, by Mrs. LUCY HARTH SMITH; Dr. Anthony J. Major, of West Virginia, by Miss MARY L. WILLIAMS; Dr. M. ¥F. Whitaker, by MR. A. T. BUTLER, of South Carolina; and Dr. George Biddle, and Dr.

In commenting on the contributions of the late Dr Carter G. Woodson in the area of human development, the speaker pointed out two facts of Dr. ... Woodson’s ex- periences which should be noted: (1) He received con- siderable support at first from some groups which had sought to quell his efforts.

Councill Trenholm, already deeply interested in Negro history and a close friend of G. Carter Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

Keller, Alabama State Superintendent of Education; and Buell G. Gallagher, president of Talladega College. The final address was given by Carter G. Woodson, director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. ... Cater, dean of Talladega College; O.H. Johnson, instructor at State Teachers College in Montgomery; and Genevieve Taylor, social science instructor, also at State Teachers College in Montgomery. 94

Carter G. Woodson. The school became a member of the North Central Association in 1926. Under his prin- cipalship too, the first Parent-Teacher Association in the city was begun and the first school saving bank instituted. Mr. ... The one eight-room brick was remod- eled with a twelve-room addition to take care of the growing high school. Meanwhile two outlying pri- mary buildings were erected to take care of small children. ... Scott’s Teaching Career Teacher in a one room rural school. Principal of a three room graded school in Montgomery. Assistant principal of Douglas School, Huntington, W. Va.

Box 84 Atwood, Tennessee Carter G. Woodson School Drawer “B” Normangee, Texas Carver Training School P. O. Box 626 Myrtle Beach, S. C. Cedar Creek Elementary School 422 N. Mullins Street Mullins, S. C.

In September 9, 1915, under the leadership of Carter G. ... Woodson, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History was organized in Chicago.* Since the celebration of the Eman- cipation Proclaimation 1963, other So- cieties have been organized. ... George Washing- ton Carver National Memorial at Dia- mond, Mo., birthplace; first national *The Journal of Negro History—1952 monument in honor of a Negro. Fred- erick Douglas Home in Washington, D.

Carter G. Woodson, Director, Association for the Study of Ne- gro Life and History, Washington, D. C. It 1s de- Home Life Health Teacher Training Educational Fiction Educational News Aids Educational Biography and One Dollar A Year

From Captivity to Fame, or the Life of George Washington Carver, by R. H. Merritt* (Boston, Meador, 1929, $2.00, 8-12), will interest most young boys. Carter G. Woodson* in Negro Makers of History (W ash- ington, D.

Carter G. Woodson, Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Washington, D. C.; and the Julius Rosenwald Foundation, Cotton States Building, Nashville, Tennessee.

Johns and Miss Shirley Wood- son, school secretary at Carter G. Woodson High School, exchanged marital vows at the Ridgeway Baptist Church in Scottsville. They have es- tablished residence in Dillwyn. ... Nixon may mean ‘“‘quitting the busy career,” but he will continue to be a critical observer of the changing educa- tional scene. He will, his friends are sure, find ways to contribute his considerable talents to the needs of children.

CARTER G. WOODSON, Editor of “Journal of Negro History.” “ . . Tells a plain, informative and impressive, as well as a factual, analytical and comprehensive story . . Should find a place on the shelves of svery well appointed Library.” ... Will you be enjoying the fruits of a successful career, or will life hold little for you in the way of financial achieve- ment? Learning the lesson of thrift is equally as essential as any lesson in the school curriculum.

Carter G. Woodson of the District of Columbia, President M. F. Whittaker of the State of South Carolina, and Dr. Anthony Major of West Virginia. The first of the three evening public sessions is sche- duled for 7:30 on Sunday evening, August 13th. ... There will be the opportunity to visit the Carver Museum and the John A. Andrews Hospital which is also the setting for the Infantile Paralysis Unit. There will also be the opportunity to visit the Veterans Hospital.

Carter G. Woodson. Georgia (1)—Mrs. Maenelle Dixon Dempsey Louisiana (1)—Mr. Matthew J. Clark. Maryland (1)—Mr. J. P. Layne. Michigan (1)—Mrs. Allyson W. Barrett. Mississippi (2)—Mr. E. S. Bishop and Mrs. Lillian Rogers Johnson. ... Woods, Forkland ; Miss Anita Zimmerman, Rt. 1, Luverne. 'ARKANSAS Mrs. Jewel Bufford, 1305 E. Tillsbury, El Dorado; Miss Louise Clark, 916 Walnut, Helena; Mrs. Hattie J. Goodson, Camden; Miss Arlena Hopkins, Mineral Springs; Mrs. M. T.

Carter G. Woodson, Director, Asgsociation for the Study of Negro Life and History, Washington, D. C. ... While we shall annot gener- 40 ing fin g i0) b(jg 0f

Carter G. ... Woodson . 6 The Interview as a Technique of Guidance Lettie M. Coleman... 8" Frederick Douglass at the age of 30 years - 13 The Present Day International Situation . Merze Tate. . 14 An Outstanding Virginian of 1938 William M. ... i ] 3 b 4 g < 1 il i i | | | | | THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL OUTLOOK AMONG NEGROES e e Vor. 2 FEBRUARY, 1939 No. 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Statue of Abraham Lineoln in the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, DGl s ot o= = Front Cover Editorial Comment—Guest Editorial

of 8 de 48 118 a8 hing 4 made: e of jage sITY (A0 yesath of 18 Contributors CarTER G. WoODSON is director of research for The Association for the Study of Negro Life and His- tory, Inc., and editor of The Journal of Negro History. ... Woods | T The Role of the Extra-Curriculum in the Control of i = Juvenile Delinquency......cccocoeueenrueeeieceacenes Joseph Sandy Himes, Jr. = ! A Creative Activity Curriculum for Children, Teachers, ! | and Principal ......

MYRTLE ELLIOTT, Secretary Carter G. Woodson. High School Tullahassee, Oklahoma ELMER E. GAMBLE, Treasurer Rentiesville High School Rentiesville, Oklahoma A. L. MORGAN 0. M. McDANIELS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TEACHERS ASSN. OFFICERS OF S. 0. T. A. O. M. ... Woods, Treasurer Ardmore INORTHEAST DISTRICT TEACHERS ASSN. A. L. MORGAN, President 643 East Marshall Place Tulsa, Oklahoma J. J.

The third book of Negro history—STORY OF THE NEGRO RETOLD by Carter G. Woodson and Charles H. Wesley (introduces the study of the Negro in high i SO e S s s o e R I S I S 4.25 ? | 4. ... The second book of Negro history—NEGRO MAKERS OF HISTORY by Carter G. ge Woodson and Charles H. Wesley (textbook for youth of the sixth and seventh exadestamn diofsthie Funiorshizhisch opl) oi S e set I N . e e 3.50 . ... The fourth book of Negro history—NEGRO IN OU R EIIS{TEORY: bv Carter G. Wood- % ‘ son®andRCharlesPEIMWeslevR(a/dapted torcolleg e wonrk) B mEe S e T e 6.50 13 PRE-PUBLICATION COST $4.50.

ATA has appreciation for the great contribution made by the late CARTER G. WOODSON who was a great teacher, a devoted scholar, a sacrificial leader and an ATA Life Member. ... Woodson, Carter G., AFRICAN MYTHS GROUP B (Eight Titles for High Schools) Conrad, Earl, HARRIET TUBMAN . Henderson, E. B., THE NEGRO IN SPORTS . Kerlin, R. T., NEGRO POETS AND THEIR POEMS . Quarles, Benjamin, FREDERICK DOUGLASS . ... Membership in ASNLH (Carter-Woodson Dollar-Memberships). .

Rasberry PINEY WOODS COUNTRY LIFE SCHOOL, Piney Woods (Private—79) President Lawrence C. Jones; Registrar Singleton Bender PRENTISS NORMAL & INDUS. INSTITUTE, Prentiss (Private—80) President (Mrs.) J. E. Johnson; Dean A. L. ... Ed.); Dean G. W. Jones (Soph.); Dean J. G. Hardy (Fresh.); Registrar John Duncan . MILES COLLEGE, Birmingham (CME—-873) President W. A. Bell; Registrar Mrs. M. L. Hopkins . OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville (7th Day Adventist) President Garland J. ... Mary G. Whiteside; Registrar (Mrs.) Mary Ward Shaw JACKSON STATE COLLEGE, Jackson (State—1058) President Jacob L. Reddix; Dean H. T.

These were “A Child’s Story of the Negro,” by Jane Shackelford for fifth grade, and “Negro Makers of History,” by Carter G. Woodson, for the sixth grade, published by The As- sociated Publishers, 1538 Ninth Street, Washington, D. C. ... Trent Johns; “The Negro in Our History,” Woodson; “Negro Musicians and Their Music,” Cuney-Hare; “Women Build- ers,” Daniel; “Negro Poets and Their Poems,” Kerlin; “Negro Ora- tors and Their Orations,” Woodson; “African Heroes and Heroines,” Woodson. ... and Rhyme,” ‘Whiting; “African Myths,” Woodson; “Play Songs of the Deep South,” A.

More than 577 teachers attending the twenty-ninth annual convention of the West Texas District Teachers As- sociation at Carter G. ... Potts, president, Texas College, Tyler, spoke to association members crowded in the Woodson Cafeteria for the WTDTA luncheon. ... We must believe this or we will be con- tent to be a child care service rather than an educational institu- tion. (Off-the-streets, out-of - trouble). 2.

Hayden, prin- cipal, Woodson Elementary School, Abilene and Dr. D. W. Porter, 1963-64 WTDTA president and principal of Carter G. Wood- son High School, Abilene. ... Carter G. Woods right, Mr. E. E. Morgan, outgoing WTDTA president and principal of Lakeview Junior High School, Big Spring Dr. Robert L. Potts, president, Texas College, Tyler, luncheon speaker; Mr. R. B. ... Ward, Woodson Elementary School, Abilene. Standing: Mr. E. C. Struggs, prin- cipal, Dunbar High School, Lubbock: Mr. R. B. Hayden, principal, Woodson Elemen- tary School, Abilene; Mr. R. W. Stafford, Woodson High School, Abilene: and Mr. E. L.

Carter G. Woodson, Speaker’s fee 75.00 1.00 19 F. A. Taylor, Director’s expense. 20 Lincoln Bank, three returned checks, ($14 $1, 1) 16.00 20 Dr. Spemcer Shank, Speaker’s fee.............. 15.00 20 Dr. J. W. ... PAYMENTS_—APRIL 1, 1933 TO APRIL 1, 1934 April 1 G. Carney Cross, K. N. E. A, Bulletin Postage....$ 1115 9 Cash, Postage on 1934 Programs, ete, (R). 9.25 12 Brown’s Letter & Print Shoppe. .. 32.50 16 S. L. Barker, Director’s R. R. fare. 3.42 16 W.

(Woodfo Carter, Miss Jessie, 2343 W. ... Magazine: Street, 'Louisville (Jefferson) Carroll, Miss Helen, Benham (Harlan) Carroll, Miss Lillian, 1914 Madison Street, Louisville ~ (Jefferson) Carter, Mrs, Clara H., 286 E. 5th Street, Lexington (Fayette) Caxter, Miss Gladys, 205 Brown Avenue, Versailles ... G, 505 E. Third Street, Lexington ~(Fagette) Cavlder, Mr. J. B., 505 B.

G. Greene ABSTRACT OF CONVENTION ADDRESS: Carter G. Woodson THE STATUS OF ENGLISH INSTRUCTION IN NEGRO HIGH SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEE: Samuella, Totty AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME: Commissioner Walter D.

T-HHBROADGCASTHEE ABSTRACT OF CONVENTION ADDRESS By Carter G. Woodson, Director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History I am not an orator. ... I used to look at monkies and when anyone came around, I examined his care- fully because I had been taught the lesson that the Negro was like a monkey. The Ne- gro was considered the missing link between man and the monkey.

Carter G. Woodson sounded the key- note of racial pride, racial respect and ap- preciation of the contribution to civilization of its progenitors. ... GEWo G

Carter G. Woodson in the next day’s meeting. Nat Williams, Chairman. Lois H. Daniel, Secretary TENNESSEE STATE TEACHERS’ ASSO- CIATION HISTORY SECTION March 30, 1934 Pref. Merl R. ... Carter G. Wood- son, director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the speaker of the evening. ... (a) Africans were the first to domesti- cate the sheep, goat and cow. 5. Language. (a) Said to be the richest language in the world. 6. Science and Art. (a) The Africans knew about chemistry.

Carter G. Woodson as its speaker since history is a basis for the progress or destruction of a race. ... Swann, Booker Washington School, Hamilton County, Professor G. W. Thomas, Main Street, Chattanooga, Mrs. Lydia Shield, Montgomery County and Mrs. 0. V. Ferguson, Dunbar School McLemore ©o.) ... Jones, Teacher of Carnes School, Memphis; Mr. J. J. Litter, Teacher in La Rose School, Memphis; Professor J. W. Anderson, Manual Training Supervisor, Nashville; Miss Bessie Clark, Teacher in Melrose School, Memphis.

Carter ‘G. Woodson. Be it further resolved that we as the edu- cators of our people cooperate with this or- ganization that we observe Negro History Week February 11th through the 17th.