Show EDUCATIONAL OU A TI L NEEDS Of OP THE SOUTH U It I is to Eradicate Illiteracy Among the White Population HER MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM States Have I Per Cent of or Whites and amid Ind 64 61 6 Cent of or Illiterates St LouIs Mo Mu Io June 2 9 In ln time tho an on annual nual lull convention of the ihie National gu association time the election electon of ot oin om mere eels will bo helm held hel tomorrow Although no iii candidates ton for 01 time the presidency mayo have been announced the Indications point to 10 time the election of ot W It U Maxwell BU su Item of schools of ot Greater Greaten New Nen NewYork York url Percy Perc Atkins In him of tho time educational exhibit nt at the tho ex JOlton today discussed ed Popular ElIU Edu In I ninth and In 0 J Kern Jern Ier of ot IB III spoke on Tho Tim Th r poke thi Co Child In lit II United The Time I N sued ed of tho the South was Wll tin tho Ih subject of ot nn on UI address by hy John HI hell suPerintendent of at Ala In who de declared dl n a down cities In hit the there mint III be le found today but hut few fel min I I multi and Ild tent row women who simo have received even cel a tm 1 Punt part of at their In lit II thu tim public schools time The primary need neld of the tue lodl tOda today he lie said Was Ul a n moio liberal Infusion of the tine spirit of lt trim Democracy un mis ni by b Jefferson a IL hundred years larl ago alU the realization of ot tin t lie American A Ideal Mal which t u ii opens s wide for er child hll of ot whatever race or om 0 color the lIme door dour of opportunity Con Coin Continuing he lie said While hlo time the Bouth U Is I not Indifferent to 10 the Ihl of or negro she has imas hll reached the deliberate mitt and solemn con corn conclusion elusion that her greatest reule 1 timid most seri serious sen senous ous IH Is II time Illiteracy of her hel im nit 11 tR white hl tIme the south coutin southern ern sm states IWI only oll 24 4 per ver cent of 01 tine tho total white 1 hll hi It population tol of ot the tine United tim I test they Iw hive 64 per cent of ot tilt thu Ih hil Illiterates over siver 10 old In lii Inthe the Ihl country my During lu an nn us it I a ii the t conven convention helm tion la UH treated 1 llod to tu a recital on em thu the mammoth pipe 1111 ni its that t hum t Is 1 being holing erected In lii II Festival hail ball hal Scott acott Acot Brooks of 01 If university lender lelder i hift a I medley medle rime organ which Is re reputed to 10 be time the largest pipe organ In him Inthe time the III world torii Is he ns as ni yet rei only com completed Luter Lutti lull K B i I I ii former ronner of education In n tho time Philippine talked on Oit education In time the I Mr Mu I spoke of ot time tho great results lud la Ic t nn aim ni educational way l It by bythe ii h the thi I Stales In hit ho limo 11 past three u ears saying that no mon less titan than natives mum t of ot tho t I in Philippines I I mutt and 1111 write HII time the language Z X Snyder pra of or tho time Mala normal Colo oio on omm 01 Our l reed After time tho of n commit committee tee It I on nomination which will wi Ill report time tho convention adjourned II for forthe fortine I the tine day du din |