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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 15. July 13, 1938

Philanthropy

Philanthropy.

"In the Southern States after about 1900 people more or less woke up to their responsibilities and educational facilities were extended—but county training: schools, the improvements of negro universities and libraries were mainly due to private enterprise, which sometimes stimulated action by public authorities—but not often. These philanthropic organisations in America have made up in a way for the lack of interest by American public authorities.

"The negro has had impressed upon him the Idea of his inferiority, and education is likewise affected. Schools are at the mercy of prejudiced county hoards, and this means poorly paid teachers, shortness of text books and other things. [unclear: Several] subjects are excluded intentionally from school programmes, because it is desirable for the protection of "white labour" not to have skilled natives in particular subjects. The negro school is a poor copy of the white school, and as long as the South reels the colour barrier, and the necessity to 'keep the negro in his place.' there will never be found the reasons to change these conditions. However, the negroes of the North are better off in this respect in advanced education there are better facilities: for Instance, in New York City, at the negro university everything is free—no fees or [unclear: books] to be paid for: the student [unclear: merely] pays his own personal expenses.