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2. What is the attitude of North Carolina Negroes to the education of their children? All of the data given in the preceding statements, and particularly the one on page six in the story about Rosenwald school buildings indicates their keeness of desire on this matter. They gave then out of their small incomes two-thirds of a million dollars to assure better schools for their children. In this, and in every other way possible, Negroes have worked with State and local officials whether it is elementary, high school, or college and university advantages they desire. he State Teachers' Association, with more than 5854 paid members, has a Legislative Committee which is invited to appear before the State Board of Education, the Budget Bureau, and with Legislative Committees which deal with public education, appropriations, and finance. When it is necessary, as it frequently is, they seek opportunities to confer with the Governor and other state officials and with the various groups named above. They are received with the same courtesy and respect which are accorded to other groups and individuals.
3. It is not possible to narrow the discussion from large bodies of people or smaller groups to individuals except perhaps in a few instances: a. One outstanding educational leader occasionally speaks to the people of the state over the radio. This is usually about Negro education, or certain other problems which affect Negroes, sometimes adversely.