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The student, when we take into consideration that it is our national school and should represent full the educational interests of our government, is too low. The requirements should be sufficiently high not only to entitle the bearer of a diploma to a first grade certificate, but also to command the respect of our Bd of Ed, thereby insuring them a position as teacher of our public schools. Look over our nation today and you will find former graduates quietly pursuing the idler's occupation lo sing all the noble aspirations and high resolves with which he was imbued. While we should divest ourselves of all racial prejudice, plant our- selves on the high level of equality and strongly condemn the partisan harrowing up of antagonism which can only result in our injury still meritorious efforts should not go unrewarded, laudable ambition should be goaded on and home talent should be appreciated and recognized, other things being equal, to the exclusion of those coming from the adjoining states and who not being re-employed spend their time in denouncing our idleness portraying hideous pictures of our ignorance and immorality through every county paper that will give them space. We have reasons to congratulate ourselves that we our members have occupied the "Chieftancy" and to congratulate the Council, and to congratulate the Council in appointing another as President of our educational interests while many others