Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1901 — College Bred Negroes. [ARTICLE]

College Bred Negroes.

An inquiry into the pursuits of college bred negroes received 1,312 replies. Of this number one-half are teachers, one-sixth preachers, one-sixth students and professional men, 6 per cent farmers, artisans and merchants and 4 per cent in the government service. The teachers, if competent, are all needed, but the number of mechanics, farmers and trades is significantly small. The failure to engage in trade may not be altogether voluntary, but the disposition to crowd the professions is as evident as among whites and with less chance of success.—Louisville Courier-Journal. A new ordinance In Philadelphia' prohibits the placing of loose circulars under doors, in vestibules, on doorsteps, front porches, or doorknobs.