By giving them courses in “First Aid,” they will learn how to act in sudden emergencies, the importance of cleanliness and good air, and the general principles of caring for their sick and their children. The kind of work we propose to do cannot be done by the State at present. It is personal influence that is required; it is the highest missionary spirit which can alone inspire it. No board of education appointed by any Government or State authority can choose such agents. Each woman who undertakes it, must go for the love of the work, and must be selected by those who know its needs. The money so liberally expended by the North would never have produced the results we have seen, if it had been given to the State; it is because it has passed through the hands of devoted Christian men and women who by precept and example have taught the beauty of honor, truthfulness and purity of life, that the speech was made possible at Atlanta, which elicited the applause and drew tears from the thousands who listened to it. In conclusion, we would respectfully urge the appropriation by the Slater Trust of a few thousand dollars to be expended for a few years as an experiment in the manner we have suggested. If the work is carefully supervised, we are convinced that it will be of incalculable value in enlarging the opportunities for self-support and usefulness among the rising generation of colored girls, and, through them, influence for good thousands of the colored race. Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH C. HOBSON, CHARLOTTE EVERETT HOPKINS. DECEMBER, 1895. JOHN MURPHY & CO., PRINTERS, BALTIMORE. FOOTNOTES: [1] Institutions visited:--