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Show tmWrnaVaBWVSllaaaaTiammmml A Colored Jran'a Work. In 1SS1 JJ.T.Washlngton,ajoung colored graduate of the manual training train-ing school at .Hampton, Va., founded found-ed a similar school for his own race, at Tuskegee, Alabmy. Ho began on a ery humble scale, for his means were small. He had thirty students, au old church building, and the state appropriation of $2,00d a year. Washington's experiment was successful from the start In eight-teen eight-teen months the statu increased its appropriation to $3,000 annualiy,and a farm of 100 acres had been gained and a small building erected. Washington's efforts have been CrowEeJ with EU:bsuccetsaai to i rot e conclusively that for blacks, if not for whites, the education most need-ej need-ej is the preaching and teaching of the new gospel of manual training. The school at Tuskegee now owns a farm of CS0 acres, free of debt. On this land ure fourteen buildings, for shops, etc Besides tho'home farm, another, a taw miles away, has been leased and b put unJer tillage. Fruit, grain and vegetables are cultivated cul-tivated In the best manner. Among the products of the farm this year will be 0,000 cabbage heads. The school bar now 400 student. In shops of "various kinds the mechanical me-chanical trades are taught. All the brick used in the school buildings was made by tho rupils, and a quantity has been sold besides. Carriages Car-riages and wagons ot excellent construction con-struction are made and sold In the vicinity. The students make their own furniture. A saw mill is lu constant operation. So are a steam printing establishment, a shoe shop, blacksmith shop, etc The school costs $30,000 a J car. Of this Alabama grants $300u, the pupils ean $5000, and the test U contributed In the form of donations dona-tions by friends In the north and west. The instructors and manager manag-er of this splendid center of missionary mis-sionary work are all colored, every one. ffae property of the institution institu-tion is worth $100,000. Two sisters in Boston give annually $3000to $7000 to the establishment And never w as money more worthily bestowed. be-stowed. Ar. ' |
