The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-12
THE COLORED COLLEGE.
PRESIDENT WRIGHT GETTING
READY TO OPEN 1T.

| The Eemodsliug of the Buildings and
! the improvement Of the Warren
Plaza in Progressing Aims and
Purposes of the School-Its Scope OF
WOrk-The College to be Able to
Recsivs sixty students This Fall.
Prof. R. r. Wright Of Augusta, presi-
dent Of the Georgia State College of Indus
try for colored youth, left Savannah last
night, after spending two days here in the
interest OF the institution. He conferred
with Maj. Msldrim, oh airmsn Of the board
Of directors, appointed by the governor. for
the college. and also visited the site Is the
college while here.
To a MORNING NEWS reporter Prof.
Wright gave such information of
the plan upon which the college will
be conducted as was In his
possession. Prof Wright says the college
viii be what its name indicates, an indus
trial school for c3lered youth which will fit
lts graduates to become valuable citizens by
giving them a thorough English education
and prep airing them for trades and indus
tries whAeh will make them self-supDorting
and USEFUL people.
In tlks educational department. special at
tenttn will be given to the English Ian
guaR,e, mathematics aud the practical
scieAces, and in the industrial department
the students will be giVea practical instruc-
titfn In wood and iron working and egricul-
tare.
The college grant includes seventy-six
acres of land, about seventy Of which will
be cultivated as an experimental farm. The
greater portion Of the work upon the farm
viii be done by the students. A great deal
or work Will be done also in improving tho
school property. About au hours work
each day will be required Of the pupils.
For extra work they will be allowed cum
pensasion, and those Of the students wishing
to do 50 will be allowed to dsfray portion
OF their expenses in such work
The buildings are now being put In condi-
ton for use for the school
Tho larger one, known as the Schell build
| ing, will be used for college purposes.
Eight school rooms will be fitted UP. besides
main hall and the presidents office.
The other building. known as the Parsons
building, Is being fitted up for dormitories
and dining rooms.
Prof. Wright estimates that this building
| WILL accommodate about sixty boarding
pupils There ars no other houses
| around convenient for boarding
purposes. Pupils above the number
named viii have to board in the city. AS
there is no railroad communication between
the CITY ana the college, site at present this
viii be matter of some Inconvenience.
Prof. Wright, however, does not anticipate
the college will be crowded In the Begin
ming.
The college was opened at Athens some
months ago where it is now in progress. It
will close Aug. 49, Besides Prof. Wright
there were four teachers. Il was found
necessary to fill up the school to admit girls
as well as boys and to receive
pupils as low as the grammar school grades.
| The same thing may be necessary here.
| High school graduates ara the class of
students desired, as, having already good
English education, they will be able to
devote more time TO the Industrial feature
The college will be opened a. its location
near Savannah the first Wednesday in
October. A meeting OF the board Of trus-
tees will be held in Atlanta tomorrow to
| elect officers and teachers, those serving at
present being only temporarily elected. IL
is expected that the same officers will be
| elected.
Prof Wright. the temporary president
| and who will doubtless be elected permanent
| president, is one of the most intelligent coll
ored men ia the state and has the confidence
and friendship OF many Of the best known
white men of the state. He graduated from
the Atlanta University in 1876 and has been
teaching ever since. He was principal Of
the high school in Augusta for ten years,
and was also editor Of the Georgia Sentinel
of that place.