Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-01
The Riohmond rhsoloeical Seminary.

This II stitution has had year or pros
perity. About sixty students have been
in attendance, two of whom are from the
West indies. In connection with the
seminary there IS an annex for the ac-
commodation of such students as are not
prepared TO take the full course.
During the year the president, Rev. DIR.
Corey, has delIvere series OF lectures on
his late trip to EgyJ and the Holy Land.
Professor Nassar, who has recently visited
Africa in the interests of the Baptist
Mission. supported by the colored people
OF the South, has been giving series OK
instructive lectures on his trip TO that in
teresting country. During the coming
year the Rev. f.. G.. Robinson, ID. D..
LII. D.. late, president OF Brown Uni
versty is 20 deliver a series of Lectures to
the students. Doctor Malcolm MacVicar,
late of McMaster University. Toronto,
Canada, is TO devote some weeks of the
current year TO instruction in the semi
nary.
The building at the corner of Nineteenth
and Main streets. now occupied by the in
stitution, has been tsstefully painted on the
exterior, and two elegant recitation-rooms
have been fitted up AMI provided with
neat and improved desks. Although these
changes have been made the idea Of erect
ing new buildings has not been abandoned
and the sum Of about $4,000 is in hand for
that purpose. About five hundred volumes
have been added to the library during the
year and through the efforts of Professor
Hovey the sum of $4,000 has been secured
as permanent library fund.
The Seminary has an endowment Of
about $4,000.
President Corey, who has been in charge
of this educational work in Richmond for
about twenty-four years. has been elected
recently Fellow of the Society of Science,
Letters and Arts of London and a member
of the American Institute of Christian
Philosophy. He has also been appointed
member Of the Advisory Council of the
Worlds Congress Auxiliary of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
Hartshorn Memorial College.
1900 WEST LEIGH STREET.
Board of Instructors: Lyman b. Tefft.
Miss Carrie V. Dyer, Miss Ella j. Fennell,
Miss Mary A. Tefft, Mrs. j. Z. Jones, Mrs.
Clara Z. Written.
This institution, nov In its ninth year,
has for it's special aim the advanced Chris
tan education of young coiored women.
II desires to send out well-prepared Chris
tlan workers for the public schools, for the
churches, for homes, and for the foreign
field. II is under the patronage of the
American Baptist Home Mission Society.
sion Society of New England and the
Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society of
Michigan. IL is also aided by the John 4.
Slater fund.
Only those who are considered advanced
are received. Rhetoric and English lit
erature, geometry, and trigonometry. ply
sizes. mental and moral science. aud Latin
constitute this course. Some OF the pupils
become quite distinguished as students.
They do not take much To language. Music
is popular study.
The problems Of labor and self-support
receive here liberal consideration. A spe-
cial instructor has charge OF the industrial
department and the girls are taught to
sew. 10 cook, laundry, decorative art, and
needle-work.
Moors-street Industrial Institution for
CoIored Children.
This institution has now over So boys
and girls. who are being instructed in tie
use of carpenters tools aud printing: the
girls in the use of the sewing IN achine,
emitting and making up all kinds of womsn's
and children's clothing. There is q small
income from the work done in the printing
and sewing schools, which is applied in
maintenance of the institution. The
school Is incorporated. and the trustees
are: John Oliver. James Ii. Johnston, @.
Q. Smith. and Temple A. Miles.
The instructors are John Oliver, r. N.
jackson, 0. p Rufin. and Mary II. Pat
t0raOu