The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-06
80 rNpusrR1AL coL1EoR.
The Work Il is Doing and What it Rx-
pects 20 DO.


The Georgia state Industrial Col
lege for oolored youths, which has just
begun the first term Of its third year,
has perhaps, the most fattering pros
poets for success Of any institution Of its
kind in the south.
Under the careful financial manage
ment of Mai. p ". Neldrim, chairman
OF the board Of trustees, the institution
has not only been out of debt ever since
it was completed. but has had balance
In its treasury, and IL is the intention OF
the chairman of the trustees to continue
that policy and to maintain the college
without any debts against II. This Is
one principle that all institutions of this
kind would do well TO follow, as one OF
the fundamental elements of success
with them is always TO have balance In
their favor.
A number of improvements have been
made on the grounds since the close OF
the last term, chief among which is the
addition Of large new building especially
for the departments OF blacksmithing and
wheelwrig ting. This building has been
completed and steps have been taken to
furnish and equip it at once with all the
modern appliances for the purpose for
which it was intended. Able instructors
are to be secured, and these departments
will rank among the most important of
the colleges facilities for instructions to
colored youths.
The secret of the institutions success
is that its expenses have always been
kept within its income. To increase the
facilities further an increase in the in
come will be necessary, and it is decid-
eddy prOba bic that this will be fOrthcom-
ing within the near future. DR.. j. l.. M.
Curry has written Mai Meldrim that he
will visit Savannah shortly for the pur-
pose of taking look at the college. Dr.
Curry is the custodian of the Slater fund,
which was left for the education and
training of the colOred race, and
there is no doubt when he
sees the work that this institution
is doing, that he will give the in
stitution a portion of the Slater
fund. This will enable the trustees to
make other improvements on the grounds
and increase the facilities for instruction,
enabling a larger number to take ad-
vantage of the opportunities offered. The
school opened with a larger number of
students than it had last year, and it is
thought that it will close this year with
about 100.
1t is the intention of Maj. Meldrim and
the trustees, if possible, to make the diff
ferent departments of the college self
sustaining. 1t is believed that in time,
WIN proper 6COuOul9 anu Win ROOu bEdll-
ing of the students, this end may be
reached Quite large sum was received
last year from the products of the
farm, but its expenses were large
then on account of the large amount
of clearing and building that had to be
done. This year it is hoped to make the
farm pay for itself, and if it is not done this
year it certainly will be next. Work in
the other departments can in like
manner be brought up to such standard
that the products Of all of them may pay
the expenses of running them. When
this plan is realized it will then be posi-
BILE to greatly enlarge the facilities of the
institution along other lines.
The training of the colOred youths to be
skilled workmen such as is done by this
institution, is the best education that can
be afforded the race One of the instruct
ors at the college had a position as a
workman on a building in the city during
the summer vacation which paid him from
$3 to 50 80 per day where unskilled work
men in his line were making only 70 cents
to a dollar.
This shows what can be done for the
race where their unskilled labor is so
trained that they become skillful. This
is the work that the Georgia State Indus
trial College is doing and, if the policy
indicated is carried out, as 1t certainly
will be under the management of Maj.
Meldrim, nothing but unbounded success
can be predicted for it.