The Afro-American., 1895-08-03
AERO AMERICAN WOMAN.
A Great Institution Of the Presby'
terian Church.
Scotia Seminary, Concord, N. e
for the uca+ion of
CoIored Women.

ern General Assembly, visited Concord.
and the conclusion reached was that
this was good place for girls school
In January 1867, Rev. Luke Dorland
and his wife reached this place, and
settled down TO stay and grow old in
their work. No one now can realize
how much Of moral courage and pa
tience it took to lay these foundations
in those times when sectional feeling
was SO bitter. In course IF time a pa
rocial school was started and church
organized. Probably the first building
erected was that knowa as Manse,
then close by No. 1, known in later
days as Georgia.
In 1870 letters patent were issued by
the Governor of the State and the paro-
chial school become seminary. The
first seminary building was the afore-
said No. /. one story building, 20x22
feet. During this year a two story
building, 24x40 feet was put mp, OF
which DIR. Dorland said III have han
died nearly every stick Of it myself"
This was No. 2. This has since been
moved, and is now used for laundry
No. was a small building, like No. /.
The Manse. No. and No. were all
moved outside the seminary grounds to
make room for Faith Hall.
1876 the first brick building was be-
gun, the front of what we call the old
building 1t might well be called Nor
ris Hall, in memory Of Rev. Mr.. Morris,
Of Pennsylvania, one Of the most liberal
friends the Seminary has ever had, to
whom also we are largely indebted for
the money to pay for the church erected
| in 1880 and 1881 The name Scotia"
| was the choice of Matthew Scott of Ohio,
one of the first TO come to the support
/ Of our cause. Having made a liberal
Gift, he was asked to find name for
the infant. lie modestly preferred to
have it bear the name of his native land,
rather than his own
In 81 and 80 the stem was added,
completing the I, almost the entire ex
pense being met by gift Of eight thous,
and dollars, sent by E. A. Graves, Esq.
Of New Jersey, whose name is placed
over the parlor, from the estate of his
deceased brother, Augutus Graves, for
whom the addition is named.
In 1885 the two and one-half story
frame building was erected for the use
Of the Industrial Department, which
was since moved, and now serves the
purpose Of music nall.
In the spring of 1890 Mrs. Satter-
field visited Cincinnati. O., and spoke
before a meeting Of the ladies' there iu
the interest of the enlargement Of the
work. A committee was appointed
soon afterward by the Home Missionary
Society of the Presbytery OF Cincinnati
to raise fund for this purpose, of which
Mrs. Sidney d. Maxwell was appointed
president; Rev. Doc j. ]. Francis was
requested to act as corresponding secre.
tarv. On commencement Day, 1891
the corner stone of the new building
was laid by Mrs. Maxwell, who gave to
it The name "Faith Hall !" 1t was com
pleted and ready for use by November
Is. and by December 1, was full. The
entire expense for the improvement
about S22, ,000-was met without draw
ing anything from the treasury Of thu
Board. About SIG, 700 was raised bj
the committee in Cincinnati,
Tie chapel was named in honor O.
Mr.. Duncan Mackay of Morristown
Ill.,, whose bequest of SO, 900 came jus
while we were building The heatint
plant of the two buildings was paid fo
out of the bequest Of VIM. F. Chids. .
} Niagara Falls, received August, 1888
When Dr. Dorland retired in 1886
he estimated the expense for land an
: improvements at $34,750. Not les
than $25, 900 have been added since
4 We take pleasure in saying that th
: credit Of the Seminary in the communi
t ty is quite good. It is not often that
business man refuses to trade with Us
During the last nine years the treasure
has paid out, by check or otherwise
abo 1t 5000. 900, nor has he had singl
paper protested or account disputed.
q In its first year the Seminary enrol
= ed 1OfGY-uV6s tW6lF6 Oh WHOM wei
boarders in the little 20x22 house
' The first class graduated in '76. ella,
1 Of nine, in what was then the teacher
! cour,e, now the grammer school. Th
total enrolment to date is 1867. Tt
!, number having completed the gran
mer school course is 27O, while gixt
/ have taken higher course. Of the'
d graduates. some are teaching, some fiji
: ing woman's highest sphere and doin
her nobIest work-home-m making; som
are in heaven, some are helping Sco
( by sending us their children; one hI
e already completed full course in Il
t. Missionary Training School in Chicag'
e one course in kindergarten work
Philadelphia two have taken the nurse
!, training in Boston; one has taken Il
i full medical course in Philadelphia, AZ
4 was highly complimented for her exam
2 ination before the Medical Board
d North Carolina; another is pursuir
ID the same course. Ard Of nearly all
y can be said without boasting, they az
a. in quiet way, bringing the light IN