The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-29
THE SHAW UNIVERSITY.

Its Work Outlined by President
Meserve, Who has Just Returned--
The negro Does not Ask for Social
Equality. He Believes Their Des-
tiny is to be Worked out Along the
Lines of Industrial and ManualTrain-
ing.-Much Outside Demand fol-
the Graduates of the University
The Improvements During the Sum-
mer.
President Meserve, OF Shaw Universe
ty has just returned from New England
where be has been spending his summer
after his laborious work of last year.
months; for in Maine he has been max
ing frequent talks, telling of
the South, the Southern people aud spe-
cially of his particular work, namely to-
ward educating and uplifting the negro
in higher usefulness as citizen.
Shaw University will open next Tues
day morning. There is every prospect
of large attendance. The enrolment
last year was 1862 10 all departments The
schools of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, as
we'll as the Missionary Training School,
will not open until November list.
During the vacation, extensive repairs
and improvements have been made, and
render the institution better prepared
than ever to serve its patrons. The
eolored people are showing great appre-
citation of what is being done and are
becoming more generally interested
Throughout the State in Shaw University
than for many years.
President Meserve was walking tn ough
the spacious pictu- esque grounds Of
the University Yesterday afternoon,
looking after the improvements,
which are still going on when
he was accosted by NEWS
AND OBSERVER reporter He was going
up the new steps to the chapel, to which
there are now two stair ways, in order to
guard against injuries in case of panic.
The interior of this chapel, which, also,
is used as public hall, is finished with
pleasing effects, the ceiling being in rob-
ms egg blue, the walls OF straw color,
with crimson band and high wainscot-
ting, an additional touch being the black
finish of the window sashes
In the kitchen has been put in 100
gallon tank, IL feet range, new baker,
and the dining room has been thorough
ly retitted.
The Estey building, donated by old
Deacon Estay, OF Battleboro, Vt, has q
new coat of red paint with trim
mings of light green, a verandah,
also being added. Inside, the walls of
the cosy little rooms have been bright
ened up, the water arrangements COM
pleted with porcelain lined bath tuss,
heaters, water-tanks, etc. Mr.. Eoserye
said the work had been done satisfsc
torily as we'll as economically by Asssrs
Young and Hug hes, of this city.
Then there is the Shaw building quite
fre5hened up, and the presidents resi-
dence no v bein built under ths sslysr-
vision of Mr.. Waring, of Columbia This
is abous half finished, and will include
rQ0m5 for the president and his family,
guest chambers, dining rooCa and
sleeping rooms for teachers. There
will be spent in repairs some s., 600, and
the new building will cost $40, 40e. All
this money, Mr.. Neservs explained,
comes from Oh irritable people in tAe
North as well as from the Association Of
American B lpti SITS.
The working force of the University
consists nov Of President O. r. hsSsrve
and 80 as5istan Is, and the branches are
Medicine, Law, Pharnssy, zsslogy,
Missionary FRA ming, Normal Dspess
msnt, aat Con eye.
Mr. dss3cge has been OF this wosk in
Ral3igh sjnes asst March, year age, bs
ing a native of Massachusetts,, sxa
coniay i'm distely FROM the west
whore ns hal had some years experisass
in tsaciiay b Indians. He seems ps
e1liasly 6tssd for his work here, having