Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-09
GIRLSi INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
What Hon. John Mcqueen Says t fbssnof the Institution.
FHE REAL L0NG-FELT WANT
An institution Founded by the State That | ,Shoalds Have Been Founded Many
 Years Ago-lts Prospects

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 The State Herald reporSer called on Hon. John Mcqueen, who is very active and earnest advocate of the White Girls SJnaHstrt4 School, located at Montevallo, and who has recently attended the com ana 4fe esnk kIft kexercises of that institution. and interviewed him. MT. Mcqueen is the trustee for this .he Ninth congress- fo ohaf district and conducted the fight in } abfte tiaWer branch of the Legislature ahat dnythe establishing of the school, the struggle being hard and close ore, bthtkhe succeeded, ard says that he does nqt sthink that he will live t2 reveg regret qlfs eff arts, for ir was the best move ever unsfde fl the interest of the voting Mofhen of Alabama, ancAsge only effort that has aewer Beemmade esssecure them sita<s-Aid.
 MT Mcqueen, ,otpshat caH3you telk, us in regard to the ssndustria1sschool?" .->-s.4-ean- tell you great deal. In the first place, he SehcSl is a decided success, Aytewed fBotn any and every standpoint. The blar1 Of trusoees were surprised to -Ifild a Sohool of such proportions; we had Aan idea what was being accomplished by President Reynolds and his proficient and able faculty, but so much more had been ia ccomplished than we had even hoped for Shat we were most agreeably surprised. 4s
 Che school was opened October F. 1SS6.y It was an uni.Tied experiment in -Alatama~and we had but little money a t oar command and not enough now to properly iIfaugurate and develop an en- terprise that so thoroughly answers the .,llec ceEsi ties sof the day; but notwithstand- ing our want of funds and suitable build iags,= 226 young ladies malsIiculated the firsi. year, and it is highly probable that between 400 and 800 will be in attendance at. the opening the second year, for apph- cations Are pouring in upon the president Steadily,sss
 .''What is the cos. of sending girl to the Industrial school?"
 .The exact amount I cannot tell just at this time, bu, I am convinced that It will not exceed ninety $90) dollars for the entire scholastic year,
 fu You don't mean to say that that amorhf will cover all expenses, including Fbcard. do.you?"
 E t'I do.s Hv mean to say that it will in- E clude, every thing, unless, perhaps, the young ladies taking art will run the ex- pense oyer that amount by an extra amount of material used, which 1 be- F ffeve is expensive"
 Fs "Wkat is taugt'5 besides the industrial seiencesT'iII
 All of she English branches and higher nlathemaLies, also Latin, pedagogy, mu- tSltFANgSdlxdluQ dilN oi U gDo1thesgirls seem pleased with the in duEt ria. sciences?"
 "Yes. Indeed; and they have made won derful progress. While no young lady has 5 gra duated.. ye's the progress of twenty in the various departments of industry were so marked that certificates of dis tirlotion were awarded them Several posi- gra dpates attended the Industrial the pasy session for the purpose of taking "a specshF course in the industrial sciences. The idea seems to prevail that the school is intended only for poor girls. This is an ernor It is intended for no special class. All receive the same attention, cafse and training. Tt would be impossible to lind more refined, we'll trained and cultured faculty in any female college than The faculty of this school, and the young wum-an that graduates there will hot only have received thorough liter aCyz trainingy but will be perfectly pre- pa red te n1eaaFe her own Suppor, should 1t ever become necessary. She will have been eduGfed for many. of the duties of { life that a lady can discharge as well as the sterner sex. In other words, she will !. be independeLk.
 v Tn "a ; few short years this school will ,]9s. Che leading educational institution in fhes state for girls. We cannot accom- plish with as gresf rapidity as is desired, as .fnuch as Is anticipated, because we neEd monaysAbut now, that che experi- meilt haEApT6Een a success and the at s,4ea9tio11- ofafe state has been directed 10 itr ari1 it's advantages are beginning to be realized and appreciated, I am com 2Tinced thai. the future legislatures will 3hftzlresitate to make such appropriations from time to time as will be necessary to 5 placs. sJltp upon a proper footing and to properly maintain it. It is the only fe- ana le- a-hoqt in the state that has ever reGffved9s 9s ate said. While Alabama has befni liberal Do her sons in making liberal apprpprA tiofrs sto the State university and fo Auburn as well as to the various ag- fcuffurai and experimental stations, she has never been generous to her daugh- ters, but I Believe will be in the future. sdecresas Mississippi, Non,h Carolina and ether states beth nor h and south have . long since, festa.bltshed similar instftu- lions and have maintained them by ap- propriatjng generously for their use, and 1s ssSch inst afpce the effort has proven successful in a liberal degree. In my s3twssTnents Alabama ought not to longer neglect her daughters"
 Willseach Congressional district be en- title9to one sehole rship free of all cost ?'
 "YeS: but n1sappointm will be made at psssent. Every available dollar is necessary to compleA the new buildings n9Mi in Soqpse of construction, and to build large chapel and additional class roDrns. < I4ie ne&t scholastic year a few s scholar ships s from each of dhe nine con- gfess'dhal districts will be given, but for
 
 tbe imPrpcticaple to inaugurate the GUS . Whom did @the trustees elact presi- ] F'sqt aT. z Hcd. Iheyno,ds was reelected [. He has given endre satisfaction, and I do not believe more suitable man for the place could be secured, if we had the entdre State to seledJ from. No change whatever was made in the faculty, as we did not see where we could make any inn provement on that line"
 ' MT. Mcqueen, whatJ industrial sciences are taught in your school?"
 "Telegraphy hypewriing. stenography. bookkeeping, scientific cooking, millinery and dressmaking is as far as we have been able to go with our limited means.'' "Tel me something about MonTevallo as a town"
 '''Montevaibo is a small place. with a populafdon of between 400 and 800 souls. It is an old town. pleasantly and pictur- zesquely sstuated. being high and entirely free from malaria. Being very hiHy. its