The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-24
THE HAMP' TON NORMAL
The Session Of I897-!98 Opens October
LIST with Bright Prospects.
BRIEF SKETCH or THE WORK
what Is Accomplished I'm tho Indus.
trial Depar,nlcnt-Fisure on I.ns,
Sessions Attendance = A Retro.
Spectivc -GIance-Whnt Ia Being
Dono by tho Grnduateu.

me Hampton Normal School, proba-
Oily the most famous institution of its
sort In the world, begins the session of
lS9t-9S on October /. In point Of accom-
piishmcnt the approaching nine months
VIII probably surpass any school year
that has preceded, the school being bet
ter equipped for the work. In addition
10 this, as the years go by the standard
for entrance Is advanced, and greater
care Is exercised in the selection. of stu
dents. especially among the Indians
The enrolment this year will be about
the same as last, or $50, including The
Whittier school attendance. Il may
possibly reach n thousand, which repre-
scnts the extreme accomJ da ton Of the
school.
OF this number, about 40 will be In
dams, and this is ten over the number
provided for.
The academic course requires three
years, English branches glona being
taught.
In the Industrial department the
young men are taught farming, carpcn-
tering, house painting, whcelwrighting.
manufacturing Of furniture blacksmith
ing shoemakirg, tailoring, IharnesS-mak-
ing, printing, engineering, ma chine knit
ting, Horticulture, and the machinists'
trade. a saw mill cuts annually Hbout
seven million feet of pine logs, and Is
also equipped with woodworking ma
chinery. Mechanical drawing is taught
| TO those learning trades. In the trade
| school technical instruction il given in
bricklaying, plasterng, tailoring and
drcssmaking. All shops ana industries
are under the Direction of skilled fore
| men and ASSISTANTS. Other students
arc employed as coo IS, walters, Or lsrI:s,
janitors, etc, all the domestic work of
the school being done by it's pupils. All
| negro and Indian youths are engaged in
] one or another of these Industries.
The girls learn homework, launder-
ing, dreSsnaking, cooking, and training
in the use of carpenters tools.
LAST SESSION.
| The total enrolment last year was $50,
| including 800 from the Whittier school.
! or the remaining Clio there were 205 ne
| gro young men, ISL negro young women
| 81 Indian young men, and 81 Indian
young women. Out of moro than 700
colo:ed applicants at the beginning of
| the term only $50 were received. OF
| the $50 who were received in 1885, 80
| We're dropped. OF the 1S7 who were re-
| ceivcd in 1861 only IL were dropped
During thc summer 249 students re-
manned at the school, two of whom
| were Indians; 101 of the latter being
distributed OH New England farms, as
is customary.
IN RETROSPECT.
OF Hampton's iTG returned Indian stu
dclEs now living but nine are reported
bad, though others have been dzap-
pointing; the rest have done from fairly
well to exceedingly well as teache s, mis-
sionaries, farmers, mechanics engineers,
tcams:erS, hcrdera, Ia borcrs. merchants,
clerks, etc, thir,y-thrce are teaching
or employed in schools, twenty-onc a:c
attending other schools: seventy girls
have married well and are in good
| homes. a careful record OF each is kept
open 10 inspection, and annual visits are
made to many OF them.
Nine temiha of the 100 negro graduates,
! besides many underG:a duatcs. have
| done good work In teaching. ana about
| thIee-fourths of them have made it their
| life-work. They are also earnest work
| crs in Sunday schools and In behalf Of
| temperance. Not less than 50 OG0 chill
| dren were under their instruction last
ycnr. Since 1870 they report having
! t1nnb. 0vIr I'm 00O pupilS