Evening star., 1897-01-29
N EW w AYl A N D
Proposed Removal and Enlargement Of the
Institution.
Plans to he Carried Ont ON a New
Site Near AnncOstfa-Old
Site to he Sold.

The Star recently announced that it was
proposed to remove Wayland Seminary
from is present location to a site near An
costa, on the other side Of the Eastern
branch. The plans have now been ma
tUred.- Wayland Seminary is conducted
under the auspices of the American Bap-
tist Home Mission Society, and is for the
education of colored people of both sexes
Tie seminary occupies a commanding site
at the head of 18th and Chaplin streets
northwest. 1t has two large buildings,
called Coburn Hall and Parker Hall. Sur
rounding the institution there are large
grounds. a part of which is used as pa
lade ground. The students, of whom there
are now about one hundred and fifty, board
at the seminary and in the city.
The Home Mission Society has realized
that the present site Is very valuable
ore, much more valuable in fact. that is
needed for the purposes of the institution,
and consequently 1t has been looking for a
new location. This. it is thought, has been
found In the Fort Stanton property, across
the Eastern branch. 1t will give a great
deal more room for another department to
be put into operation. Mr.. Joseph ]. OAR
lington and the Rev. DIR. G. NJ. P. King.
president Of Wayland Seminary. were ap-
pointed a committee some months ago by
the Home Mission Society to take this
matter of location under advisement and
for fifteen days cn the desired land. The
gentleman having direct charge of the mat
ter, Rev. NJ. MacNicar. LID, superintend-
ent of the society's educational work, was
then in Washington, and he carried the
papers to the home Office in New York to
obtain the decision of the executive board.
1t is regarded here very certain that
the deal will be consumma ted, but neither
Mr.. Darlington nor DIR. MacVicar would
say anything definite to the future plans
of the society. 1t is proposed to greatly
enlarge the scope of the institution.
Wayland Semir airy as now constituted
grants no degrees. and has no industrial
department. except on very limited scale,
the education obtained being entirely of
the academical grade. In the new
Wayland collegiate degrees will be con-
ferred and the industrial department will
embrace many features new to Washing
ten The industrial feature, it is thought.
will be modelled on the plans of those at
Tuskegee, Ala. and at Manassas, Va. The
Fort Stanton property will provide room
for anything in the shape of farm work,
and also allow of the students having all
extensive campus or which to exercise.
To support such large institution will
require large amount of money, and how
to raise this money is what the Home Mis-
sion Society is now considering. A minis
ter who is much in the confidence of DR..
MacNicar said the other day. in speaking
about the matter. that the plan is not to
sell the present Wayland Seminary just
now, but to wait for better times. The
work of building the new institution, how
ever, is not to be delayed until the sale of
the old site. but is to begin this spring, it
is expected. 1t is thought the college will
require about four buildings during the
early years of its existence, two dormi-
tories, one main hall, and residence for
the president.
DR.. MacVicar proposes. along with his
other plans. that the local colored Baptists
shall take more active part in Wayland
than they have done heretofore. To this
oil h..1 1,,ao h. - ~
nation were instructed to submit the mat
ter to their congregations this week and
be ready next week to state just what they
can do.