New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-05
PEOPLE OFTHE BLACK BELL.
MINISTERIAL, SCHOOL JUST COM
P1rrFD AT KOwALldA- ALA.

-zr LITTLE GIRLS NO" KNo"
..s,ur HOME DUTIES AND coAiFoRI1-i'
ARE SPENT WHOLLY IL THE Fif''-D'
49,, illustration OF the far-reaohins "h''-
N'-,sd by the Tuskegee Institute "a ,arnS
en- ~. anxiety OF the more pros1esS'0 =, -
and the 80 mack Belt to help themselves. Is pre-
tr.,.es nv young colored man. N'.'"' =, ro-,
GEM inst come here In the interest Vi "'"
who h'S -, recently completed at Kowaligs
An ,o,so, comes 20 this city Endorsed oy GOV
Iobnston OF Alabama ana booNe'
n,asn,nson. principal OF Tiskegee Irs"'u'.'
- 80 see these subordinate SCHOOLS oS'"
..-o,o,ou- The south for the proper Piepa'N'o's
sspcat,on and industrial training OF INC
youth t,-a-, University
.'-n,r,o, n c. Mr. Benson returned 20 MS
- an he farm a. Kowaliga and. setting oo"n
N business with his father. BEGAN the WORK .. NJ
a., h,s relows In an interesting way ne teilS o'i0
-. ot nov, he IN connection Win CLINTON d
-. -, his classmates. encouraged the seventy
S@' .,,e-s COMPOSING the little settlement to
80. s,bool which would give hundreds OF chill
, ,,-, the adjoining communities. VINO would
-. =. o,la 70 20 away from home. an opportunity
- 90, . god education and a; the same time carry
-, che farm work which means their living
WHITE WOMAN GIVES TIMBER.
c.ua, .oyethe- in q grand rally in the little cabin
,,, reo-esented their only school they at nrs'' ana
u.-h reasoa pleaded poverty but. encourage ny
,ns Offer OF A white woman who owned piahVao
,,on and wished Il cleared TO give them all INC
49,, thew needed and by the offer OF MI Ben
sons father. who had MILL TO 90 All INC sa"'Hs'
they decided make the EFFORT
81 told my folks from the beginning. SAID MI.
pensor that we must first help ourselves a.! We
could before appealing 10 the outside for help
Accordingly each subscribed In labor from $40
70 , and all kept their pledges Some went into the
woods. GU, down TIE trees and hauled the logs 10
the MIL 10 Be sawed into lumber: others got out
s,o,a Cor the foundation and shingles for covering.
and being 50 far from a railroad. We burned Kiln
OF six thousand brick out OF the native clay from
which chimneys were erected.
Il organized the farm boys into a glee club and
went through neighboring towns and villages. CIV
ns concerts and raised over $500 10 supplement the
other materials needed IN the structure
owing 10 these energetic means in one year after
the begtnning OF active work the people had slc-
eeeded IN erecting not only two-storied building.
as frs planned. but three-storied building. with
two recitation rooms and large chapel on the first
floor and eighteen dormitory-rooms on the two
upper floors"
The people now have about exhausted their own
means and resources and Mr.. Benson, giving up his
OWL time out Of interest for his race. has come
North 70 get q small Industrial outfit FOR his school
10 begin with no, exceeding s. 600 in cost Mr.. Ben
sons father who has already given generously
both o. land and money has agreed TO give ten
more acres OF land IL the industrial plant IS estab-
lshed 80 far outside help has been received
except the State appropriation which averages 90
cents per capita per year for the three hundred
children of the community.
Explaining MS aims in detail. Mr.. Benson said:
81 want now to raise enough money 70 buy an out
4; Of carpentering blacksmithing. wheelwrghting
tools sewing machines. cooking utensils. etc. so
that We be able 20 teach trades 70 our boys and
girls who would otherwise never be able TO leave