The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-03
WILL BE NEW DEPARTMENTS.
COLORED STUDENTS TO DE TAUGHT
OTHER TRADES.

Commissioners OF the Georgia state
Industrial College Have Provided
for Instruction in Tailoring ana
Shoe 3Iaking-POver TO he Put in
to Run the Wood Working shop.
The building and Grounds in Ex-
celIent shapc-imited DOrmitory
Room the Only Difficulty at Pres
ent.
There was an important meeting yester-
day afternoon of the commissioners of
the Georgia State Industrial College for
Colored Youths held at the office of Supt.
Otis Ashore of the public schools.
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman P. w. Meldrim, and Commits
sioners w. r. Hammond of Atlanta, P.
j. Cline of MmedgevilIe, A1urrel of
Athens, and AshmOre of Savannah. were
present. Ch3ncellor William E. Boggs Of
the State University, has also been in the
city attendant upon the closing exercises
Of the college.
The most important action taken by the
commission was to provide for putting in
some kind of power, either steam or gaso-
line, for the purpose of running a wood
working shop. This VIII be done before
the beginning of the next session in the
fall, and the wood working department
will be brought up to a high state of
efficiency.
The commissioners also decided to add
to the Industrial department instruction
in tailoring and shoe making This will
give the school two additional instructors.
They will not, however, be located there
permanently as such, but viii go there at
regular times for the purpose of instruct
Ing the students in those trades.
The old teachers of the institution We're
all reelected with the exception of the
foreman of the farm r. II. Thomas, who
has rendered his resignation He was con-
sidered valuable tutor, and the commits
sion regretted to lose him. His place will
be filed al some subsequent meeting Of
the board
Appropriations were made by the com
missioners for the purchase of globes and
maps, and directions We're given to the
faculty to arrange courses of instruction
for the better preparation and equipment
of negro teachers. The sentiment of the
commissioners is that every effort should
be directed 20 the development of the in
dustrial features of the school with the
view to making the negro youth better
fitted to render efficient service.
The industrial department now includes
nine distinctive branches, each Of which is
in Itself a trade at which livelihood may
be earned. These branches are carpenter
ing, masonry, painting, wheelwrighting
Dlacksmithng, tailoring, shoemaking
farming and metal working. There is a
competent instructor at hand in each of
these lines, and the men are made to do
practical service under them. In fact, all
of the work that is done on the college
buildings and grounds is done by the stu
To-.
erected by them, and they keep the build
ings painted and in repair. They also
make desks, attend to all the masonry, and
in fact look after all the work around the
college.
A committee from the board of commits
siouers, composed of Messrs. Cline and
Murrel with DR.. Boggs, inspected the
grounds and buildings yesterday and
found everything in excellent shape The
committee was highly pleased with the
work done, and spoke Of 1t at the meeting
in most commendatory terms. The phys-
cal conditions there are most excellent, the
place IS thoroughly healthy and there has
not been death or an accident there dur
ing the year.
There is but one feature which Is giving
the commissioners any trouble and that
is the lack of dormitory accommodations.
The dormitory there is rather small for
the attendance, and again the commiss-
toner's consider the attendance rather
small for the college What they desire
is a larger attendance and more dormi-
tory room to accommodate 1t. The com
missioners, however have not found It
possible with their limited income to pro-
vide the extra dormitOry room needed.
Their income Is quite limited, and the
only way in which they can secure money
for such purposes is by exercising close
economy and saving from their income
at every point. Another year the com
missioners viii endeavor to make all nee
essary provisions in this respect