The evening times., 1898-10-08
THE TusKEGEE SCHOOL.
The Annual Report of Principal
Booker II. Warrington.

The seventh annual report as TO the
condition of Tuskegee Normal and In
dustriai Institute, for colored pupils. at
Tuskegee, Ala. was submitted by Prin-
cipal Booker T. Washington. The re-
port says, in part:
During the last four years the most
marked growth, aside from the in
crease in the number of students has been
in the addition TO the permanent plant,
made necessary in order to house the
students and make fair and satisfac-
tory trial of the industrial system. The
pressing needs are an increased water
supply. a permanent and less expensive
method of lighting the whole institution,
and some kind of steam or hot air heat
ing for the whole institution. These i'm
proyements mean a larger saving OF
money to the institution, as well as
higher degree of safety TO the property.
These improvements would cost approx
imately $24,O but with the heating plant
once established, a saving of 1000 year
would result.
During the year ending May 81, 1893,
there were enrolled l047 students, of
whom 7l2 were boys and SS5 girls They
came from twenty-four States and Ter
ritories. and from two foreign countries.
The average attendance was $50. Officers
and teachers employed numbered IS.
'In all 32l students have received d.
piomas and certificates from the academ-
ic industrial and Bible departments of
the school. These students are now ex-
ercising their influence as teachers,
tradesmen, farmers. and along other spe-
cial lines, in twenty-five States. with
few exceptions, they have not gone back
in moral character. An investigation
shows that there are at least 1850 stu
dents who could not remain to finish
any special course; who, nevertheless, got
the spirit and influence of the institution
to the extent that they are doing excel
lent work throughout the South.
The school has been compelled TO pur-
chase at q cost of So, $50 q tract of land
with dwellings on 1t, in order 10 secure
the right of way for the water supply.
In order to keep them from being secur-
ed by undesirable persons il was thought
wise to purchase, at cost OF several
thousand dollars, two other cottages near
the school grounds"
The report refers to the completion and
opening of the SIater-Armstrong Memo
rial Agricultural Building, which was
| erected by contributions from Mr.. Morris
| X Jessup, of New York. who gave one
half the amount; Mrs. Mary f. Stearns,
| of Lufts College, Massachusetts,; Mr..
! Clarence NJ. Hyde. of New York, and
three ladies in Philadelphia, who gave
| 81 600 each; the remainder being in small
amounts from numerous persons.
The report says: There is no surer
way to lift the negro up than to give him
training along the lines of agriculture,
! darirying. horticulture. stock raising.
fruit growing, etc Twenty thousand
| dollars a year could be spent in this de-
| partment to the greatest advantage to
the whole race. The school has prOduc-
| ed on its own land a larger proportion
of the food consumed this year than in
any past year"
The report shows the total cash income
! of the institution TO have been s10l, S96. II
| or this amount s6S. OIL 40 was used in the
| current expenses and $3S, SS5.3l in buildings
| and improvements. The institution owns
| 2,267 acres OF land, the buildings number
| forty-two, there are on the farms 525
head of live stock, including horses,
mules, cows. oxen, sheep and hogs The
| total valuation of the property is $237. 600
Principal Washington says: 1t does
seem that an institution that has
| so thoroughly demonstrated its
| ability to lift up race ought
not TO be compelled longer 10
live from hand to mouth in so large
| measure" He then suggests an en-
dowment fund of $500 O09 and states that
in addition to the need of money for wa
ter works, heating plant and lighting
| plant $1,000 is needed for the better
| equipment of the industrial department
/ $1,000 for hospital building, Sl5. 900 for
| an office and library building 600 for
a building for teaching domestic science
/, $4,000 for a dormitory for girls and small
| er sums for lesser needs.