The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-30


To purchase reference books for En-
glish department ................ 100.
To enlarge library ................, 500,
j, for same NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200
To establish on electric light or
acetyline gas plant and three
ton ice plant and house for same 5000
To equip laboratory and purchase
fixtures for department. OF science 1900
Annual running expenses for depart-
ment of science, each year $3.50 :. 500
To equip shoemaking and repair
shop ........ Observation-Disclosures. 1875
To establish broom factory ,, 200
For repairs aud painting, each 1915 $50
Fer stationery, printing catalogues
and distributing same. each year
you ............. .............-. bpO
To employ five additional teachers.
each year $3.50 ................ 1900
One bake oven ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
One organ for chapel and devotional
services ................ .......... 800
Store room for groceries, etc. ...... 1,c50
To enlarge cook kitchen ....,...... 725
For Office furniture and fixtures -. $50
building for physical and chemical
laboratory and museum of natural
history ........ ................... $500
These requested appropriations may
seem rather large, but they are much
needed to put the institution in proper
CouIliiOu ~ w III ol-NldSS MVTks w ltH lHCpb
requests granted, " Is our opinion that
there will be no further demands for extra
appropriations at this school for many
years to come. II the public treasury will
justify 1t, We believe IL would be wise,
on the part of the State. to grant them.
With these appropriations, the demands
| for a normal of higher standard and an en-
| larged industrial school, as we'll as uni
yersity for the negroes of the State. will
\ H.. ,nl t6Axr NIL H. hor lie
fled with the results. All of which is most
respectfully submitted for your considera-
| ton, and, We trust, approval.
REPORT OF PRINCIPAL.
Hon. F. A. Reichardt. President Of the
Board Of Directors.
1 Dear sir--I have the honor to submit
the following report upon the condition
and needs of the Prairie View State normal
school.
This institution is branch of the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical college. College
| Station, Texas, and was established In
| 1873 as an agricultural college for colored
boys under the name of Alta Vista. In
1879 1t was reorganized as State normal
school for preparation of teachers for the
colored public schools under the name OIL
Prairie vtsw State normal school,
| AS normal school. Prairie View has
steadily grown and prospered. It's graa
yates are found In all parts OF the State
making commeudsble records as teachers
in the school room and as citizens in thu
community!
There issa constant demand for colorec
teachers of character ability and skill, ant
Prairie View has helped greatly In supply
ing this demand.
Forty-nlne students are maintained a
the States expense, one being appointed
by each Of tho thirtyone State senator
and three by each of the six directors
, the Agricultural and Mechanical college
The cost OF the maintenance or stat
student for the session of nine months !
$40 Each appointment is for single SEES
sion.
since the establishment OF the norma
echoo, AGRICULTURAL and mechanical depart
ments have been added and have given
practical trend to the instruction. me ai
rcctors have believed that the eadcsuo
: impaired by tho institution should nav
an industrial as we'll as an lntehesl'a' 90
! moral element ,a,
roth scyes are received, and the femai
: students have been from the first under IN
: immediate control and constant SUPERVISE
: Of = preceptress, who gives carefui iain''
In household economy ~. $50,
THE enrolment for the past cignt year
E has been as follows: 20 .,,aon,
lsp1-2... -. -. -. -. - ,sn st,,den,
o 1924. - - - - oio student
, ls93-A... -. - '''' ,eo s,udeni
1894 r.. 80. 49,. -. -. ,''t9o ,,,J.r,
: | 1866. -. -. -, 80 100 studeni
= 1861. -. -, -. - - ION g,udeu,
, SOS -. -. -. ...loo s.4.,
fsogo (estin1ated)... - ,ivv ~ 81 y
r,nIom,s. whose value is ina. OF 800,
I armane,,t certificate. have pee a,,.In,n,
+ sipce 1885, since whicn .,n satisfactori
= have been issued TO students
@ nas. otine the four years course,
/. r,,donrs completing the seconu ., q
! ,,,a no,,rse may receive second graae ~
ns,iscate valid for two years wniie ~, W.
: cemnleting the third year may a, IRE
Srst grade, valid for four years "a ".
: ant sixty-seven llcentlates nciu o, m' SEQ,
y certificates and thirty-s'N "o
Il grade. ,,,,hsr IN actual daily q
~ 100 mas been approximately eV '
!, ti.,s ,bc enrolment. The numpsa
II .ei,od his session up 10 date OF this " =
n hss heen 1854, and by tue ciose 81 a..e,,,
% md tern, will reach OF exceed ''s
j. enrolment, , 4, our students EN-
Neaii' ,srr, The remaining tnree-eiGn'
an W" a. irreeuiarly until mo pek'""'e
~ ~ thjrd fern Of the session. ,aa,ta
v tn sr,'a rSrmal instruction OF the etuaen,,
!" ,rassnt committed TO four uhpa' 'ns a.
I, nodngcgy. maihenaties' s. ,.s, III Il
:, ard English: while, " ,ai'i instruction
u een.s nc three industrial departin ~,
onp =, .r the mechanical or tne io'A
w sgJculturai' NY
p 10 discipline of tho ,psl.usss ah,,s
70 hes been to lead pnpi's ~ ~
20 Vie Vie respect and seif-con,roi. md na a n
"a ,e,op in them fenss y, nv"e results III
20 IN. Of moral rcspnns'p'A'''
80 AA1 !