The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-27
COLORED COLLEGES 9Th YEAR
TWENTY GRADUATES AT THE COM
ING COMMENCEMENT.

gin Eriday-The Annual Sermon
VIII BE Preached Sunday, Nom
day Congressman White VIII De-
liver the Society Address at the
Theater and Tuesday the Gr0du-
alton Exercises VIII Take Place
in MeIdrim Hall.
| At the suggestion of Superintendent
Ashmore, President Wright of the Geor-
gia State Industrial College has sent TO
the Georgia Historical Library, full set
| of the catalogues of the college. There are
nine of these catalogues, including the
one for the present year.
| It is interesting to look through these
documents. The school began Oct. q 1891.
with eight students and three instructors,
besides the president The total enHollment
for that year was ~. The catalogues
themselves for each year, show steady
progress, each succeeding catalogue being
an improvement in its Typography as well
as in its literary matter. In the number
of students there has been a steady
growth and the catalogue of 1S99-19O)
shows an enrolment of 434 students, and
II instructors The college started with
| no industrial department, and now has
| well ORGANIZE llQuSlrldl SCtlCOl Will HAiC
| branch S. Eigh. y-tiVe boys ana elShty
| girls have been instructed this year in
the manual training department. All of
! these young men and young women viii
! go out from the school better prepared Tor
! life than they would have been without
| this training. For tie fl st time the school
| viii give certificates of proficiency TINS
| year to a number of young men and wo-
men in the indus rial department
Perhars one of the most successful fea-
| lures of the school has been its farm.
| There are 81 acres in the farm, about %
| acres of which are under cultivation. The
/ farm is so conducted a toNfurnish Yegeta-
| bles for the college boarding house and in
| other was assist in cheapening the price
! of board. During this year the farm has
! for the first time become practically self
! supporting and has enabled the boarding
department to furnish board at the low
rate OF IS ger month fer board and wash
| ing. This years crop will net something
! like iris: Corn, 100 bushels, 81 cents, $50;
veg tables for boarding department. 800;
| oats 100 bushels 40 cents, $40; water
melons, $780, Irish potatoes, 100 bushels, 60
cents, SEQ; sweet potatoes, 1000 bushels, SO
cents, 500; hay and fodder, $75; a total of
| 1925. The boys are taught practical farm
| ing, including the care of stock and farm
| implements.
Another feature addzd to the school this
year is stenography and typewriting This
HAS given an eACSlfttlt ODpyIlullly W a
number of students TO learn these arts at
very small cost.
The college band consists of IA pieces
ard has made remarkable improvement
since its organization. The instruments
are the gift of the commission through
| Chairman. Meldrim.
A novel feature of the school is the in
auguration of the well-known plan of
school city government, with its full corps
of municipal officers. This, as a means
of discipline, has worked well during the
year and seems to give promise of much
usefulness. A photographed college ca
Diet battalion is connected with the school.
| The battalion showed up on Jan. / with
100 young men, all uniformed and well
| drilled and gave a very creditable exhi-
bition. During the nine years of the
schools history there has not been
single arrest or imprisonment of a stu
dent, and there have been few COM
plants by any one against the students.
| Chancellor Boggs, who visited regularly
for eight years, pronounced it one OF
the best disciplined schools in The state.
This reflects great credit upon the presi-
dent and faculty of the school.
Another fact worthy of note is that not
withstanding many charged that the To-
cation of the school was unhealthy, yet
there has not been a single death nor
a serious case of Illness in 1.-The school
since It's organization. The record OF its
,
men have taken fun college course and
twenty-six who have taken the normal
| course There will be added o this num-
Der twenty more for this year. All OF
these young men have been instructed in
| the mechanical arts and could easily
make their living by following their
trade Two of them are employed at
| the college; one as instructor in painting
and the other as instructor in bricklay-
ing. All the others are probably en-
ployed in various pursuits. The admis-
! sion of girls has proven success. The
applications for the scholastic year now
| ending have been far in excess of the
| ability of the school 10 accommodate.
The commission has decided to erect
| new dormitory, and it is expected that
1t will be ready for the opening OF school
in the fall.
Next Friday, June /, the college will
hold ITS first annual Mechanics and Lab
| orers' Conference. to which will be H.
| vited all the local mechanics and r~@9ny
of those who are engaged in cooking sew
| ing and various other industrial pursuits,
The idea of the school Is to associate It
| self with those who are engaged in the
| various Industrial walks of life. There
| will be addresses by various mechanics
| upon subjects connected with their work.
This will be under charge of Supt. Hines,
who is the director of the mechanical de-
| partment.
on Sunday morning. June 8, Rev. L. r.
Maxwell will preach the annual sermon.
Monday, June A. at s p. M, Congressman
George H. White will deliver the annual
| society address. He Is the only colored
man now a member of Congress. He is
an able man, and his address Is looked
forward to with a great deal Of interest.
| These exercises will be in the Theater.
Tuesday, June 5, ct II o'clock, in Mel
drim Hall, at the college campus, the COM
| mencement exercises will take place.
Twenty students will receive diplomas and
| certificates The leading address will be
| by Bishop w. j. Gaines. 1t is expected
| that State School Commissioner Glenn and
Booker T. Washington will be present.
Queen Victoria has granted 10 the
Duke of Fife. son-In-law of the Prince
of Wales, the dignities ,of an earl and
duke of the united kingdom under the
titles of Earl of Macdun and Duke OF
| Fife. with the remainder In default of
| ,no1a hafr IN the elder surviving daughter