The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-18
cOLLEGE-BRED NEGROES.
statistics Showing Use to which They
have Put Their Education.

~uSeles Showing Use to Which They
Have Put Their Education.
The fifth number of the Atlanta
university publications has appeared,
and is entitled 'The College Bred Ne
gfo. 1t is an attempt to study the
work OF the negro college graduates
Doth north and south and to estimate
the value and probable future of the
Southern college for colored people.
According to this report, there have
been about $500 negro college gradu-
ates. Of the larger northern insti-
tates, Harvard has II negro gradu-
ates. Yale and the university of
Michigan ten each, Cornell eight, Co
lumblsfourand Pennsylvania four. Of
the smaller colleges, Oberlin leads
with l2S graduates, the University Of
Kansas 16 and Bates Is.
The bulk Of these graduates are
southern born. Ninety per cent. of
those born in the south stay there and
work and so per cent. of those born
In the north come south and labor
among their people About ten per
cent. of these graduates are women.
Most of the graduates marry between
the ages of IS and So, and while their
families are not large, they are of
healthy and normal size.
The most interesting question and
IN many respects the crucial question
to be asked concerning college bred
negroes is: "Do they earn living"
1t has been intimated more than once
that the higher training of negroes
has gesulted in sending into the world
of work men who can find nothing to
do suitable to their talents Now and
then there comes rumor of a colOred
college man working at mental seTv-
ice, etc. Fortunately the returns as
to occupation of college bred negroes
are quite full-nearly go per cent. of
the total number of graduates Of
1,132 persons reporting, over half are
teachers, a sixth are preachers, anoth-
er sixth are students and professional
men; over six per cent. are farmers,
artisans and merchants and four per
cent. are in governmentservic Most
of these do not change their occupa-
tons often and stick to their callings
nearly 80 per cent. have been en-
ployed at their present occupations
ten years and over. The total assessed
value ofreal estate reported is 81 ,342,-
S62.50 and the average per individual
$2,411.
There is a most interesting sym
postum On the negro problems and
their probable solution, photography
. of works by negroes and the opinion
of a number of prominent northern
college presidents and others on the
higher training of negroes, Innearly
every case these favor such training
properly given to colored students.
It is shown that colored students
contribute very nearly as much to-
ward the expenses of their training as
whites.
The final conclusions of the study
are:
1. The great Smass of the negroes
need common school and manual
training.
2. There is a large and growingde-
mand for industrial and technical
training, and trade schools.
8. There is a distinct demand for
the higher training of persons select
ed for talent and character to be
leaders of thought and missionaries
of culture among themasses.
4. To supply this demand for a
higher training there ought to be
maintained several negro colleges in
the south.
5. The aim of these colleges should
beto supply thoroughly trained teach
ers. preachers, professional men and
captains of industry.
1t is, however, earnestly recon-
mended that this college work be con-
eentrated in about II high grade IN
<ba So,lth instead of scat