Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-15
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENTS
Az she West Virginia Colored Institute
are Wen Equipped

ars Well Equipped.
Visitors who attend the closing ex-
ercises of the West Virginia Colored
Institute this week. should nor fail
to see the industrial departments.
Ia the printing office Is an excellent
! equipment Tor doing job work The
latest addition to this department IL
q gasoline engine In this Office will
be found copies Of the new catalogue
I printed here. The work is nor only
well done, but the artistic design
shows that the teacher ii master III
his trade
The department II III charge Of ar.
1 5 d. Brown. who has been training
in one Of the best printing offices in
Pennsylvania
The sewing room on the upper floor
OF the Academy building will be
especially attractive TO ladies. Here
can be found on exhibition samples Of
plain sewing. three corset covers, one
night dress, two dressing sacques,
three shirt waists aud three dresses,
all made here
Miss Jean Madison. " Petersburg,
is the teacher. She was trained IN
the Armour Institute OF Chicago.
The agricultural department. should
be attractive to all, for the farmer
feeds The. world
The farm Ieonsists Of sixty4eight
acres.
The following crops may be seen
One acre of SOFA beans, one of alfalfa,
one OF milett. two Of sweet potatoes.
two aud half of Irish potatoes three
of COW peas, three and q hnlf Of or
chard, four of wheat. five of clover
and. grass, and ten Of corn.
The live OF stockz consists Of one
COW, four horses aud ten pure bred
Poland China hogs.
The dairy is fitted up with d United
States cream separator, and Babcock
milk tester.
(: Bv use of the separator, the cream
is separated from the milk III a few
minutes after coming from the COW.
BY the use of the tester we can detar-
mine IN ten minutes after the milk Is
drawn exactly how much butter the
cow will produce.
In tho agricultural hall are speci-
mems OF plants and insects found in
the locality of the school. The agri-
cultural department is in charge Of
Mr.. Austin w Curtis, who spent
four years at the Experiment Staten
OF North Carolina, IN Raleigh, and
graduated from the Agricultural and
Mechanical College OF Greensboro, N.
c. He took special course Mt Corr
nell University last summer.
In the mechanical department wiki
be found thesfollowing pieces Of work
done here this year One roller top
desk, one glass frame book case, one
large book case for the agricultural
department, two school room desks
for teachers. two work benches, and
two wagons. The department IL
fitted up for blacksmlthing and car
pentery, but the plant is so large
that part OF fix trades is taught
| here.
| This department is conducted by ".
NJ. CAVITY, assisted by w. A. Spricgs.
They have both had years OF prac-
teal experience since leaving school.
Mr.. Spriggs was educated at Storer
College, Harper's Ferry. w. Va, and
since leaving school has devoted his
time to work in the manufacturing
establishments of Grafton.
Mr.. CAVITY graduated from the Tus-
kegee Normal and Industrial Institute
in 1890, and is regarded by Booker Il.
WASHINGTON as one of his best students.
Mr.. Canty came to the West Vir-
ginia Colored Institute in the winter
Of 1898, just few months after the
school opened. He has, therefore.
superintendent the placing OF all the
machinery in the department.
When it is known that this depart
ment opened in the basement OF the
i Academic building and that Il now
requires two buildings, one can have
some idea of its wonderful Develop
ment
1t may be interesting to many 70
know that all students OF this school
are required to persue some branch
Of industry. Charleston Mail.