New-York tribune., 1902-07-19
FOR COLORED YOUTH.
REPORT ON MKAY INSTITUTE BY MR.
HoLLEY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
RAISED FOR 1T.
ARCHMONT, n. Y.

The Mckay Academic and Industrial Institute
for Colored Youth at Wakefield, r. l. Is an ac-
complished fact. and will open IN fe" mo"'nS
Valuable property for the purpose, which IN
cluded a hotel with nearly two hundred rooms
four cottages. each containing from seven 10 nine
rooms: ten of land. and barn, bowling alieS'
icehouse and gas plant was given last "nlter
bv Gordon Mckay. of Newport r. l.. on condl-
ton that sufficient money be raised to put the
place in repair. At the convention of the North
eastern Federation of Women's Clubs wnlch
closed in Brooklyn yesterday the Rev. Joseph '"
Holey principal OF the new institute, said that
5000 Of the 5000 needed for that use had been
raised and the transfer of the property to the
trustees had been made.
The colored people themselves have pledged the
furnishings. the first instalment of which VIII ar
rive at Tower Hill this week. The property as II
stands is valued at between $4,000 and $4,000 For
a school the site is ideal. 1t overlooks Narragan-
sett Bay and commands a wide view OF the towns
bordering IT and of the islands dottng IT,
The institution will be based largely the plan
Of Hampton and Tuskegee, trades for men ana
women being Important part Of the traihins'
The enterprise owes its origin to Mr.. Holley. he
was horn and brought up in South Carolina. With
his trade as painter he paid his expenses through
Phillips Academy Andover. Mass. and through
the collegiate and theological departments OF Lin
coin University. While a student at Andover he
became interested in the men and women or MS
race who serve as laundresses and mattresses In
the summer hotels OF Narragansett Pier, and
through his efforts a church was built Ihis lod
"a the larger enterprise OF establishing a school
Mr.. Holleys wife completed the course at the
NorthfeId Training School and was graduated
last week from the Philadelphia Nurse Train
ing School. She will have charge Of the women 5
work of the Institute. John L. Babcock, of Wake
field, r. l.. Is treasurer Of the Mckay institute
The trustees are r. G. Hazard, brother of Miss
Caroline Hazard president of Wellesley College,;
the Rev DR. W. d. Buchanan, of this city; the
Rev. DR.. James NJ. Gray OF Boston; the Rev
DR. Walter 5. Eaton OF Revere, Mass; the Rev.
DR.. Stebbins. OF this city; Dr. Rowland r. Robin
SON of Wakefield F. +. Stanley and Mrs ]. As
pinwall Hodge.
A discussion on the Mortified Home at the con-
vention yesterday morning resulted in substan-
tal monetary gain for that enterprise. The pur
pose is TO build cottage the Moody schools
where colored women may board at a nominal
cost and so be enabled to attend the religious
conferences which feature OF Northneld
The cottage will cost between $1,000 and $3.50
About $3.50 has been raised fully half of that
amount having been given yesterday by clubs ana
individual members
The afternoon devoted 10 papers dis
eegssions on The School and the Home" Mrs
land Womans League of Sor%ich % Conn IN a
paper The Relation OF the Home TO the
School" emphasized the importance of home train
ing. She charged the mothers before her TO keep
in touch as far as possible with the school life
should be fostered in the home. She said Mothers
instruction given in the school Mrs. Burr eau
toned audience against the use of slang before
the children, and placed especial emphasis upon
the need of the Of correct English in their
hearing
Mrs Burrs club rents three rooms, which are
furnished kitchen, parlor and library. and are
ueeG Tor the meetings oil tne society Ior giris
equipment sewing machine and piano. Every
Saturday morning thirty-four children meet in the
rooms for instruction in sewing. The club hopes
at remote day TO own clubhouse OF its own
and a building fund for the purpose is increasing
weekly.
Discussions yesterday were led by Mrs. Hattie
COOk ~ he 10 Tr1DT aDf "I1b
of Norwich Conn; Mrs. Paul Beman, Mrs. Agnes
Adams Mrs. Olivia Bush and Mrs Elizabeth c.
Carter