The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-23

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Ut Ttisk-grr. which covers
the year ended last May. is an inter-
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The rnr"llnent of students reached
.3s4 and tile average ati-ndanc" i..lS.
These students c;tiue from 80 states ana
| territories and foreign countries no
minister to th"ni REQUIRED the services
of III officers, instructors and assist.
ants rh" school colouy altogether
numbers more than jUO persons
Last year the receipts from all source.
amounted to Sa4l .40iUs. OF this $l2i-
Sii.,HS went to increase the permanent
endowment fund $liv. .2u3s5 WAS rN-
prndri on permanent Improvement and
Si'.'i'r" WAS disburstd for various spt.-
rial purposes. The total debt is now
down to $j,SS,.j2 While the endowment
fund amounts to s2eY 1j.'.O.
Th-se are statistical results. Mr.
Washington thus en,ln.ritry some
other results Of his work at Tuskcgee:
II l. often asked what our graduates
do. l.rt IN" answer this briefly by giving
lilr"" examples: a ii,ll. more than a
year ago. on" OF our graduates Charles
=. \ Ala1HS. vStLbli.hei 1t small school at
kuSi"n. Louisiana. AT present the school
owns Twenty-Five a"r"s of land. ON which
II school h"llse costing sl..W had been
brit anL paid for. The school term has
been extended from three to eight
months. with three t-a"hers--all riske-
gee &rndllates--ard iln pupils. III con
necii"n win the classroom work. the
students hr- Taught agriculture and
h"iE''E-' ping. All this mas been done in
Il ii'iI- nur" thau one Year. with money
ana labor contributed by the people Of
hpth races IN the community.
William VI. ThuniAS learned the trade
" blncksnithne at this institution while
working his WAY through school. lie h--
gam business at his hom- in Gr--rlsl,vru
Alaham". few Years ago. on 81. which
he had borrowed. lie now owns. free.
from debt, n neat home containing four
rooms. lie has Il good blacksmith shop
ANA ha. all the work lie and AN asSi.;
tant can ," Most of the work done in
his shop S Tor white patrons. MIR
Thomas has the Confidence and respect
Of III" peopl. Of both races. In the same
town there arc Il pro-p"iOus tailor and 4
successful tnsmilh. both Of whom also
learned their traces ~ the Tusk-ser in
slitnle.
:, third ->ampl- i. that of Dennis Up
shaw who. when he lad finished th-
COURSE her. :; few Years aeu. began life
. farmer. Mr.. l'pShaW h-san farm
ing near rnsk-.r". with PRACTICAL!
nothing. Al tie present time. he own. li5
acres "t land. which ar, cultivated by
himself and family. ON this land is u
neat. attrnrtive h"tis-. barn and out
buildings. and small sugar nous" for
boiling the syrHp from the cane which he
raises for his own "onsunlp'idn. His
lone. and farm are models for other far
mrrS. lie not only rii,"S cotton but also
corn ana oats. vegetables, fruit, liz"
stock and fowls II, hu- Il particularly
fine peach orchard. Mr.. and Mrs. Up
shaw are leaders in ,h. county Farmers
insritnte. nnd Mrs trShaw is also Il
member ot the Nolh~l> meeting. which
Lsser.blr> regularly at rnskre~e town.
Hundreds Of such examples could be
cited
Nearly two Years aso three of orr
graduates went 10 Africa under the aus
picrS "f the German government TO lcach
The raising Of cotton 20 In" natives IN the
German colony OF Togo. The German "f-
liciLs w-r" much rraSrd with tn"
work Of ll'.S,. ni-u that this year four
more have been 1dird 10 tn" colony.
tn to th- present time. there have
crown "rlt of lh- 1usiirgee institute AT
least tw-iN, schools of considerable size
= nlrtt lliF lllh'lS bpoNt lh' Eiiut ~
common lIIbir schools. one of these,
The Snow I'm Industrial institute
al Snow Iill, Alabama. has -" students,
9, teachers. II builuins> aud property
valued al "'VoGo.
Mr.. Washington says that II Is 10 De
his policy more ana more TO enlphasiZ"
training in all forms Of agriculture, ii
being his belief that tlic great part Of
the negro race in this country must in
definitely be concerned with agricul-
turai pursuits for livelihood. lie
notes. huW,Ver. The gradual diSdpprar
unce of TIA" former belief that 10 "n-
gage in farming was to occupy II low
level. OF the various forms of indus
trial training rrarti''"d III Tuskcsea
lhus" which had /" do with land tillng
are in greatest Demand and he says
the problem has changed from not be-
Ing hbl" IL gel pupils 10 not helms able
10 tind a"commuda ions for all who
wish IL enter.
Everybody should feel happy today
save the individuals Who have already
secured their winters supply Of coal at