The Butte inter mountain., 1903-10-30
B, 7. WASHINGTON
INSTITUTE REPORT
PRINCIPAL OF TUSkEGEE TELLS
WHAT SCHOLL is DOING FOR
THE COLORED RACE.
STUDENTS BUSY AS BEES
Schools Debt Is Small and the lnstitu-
ton on the Whole Is on Flour
shino Basis.

Tuskegee, Ala, Oct 3o.--1hc 22nd an
nual report OF the principal Of the Tuske-
gee Normal and Industrial institute
Booker r. Washington, has just been
made public. In the course OF it Principal
Washington says:
During the present school year we
have had an enrolment of 1850 students,
and the average attendance has been i,14I
These figures do not include the 24S chill
dren in the model school, The Chlldfen's
House nor the 2S students in the night
school ami afternoon cooking classes
taught in the town Tuskegee, nor the ~
students in the night school sustained by
us in the village OF Greenwood, nor the
thousand OF adults reached and helped
constantly through the work OF the An
nuai Tuskegee Negro Conferences, with
the local conferences scattered throughout
the South.
Our enrolment shows that there are 40
students here from II foreign countries,
and that the most of them are attracted
because of the industrial training. Both
the governments of Porto Rico and iiayti,
for example. have made special provisions
for supporting a number OF students here.
Besides the students from foreign coun-
tries. al states and territories have been
represented in our enrolment. lhe bulk
Of the students have come from the gull
states.
Labor With the Hands.
"Perhaps one OF the most important serv-
ices, which the Tuskegec institute has
rendered to the public sirce its organiza-
ton. has been that OF changing the ideas
of the race regarding labor with the hands.
During the first 10 years OF the existence
si.. .t,,tsg al n
time and strength of the officers was de-
voted to getting the colored people to see
the value Of industrial training. That the
battle has now been fought and practically
won, however. is shown by the fact that
we are compelled because Of lack Of room
and means to refuse admission to about one
thousand students annually. The teaching
OF the industries, starting with the Hampton
Institute the parent institution, has now
spread to such an extent that there are
fow schools in the South that do not at
tempt something in this direction.
"In order TO give a concrete example OF
the amount OF work that our students do
in the direction Of seif-help, | would men
ton the fact that they manufactured a.9oo,-
600 bricks during the past II months;
I,s6z garments OF various kinds have been
made in the tailor shop, and s4I,S37 pieces
have been lat,ndered in the laundry divi-
sion by the girls.
"The number of students who will re-
ceiye diplomas and certificates OF gradua-
ton this year from the Normal, Industrial
and Bible departments, is 1i3. In addi-
ton to these, it is safe to say that 500
others will go out, not to return htted Tor
service making the entire output tor the
year 6l3 persons.
"The work of the school has been
greatly helped by the gift of two bath
houses, one for boys and one for girls, by
New York friends These bath houses are
large and are fitted with such conve-
nences as are necessary for effective serv
ices These same friends have provided the
money for the erection of what are to be
known as the Lincoln Memorial Gates
at the entrance to our grounds near the
Trades building and the Chapel. Both
are now finished, and were built largely by
the students OF the school. The new Of
fee building will be completed within the
next two months Rockefeller Hall was
completed in January, and is now in use,
and is great relief in the way OF Civ
ing better quarters for our young men.
A large addition has been made during
the year to the Slater-Armstrong Mem
orial Trades building, through the gener-
osity OF New York friend. From the
gilt OF Philadelphia friends, seven cottages
have been erected or are in process OF
erection, for teachers. A large number of
students are now engaged i'll building the
Coils P. Huntington Memorial building.
The money for this building is provided
by Mrs. Coils P. Huntington OF New
York.
I'VE have spent considerable money
during the year in extending and improy-
ang the roads and grounds, and various
parts OF the school property. The school
together with the numerous families liy-
ing near it, has now grown into village
of about 700 people. A number of the
teachers and others have formed Village
Improvement society, and as a result
streets have been improved by grading, by
shade trees and other ways, that add tc
the attractiveness OF the school surround
ings,"
Small Debt.
The report shows the present indebted
ness of the institute to be $I4oa7,s3
Principal Washington says:
"The receipts during the year for gen
eral purposes were $lo2,o4o.a4, of whicl
nearly $3I,6sooo has been used for per
manent plant expenditure, in addition Il
$1oa,zI484 specially donated for building
and Improvement. This latter item in
cludes money expended for purchase o
farm land, improvement of farm for fur
nture, apparatus, increase of heat AM
water plant, and new buildings. The cur
rent expenses were $15a,I35,2o.
Notwithstanding the growth in til
size Of the institution, from year to yeal
1t is gratifying to note that by practcin
the most rigid economy in every depart
ment, the cost of educating and boardn
student is still kept down to the low an
reasonable figure of 500. OF this amour
the cost of tuition is secured at $50 pc
capita.
JUST "TO MENTION IN PASSING