The colored American., 1903-01-17
RENEWED ACTIVITY
Christmas Vacation Followed by
Unbounded Enthusiasm at
Princess Anne Acad denny Prof
Trigg Determined to EQuel
Tuskegee.

Princess Anne, AId.-Ars. H. NJ Horsey
and other ladies are preparing to give an
old maids concert for the benefit of the
Metropolitan NJ. E. church about the first
of February. Miss Mary B. Jones of
Hab-Nab. Md. is visiting Miss Hattie Z.
Nutter. Rev. Mr.. Trigg of the Atlanta
University. Atlanta, Ca, writes his par
ents. Prof. and Mrs. Trigg, that he Is
well and succeeding nicely in school. His
average was over 80 per cent in his last
examination. He graduates in the spring
We wish him much success. Rev. c. W.
Waters, pastor OF the a. NJ. E. Zion
church. is using his efforts to make his
church work a success He has done
more to bring his people to the front than
any pastor they have ever had.
Mr. Thomas w Dennis, our proficient
tailor and barber, keeps crowded with
wofk from some of the best people in
town. 1t makes us feel proud to see our
young men do we'll
our Academy resumed its work the
5th inst after a vacation of a few days
for Christmas holidays, with new inspir-
alton. every department being opened in
full under control of one of the most
cor petent corEs of instructors that could
be had, all graduates from the leading
schools in the country. There is nothing
doty about them; each one is a master
of his or her position, not any of them
have passed the age of thirty with the
exception OF the principal, b3t are weIi
experienced. The principal has gained
the highest esteem of both the white
and colored people of the town and COM
munity and is regarded as the map to
carry his people 70 success and his aSsO-
ciates or co-workers are imbued with the
same spirit
Capt. Jno. L. Richardson, in charge OF
the mechanical building has a class of
seven young men, studying mechanical
drawing and house carpentry. Mr. W
Privott. IIla b acksrnith wheeIwright and
painting Instructor, has a class of seven
Mr. Parker Moore, director in the print
ing office, has a class OF FIVE young men
The printing outfit is surprisingly COM
pIete-
Fer the present Prof. Trigg has charge
of the agricUl rural department. He has
a class OF thirty boys. The neighbors re
gard him a sreat agriculturalst practi-
cally- The girls receive a thorough train
ing in dressme-king and domestic science
Registered stock are being largely re-
ceived on the farm.
The colored people of this county have
never taken such interest in the school
as now. They say their ideas have never
been so keenly awakened TO its good be
fore. 1t = their determination TO make
it equal 10 TUskegee or any other school
of the kind Students continue to come
About seventeen new ones entered dur
ing the past week, making enroll
rnent of one hundred and thirty-hve or
forty, with prospects OF increasing to one
hundred and ifty in a few days.
Most OF the students spent their holi-
days home with their parents and on
their return entered their studies with
new vigor and determine ton Two COM
panies of cadets have been organized, the
first incident of the kind that has been
done in any coIored school in the state
of Maryland and they also have the hon
or of being TIE first in the state 10 have
a brass band.
Mr.. Jesse Newbry. one of the students
preached at Bloomingtown. Maryland.
Sunday. the I1th inst, at II o'clock a.
IN.
There are ave young men taking an ac-
adernic course preparatory to entering
some frst-class theological seminary
The principal is still in want of band
instructor in the person OF some young
man. who wants TO go TO school, his band
services paying ali his bills