The broad ax., 1904-01-02

She is a most brilliant essayist, a
fine pOetess, a Democratic hostess, and
a born scholar, as is her husband
She is very fair for q colored lady,
while her husband is somewhat dark
They are both tall and very graceful
and pleasant in manner, and attrac-
tive in conversation. They are both
born teachers but never advertised
themselves as such.
The Temperance, Industrial and Col
legiate Institute, is solving the Race
Problem" at Claremont, and in Surry
County, Ga,
History Of the Institute.
The Temperance, Industrial and Col
legiate Institute was founded October
18th, 1892, by the Rev. John J. Small
wood, the institution is non-sectarian
and non-political, but strictly moral
religious. The purpose of the insti-
tuition to teach the Negro self-reliance,
race pride, and practical trade, to es-
tablish, as financial conditions permit,
various industries, house cleaning and
scientific cooking, general laundry
work upon a general business scale.
Typewriting and shorthand will be
taught during the winter and spring
terms OF the present school.
1t is also a hope for the rebuilding
of the saw mill, that was destroyed
by fire. A saw mill would give to the
young men and boys an opportunity
to work-which would enable them
to assist in paying their own way
1t is hoped during the present school
year to open again the mattress fac
tory, even though 1t can only do but
little along this line. A good mat
tress factory would pay the institu-
ton.
Having a good saw mill, the insti-
tuition would be enabled to saw its
own lumber, which would enable it to
build more easily its own buildings.
The institution has suffered a great
many years, because Of its embarrass-
ment and the lack Of needed indus
tries and for the want Of money to
establish various branches Of trade.
Although the institution has behind it
no special church organization, it has
lived from 1892 to 1903, under the
most trying and embarrassing cir
cumstances.
Four hundred and ninety-eight stu
dents have passed in and out of the
institution since '92. Fifty-nine men
have bought farms, seven have become
ministers Of the gospel, four black
smiths. twelve school teachers, one
a lawyer, two doctors, and three car
penters, eight high school teachers
and hotel walters, two temperance
lecturers, seventeen tradesmen of var
ious kinds, nine home owners in cities
in North Carolina, Virginia and Mary
land, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The institution is N great need Of
more substantial buildings. A good
dormitory, 95x55 feet, four-story, for
the girls and a building 65x45 feet for
the boys, four-story, In the girls
buildings a good laundry and a spe-
cial scientific cooking and a house
keeping department for the purpose
Of teaching scientific cooking and
house cleaning.
The institution has a good farm
fronting the James river, upon which
is cultivated corn, potatoes and vege-
tables. The fruits are canned by the
institution AMI the work on the farm
Is carried on by the officials and the
students of the institution.
The sewing and dressmaking depart
ment has already commenced to pay
for itself. The farm has for years
produced corn enough for bread and
stock feed. Scientific farming is be-
ing made a speciality for the present
school year.
The institution for the past eleven
years has lived upon it's merits. 1;
has sought to attend to It's own mis-
sion as it saw ft and as God has
called It into existence.
In politics as in church creeds DR..
is an independent man in
his views. Very Democratic in all of
his principles. and a most learned man
'ubjects. Strange in
deed it, that the Negro has always
produced great men as the white
race, that could never push thrUugn
dishonor to fame, as some weaker
men seek to do.