The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-07
THE DIRECT RESULT OF JUDGE FEAGIN'S EFFORTS
The Servant Problem Being Solved By This Institution, Where Cooking, Sewing and Laundry Work
 Are Taught.
BY ANNIE kENDRlck WALKER.

The Tuggle Industrial school Is is probably the least known institution in, Birmingham 1t has been erected within the past year and was opened last October, but strange to say that even the philanthropist who was the in spiration of the school did not know of it's existence until a week ago.
 The founder of the school is a negro woman, Carrie Tuggle who is a. splendid representative of her race. She is a very remarkable woman and her own story of her efforts to establish the school, told in the simplest most direct way Is full of dramatic interest ,..
 The school is built on the summit of Enon Ridge in the west part of the city. Only week ago Judge Feagin of the city court, accompanied by MT. and Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, was driving in that d. rection and their attention was called to a large newly erected structure which had the appearance of a school. Upon inquiry they learned 1t was the Tuggle Industrial School for Negroes. Neither Judge Feagin nor Mrs Taliaffero knew of such an institution and they naturally were interested in making further in- vestigation.
 They asked to see the principal of the school and were directed to her house, which is very near the institution. In a short conversation with her they heard her dramatic story of her long efforts to open an industrial school for orphan negro children, to establish some refuge for the homeless children of her race, to provide an institution that would take them from the. streets, that would lessen the number of children in the police courts. She told her story frankly, her kind, honest wonderfully strong face, showing that mighty forces had been at work in her heart. Before the woman had finished hen story Judge Feagn asked how she came to build such school. if any experience in her own life had awakened her to the need of such an Institution?
 'sYes" said the woman, You were the cause of my building this school. l was in your court and heard your charge to negro mothers, and 1t was the strongest sermon I had ever heard"
 She recalled the time of her appearing In court, much against her will, as witness in a case that was tried before Judge Feagin. She pictured the crowd- ed court room scene, of which she had such a horror, the wretchedness of the people with whom she came in contact,
 
 lzed it in a vague way; she had seen the chain gangs; she knew of the little waifs who live under bridges when they are not In the police courts. But for the first time in her life she was in actual con- tact with these wretched people. She was listening to the penalties, the sen- tences, the fines She saw woman Of her race, steeped in crime, standing be- fore the judge.
 "There was a little 'raggety boy with her." said the woman in telling the story. "TIe was fined and sentenced to work on the street. There are scores like him, but have never forgotten him-nor his mother.
 Judge she went on, "I did not know what she said. I was hardly lsten- Ing. It was about fight or something, and l was anxious to get away from it Nall. But presently I heard your charge to her and I listened to every word you said It was sermon that all the world should have heard. I thought that if all police courts were like yours we should divide our time between them and the churches.
 ''When left the court room l said to myself: If Judge Feagln has it in his heart to do something for us poor ne- groes, if he sees a way whereby these i. children of my race may be kept from the streets. from the ehain-gangs, then the rest of my life shall be devoted to doing what I can to provide a way"
 She began at once to interest some of her friends in her plans to build an in- dustrial school. She had no funds, no one whom she could call upon to assist