Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-20
TO HELP THE NEGRO
WORK OF THE MANASSAS INDUS.
TRIAL SCHOOL.

Arrangements have been completed for q
meeting st. Valentines day, February IA,
at the First Congregational Church in the
Interest of the Manassas Industrial School
for the, colored youth. The principal adj
dress will be delivered by Booker T. Wash
ington, who will speak of the success of
negro education. The meeting is to be
under the auspices of the board of directors
OF the Manassas School The president of
The. board. Mr.. Oswald Garrison Willard,
the grandson of William Lloyd Garrison, is
warm advocate OF the Industrial educa-
ton principle. Justice David ]. Brewer
or the United States Supreme Court will
preside at the meeting and DR.. Edward
Everett Hale and Mr. Willard will speak.
President Roosevelt has been invited and
members of both houses of Congress and
PLATFORM y -,
The President will receive at the White
Rouse during the day of the meeting the
pupils OF the Manassas School who will
nave part In the program at night
Work Of the School.
The Manassas Industrial School opened
Its doors to colored youths of both sexes
on September 4, 1884, when Frederick Doug
lass delivered its dedication address. The
school is located one mile beyond the town
OF Manassas on the main line of the
southern railway, the line of the Bull Run
mountains against the sky on the west
lnahihs Always picturesque outlook 1t
comprises farm of 1876 acres, two dor
mttory buildings, one for bows ana one
Tor girls, an industrial building. several
SHOPS, a dwelling for the principal and a
NUMBER or outbuildings. Besides farming.
gardening and poultry raising the boys re
Taught trades and the girls cooking. sew-
ing, millinery and laundering, and with
ti.-s industrial work goes a good English
education for both
The Manassas School is an examine of
what can be done by the persistent en-
aeaVor OF one person when every prospect
dlscourages. When Jennie Dean. stirred nv
her peoples needs made her first pleas for
the first dollar for it. Her first money was
collected in the summer of l, by talking
at night in churches and gatherings q fter
her days work was done This she put in
Dank as nest-egg. The first person TO
bring her views to the attention of people
who helped her largely was Miss Jane u.
thompson of this city, who knew the value
or her work in missionary Sunday school
W M9sa near; me her nome In Virginia. In 1892
MISS thompson visited Boston. and New
york in 1894 to ask aid for Jennie Dean
and her school. DR.. Edward Everett Hale
was among the first to respond, and through
nam ana his friends. thousands of dollars
have been given for the running expenses
during the eleven years of its existence.
IN View York city Mrs. Burton Harrison
Rev. Minot Savage, Rev. Percy s. Grant.
Mrs. Henry S. Willard and Mrs. Frances
Hackley have been friends of the work.
MISS Emily Rowland of Sherwood, New
York, and Mrs. Hackley have both given
buildings, Rowland Hall for girls and
Hackley building for boys. The board of
directors of the school are: Oswald Car
risen Willard, president; DR.. w. S. Mont
gomery, vice president; Rev. j. II. Brad
ford, secretary; Rev. II. H Warnig, treas
urer; Miss Jennie Dean. financial agent;
Mrs E. B, Dodge. Mr.. George c. Round,
Rev M ID: Williams, Mrs. q. s. Mussey,
Rev d. G. Henderson, Rev. u. G. B. Pierce
Rev. William j. Howard, Miss ]. E. Thomp
SON Mr.. James Fl. Meriwether and DR.. W.
B. Evans