New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

She supposes 1t must have come naturally to her.
for she never learned. She began her agricultural
and pedagogical career at the same time. on her
return from Scotia Seminary.
When came back to our poor little cabin. she
told Tribune reporter. IT was ashamed Of II.
told my mother that I wish had a nicer
place to live in. and she said we could not afford
anything better. didn't believe that, 50 went TO
work to cultivate the little land had AS
able TO 1 got more land, and before long
able to build house. l carried on the farm for six
years but by that time my school taking
much of my time that had to give 1t UP.
THE school L started at the same time did
the farm. l expected eventually to become mis-
sionary but I that this work needed to be
DONE and I decided to do 1t while waited
never the time, however, when 1 was ready TO
give II up. 1 began with ten pupils in a shed, and
for years no one ever knew where to find us, for
the reason that we were always moving We went
where we could get quarters rent free. and some
times would be notified in. the evening that We
must move next day. But never closed the doors
for a day and from 1882 TO 1895 I carried the
work alone.
Then we had a chance TO get house and q farm
of sixty-seven acres and little later were in
corporated the Mayesvle Educational and In
dustria Institute"
1t is a good thing for the institute that II has
farmer for its principal for 1t has attracted
the attention of any wealthy phianthropist and
the farm goes long way toward paying it's ex-
penses, besides serving n of education to
the pupils. The running expenses last year
only $4,000. and this paid the salary of twenty
teachers. exclusive of the principal. who gets no
salary. Miss Wilson says that II the school only
had all the building and equipment that II needs
ii could be entirely self-supportng. and she has
now come North for the purpose of getting these
things. At present the school is terribly handi-
capped for lack Of room and tools to work with
During the last year las pupils had to be refused
small that the smaller pupils sleeping three in
a bed, or, in times of unusual stress four in a bed
The woman teachers too, must make this their
home, arrangement which not only takes up
room that the girls need. but is a great incon-
venience otherwise Miss Wilson would like to
build wing to the dormitory this summer
and could do so for $4,000 for the boys would DO
the greater part of the work 4 thousand dollars
Tor teachers home Five hundred o. the latter alter
I5 by tho
chinery for the new orickyard. and she greatly
s iOs and 't m work
before the public She can also use almost any
@ Ssiens these oT Rs
TO persons aceustomed to plenty.
send to US" she said e friend who had RETAINED
eam tsGn une anythns Tor this reason we
The work at Mayesvine is conducted on much
the same line as that of Tuskegee. but developed
Miss wilson says and saw from mt the besinnnr
that something more than mere book education
Institute is hve hundred most OF the nurnbsr
n to the taught a4e Of
branches hes Of education, and the girls Initiated
eiiieers Of ths institute are Miss EmRs VIZ
ba sass assa. Street.
Ts ns SR sss ess Mays
New York No. ss Bible House. New York { city: tyc
the Rev John C. Simmons. secrstary. Aayessiiis.