The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-14
FESSENDEN ACADEMY AND
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

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Fessenden Academy aad Industrial
School He was accompanied By his
better half and Mrs. II. G. Groves II
n nearly six years since We have been
on lis campas. Then the school mad
only Two buildings for school purposes.
Today it has eight. In these years its
enrolment OF pupils has greatly in
creased and under the able executive
head Of Prof. J. II. Wiley the school
has made wonderful progress and done
an admirable work in training the
colored youth OF Marion and some
from adjacent EQUITIES. Its present en-
rollment is PAS and will be much larger
after the holidays. The attendance is
very gratifying. Fifty of the pupils
board and room in the dormitories. A
hundred others are accommodated at
the homes near the academy buildings.
while the remainder are day pupils
from their respective homes.
Principal Wiley gave US a cordial
welcome and conducted US through the
various buildings in use for school
purposes. First the boys dormitory
known as Chase Hail. in honor of
one Of the teachers of Fisk Cniver-
sity, Nashville. Tenn. The boys keep
their rooms neat and clean and every
thing is in its place showing system
is taught. In this building there is a
room devoted to the Young Mems
Christian Association, which meets ev-
cry Sunday. where bible lessons are
taught and singing lessons INDUCED in.
The next building visited was one
IF the girls dormitories, in which we
found sixteen girls Of the 5th and 9Th
grades. learning to sew. and the speci
mems displayed by their instructor
Miss f. L. Reed were indeed creditable.
Four sewing machines are used. The
first floor of the building is used for a
dining room. the second story for
sleeping rooms, taken care of by their
occupants and with neatness and
cleanliness that would be a credit 10
the neatest Of housekeepers. This
building is known as "Cravath Hail."
in memory Of the former president of
Fisk University.
Just TO the rear Of this building is
another dormitory for girls. The first
floor is used by the female teachers of
the school. the second story for sleep
ing apartments for the girls. all of
which we inspected. This new build
ing is known as Douglass Hail. in
honor of Fred Douglass
The kitchen was next inspected and
found in admirable condition. This
building is the sift of Mr.. William
Knoblock. the pioneer settler of Mar
ton, who seeing what good work was
done for the negro girls and boys at
Fessenden generously contributed this
building Mrs Austin. the matron,
has general supervision Of kitchen and
dormitories. The food served is whole
some and varied. and the pupils are
charged $3.50 a month. which is in
deed reasonable for the quality pro-
vided
To the east of the new girls DORM
itory is the work shop for the boys.
where under the charge of Il. l.. White
they are taught the use Of tools and to
make all manner of useful things, how
To make and repair fences, gates and
all of which work is done by the boys
around the grounds and during the va
vtion season most of the work on the
new buildings has been performed by
the pupils. under the care and teach
ings of a competent person
r. L. White. captain of the Fessenden
Cadets. teaches them how to march
and trains them in athletics: also has
charge OF the farming interests of the
place. Has 100 hogs. OF which 40 VIII
be killed and used for the school; also
raised plenty of sweet potatoes to last
until another crop can be made, looks
after the dairy of four COWS which
SUPPLIES the school with plenty OF milk.
and sees the two horses. which do the
farm work, with the other cattle. have
plenty Of hay and feed. Captain White
viii make an effort the coming season
to demonstrate what really can be
gotten out of the land by first-class
cultivation.
We then passed south of the building
mentioned to inspect the Carnegie Ii
brary Il is nearing completion and is
a large. imposing and splendidly ar
ranged edifice for the purposes intend
ed. As you enter the building from
the east you Will find a room 20xeo,
which will be the library room proper.
next the dining hall. 5oX50 feet. the
kitchen. food. china and table linen
closets. All rOomy and arranged for
convenience and quick service
The second floor Will be devoted TO
sewing room. domestic science hall.
model dining room. model reception
room. model bedroom and three teach
er's rooms and the third floor Will con-
sist OF six bedrooms. The bath room
is on the second floor. The building
was designed by 4. f Marlborough. OF
Tuscaloosa. Ala. with ideas advanced
bv Prof. Wiley and for the purposes foI
which il will be used il could not be
improved upon for convenience. COM
fort and service. To this building MI
Andrew Carnegie contributed $4,000
but the expense of it Will amount Il
$1,000.