The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-12
SCHOOL
Of Industrial Train.
ing for Negroes
Is Urged by Leading Negroes Of the
Country Who Petition Congress
to Appropriate 100000 from
Unclaimed Pay Of Soldiers.

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terest is said to be rapidly growing
as regards the efforts TO establish
the national training and industrial
institute In the District Of Columbia
with an agricultural or farm schoo
In the state of Maryland, for colored
boys and girls. The aim and object
OF the school, it is explained, will be
to teach such trades, vocations anG
calllngs as may best qualify the stu
dents to become Independent and
self-supporting citizens and Of prac
tical help to the communities in
which they may reside. The school,
will be non-sectarian. It's doors will
be open to boys and girls from al
the states and territories Of the I'm
ion.
The District Of Columbia is select,
ed because the school is planned and
Will be operated upon national lines
The boys will be taught brickmak-
Ing, bricklaying, carpentry, tinroof
ing ,tinsmithing, painting and paper
hanging, blacksmithing, wheel
wrighting, wagon, carriage, buggy
and harness making, shoemaking
tailoring, printing, cabinet making
manufacture Of brushes, baskets
brooms, ETC.
The girls will be taught scientific
cooking, laundering, sewing, dress
making, millinery; in short, all the
branches Of domestic science and
productive industry, thus fitting
them to become good wives and
mothers, as we'll as efficient ser
wants.
Great benefit is expected to be ac-
complished by the agricultural de-
partment Of the school by inculcatine
In the students a love Of country life
and training them in scientific and
progressive farming. A truck gar
den, dairy farm and poultry raising
will be conducted.
The academic department Of the
school will teach such subjects as
are usually taught in industrial
schools
Names of Promoters.
Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins, pastor Of
the Tenth street Baptist church, is
the author Of the plans to establish
the industrial school here. He was
ed the public schools of his native
county at Bonsacks, Holmes and Ro-
anoke City. He graduated from the
theological department of Howard
university in 1885 and has been pas
tor in this city for more than 20
years. He served as a member of
the board Of education Of the nation
al Baptist convention and is at pres
ent a member of the board of publ
cation. He Is a 33rd degree Mason
and a member Of the supreme grand
council Of the southern and western
Jurisdiction.
The school has been incorporated
under the laws Of the District of Co.
lumbia with the following trustees:
Commissioner Macfarland, Gen. John
B. Henderson, John JOY Edison, JUS
tice Ashley NJ. Gould, Brainard II.
Warner, Judge William II. DeLacy,
William E. Curtis, DR.. Charles w.
Cuno II. Rudolph, Bishop George W.
Clinton, Rabbi Abram Simons, Kel-
ly Miller, William V. Tunnel, Rev.
S. Geriah Lamkins and Thomas
Walker.
At a recent meeting Of the trus-
tees Rev Mr. Lamkins was elected
as it's social representative to so
licit in it's name funds for the per
manent endowment of the school.
Bills Providing Appropriations.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
has introduced a bill in the senate
providing an appropriation Of $780,
600 to assist in establishing the
school, out Of any money that may
be due the estates Of deceased col
ored soldiers, sailors and marines OF
the late civil war.
Representative Crumpacker, of In
diana, introduced bill in the house
providing for an appropriation o
100000 for the benefit Of the schoo
Petitions have been received here
from some Of the leading Coloret
men Of the United States urging th
passage Of bill at this session o
congress. Some Of the signers ar
Rev. +. G. Morris, Of Helena, Ark
president national Baptist conven
! ton; Prof. r. B. Hudson, Of Selma
Ala, secretary national Baptist cor
vention; Bishop Henry M. Turner, G
the A. N. f.. church; Bishop II. /
Holsey, Of the &. M. f. church, bot
Of Atlanta, Ga; Bishop w. B. Del
rick, Of New York; Bishop G. 7
Shaffer, Of Chicago; Bishop Evan
Tyree, Of Nashville, Tenn; Bisho
NJ. B. Salter, Of Charleston, S. G..
Bishop T.. Cottrell, Of Holley, Miss.
Bishop r. G.. Williams, Of Augusts
Ga; Bishop G.. II. Philips, Of Nasl
Vile, Tenn; Bishop Isaac Lane, c
jackson, Tenn; Prof. |. Garlan
Penn, Of Atlanta, Ga, assistant ger