The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
DR.. BOOKER 7. WAHSING-
TONS REPORT-WONDER-
Full PROGRESS OF THE
SCHOOL ENROLL
MENT FOR 1900
1910

DR.. Booker /. Washington OF
Tuskege Institute has made his re-
port to the trustees of that institu-
ton. Among other things he says:
The school year which has just
closed has been remarkable and ex-
ceptional in one respect: that of sOlv-
ing some of the schools most per
picking and longest existing prob
LENS. I refer, first, to the problem
which the trustees took in hand some
months ago. of securing a sufficient
amount of pure water. For a num-
Der of years the institution has suf-
fered in its industrial operations and
in sanitary directions because of an
nadquate and impure water supply.
One result of this lack of water has
been to endanger the health of the
school. Some months ago the trus-
tees asked the advice of Mr.. William
Barclay Parsons, of New York City
as to our water supply. The result
has been that Mr.. Parsons generous
~ donated his services and advised
the digging of artesian wells. Al
ready two wells have been completed
by the Hudson Engineering Com
pany, from which we are securing
about $4,000 gallons of water per
DAY. A third is being dug, and Is
nearing completion, from which Ioo,-
GOO gallons additional are likely to
be secured. MIR. Parsons and the
engineering company estimate that
a fourth well will give us a daily
supply Of at least 100000 gallons
which, it is thought, will be enough
10 permanently supply the school
with water. In addition to the dig
ging of the wells, a large metal tank
with a capacity of 10000 gallons has
been erected. All this has added
greatly to the cash expenditures for
the year, but the wisdom of this ex-
pense is already shown in the fact
that during the school year just
closed there has not been a single
case of typhoid fever. Up to the
present point the total cash outlay
for wells, air lift, pumps, pipes, tank
etc, has been $I7333I7. When the
contract is fully complied with, the
total expenditure will be about $4o,-
coo, but | do not think the school
has ever spent money to better ad-
vantage. Mr. Parsons recommends
that our present drainage system be
improved and extended and a septic
tank and new reservoirs be put in
at a cost of $I4o65.88.
ENROLMENT FOR Ioo8-Iooo.
During the past year We have had
an attendance of 1894 students, and
while the number enrolled is less
than last year, the average attend
ance is higher. These students have
come mainly from Alabama and 9th
er Southern States, but in all thirty
five states have been represented and
nineteen foreign countries. Practi-
1ally all of these students have
boarded and slept upon our grounds.
In all the departments I67 officers,
instructors and helpers have been
employed. In connection with the
academic education, training has
leen given in thirty-eight industries
CT trades. This number does not in
clude the one hundred and fifty chill
dren in the training school.
FINANCIAL.
The Treasurer report will show
cur financial condition in detail. My
report covers the subject briefly
only.
During the year the receipts for
current expenses have been $2oi,
483,II. OF this amount sol, ,6I8.82
has come from interest on endow-
ments, $26,375.oo from the General
Education Board, Slater Fund. Pea
body Fund and the State of Alabama.
The remainder $II34S9.29 has come
from students for entrance fees and
from individuals. churches, Sunday
Schools and other organizations.
We have received for special pur-
loses mainly for permanent improve
ments in the way of buildings, $3o,-
S3495; for endowment, S2S,6Q2. .35;
IN the form of unrestricted legacies,
SI42, ,o27.4O. Both the amounts re-
ceived for endowment and through
unrestricted legacies have been put
IN the hands of the Investment Com