Evening journal., 1910-09-22
PLEASED WITH
HOWARD SCHOOL
Rev. Albert Price Summarizes
Advanced Work Being Done
for the COIOred Pupils

Referring TO a recent visit he made
70 the Howard High School for cOlored
pupils, the Rev. Albert Price says:
81 want to bring before the good
thinking people Of Wilmington the ex-
cellent work being done by the princi-
pal of Howard School and the able
corps OF teachers. We recognize the
Importance of the work being done by
this school, both educationally and
industrially. II is well equipped In
all departments. ] realize the fact
that good, loyal and patriotic citizens
will enter into the work OF aiding us
TO help lift up our people. wish TO
thank Miss Alice Baldwin for her
kindness in personally escorting mo
through the various departments Of
the school on the occasion of my visit.
The time is fast approaching when VIC
viii have boys and girls who will be
brilliant lights in the community.
Tho following data will explain tho
work Of Howard School:
Howard High School opened with a
full attendance. In this school there
are five grammar rooms and two
ten room where domestic art is
taught TO the girls. one whore the girls
are taught domestic science, another
where the boys receive instruction in
manual training; one whore they are
taught mechanical drawing. There
are FIVE grammer rooms and two
| rooms that seat all high school pupils.
Miss Alice G. Baldwin is the teach
or of education and trains all the
young women who desire to III them
selves for the profession of teaching.
In her class are Miss Theodore Braw-
ington, Miss Cora Cornish. Miss Mary
Frazier, Miss Maria Jefferson and Miss
Charlotte Rice, all graduates of the
class OF 1910. Miss Mary Dover Is
first assistant in the high school and
has A pupils Miss Adaline Brooks
has also "a high school pupils. Miss
Caroline b. Williams Is I'm charge Of
room IA and fifth grammer pupils.
Miss Helen Hill has room rs with "A
fourth grade pupils. Emanuel r.
Whitten Is in charge OF room II. all
! third grammar grade pupils, while his
teaching is all done in the high school
department.
Miss Josephine Weston has As sec
ond grade pupils ia room 49, Miss
Frances Scott In room 10 has 56 first
grade grammar grade pupils.
Miss Geneva Lawrence Is In charge
of room highest primary. Miss Syl-
via Carty. I'm room s, is I'm charge of
33 pupils. Miss Mahala Turner in
room has 2S children. Miss Mabel
Brooks, in charge of the kindergarten,
has an attendance OF "a little folks
Miss Gertrude Henry and Miss Hcnri-
eta Gray are model teachers In rooms
/ and ..
Mrs. Alice NJ. Dunbar, instructor in
English and drawing in the high
school department. has as pupils in
English and i45 I'm drawing Miss
Lillian Byrd teacher higher mathemat-
les in the high school department.
/ George Whitten teaches mechanical
/ drawing and woodwork TO li5 boys.
Mrs Helen w Anderson teaches 204
girls TO draft pattern for the gar
ment they make and then teaches
them 20 make every garment they
wear Miss Fannie Smallwood teaches
the girls TO cook and no girl is al
lowed to graduate from tho school un.
~. she knows how TO make and bake
loaf of bread
Miss Alice Whitten, one of Miss
Smallwoods pupils and a graduate OF
the high and training departments OF
the school VIII continue the study OF
domestic science at Columbia Univer-
sty the coming year. Robert l.. Har-
ris is the teacher Of science i'm the
high school Miss Arlen Browser
teacher of German. Latin and history
IN the high school and Mrs. M. Leila
Young is assistant in the teaching OF
] English.
There are nearly 500 pupils in the
various departments Of this school,