The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-17
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,,aLIFE AT THE SOUTH is MAIN: n
FrENANc tt,it s 3cHooI ;Fofs 4 Hyyssi H3ySs
sa NEGRO sDtsTH! $ t. asE Sg
,ttt:sassGa Agricultural and NIeciaanieI s.,
/, College Is Well EquIpped ana g iS.S; II
Doing Great Work in, Disl
mating knowledge III BlsSf Sks 8 s. s q,
.(By Horace. D. Matte

b aoe Ahoi aoe D';'sSSsi tser tt i@ III ISSI
y Aicorn' College, Altorn, Miss. q, sb. u 1
|8th.-T1,e. maintenante,s of, 4 TIE 4. AZ
|eorn Agricultural and; Meshansealss. y.
ascffege7, IN the greater egreaT TtbyS theT
State Of Mississippi Is l.sA oS Ss5-
culiar incidents Of ,iauut thsfR y lite,
THAT the traveller does not aIWA ;ur-$.
derstand. Peculiar in. ere fss /
no single state schooj 70 Che 3si5ltss q
land that is quite as we'll sequf fttpasI /
as is the AIcorn Agricult ltutaits and y
Mechanical College, ~ y
There are about ftllirtyrfye sbnfidas4s 4S q
ings OH the grohnHs incladfng about sia
sixteen nice, neat and cominod iodsr,
cottages for teachers. ia nn1lf ia az sthsN
others, there are severaf dor t1r feas !.
for boys and one very large one for Il
Young ladies. All %thaa building s6ss#
the, grounds arg eaulpped with Wa tsrss
conhectfonsfSh fSheated BY. ut cam ssS MA
lighted by electricity, allIof Whicf. .tiss
generated at the plant owned by THE:
institution ~. { 81! * N {, t -
: The mess hall,s a '.,h9auti fUffss fUffss and
com modious structure. Of jtpodarnisst de- ies
sign and finish sits right. iii the mid
die the court that IL is formed ttb 4ttby # 4
the: school buildings. A significant /
fact that is connected With the. work
here is that the chanel and MAIN rec,
ltation room was. uaetE for the same
purpose III ante-be1ftfm I'd ay8s ass Fa
portion Of Oakland College, a famous
school for. white girls, maintained shy,
Presbyterian church : = 4i:!ss ~ S.s !.
Much Of the-rea pr respefftyE and;
latter day prominence Of. a Aleurm Col,
lege is due, to the pegsistents and;
conscientious efforts of. President H.
}. Rowan, young man, who for ave:
years has managed the destininss+ Dft
ftlhle =. Z. Iss
~ S5tnc MI hoWan n has been SR Is lse
fheatl OF the institution IT, has BEEN
eingly free; from any a3f the I'd dissanss
sions and Internal distur baneas Iaa s.
formerly characterized It's I: :&orks d ,its,
Is supported in a fairly libefalSllls lssta tfir,
by the State Of, Mississippt, and
Rowan is recognized as one of fKesg.
best. educators in the south ~ s. i GS2 ,3S.
His story is that OF the Spafris a$.sNa
ing young man, he IS verify a niansSiof
the new school, and he3 has. been biess
TO make himself fit: In this southern
hfe 10 the manifold good of n fhis,'
people in surprising manner, sEIe
received his EDUCATION. at Alcora Gol4
TUTOR, step by step. to .tbeaprosiftna \
pcsl tton which he nova holds II =. i ss.
The work done by the institutfonl
Is of the very highest class; ;Igstd IT'S
young men, and women est a q dwell an
every calling In which they are eil-...
gagged 1t Is easily the first, school
IN the state. for Negroes and = ranks O. lls i
wen with other schools Of similar
character. The annuaI approp ropFiati6ny
LOT the institution is; about $50 900, s
Willie the leglslature4 ffsqueAtiy:ss
MAKES othcr ,appropTiatfofisS.fS for
c'al purposes r. !3Ss a$SSs &
All OF these results to be- obtained
J l, ~" oo"Snerh men ~ tha iegaRRiggSN
'nd' hdS Deeh 1feauenatty.% 9E Gfl tes
nVlAeo up TO lever :. Heat over sEs
0o,ol uueSuoh SHOWS t18at%arFe 118at$%a
"oat; N.Y. " oip&o.lac;y An as y neetn zen
uSeu an" stamps Ar: rowan ,9Fsl as one. W e..
VI tne "'oSV succesel : " " e*egsEaYss
- = asslsse9 III lac aanaksasaRat5
.'On " "l0 aAdlis lsefe ny &n "a apie
Doip, 81 assistants, %ttO &rs s g3vneen. ,ne
"1np'o .'"o Aol lese@ttn saiu llt sr spEre epPf
se;". lo' tleti ,ai ahq s,ls' Rsss9s sonl-
"t0 o@,"i M AssI:3 s3s. ~,
Uo'loee has ,47 lis47'htesrs5sttNs sstG5
i-,o' y "as es.aFo'l's,!ea !t' lt u sfs1
Cnue 1n1 'e"oeIsntp o1 s5 W as B
oe ''', aS oakNiatt& b ~ q
O"'Iei for rha r.esoy'ersa issfe,htao.l