The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-04
TUSkEGEE INSTITUTE
booker It. WashfnEton's Great school,
Viewed by Marion County
Teacher

received there and his opinions con-
corning that great school are inter-
esting. He said
''Tuskegee Institute i about forty
miles from Montgomery. near the w
& \. Railway, change being made
from this line al Chehaw via Tuskegee
Railway, for the town Of Tuskegee,
which IS about five miles from the
main line of the ". & \. The train
runs into the institute campus and
from that moment one is surprised al
every TURN. for start from or 10 what
ever point you may, the story and
achievement Of what il seen, is like
real fairy story.
ITO one coming by night. the APP
pearance i like a city on hill, whose
myriads of electric lights show the
whole physical plant in a most impos-
ing manner The complete order and
cleanliness of the place and every one
connected with its work are points
that make positive impression.
casually the visitor calls for DR..
Washington, the pricipal. but ninety
nine times out of hundred he finds a
waiting line of people who are anxious
to see the principal on various phases
Of the work. He is all the time busy
anu Keeps III close lOuCN Win the
heads of the various departments.
both by telephone and personal con-
ferences, a. we'll as by written reports.
The principals office is a large build
ing called Administration Hail. 1t
has twenty-eight rooms and these are
used as offices of various heads of de-
partments. The first impression one
gets in this office. is that it is very
busy place. Never an idler or a loafer
but all bent on something definite and
there is abundant evidence of the de-
Sirab thing. initiative. The office is
the central bee hive The force of as
sistants are Intelligent and keenly re-
SpOnsive to their chief in all his plans
for betterment and results. The man
of business at once sees that a master
hand has organized the decilately re-
sponsive and yet powerful corps. of
workers that handle the active work
with the greatest ease and least fric-
ton In organizing, systematizng and
executive force, DR.. Washington is a
past master and is a welcomed fellow
worker by men of great affairs who
know the value of this rare gift. He
has surrounded himself with helpers
who are bright minded and we'll train
ed for the things over which they pre-
side. His private secretary, Emmett J.
Scott. has a national reputation, and
has only recently returned to this
country, having been appointed by
President Taft to look into the affairs
of Liberia. The treasurer of the school,
Mr. Warren Logan, who handles mill
ions of dollars, is business man of
great ability. The fact that millions
have been handled through this office.
iah Cd to VII Set
and for the whole time of the treas
urers administration, there has been
perfect balance of books. would sug-
gest the system of bookkeeping and
the mana ement to be a model. In
the administration building are also
the offices of the commandant of the
school, Major Ramsay, with full
corps of assistant officers who MAIN
tain military discipline over the whole
school, the business agent, Mr. At
wood, Prof Galloway, the head of the
extension department., which looks
after the conferences and home get
ting, the registrar, the savings bank
and the postoffice. etc. The number
and ability of stenographers employed
suggest to men who know business
that the administration is properly
| looked after.
THE academic course is intended to
make one master of English and &c
| enable him to understand enough OF
| the subjects of science and art. to
| handle the trades undertaken. The
! head of this department is educator
! of note, Prof. j. r. F.. Lee. The build
| ing is the second in size and often
there is being heard at one time in the
various rooms as many as a thousand
| h1,;l T., -
eager listeners from a. m. till p. m
| The night school is quite as strong as
the day school The fact that the plant
is used day and night and twelve
months in the year is pleasing to the
| friends who see in this the highest eff.
| ficiency.
| students are regularly detailed tt
guard duty and in this way the plan
| has never suffered any great loss from
| fire.
The present enrolment is 1900 ant
the present teaching force is abou
eco
The farm has in it nearly 5000 acre:
and is stocked with stations, jacks
100 mules. so mares, so colts. 1000 head
of swine, several hundred goats, 300
| chickens, scores of geese and ducks
several hundred head of milch cow!
and beef cattle, good barns, the bes
farming implements, the latest dair!
appointments. hundreds of fruit trees
model truck gardens and a force of ag
ricultural exports who instruct tht
hundreds of Students THAT are giver
not only the theory, but the practice
which this great equipment permits
Recently the agricultural department
has had given TO it a commodiou:
building, 6Ox120. three stories, il
which are many large lecture rooms
chemical laboratories. cheese and but
ter making divisions and an assembl!
hall. This is near the farm somewha
away from the other buildings 1t i:
called 'Millbank Agricultural Hail.
The boys industrial building. wher,
80 trades are taught, is one of tn.
most interesting sections. Graduate
from these departments are usual!
engaged before they are given di
pIomas that is. the demand is so grea
that the day after graduation they cal
| begin earning a salary. The indus
trial building for girls is equally a
interesting. \ dozen trades are laugh
TO the girls. The equipment of thi
department is so excellent and prac
tries make pilgrimag es 10 Tuskegee L
see this part Of the plant in operation
The buildings. more than one hun
dred in number. have been erected b,
/ student labor from the making OF tn
/ brick 10 the capstone of roof ridges
The value of the plant Is approximate