The Washington bee., 1911-11-18
4 WOMAN'S WORK
What Miss Mamie II. Bur-
roughs is Doing
4 GREAT WORK FOR HER SEX
NATIONAL TRAINING SHCOOL
For Women and Girls-Great Work
of a Great WoHlan-What Repre-
sentative of The Bee Saw, Etc.

Certainly the most creditable work
that is being done by cOlOred women
any where in the world, IS at Lin
coin Heights, in this city. Credita-
BILE because it is necessity; Credl-
table because it is being well done;
creditabie because it IS far reaching;
Creditable, because it was not inspired
by an opportunity to secure educa-
tional aid through benehcient out
side gift; creditable because it has
filled a niche in the educational world
that no other school is filling; Credita-
bic because it shows what the women
of the race can do.
The National Training School, sit
uated in the Northeastern section of
the city, on a hill of commanding al
titude and unsurpassed beauty, on a
tract of six acres, IS owned by the
WOman's Convention, Auxiliary to
the National Baptist Convention. The
organization has 4 large following in
every State in the Union, and we
might state in passing, that the
women are not only building a great
institution at Lincoln Heights, but
they are contributing to African Mis-
sions and educating African and other
students from foreign countries, who
are to return to their homes and en-
gage in mission work.
We want to talk to you about this
splendid institution that seems to
have been spoken into existence two
years ago. The grounds that are be-
coming more beautiful every day,
were a waste of weeds and brush.
Lincoln Heights was unknown, but
my, what a change has come over the
whole community, and the establish
ment of this institution has brought it
all about. Not a house had been
built on the "Hill" for quite twenty
years. and hOme-seekers were not be-
ing attracted to the place, but the
whole community is being transform
ed and awakened. In year or two,
Lincoln Heights will be the most
beautiful and attractive spot about
Washington. Schools of the right
kind carry with them an inspiring,
uplifting, awakening influence. We
must bear in mind that this is the
work of our Colored women through
out the country, and we doff our hats
to them, as they pass on, to take
women of other races.
You will first be interested in what
they teach at this National Institu
ton. They teach everything tha
women should know, and they teach
it thoroughly. The thing that i'm
pressed the representative of The
Bee most is that the institution i.
presided over by a young woman
who is a product of the schools o
this city. Her wonderful ability a.
a business woman, an organizer o
women and = public speaker, ha!
brought success to every effort un
dertaken by the organization of whicI
she is the corresponding secretary
Nothing has failed; nothing has lag
ged; everything has moved forward
and that in a hurry.
The student body of the Institution
reflects in the main. the spirit of tht
president. The very atmosphere a
the National Training School i
charged with activity, energy, perse
veranCe and determination. The stu
dents reflect these traits in the per
fOrmanCe of their duties, in the clas
room and on the campus. 1t is no
often that our young ColOred wOme1
have an examnle Of what can be don,
by themselves. There are two
schools that are operated for coloret
women and girls, but they are nre
sided over by members of the othe
race. The school at Lincoln Height
is the only school for our women an,
girls presided over by a colored wo
man. Because OF the achievements o
the president OF this institution, tn
girls who are trained there, have
concrete example Of how one may be
gin at the bottom and by earnest, per
sistent effort, make their way to tn
top.
This is not the only lesson we learn
In. looking over the daily program
we were impressed with the fact, tha