The broad ax., 1914-07-11
TUSKEGEE BOARD MEETS
Trustees Of Noted School Eneou,,.,
Or. Washington's Repo-+

Or. Washinston's Report
New York City.-The annual mao,,.
Of the Tuskegee CAlaJ institute rs
Of trustees was held ~ the r,or,.
the general education board If ~
Rockefeller foundation. in This o,.-
the last week in June Am,n, -
members present were the Hon 81
Low, New York city. chairman. NJ
Julius ROSenwald, Chicago. Mr. M
liam C. Wilcox, New York civ. N.
Charles E. Mason, Boston: Mr. q n
Hare. Tuskegee, Ala; Mr.. William T..
Schieffelin, New York city: Mr. n
Tulane. Montgomery. Ala: Mr. Wp
liam NJ. Scott, Philadelphia: Or Road
er T. Washington. principal: Mr. VA,
Ten Logan. treasurer. and Mr. En-
NETT j. Scott, secretary. Tuskegqe in.
stitute, Ala. There were present ala,
at the meeting Mr.. Charles II Cihson
chief accountant, and Mr. 4. T,v.
Tor. director Of mechanical industriss
Tuskegee institute.
Major r. r. Motion OF the Ugmn,o,
institute, DR.. James II. DnIarI OF Tho
Jeannes fund board and Hon ! q
Napier. former register Of the UnItad
States treasury, were invited 10 81,
with the board during its proceedings
The most important section Of the
board was the election Of three new
trustees, Mr.. George MCAnpny. pres.
dent OF the board OF aldermen New
York city. succeeding the late Rober
c Ogden: Mr. Edward A. Bancroft
chief counsel of the international Har
vester company. Chicago, ILL.,. Surceed.
ing the late DR.. John c. Grant Of
Chicago. and DR.. Alexander Mann. rec.
tor Of Trinity church. Boston. The
institutes budget for the year l9l+H
calling for an appropriation approx
mating $4,000 was approved The
effectiveness of the Institutes work in
the south in rural school building and
its leadership in urging its students 70
develop farming colonies were matters
Of especial mention.
The report Of DR.. Booker T. Wash.
ingtOn. the principal Of the institute
was listened to with particular inter.
est, and his recommendation calling
for a retiring fund for TuSkegee inst.
tute teachers and other matters Of Is
pecial interest with regard to the inst
tute's work during the past year recev-
ed the special consideration Of the
board. 1t IS the plan to print and eli.
culate DR.. Washington's report as 4
separate publication early in the FALL
The report shows that altogether the
school has received from all sources
during the past twelve months for cur.
rent expenses, permanent improve
ments, additions to the endowment and
for special purposes $473,764.92. an in
crease of $116.432, or 81 per cent
over the past years receipts The
report of the principal and treasur-
er showed that $40 cOlored people bad
contributed toward the expenses Of the
Tuskegee institute during the past
year.
While it Is not a matter legally or d.
rectly connected with the work Of the
institute, nevertheless a plan was
launched at the meeting by which Loo
acres Of land have been purchased near
the institute with a view Of euruurag
ing young cOlOred men, preferaO!
graduated from the agricultural De
partment of the Tuskegee institute. 10
settle and become farmers. The mon
ey to purchase the land outright was
provided. and the land is now being
surveyed for the purpose Of erecting
houses on it for prospective purchases
It is the idea to make model Negro
farming settlement
On the tract of land are alread!
a gin, store and railroad station. ID
addition to securing the money for pay
ing for this land, the money was SUD
scribed to pay all the expenses in COD
nectiOn with operating the experiment
for a given period During the meeE
ing OF the board Of trustees in New
York city news was published In lns
New York newspapers that the Ius
kegee institute is to receive S5OOO I'd
der the will Of the late Mrs. Morris D.
Jesup.