The Denver star., 1914-07-11
1UskEGEE BOARD MEETS.
Trustees of Noted School Encouraged.
Or. Washinaton's Report.

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Or. Washinston's Report.
New York City.-The annual meeting
Of the Tuskegee (AlaJ institute board
Of trustees ,was held Mt the rooms Of
the general education board. of the
Rockefeller foundation. in this city.
the last week in June. Among the
members present were the Hon. Seth
Low. New York city. chairman: Mr..
Julius Rosenwald. Chicago: Mr.. Will
liam c. Wilcox. New York city; Mr..
Charles Z. Mason. Boston: Mr.. c. W.
Hare. Tuskegee. Ala: Mr.. William Jay
Schieffelin. New York city: Mr.. V. H.
Tulane. Montgomery. Ala: Mr.. Will
liam NJ Scott. Philadelphia: DR.. Book
or T Washington. principal: Mr.. War
ten Logan. treasurer. and Mr. EN-
NETT j. Scott. secretary. Tuskegee In
,,titute. Ala. There were present also
ut the meeting MIR. Charles II. Gibson.
chief accountant. and Mr. r. r Tay-
lor. director of mecha nical industries.
TuSkegee institute.
Major r. 4 Motion Of the HamRton
institute. DIR. James H. Dillard Of the
Jeannes fund board and Hon. J. c.
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| States treasury. were invited to Sit
| with the board during its proceedings.
The most important section OF the
board was the election Of three new
| trustees. Mr. George McAneny. presi-
dent of the bOard Of aldermen. New
York city. succeeding the mte Robert
C. Ogden: MFR Edward A. Bancroft.
chief counsel of the international Har-
vester company. Chicago. Nl.. succeed
ing the late DIR. John c. Grant Of
Chicago. and DIR. Alexander Mann. rec
tor of Trinity church. Boston. The
Institutes budget For the year l9l4-ih
calling for an appropriation npproxi-
mating $29O.OO0 was approved. The
effectiveness of the Institutes work in
the south in rural school building and
its leadership in urging its students to
develop farming colonies were matters
Of especial mention.
The report Of Dr. Booker T. Wash
ington. the principal Of the institute.
WAs Hatened to With partteslR Inter
Ss& 9nd m recoq4men11t1ln 6ailfng
for q retiring fund for 1usksgeS insti-
stute teachers and other matters OF g.
pecial interest with regard to the insti-
tute's work during the past year receiv-
ed the special consideration Of the
board. 1t Is the plan to print and cir
culate DIR. Washington's report ~ 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 73,7e4.92, an In
crease of $116.432. or 30 per cent
over the past years receipts. The
report of the principal and treasur-
ef showed that $40 colored people had
contributed toward the expenses Of the
Tuskegee institute during the past
year.
While It Is not matter legally or d.
rectly connected with the work Of the
institute, nevertheless a plan was
launched at the meeting by which l.75O
acres Of land have been purchased near
the institute with view Of encourag-
ing young colored men, preferably
graduated from the agricultural de-
partment of the Tuskegee institute. to
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 1t for prospective purchasers.
1t is the idea to make model Negro
farming settlement
On the tract of land are already
a gin, store and railroad station In
addition to securing the money for pay.
ing for this land. the money was sub
scribed to pay all the expenses In con-
nection with operating the experiment
for given period During the meet
Ing Of the board of trustees In New
York city news was published in the
New York newspapers that the Tus-
kegee institute Is to receive $4,000 un-
der the will Of the late Mrs. Morris K.