Evening journal., 1915-02-23
LEGISLATORS At
COLORED COLLEGE
Inspect Institution, Then
Guests at Turkey Dinner
Served by Students
GOVERNOR TELLS OF
BUILDINGS NEEDED

BUILDINGS NEEDED
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb % Members Of
the Legislature we're delightfully."- en-.
tcrtainod at a Washington's Birthday
turkey dinner at the state College for
Colored Students yesterday. on the
occasion of their biennial visit 10 that
institution. Henry r. Cannon, SEN
ator Edward Hart Dr George W..
/ Marshall and John b. Hutton. truss
! tees. and Dr w. c. Jason. president
of the College. welcomed the lcgis-
| lGtors and showed them through tho
I farious departments of the institute
( ton. II was tho first time many OF
! the visitors had been at the State
/ College. and all evidenced keen
interest in tho work being accom-
piishod there for and by young COLI
crcd men and women. Agriculture.
manual training and domestic sci
! enCo supplement the usual High
School and classical courses.
The dinenr furnished a pleasing eX-
| ample of the merit of ono of the
courses at the college II was pre-
pared by the domestic science class,
and was most appeuzing. Aside from
that IL was served faultlCssly by
young women and young men stu
dents. The menu cards were shaped
like a George Washington hatchct
having a printed record of the visit
| OF the General Assembly and the State
coat of arms on one side and the fol-
lowing menu printed on the other
side:
Grape Fruit Maraschino Cherries
oysters on the Half-Shcll
Sailed Peanuts Olives
Celery
Tomato Bisque Crackers
Roast Turkey Cranberry Jelly
Creamed Onions Sweet Potatoes
Asparagus lIollandaise Sauce
Creamcd Chicken en- Timbale Case
Mincc Pic
Vanilla Ice Cream Cherry Sauce
Assorted Cake
Crackers Cheese Cafe Noir
About seventy men were in the in
spectng party. After the cigars were
passed around Governor Charles r.
Miller read statement showing the
following to be pressing needs for
the college:
l. Sewage system.
.. Bath rooms in all dormitories.
g. Building Tor teaching Domestic
Science.
4. Building for the better tcachinr
] OF the industries.
3. Seats for chapel.
6. Larger class rooms
Z. A modern barn for the farm.
Governor Miller also read the fol
= lowing interesting facts about TN
- State College.
I incorporated by Legislature of 1891
- opened. February. 1898.
G Governed by hoard of six trustee
+ appointed by Governor.
n First President Board Of Trus
tees. Hon. Chas. r. Lore. lS9l-l9l0.
n First secretary and treasurer Hoi
4 H. G. Conrad. 1S9l-l909
Second president board Of trustees
! Henry r. Cannon. 1910
Second secretary and treasurer
, Walter Morris. Esq, l909-l9l0.
! Third secretary and treasurer, Hon
r George W. Marshall, 1910
r First president of faculty, Prol
, Wesley Webb lS9i-1S95.
r Second president of faculty, W. {
. Jason. 1895.
Total number of students enrollc
= including six sessions Of summc
T. school 800.
Present enrolment, 9S, largest en-
G. | rollment 1873, during the year i906-l
4. The sexes arc nearly equally rep
/ F..a
Total number of graduates. 1873.
! Occupation of graduates: More tha
/ sixty per cent have taught in th
I public schools of the state. many d
!, | Maryland. some elsewhere. Othe
professions represented: Contractor
r dentist 3; dressmaker. .; farmer. 4
, hair dresser. >; merchant, minister
, 3: machinist. . physician, 2 phar
r macist. 3: trained nurse, q under
taker. clerk. 3 attending other insti
tutions. Q
Property and estimated value Far
containing 100 acres. (crops las
r year. wheat 26. corn. so bushels pc
i, acro): farm buildings. stable. co'
: barn. granary. hay barrack. silo. wa
gon shed. tool house. poultry houses
80 sf2.3O0: live stock. horses, g. mules
. 3 COWS. registered Jerseys. s. grade
p A. registered Jersey bull: hogs, pur
bred Duroc Jersey. 2: Berkshire an
% Poland China, s. ono flock Indian run
4 ner ducks: one rock barred Plymouth
- rock chickens. 1900: rolling stock
n tools and machinery. $1,000; schoo
!, buildings. including dormitories, $50,
n 600: equipment. workshop, i.00t
o laundry. 500. 81 500; printing ofic,
3 900; furniture and laboratories
r. $4,000: total, S5l.SO0.
The Governor next introduced d.
p Marshall. secretary of the board O
l. trustees and a trustee since The col
Z lege was established. Or. Marshal
said the college receives $4,000
4 wear from the Federal government
which can be expended only fOt Ger
:. tain PURPOSES The State appru
? PIRATES $4,000 a year 10 assist in main
tanning the college Or. Marshall sal
the students pay $40 a month each TO
board and tuition. He spoke OF ih
good work being done in edncaiin
the young colored men and women
and said one difficulty was that man
Of the students came to the COLES
unpreparod for taking up its courses
Senator Hickman inquired whi
reconuo was derived from the colleg
farm. and DR.. Jason explained thl
the farm products are used as far 4
possible in maintenance Of the co
lege for food for the students. liz
stock. etc. and nothing is sold. r,
instance. he pointed out. wheat rais'
on the farm is exchanged for -four f
the table.