The broad ax., 1916-09-09

Agricultural Short Course. Since the
establishment of the school in 1881,
nearly 5000 graduates and undergradu-
ates have gone from Tuskegee Insti-
tute equipped for better and more use
full living. Aside from the instruction
in the Academic and Religious Train
ing Department, forty industries and
trades are taught, including briekmak-
ing, tailoring, tinsmithing, sewing,
cooking, millinery, printing, shoemak-
ing, blacksmithing and allied indus
tries.
Graduates of the Tuskegee Institute
have established twelve schools and
are in charge of other smaller schools
that are reproducing the work of the
parent institution. In this way the
Tuskegee idea is being diffused into all
parts of the country and thousands of
boys and girls who might not other
wise have had the opportunity are per-
mitted to get an education and trade
by reason of the existence of Tuskegee
Institute and the sacrifice of the great
lamented educator, DR.. Booker T.
Washington.
Some years ago the late Elbert Hub
bard said of Tuskegee Institute:
cat Tuskegee there are nearly six
teen hundred students, and one hun
dred and fifty teachers. There are two
classes of students, ebay School" and
"Night School" students. The night
school students work all day at any
kind of task they are called upon to
do. They receive their board, clothing,
and a good home-they pay no tuition,
but are paid for their labor, the
amount being placed to their credit, so
when fifty dollars is accumulated they
can enter as ebay School Students.
The ebay Students" make up the
bulk of the scholars. Each pays fifty
dollars a year. These all work every
other day at manual labor or some use
full trade.
Tuskegee has fully twice as many
applicants as it can accommodate; but
there is one kind of applicant who
never receives any favor. This is the
man who says he has the money to
pay his way, and wishes to take the
academic course, only. The answer al
ways is, "Please go elsewhere, there
are plenty of schools that want your
money. The fact that you have money
will not exempt you here from useful
labor"
This is exactly what every college in
the world should say"
1t is this sort of an institution which
DIR. Motion found when he assumed
charge of the work last May and the
same strong, stalwart characters who
stood by DR.. Washington are to be
with him shoulder to shoulder in keep
ing the work of the school up to the
high water mark maintained by DR..
Washington. DR.. Motion has behind
him not only the support of his Facul-
ty, but in addition, board of Trustees
who are not Trustees in name only, but
rather a strong, efficient working body
of representative Americans.
This Board of Trustees of which The
g, &c nrnrr1
of the record and achievements of Tus-
kegee Institute and they never over
look an opportunity to do or say some
thing for the good of the work. Re-
Gently, Mr.. William G. Wilcox, mem
Der of the Board of Trustees and
president of the Board of Education
of Greater New York, in speaking up
on the subject, "Tuskegee's Contribu-
tion t. National Efficiency" said in
part:
"My own ten years. connection
with Tuskegee has been real educa-
tion for me. After my first visit
told Mrs. Wilcox that wished we had
as good a school for our own children,
and each succeeding visit has served
to strengthen that favorable impress
sion. If 1 am able to contribute any
thing of value to our New York
schools in the position of great respon-
sibility which have just reluctantly
accepted, it will be in some degree at
least the result of what l have learned