Phoenix tribune., 1922-11-25
METHODIST EPISCOPAL Church IS DOING
A GREAT WORK FOR THE RACE THROUGH
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THAT Church
(By The Associated Negro Press)


lift Of the races of the world has reached the Negro in
America and is greatly beneting him trough the Board
of Education for Negroes of that church.
The annual meeting of the board has Just been held
and Dr. l. Garland Penn Cincinnati Ohio of the
responding secretaries of the board has issued Between
Points of Progress, showing what has been accomplish
ed in the past three years for the education of the
These seventeen points OF progress turn the spot light
upon unusual accomplishment, involving an expend
ture of two million dollars in building, endowment
advancing teachers salaries and equipment The
teen points Of progress are follows:
l. Additional teachers have been chosen and the sal
of the teachers have been increased that the total
annual salary budget amounts to 100000 compared
with 100000 five years ago. This is raising the stand
ards of all the schools because of the increased efficiency
of the teachers
q Every building of the 19 institutions has been re-
paired and improved Some of them had not received a
coat of paint in years because of inadequate funds
g. Heating plants have been installed at all of the in
stitutiOns under the direction Of the board Not one
smoky stove fireplace remains. Comfort well
greater safety for life and property has thus been pro
vided
T. Large additions being provided for science de-
partments.
s. property value at 100000 at Meridian, Miss
ssipp has been purchased and known as the Ha
Institute and Conservatory of Music This provides
conservatory OF music in the heart of the black belt Of
Mississippi
g. property valued at $4,000 has been pur-
chased at Nashville, Tennessee for the Walden College,
formerly known Walden University. The buildings
are being remOdeed at cost of S2OOO0 This will make
larger and more successful Walden and perpetuates the
first institution begun by the Freedmens Aid Society,"
the Board of Education for Negroes The future Of
the school was never so bright.
7. Following the purchase Of the property at
Nashville for Walden, there transferred to Meharry
Medical College all of the old Walden University proper
ty adjoining Meharry, valued at 100000 The Medical
College will have all the ground and additional buildings
needed for expansion i'll the future Extensive repairs
and additions were made for the opening of Meharry
October.
g. The of $2OOOOO has been contributed to the Ell
dowment of Mehamy Medical College Nashville Tennes-
The General Education Board and the Carnegie Cor
poraton has given additional 100000 toward the en-
dowment making total of $500000 for Meharry endow
ment. Efforts are now under way to secure another
100000 to make the endowment one million.
g. An administration and school building also a re-
fectOry have been erected at Wiley College, Marshall
Texas all the old buildings being newly remodeled and
additions made, the total cost being $125OO0
10. An administration and school building has been
erected at Clark University Atlanta Georgia. with mod
ern chapel and gymnasium and each equipped with mod
e1n furnishings at total cost of $230000
II. girls domtory and refectory have been erect
ed at Bennett College, Greenboro, North Carolina, at
total cost Of 100000.
II. The of $15O,OOO has been expended upon the
erection of the Carnegie Hall and other buildings at Nor
gan College Baltimore, Maryland; also in the purchase Of
the tract of land covering 85 acres for the site
making possible truly great institution for Negroes in
the east
l3 At Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi. a
model elementary school building has been erected cost
ing $4,000 This gives firstcass model school for the
Teacher Training department of the college.
IA. Three new buildings dormitory for each boys
and girls and refectory being erected at the Morris
town Normal and Industrial College Moristown, Tennes
see. The cost when completed will be $15000O These
buildings in of erection and will be ready for
dedication at the commencement in 1923
10. new site for Phander Smith College of 48 acres
within the city limits Of Little Rock Arkansas has been
purchased costing $4,000 The old site and four build
ngs for sale. AS disposed Of an additional
appropriation will be made by the board so that new
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