The broad ax., 1924-04-26
COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGU-
LAR WALKING CORRESPONDENT
FOR THE BROAD AK, AFTER Wis
TING POINTS IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA, is AT THE PRESENT TIME
PARADING UP AND DOWN THE
STREETS OF WASHINGTON, DC.


ing just II hours in the city, because I
reached there o'clock at night and
left o'clock the next morning, max
ing stop in Philadelphia, and then
on to Washington, looked in on the
Baltimore conference, found DR.. "A. Il.
Gaines, busy on the finance committee
getting things in shape I was next
on the wagon, headed for this place.
and / have talked about this institu
ton from time to time. l have told
you about Mrs. G. A. Edwards. who
is in charge Of the department Of mu-
sic and she is one Of the finest in the
country. had the pleasure of hear
ing them render, and | mean the de-
partment of music, program, touch
ing the "Seven Last Words of Christ"
/ wish you could have heard it. They
had some singing. believe me honey.
was glad that | was there, for It
helped my spiritual strength l feel
all the nearer to Jesus, for having
heard it.
| You recall l was at Clahin UniEer-
sity recently, and it is in Orangeburg,
/ S. G. 1t is one Of the leading schools
in this country, and delight in tell
ing you so. 1t was founded 1869, or
at least chartered that year, and got
its financial aid from Lee Clahin. Of
Boston, in whose honor it was named.
The institution has been the beneh-
ciary from time to time Of financial
gifts from the Methodist Episcopal
church, the South Carolina conference
Andrew Carnegie, DR.. Everett 0.
Fisk, Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey the
| John L. Slater Fund, and Mrs. B. L.
Bennett, she having given the Lee
Library. From 1872 until 1896 Claflin
University and the South Carolina
! State College operated as one institu-
ton. But now they are separate, but
operate side by side representing over
million dollars in property, and make
4 Orangeburg one of the chief educa-
! AtOAlnl kNAANCAS VI lAtC xlLAdLAlt1 A1GdUOdlh
For many years Dr. L. M. Dunton,
under whose unparalleled work the
school has made its wonderful prog
ress retired 1892 and he was sue
ceeded by Prof J. E. Randolph the
first member of our race to be its
president, and he is doing wonderful
things there.
The property is valued at $500 900
and it has an endowment of $4,000,
the best endowed school under the aus
i pieces Of the Board OF Education for
Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. They have now an enroll
ment Of $50 students, and of this
number are in the College of Liberal
Arts.
| Associated with Prof. Randolph, one
Of the leading educators Of the race,
are to be found H. Pearson, A. NJ,
dean and English; J. w. E. Bowen,
| Jr, A. M, Howard. Wesleyan, His
tory; E. w. Doyle A. NJ, (Ohio Wes-
leyan and Chicago Social Science and
| Psychology; 9. w. Jordan, A. b.
wiley Univ and Harvard), Latin and
Economics; N. Rivers, Jr. A. E. (Tal-
ladega and Univ Chi), French; A. g.
Smith, A. B., (LincoIn) Biology;
Blondelle Whaley, A. E, (Clahin),
Mathematics; Marie Martin, A. B.,
Il ATLANTA Univ, English; Mrs. Daisy
E. Pearson, A. B., (Clahin) Education;
| Mrs. G. M. Randolph, Piano; Mrs.
LII. d. McGhee. Piano; Mrs. Marion
Coprics, Violin; Miss L. M. Hunt,
Voice; Miss Celeste l. King. Stenog-
raphy and Typewriting; Mrs. L. z.
McLester, Domestic Art and Mill
merry; AIonzo Bryant, A. B. Lloyd
and Manual Training; Miss Florence
p. Eaton, Industrial Art; Mrs. Mary
Curry-Dayid, Printing; Mrs. Naomi
Jordan, Eighth grade; Miss Kathryn
McCracken, grade teacher; Miss Fun
ice Il. Brockett. grade teacher; Mrs
N. w. Baker, grade teacher; Mrs.
G. B. Gray-Smith, grade teacher;
Rev. J. Q. Gibbs, proctor; Mrs. y
C. Gibbs. assistant proctor; Mrs
Mayme Gray, preceptress, Wilson
Il Dormitory; Mrs. Mary L. Wither-
spoon, preceptress Soules home; Miss
L. Beatrice Smith, librarian; Miss
Jessie c. Motto, registrar; Miss
Oney X. Newman, bookkeeper; Miss
Julia Browne, secretary to president;
Mrs. A. T. Tobias, dining hall matron
and school nurse.
Y / think have given you all OF them
and now / am turning my attention
to bringing this letter to close.
will be in the National Race Congress
next week in Washington, d. C., and
4 May 8 viii enter Louisville, Ky. and
may expect to know every week what
il going on in the General Conference
Of the A. NJ E. Church. Look out Tor
| my letters I will tell you about me
Race Congress and what has been
accomplished by them.
i Give my love to all friends and ten
them that am not 50 well at pres
ent and hope when these few lines