Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation

1910

              HOUSTON COLLEGE, HOUSTON, TEX.
Founded in 1885 and owned by the colored Baptists of Texas. Miss Florence Dysart.
one of the found.n, gavo the campus of three acres. The property, which includes two
dormitorios, the central building and two workshops, is valu.d at $20,000. Annual expensos.
$10.000. The American Baptist Home Mission Society g;vos $50".
COOKING CLASS, HOUSTON (TEXAS) COLLEGE
Domostic economy is emphasized in the trainina: of girls. Cookina: and other essentials
of homo-makina: are taua:ht. Th.re is also a course in drossmakina: and in millinery. The
gizls' laundry and workshop is a two-story building erected by the carpentry department of
the school. Each student has daily Bibl. instruction, in rea:ular classes. There is a weekly
prayer meetina: for students, and a 1ar&e B. Y. P. U.
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CLASS IN CARPENTRY, HOUSTON COLLEGE
The college combines industrial training with literary studies. Prof. F. W. Gross, A.M.,
is principal. Eight teachers and 113 students in 1908. Five theological students. The
school maintains a special course for ministers, which includes systematic daily reading in
standard and current literature, biography and poetry.
BRICKLAYING CLASS, HOUSTON COLLEGE
The class in bricklaying has practical instruction in this industry. The boys' a:en.ral
workshop has accommodations for twenty students. The school is aided by the American
Baptist Home Mission Society, but is supported vory lara:e1y by the colored Baptists of
Texas and their friends. The school has a library of 1,200 volumes.

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Title	Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation
Creator	Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton), 1843-1920.
Contributor	Penniman, George W.
Date	1910
Subjects	African Americans African Americans--Education (Higher)--North Carolina African American universities and colleges--North Carolina Minorities--North Carolina
Place	North Carolina
Time Period	(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction (1876-1900) Gilded Age (1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One
Description	Highlights the many North Carolina schools for African Americans that sprang up in the decades following the Civil War. Also included are statistical portraits furnished by the church organizations that sponsored the majority of the schools, as well as short biographies of more than 60 African Americans, some of them with North Carolina ties, who were affiliated either with a church or with the Negro Business League. Additionally includes a biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln and the texts of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.
Publisher	Priscilla Pub. Co.
Rights	Public Domain see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63753
Physical Characteristics	viii, 576 p. : ills. (incl. ports.) ; 28 x 30 cm.; Electronic reproduction.
Collection	General Collection. State Library of North Carolina
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Language	English
Format	Books Directories
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