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Lincoln School. Meridian. Miss.
Mrs. Harriet I. Miller. Principal
FOUNDED in 1888 b~T the American Mis ionary A ociation, in the heart of Mis issippi's
Black Belt. Mr. Harriet J. Miller, the fir t and onl~r principal, was principal
of Storrs School. Atlanta, Ga., from 1885 until she went to Meridian in 1888. The
first years at Mel'idian were years of distrust and di couragement. "The infant wa so
small, it was not con idered worthy of a namc." After the name" Lincoln" wa. chosen,
the school began to grow. The propert~r, including three bujldinO' , is valued at .7000.
The annual expense are, 4,100, ecured from the American Mis ionar~r Association and
the Daniel Hand Fund. In addition to the literary work, thc school ha. an indu trial
department, sewing and cooking, vocal and instrumental mu ic, and Bible study.
One third of the student come from adjoining counties. The others represent every
-cOlmty in ea tern Mi si sippi. Some walk four or five miles and are at the choolhou e earl.,'
in the morning. that they rna.'" have the advantage of the study period before the choolopens.
A limited number of the. tudents receive aid by doing all the work around the school and
home. "I am glad I live now," aid one boy, " because there is 0 much to do. and I want
to help do it for my race." This young man refu ed a po ition where he could have earned
good wages and took another for less, where there was some opportunity for study, and
where he " would meet a better educated set of people." "I need to learn by ear," he
said, ,. for I find my elf using the same language and words as th.ose with whom I talk."
MRS. HARRIET L MILLER
Principal, since its establishment in 1885, of
Lincoln School, Meridian, Miss.
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LINCOLN SCHOOL, MERIDIAN, MISS.
Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1888. Mrs. Harriet I. Miller. L.S., pIincipai. Seven teachers and 311 students in 1908. The students come from every
county in eastern Mississippi. The Industrial Department, sewing, cooking, and music, are features of the school work. Approximate annual expenses, $4,.00. In 1907. the
American Missionary Association paid $',016 for genecal expenses, furniture and repairs, and the Daniel Hand Fund contributed $.,600 for teachers and $\)'4 for building. Bible study
is emphasi.ed and the school occupies a helpful relation to the problem of Southern education.
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