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

1910

              NATHAN B. YOUNG
ThetFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Tallahassee. Fla.
Nathan B. Young, President
THE Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College was founded in 1887 by leaislative enactment.
It has state and federal support. The property valuation is $75,000. The annual
expenses are $35,000, of which $5,000 is secured from the state, $20,000 from the nation,
and $10.000 from patrons for the board and kecp of students.
There were 116 male and 173 female students in 1908. The age of admi ion is ixteen years
The average age .of the student is eighteen years. There are 13 male and 13 female teacher.
The college has dormitory accommodations for about two hundred. These are managed by the
faculty, and all non-resident student are required to board in them, unless by pecial permission
other arrangements are made.
There are three departments, - the academic, the agricultural, and the mechanical and domestic
arts. The academic department offers three courses: the English normal, scientific, and a
course in vocal and instrumental music. The agricultural department offers a course in dairying,
truck gardening, poultry raising, animal husbandry, agronomy, elementary agriculture, horticulture,
and nature study. The department of mechanical and domestic arts offers courses in
CARNEGIE LIBRARY, FLORIDA STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
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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
Type	Text Image
Language	English
Format	Books Directories
Digital Characteristics-A	198 MB; 444 p.
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