- Title
- Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation
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- Date
- 1910
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- Creator
- ["Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton), 1843-1920."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation
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NATHAN
В.
YOUNG
The^Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Tallahassee. Fla.
Nathan B. Young, President
TIIE Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College was founded in 1887 by legislative enact¬
ment. 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 keep of students.
There were 110 male and 173 female students in 1008. The age of admission is sixteen years
The average age of the student is eighteen years. There are 13 male and 13 female teachers.
The college has dormitory accommodations for about two hundred. These are managed by the
faculty, and all non-resident students are required to board in them, unless by special permission
other arrangements are made.
There are three departments, — the academic, the agricultural, and the mechanical and do¬
mestic 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, horti¬
culture, 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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