THE WEST VIRGINIA AND OTHER RECEPTIONS AFTER EUROPEAN TRIP.
The Return from Europe--A Communication from W. Herman Smith, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia--An Invitation to Visit Charleston, Signed by the Governor, ex-Governor, and Many of the Most Prominent Citizens--The Invitation Accepted--The Reception at Charleston--Receptions to Author by the Citizens of Atlanta, Montgomery and New Orleans--The Industrial Convention at Huntsville, Ala.--Author Invited to Address that Convention--His Address on that Occasion--The Address of ex-Governor MacCorkle--The Influence of that Address and of the Huntsville Convention--The Movement for an Annual Conference in Montgomery to Afford Opportunities for Generous and Liberal Discussions of the Race Question--Its Fitness Discussed.
How the Money for Carrying on the Work at Tuskegee Was Being Raised during Eighteen Years--The Need of an Endowment Fund--The Grant of 25,000 Acres of Land by Congress--The Organized Effort to Secure Endowment Fund--The Meeting for this Purpose in Madison Square Garden--Ex-President Grover Cleveland Interested in the Movement--Prominent People Present at This Meeting--President Cleveland’s Encouraging Letter Stating His Inability to be Present--Hon. Carl Schurz Presides at This Meeting--Address of Mr. Walter H. Page--Mr. W. H. Baldwin, Jr., Speaks--Extracts from This Address--The Financial Condition of the Institute Stated--The Author Speaks at This Meeting--Dr. Rainsford’s Remarks--Some Immediate Results of This Meeting--The Gift of Mr. C. P. Huntington and Others Towards the Endowment.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK OF THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.
The Building Up of the Institute, the Author’s Life Work--A History of the Institute Unavoidable in His Autobiography--The Land Owned by the Institute--The Buildings--The Brickyard--The Present Valuation of the Property--The Agricultural Department of the Institute--Its Director--The Agricultural Experiment Station--Some of Prof. Carver’s Experiments--The Home Farm--The Marshall Farm--The Mechanical Department--A Description of the Slater-Armstrong Memorial Trades Building--The Trades Taught--The Department of Domestic Sciences, Mrs. Booker T. Washington Directress--What the Department Embraces--The Nurse Training Division--Facilities for Instruction in Connection with the School’s Hospital--The Course of Study, what it Embraces--The Division of Music--The Course in Piano Forte--Vocal Music--Musical Organizations at the Institute--The Band and Orchestra--The Bible Training Department--Phelps Hall--Objects of This Department--The Academic Department--The Course of Study--Students in This Department--The Day School--The Night School--The Chapel of the Institute--A Description of It.