Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success
John Stuart Mill · en
The proportion of colored workers is very large. Only St. Augustine’s
and Bishop Payne Divinity School have any white officers or teachers. In
addition to the scholars under the American Church Institute, the St.
Michael’s School at Charlotte, North Carolina and the St. Phillip’s
School, San Antonio, Texas, are among the important schools.
_United Presbyterian Church._—The Board of Freedmen’s Missions of the
United Presbyterian Church owns and maintains 15 schools for Negroes in
the United States, of these eleven are rated as “more important,” and
four as “less important.” While eleven schools are regarded as
“important,” or essential parts of the educational activities of their
community, the average income per school is only about six or seven
thousand dollars a year. Knoxville College, with an income of $25,470,
is the central institution of the system. The colored teachers of all
these schools are largely prepared at Knoxville. The good work of this
institution is seen in the high type of graduates who are employed in
the smaller schools.
BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
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│Number │ │ │Income for│
│ of │ Counted │ │ Current │ Value of
States │Schools│Attendance│ Teachers │ Expenses │ Property
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│ │ │Total│White│Negr.│ │
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Total │ 15│ 2,870│ 166│ 44│ 122│ $88,512│ $455,600
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Alabama │ 6│ 1,022│ 58│ │ 58│ 20,648│ 753,650
North │ │ │ │ │ │ │
Carolina │ 1│ 375│ 18│ │ 18│ 8,500│ 50,400
Tennessee │ 5│ 635│ 50│ 24│ 26│ 33,820│ 196,950
Virginia │ 3│ 838│ 40│ 20│ 20│ 25,544│ 134,600
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The total annual income for current expenses is $88,512, and the value
of property is $455,600. The attendance is 2,870, of whom 2,470 are
elementary, 370 secondary, and 30 collegiate. All the schools have
elementary pupils, and seven schools maintain secondary classes. Only
Knoxville College offers instruction of college grade. The total number
of teachers is 166, of whom 44 are white and 122, or 73 per cent., are
colored; 46 are men, and 120, or 72 per cent., women; and 108, or 65 per
cent., are teachers of academic subjects.