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
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│ │ │ │ Income │
│ Number │ │ │ for │
│ of │ Counted │ │ Current │Value of
States │Schools │Attendance │Teachers │Expenses │Property
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Total │ 9│ 1,313│ 72│ $25,991│ $328,200
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Alabama │ 2│ 300│ 17│ 3,954│ 60,400
Georgia │ 2│ 148│ 7│ 2,300│ 8,500
Louisiana │ 1│ 164│ 7│ 2,400│ 12,000
Mississippi │ 1│ 242│ 12│ 3,672│ 87,000
Oklahoma │ 1│ 131│ 4│ 1,300│ 1,300
Tennessee │ 1│ 218│ 15│ 8,600│ 89,000
Texas │ 1│ 110│ 10│ 3,765│ 70,000
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The conferences of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church own and
maintain nine schools, of which six are rated as “larger or more
important” and three as “smaller or less important.” The total income
for current expenses is $25,991, and the value of property is $328,200.
Lane College in Tennessee is the only institution with an income of over
$5,000. Three schools have property valuations of over $50,000.
The total attendance is 1,313 pupils, of whom 1,030 are elementary, 267
secondary, and 10 collegiate. The number of teachers is 72, of whom 32
are men and 40 are women.
The nine larger C. M. E. schools are: Miles Memorial College,
Birmingham, Alabama; Holsey Academy, Cordele, Georgia; Homer College,
Homer, Louisiana; Mississippi Industrial College, Holly Springs,
Mississippi; Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee; Texas College, Tyler,
Texas.
_Miscellaneous denominations._—In addition to the educational
institutions of the colored churches mentioned, five other denominations
are attempting some educational work. Only one of these maintained more
than one school, The Free Will Baptist Church, which maintains Kinston
College, Kinston, North Carolina, is the only denomination in the group
that supports a school classed as large or important by the Bureau of
Education. The following table presents the facts for these schools:
MISCELLANEOUS DENOMINATIONS SCHOOLS—NEGRO BOARDS.