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 — John Shaqi
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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_Carnegie Foundation._—The interest of Mr. Carnegie in Negro education
is well known. His gifts have been large and significant. The activities
of the Carnegie Foundation, however, have been such that little
systematic study could be devoted to Negro education. Many educational
leaders have expressed the hope that the perplexing problems of
educating the 10,000,000 Negroes may receive the counsel and aid of the
Carnegie Foundation. Many schools, however, have received large gifts
from the Foundation, and from Mr. Carnegie. Several schools have
splendid libraries as the result of these gifts.
_John F. Slater Fund._—One of the most widely known funds devoted
exclusively to Negro education, is the John F. Slater Fund. The work
made possible through this gift, is one of the notable achievements in
the education of Negroes in the United States. The fund, amounting to
$1,000,000, was given in 1882, by John F. Slater of Connecticut, for the
purpose of “uplifting the lately emancipated population of the Southern
States and their prosperity.” In recognition of the public spirit of the
donor, the United States Congress gave him a vote of thanks and a medal.
At the time of the final distribution of the Peabody Fund in 1914, the
Peabody trustees voted to transfer a sum amounting to about $350,000 to
the John F. Slater Fund, “the income to be used for improving the rural
schools for the Negro race.” The total amount of the Slater Fund is now
about $1,750,000.
In 1915–16 the Slater Fund appropriated $67,250 for Negro schools
located in 13 Southern States. Of this amount $25,425 was given to
supplement the work of institutions owned by State or county
authorities. The total number of schools receiving aid in 1915 was 68,
of which 17 are county training schools, and 19 others are owned by
city, county, or State. Approximately $3,000 has been given to aid
summer schools for teachers.
The general purpose of the appropriations made by the trustees of the
Slater Fund, has been the encouragement of industrial courses. The
number of schools receiving aid has varied from year to year. The
following statement indicates the number of schools and the amounts
appropriated in different periods:
Time. Number of Schools. Amount.
1882–83 12 $16,250
1883–84 18 17,106
1884–85 29 36,764
1889–90 37 42,910
1894–95 16 42,400
1900–1901 11 43,330
1904–5 27 53,550
1909–10 40 69,750
1914–15 68 69,250