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-^Hftvs—Review - April 29, 1971, URBAN LEAGUE the Department of Urban Renewal is also supported by documents collected during the data gathering stage of the Audit. Because of experiences by black citizens with the Urban Renewal process many have expressed distrust with the agency. For example, plans for the Southeast GN study may or may not be coordinated with the local planning department projections for 1985 land use in the area. However, the ARCPC projections include industrial expansion into the Twiggs Street area and reduction in population by nearly 8,000 people (primarily black) in six affected Census Tracts during the next fifteen (15) years. No plan is offered in planning department documents regarding relocation of residents of this area. Little public indication is made of the intended reuse of land that residents may be forced to vacate. If a conscious plan to uproot residents of the GN area is a reality, the racial climate in Augusta has little hope of equitable resolution, URBAN RENEWAL Three Urban Renewal Projects have been conducted by the Augusta Renewal Authority and a fourth project is in the planning stage. These activities are described as follows: GA-R-5 “Calhoun-Walton Way” was begun in June, 1968. A capital grant of $ 1,002,764.00 was used to acquire 267 parcels of land including 286 dwelling units on 130.4 acres. The action required relocation of 157 families and 12 businesses which were described as predominantly black owned or occupied. The project was deemed completed in September, 1965. Reuse is described as mostly commercial though some industrial, public, and residential uses are included. The URBAN RENEWAL DIRECTORY (December 31, 1968) lists the GA-R-5 grant as $1,012,264. According to Perspective Section of the Augusta Chronicle, 166 families, 61 individuals and 13 businesses, mostly low-income white, were relocated. (*1) GA-R-45 “Medical College of Georgia” was executed in September, 1962. A capital grant of $827,036.00 was used to acquire 140 parcels of land including 175 structures which were cleared. The total area involved was 40 acrea located across from Paine College and described as black owned or occupied. Renewal action required the relocation of 110 families, 30 individuals and 10 businesses to make room for totally “public reuse”. Activity was completed on the project in June, 1966. THE URBAN RENEWAL DIRECTORY (December 31, 1968) lists the GA-R-45 grants as $841,933.00. According to “Perspective Section” (*2) (June 7, 1970), eleven families, thirty individuals, and eleven businesses, three fourths of which were black, were relocated. (*1) AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, June 7, 1970. (*2) ibid. GA-R-74 “University Hospital” was executed in July, 1965. A capital grant of $2,387,282.00 was used to acquire 480 parcels of land comprising 101.8 acres. Formerly known as “Frogtown”, the area is described as primarily owned or occupied by low income whites prior to the relocation of 479 families, 86 individuals and 36 businesses. Os the 565 structures slated for clearance, 521 had been removed by June, 1970. Reuse is intended to be commercial and public. THE URBAN RENEWAL DIRECTORY (December 31, 1968) lists the GA-R-74 grant as $2,595,692.00 of which $1,827,340.00 had been disbursed effective that date. According to “Perspective Section”, 159 families, 86 individuals and 36 businesses, all white, were relocated. (*1) A $1.4 million increase in Augusta, 1970, raises the grant for the University Project to $4,200.00. According to the “Progress Report For Relocation Assistance - University Hospital Urban Renewal Project No. GA-R-74 (As of September 30, 1970)”, 290 families, 119 individuals and 38 businesses were relocated (*l)ibid. GA-R-113- General Neighborhood “Southeast General Neighborhood Area” includes the “Twiggs Street” area within an 862 acre study area which will probably be reduced in size. The General Neighborhood Study received a grant of approximately $55,750 to carry out studies. After considerable deliberation (at least four firms offered proposals to the Redevelopment Authority), Sidney Carter, ACP, was chosen to conduct the survey. His firm handled all three previous Urban Renewal Projects in Augusta. According to the Urban Renewal Director, Bernon Williams, the $55,750 is a maximum allowable cost for this study. The contract negotiated with the Planner was for $22,000. According to the General Information Sheet on the GA-R-113 General Neighborhood Area prepared by the Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission, the tentative study area is 925 J TtUNRIIFafAoT MR. & MRS. GOLPHiN PAGE, OWNERS || FOR QUICK DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL US AT- (l I | 722 9102 OR STOP BY AT 1626 SAVANNAH ROAD , II 852 GWINNETT STREET 11 I yfjttie InjunsX, ’ j OM? ( . vs. J | Vote "NO” ! • | May 25th | I ”~ 1 Page 4 acres with an estimated population of 13,500 (96 percent black). Tenant occupied dwelling units constitute 66.7 percent of the total housing listed. EDUCATION BACKGROUND STATEMENT The availability of educational opportunities and the quality of the instructional programs in those instutitions, public and private, which comprise the school systems of a given community are fairly accurate indices of the strengths and weaknesses of the educational programs of that community. Further, the extent to which educational opportunities are equally available to all segments of the population and the extent to which fair employment practices are followed by school administrators have significant bearings on the kind of interracial relationships which exist in that commuility. These relationships, in turn, contribute either to interracial accord or to interracial conflict. This part of the study of various phases of life in Augusta and Richmond County is concerned with education on all levels. An attempt is made to indicate the educational opportunities available and to present data with regard to the total student enrollment for the 1969-70 academic year, enrollment by race*, faculty size and its racial composition, pupil-teacher ratio, average daily attendance and the value of school buildings and contents. From these data and other information, an assessment of the schools, particularly those under the control of the Richmond County Board of Education, is presented in the section dealing with an analysis of findings. The writer is deeply grateful to all of those whose cooperation made the information contained in this report. * The discrepancy between the overall enrollment figures and the totals by race are accounted for by the fact that the former figures represent an end-of-the-year report on pupil and staff integration submitted by Superintendent Roy E. Rollins in September, 1969. FINDINGS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING In Augusta there are three degree-granting institutions which provide for residents, as well as non-residents of Richmond County collegiate and professional education. One of these is a church-related college, while the other two are units of the University System of Georgia. AUGUSTA COLLEGE For a number of years, this institution served the Augusta area as a junior college. The college, as a unit of the University of Georgia, now awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration. Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Associate Degree in nursing. Majors are offered in biology, business administration, chemistry, elementary education, special education, English, history, mathematics, music, nursing, physics, psychology, and sociology. According to college officials, there were no major student difficulties during the yetl'r and relations between the college and the community were cordial. For the 1969-70 school year, there were 99 full-time faculty members and 27 part-time members (one of whom was black). Interest was expressed in employing black faculty members. MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA The Medical College of Georgia traces its history to the year 1828 when the Medical Academy for the State of Georgia was founded in Augusta. As a unit of the University of Georgia, the following degrees and certificates are granted by the Medical College of Georgia: School of Medicine: The Doctor of Medicine Degree; School of Dentistry: The Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree; School of Graduate Studies: The Doctor of Philosophy Degree; The Master of Science Degreet, The Master of Science in Medical Illustration Degree; The Master of Science in Nursing Degree. School of Nursing: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. School of Allied Health Sciences: Dental Hygiene: Bachelor of Science Degree; Medical Illustration: Bachelor of Science Degree; Medical Record Science: Bachelor of Science Degree and Certificate. Radiologic Technology: Bachelor of Science Degree and Certificate. Four black students were enrolled in the School of Medicine. Two have completed the junior year and two the freshman year. Two blacks were enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies, one in nursing, and two in Radiologic Technology. _There were no black faculty members for the year under consideration. On the staff, one black serves as Admissions Counselor and four fill secretarial positions. PAINE COLLEGE Paine College was founded in 1882. Leaders of the Colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church sought and secured assistance from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (now the United Methodist Church) in establishing an institution for the training of ministers, teachers, and leaders for the C.M.E. Church. In addition to the church support, the college now receives financial assistance from the United Negro College Fund. With the exception of the first few years of its existence, Paine has had an interracial faculty. It is a liberal arts college offering majors in the areas of Languages, Literature and Fine Arts, Natural Science and Mathematics, Social Science, Religion and Philosophy, and Elementary Education. On the Secondary education level, areas of concentration are English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, History, and Sociology. A.C. Quarterly Enrollment Report « The Augusta College Quarterly Enrollment Report issued today by Registrar S. Lee Wallace shows a total of 2,514 students attending classes at AC during the spring quarter. The figure represents an increase of 302 over the enrollment for spring quarter 1970, Wallace said. The total enrollment includes 128 students jointly enrolled with the Medical College of Georgia and 179 at the Augusta College Ft. Gordon Resident Center. By class, the freshmen number 667; sophomores, 516; juniors, 515 and seniors, 462. There are 82 transient students and 272 listed in “other classifications.” Os the total enrollment, 1,194 are listed as residents of Georgia; 369 students are from other states and 10 are from other countries. A Special Military Classification rating has 141 students. Figures on sex and marital status show 892 single men and 735 single women. Married men number 551 and married women number 318. A total of 338 are studying under the veterans training program. County of residence of students living with parents include (in alphabetical order) Burke, 8; Columbia, 109; Glascock, 4; Jefferson, 10; Lincoln, 3; McDuffie, 20; Richmond, 924 and Warren, 3. South Carolina counties include Aiken, 119 and Edgefield, 2. Register And Vote There are 62 faculty members (26 white and 36 non-white). The decade 1960-1970 witnessed a marked improvement in relationships between town and gown. Prior to that time, the college and the community had little in common. Because of the frequent visits of Black Panthers to the campus prior to the outbreak of violence, some members of the white community felt that the College was the brain trust for the May 11th disturbance. Paine College, according to college officials, was in no way responsible for the tragic happenings of that date. It is believed that the pending election of a black president, for the first time in the history of the college will be beneficial in many respects. PAROCHAIL AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS In Richmond County there are seven institutions which are privately operated. Some of these schools have been in operation for several years, while others have recently come into being. In the latter group are those schools which were organized in an effort to provide an escape from the desegration of the public schools. AUGUSTA PREPARATORY SCHOOL Augusta Preparatory School offers work from the seventh through the twelfth grades. For the school year 1969-1970, the enrollment was 170 and there were 14 members of the faculty. All students and teachers were white, the average daily attendance was 160 and the pupil-teacher ratio was 12:1. AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL Acquinas High School operates under the auspices of the Catholic church, offering a program of secondary education which begins with the ninth grade, extending through grade twelve. The enrollment for 1969-1970 was 460. Approximately 18 percent of this number were black and the average daily attendance was 450. Including the librarian and counselor, there were 24 faculty members, all white. The pupil-teacher ratio was 19:1. Approximately 85 percent of Acquinas graduates enter college or other post-secondary institutions. AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL Augusta Christian Day School, located some distance from the center of the city, is privately owned and operated. The school is housed in several make-shift buildings which, apparently were hurriedly thrown together, Grades one througheighth are taught. There were 200 students enrolled for the 1960-1970 school year and there were 12 faculty members. All faculty and students were white. The average daily attendance was 198 and the pupil-teacher ratio was 17:1; The Richmond County Board of Education The Richmond County Board of Education, which has control of all public education on the elementary and secondary levels in Augusta and Richmond County, is composed of sixteen members, HOWARD'S UPHOLSTERY SHOP "BT/>•,'• IN UPHOLSTERING Customer & FURNTURE Satisfaction RECONDITIONING Com „ /=;„,■■ OVER2OYRS. EXP FREE ESTIMATES HENRY HOWARD - Owner BonkAmericard, C4S, Master Charge 722-9845 2047 Milledgeville Rd. BEAUTY OF THE WEEK I : . id IK® s' ”ißll WOW! This cute pixie our beauty of the week, is Miss Sheralean Garnett. She is a graduate of Lucy Laney High School and the Augusta Area Technical School. She is very active in her church, the Liberty Baptist Church. She was first runner-up in the 1970 Miss P. 8.0. contest. She is employed as a secretary in the office of Attorney John Watkins. All we can say about this sister is “right-on baby”. ENJOY THE ADVANTAGES OF HOME OWNERSHIP 235 PROGRAM WHY RENT when you can buy new 3 and 4 bedroom home, bath and a half, kitchen - family room ONLY THREE LEFT Better Hurry #####♦ BARTON CHAPEL HILL 90 select lots, utilities underground, sidewalks, yard lights included in price From $22,800 Call Bob McCarthy Knox Realty 722-2222 After Hours 738-253] two of whom are black. Board members, are elected by wards and districts for terms of four years. The Board employs a Superintendent of Schools for a four-year term, who serves as Chief Administrative Officer. For the 1969-1970 school year, the Board operated 40 elementary schools, 6 junior high schools, and 7 senior high schools. In cooperation with the Georgia State Board of Vocational Education the Board operated the Augusta Area Technical School which consists of three branches. In recognition of its responsibility to all of the citizens of the county, the Board also provided a program of basic adult education. There were 1,602 teachers in the employ of the Richmond County Board of Education in 1969-1970. certification of teachers was as follows: Baccalaureate Degrees, 1,303; Master’s Degrees, 246; Doctor’s Certificate, 1; Six-Year Certification, 27; Three-Year Certification, 7; Two Year Certification, 3; No Certification, 15. - In the system there were twenty black and thirty-seven white principals, three white and four black assistant principals. The per pupil expenditure for Richmond County as reported in the Audit of Victor Markwaiter and Company was $420.58. By comparison, the per pupil expenditure for the State of Georgia was $528.65. See Tables 19-19 data on institutions operated by the Richmond County Board of Education. THE AUGUSTA AREA TECHNICAL SCHOOL This institution is operated by the Richmond County Board of Education in cooperation with the Georgia State Board of Vocational Education. Its purpose is to give definite meaning to education by relating training to specific occupational goals. The following courses are offered: Accounting, agricultural business, air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration, automotive body repair, automotive mechanics, child development, clerical, communications technology (radio and television), cosmetology, data processing, drafting and design technology, electrical construction and maintenance, electronics technology, executive secretarial, food service management, instrumentation technology, machine shop practice, marketing-management, masonry, medical secretarial, practical nursing, printing, and welding. pt breakdown of student majors by race was not available. 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