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SPECIAL NUMBER Educational Progress Among Augusta Negroes By SILAS X. FLOYD. Ih an educational way the Augusta colored people are striving daily to take advantage of the opportunities afforded ‘them in well-conducted pub lic and private schools to equip them selves for the duties of life. I do not hestitate to say that our public schools for colored children in this town —all six of them —are far above the colored schools found in the various cities of this country. This is largely due to the fact that we have here in our town ofie of the best city superintendents of any city in the United States, and it is also due some what to the fact that the colored teach ers in our schools here are a loyal and well-equipped body of public ser vants. | Professor P. H. Craig at the First Ward School, Professor Levi E. White at Weed Academy, Professor M. J. Uryscoll at the Fifth Ward School. Professor G. W. I.ogan at Colored In dustrial School, and Mrs. Ursula E. White at NellieviUe School, are all capable and competent individuals, and each is working hard to make the public school system of this city and county equal to the best to be found anywhere. I do not speak of the Mange Street School, our largest pub- DR. L. K. HARPER s,0: : •••* i Mn> Dr. L. H. Harper, associat ed with Dr. G. S Burras, of the Burras Sanatorium 1203 Ninth Street, is one of the best educated and most efficient colored physicians in Augusta. He was born in Augusta September 24, 1876, and after completing his studies in the common schools here was graduated from Haines Insti tute, Lincoln University, and the Physicians’ and Surgeons’ College of Boston. He has been practicing his profession in Augusta for the past ten years. MT. ZION CHURCH 1320 TWIGGS STREET AUGUSTA, GEORGIA H. PHILBERT LANGFORD, PASTOR This church works for the evangelization ot ne groes and was organized in New York City in 1796, and is the oldest church in America among negroes. It has an interesting and unique history. The record of the activities of this church south is not only inter esting but has proven to be highly inspirational in the sum total of negro accomplishments. All the various Church Societies are accom plishing Great Success in their work for the MT. ZION CHURCH lie school, because its principal is writing this article. The greatest advance in the work of our colored schools has been made in the recent past in the matter of in dustrial training and training in household economics. Within the past five years, in connection with the reg ular literary work at our four largest public schools, regular courses in sew ing and in laundering and in cooking have been introduced and a course in carpentry has been introduced for ttie boys. Two teachers at each of the schools (and at the First Ward school and Mauge Street school one addition al teacher in each instance) give their exclusive time to the teaching of these branches. The equipment for this kind of work is complete, and it is a real Joy and inspiration to the citizen and tax payer when he sees (o what good purpose the public money is being spent for the education of the coming men and women. Mauge Street school has seventeen rooms, including the principal’s office, and sixteen teachers, with an enroll ment of 850; First Ward school has ■eleven rooms, ten teachers and an en rollment of 450; Weed Academy has five rooms, five teachers, and 300 chil dren; Nellieville School has five rooms, five teachers, and 250 children; Fifth Ward school has two rooms, two teachers, and 110 children. The color ed industrial school which is taught in the building at the corner of Walton and Twiggs streets, receives its pupils (boys only) from the other schols of the city and has a complete enroll ment of 65 pupils. In addition to our colored pub lic schools, there are four other schools here (private or church schools) for the education of the mem bers of our race. The oldest of these schools, and in many respects the best of these schools, is the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute, better known as the Lucy Lanev Institute, conduct ed by Lucy ('. Laney, Mary C. Jack son and a corps of some fifteen or twenty teachers. This school is un der the direction of the Home Mission Hoard of the Presbyterian church (North) with headquarters at Pitts burgh. Pa. Next is the Paine College, a school conducted by the Southern White Methodist church in union with the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. This school was founded by the late Dr. Morgan Calloway and the late late George Williams Walker. Its present president is Dr. John D. Ham mond, who was for two terms at the head of the educational work of the Southern (White) Methodist church, and who was afterwards connected with the great normal training work of Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Hammond has a large fac ulty of mixed white and colored teach ers, and a large .number of students. Paine college is'doing a good work. Walker Baptist institute is the school here which is owned and oper ated by the negro Baptists with a small annual appropriation from the American Baptist Home Mission of New York city. Rev. Samuel C. Wal ker is president of this institution and Professor A. C. Curtright is principal. The faculty Is composed of some ten or fifteen bright young men and wo men teachers, and the student body is made up oi some 300 or 400 earnest students. These three schools teach nnything and almost everything from the kin dergarten to the college and univer versity courses, even including music, theology, and agriculture. A fourth school but recently estab lished here and which entered a new brick home at the corner of Kollock and Gwinnett streets about the first of January, is the Immaculate Conception school, better known as the Catholic school. This school is one of a chain of schools throughout the South es tablished by tlm Society of African Missions, an organization of the Church of Rome, which has at its dis posal some $5,000,000, or so I have seen it stated in the papers, for the promotion of the work of education and evangelization of the colored peo ple of the United States. I do not know how many teachers or how many children this school has, hut I hear that Father Laube, the head of the school, has a number of Catholic “sis ters” and one colored young woman assisting him in the work, and that he is well pleased with the progress thus far made by this new school. Those who have attended the schools of this city, whether they have re mained home or have gone away from home to live, have ‘“made good.” Some are ministers, some are farmers, some are doctors, some are In the Govern ment Service at Washington, some are teachers in this and other cities, and some are in business. Not to men tion others, I might say that Profes sor N, W. Collier, president of Florida Baptist College, Professor John Nope, president, Atlanta Baptist College, Pro fessor William E. llolmes, president Central City College, and Major R. R. Wright, president of Georgia State College, and Professor John W. Gil bert, president of Miles Memorial Uni versity, Birmingham, Ala., are all Au gusta people. “I think, father, that you do Ar thur a great injustice when you say that he is penurious ” Precocious Brother. —What’s peun rious, father?" Father —Why, penurious means close. Precocious Brother —Then you’re right. That young man is awfully penurious when he conies to see Sis!” —Exchange. Dr. J. C. Collier Born in Augusta, Ga., attended and graduated from City Public Schools, Florida Baptist Academy, Jacksonville, Fla.. Pain Col lege, Augusta, Ga,, and Leonard School of Medicine, Shaw University, Raleigh, N. 0„ in the spring of 1908. Began his professional career in the fall. Xlis suc ees professionally is beyond doubt. lie is one of the home hoys who has made made good. A member of local and State Medical So cieties; local examiner of several secret organizations and of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident In surance Co., of Durham, N. O. Grand Medical Exami ner of I ndependent Order of (1 ood Samar ita n s and Daughters of Samaria; Pro prietor of a Drug Store which hears his name—Col lier’s Pharmacy, 35 13th street. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. Old Paper Preserved Since Day of Garfield's Murder An interesting old paper is in the possession of Mr. Wm. Roche, of this city. This is an EXTRA! issued by The Augusta Evening News, at 11 o’clock in the morning of Saturday, the second of July, in the year 1881. Those who know their history will know the reason for this extra. It conveyed to the public the news of Garfield’s assassination. The first news which reached Au gusta was a telegram to Mr. J. A Brenner, which read: Washington, July 2, 10 a. m. President Garfield was shot this morning at the depot. He is said to be killed, which is probably true. Particulars as soon as can get them. . (Signed) WHITNEY, Tel. Mgr. This dispatch is printed in the old extra without comment, lu fact the whole sheet is Tilled with nothing hut the printed dispatches which came in between the hours of 10 and 11 on that fateful morning. Second Dispatch. (Special to the Evening News.) Washington, July 2, 10:30 a. m. President Garfield was assassinat ed about 9:30 o’clock this morning. He was iat the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad depot, ready to leave the city, when a man named Gitto, of Chicago, whom the president has dis "By Industry we Thrive * INDUSTRIAL Life and Health Insurance Company Home Office 500-511 Austell Building. Atlanta, 6a. Insures Men, Women and Children against Lo&s by Sickness, Accident and Death, all Under One Policy Premiums 5c to 50c Per Week Organized 1891, enjoys twenty-two years of unprecedented suc cess; maintains seventy-five branch offices in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Closed the year 1913 with marvelous results. To be fully ap preciated our policy contract must be compared with other companies, you being the judge of which is the best. We know the verdict will favor our contract. nil JOHN N. McEACHERN, President. R.-++VDOBBS, First Vice-President. “S. C. McEACHERN, Second Vice-President. I. M. SHEFFIELD, Secretary. The Springfield Baptist Church f 12th and Reynolds Sts., Augusta, Ga. JAMES M, NABRIT, A. B. A. M., D. D., Pastor One of the Leading Colored Churches in the world, Organized in 1790, by the Rev. Jesse Peter. This Church has an unbroken record in the Religious world for 124 Years. Is the oldest Negro Church in the world, with an undisputed Record. Ten Ministers have served in its Pastorate. Membership i 400. Property Value $50,000 llif «, J 8 SERVICES: SUNDAYS: 11:30 and 8:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL:.. 3:30 placed as consul, shot twice from be hind the president. The first ball grazed the right cheek, the second entered from the hack of the right side. The president is not dead, but spit ting blood. Gitto, the assassin, is under arrest and in great danger of being lynched. The city is in great excitement. Gitto loitered around the executive mansion all yesterday, to carry out his design, but was not suspected M. E. THORNTON. Third Dispatch. Washington, July 2, 11 a. m. President Garfield was shot this morning by Guyton, ex-Consul to Mar seilles, and is expected to die. J. H. HOUSTON. This old extra is not a newspaper, such as we are accustomed to see. It is a modest little slip of pa: er, about the size of a small hand-bill. But It gives the news! And it is more valu able now than a whole edition of a modern extras. “What kind of a present shall I bring you Tor your birthday?” asked a father of his 5-year-old daughter. “Oh.” she replied, “bring me some boles for my ears so I can wear ear rings.” The Woman’s Mission, B. Y. P. U., Daniel’s Band, Neheuiiahs, Ushers, Choir, Senior and Junior Trustees and Deacons, are all active in their work for the church. TRUSTEES—II. B. Sweet, Chin; C. C. Green, Treas; W. D. Thomas. Clerk; G. S. Morris, L. H. Wynier, "Win. Schneider, P. A. Pitts. Caesar Curry and Joe Thomas. DEACONS—Chas. C. Green, Chin; S. K.Coles, Asst. Chm; Taylor Summerfield, Jas. Calhoun, John Hughes, J. W. Grant, W. 1). Thomas, R. H. Moss, H. B. Sweet, Joe Thomas, B. T. Hardwick, S. W. Williams, L. H. Wyner, A. McGuider. Jack Golpliin and Win. Murray. ROSA GRIPON, C. C. GREEN, S. W. WILLIAMS, Organist. Treasurer. Sexton. Assistant Postmasters Spoilsmen never cease from trying to spoil. Their latest attempt at a flank march on tire classified service is em bodied in the Moon bill, which requires assistant postmasters to take competi tive examinations for the retention of the protection they now enjoy. Civil service reformers are wide awake to the menace to the merit system involv ed In this measure, which Is now before the house. They ought to receive the support of the business community, for w'hat is a postoffice without an irre movable assistant postmaster? So long as potsmasterships are political plums, there will be peed of constant vigilance to keep the assistants free from the efficiency-destroying touch of spoilstsm. An efficient assistant postmaster is the life and sottl of every big office.—Bos ton Transcript. MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (Formerly Atlanta Baptist College) ATLANTA, GA. An institution operated by the American Baptist Home Mission Society for the Christian education of Negro young men. A school famous within recent years for its emphasis on all sides of manly development. The only institution in the far South devot ed solely to the training of Negro men and hoys. Graduates given high ranking by greatest Northern universities. Debating, Y. M. 0. A., athletics, orchestra, glee club, all live features. For catalogue or other information address JOHN HOPE, President. “AUGUSTA IN 1914” CRUST AROUND CRATER A crust of sulphur from one to four inches deep was found on the rocks around the new crater near the summit of Mount Lassen by Professor Diller. th 6 geologist, who was sent by the United States government to Investigate the re cent activities of the old volcano. Professor Diller said that the large •rater appeared to be about 400 feet long and 200 feet wide in the shape of an irregular oval, and that it apparently was enlarging toward the north peak of tliemountain —Redding tCal.) Dispatch to New York Sun. 3t. Peter—What was your occupa tion on earth? Spirit—Robber. ’ st. Peter —Ice, coal or gas !—Phila delphia Ledger.