Laird & Lee's guide to historic Virginia and the Jamestown centennial ..Full statistics and itinerary .. . CLASS IN DAIRYING. important colleges for the colored race in Hollis B. Frissell, D. D., LL. D., is the object of the school is to prepare academic, me-chanical and agricultural teachers for the Negro and[ndian races. Over one hundred and twenty officer^and teachers are employed and the attendance exceeds1,200; 1,310 graduates have been sent out from theschool ami over 5,000 under-graduates. The first cargo of negro slaves was landed not farfrom Hampton in 1619,
Laird & Lee's guide to historic Virginia and the Jamestown centennial ..Full statistics and itinerary .. . CLASS IN DAIRYING. important colleges for the colored race in Hollis B. Frissell, D. D., LL. D., is the object of the school is to prepare academic, me-chanical and agricultural teachers for the Negro and[ndian races. Over one hundred and twenty officer^and teachers are employed and the attendance exceeds1,200; 1,310 graduates have been sent out from theschool ami over 5,000 under-graduates. The first cargo of negro slaves was landed not farfrom Hampton in 1619, a significant fact, when it isconsidered that this is the first institution founded — 43 — for the industrial training of their emancipated de-scendants. Over 35 per cent of the graduates areeither farmers or mechanics, and the Institute pointsAvith pride to the fact that Booker T. Washingtonsname is among the list of her alumni. In 1878, Indians were also admitted, 120 of whom
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