"Lincoln Normal School, Marion, Ala." by Miss M. L. Phillips.
Illustrated essay about the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, written by the principal. In it, she describes progress at the school since it was almost closed by the American Missionary Association: "In the spring of 1897 the Association felt it to be necessary to retrench its work, and...
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Illustrated essay about the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, written by the principal. In it, she describes progress at the school since it was almost closed by the American Missionary Association: "In the spring of 1897 the Association felt it to be necessary to retrench its work, and as the school at Marion was one of those with poorest accommodations, it was decided to close the school and abandon the work in Marion. It was then that the results of the past years among the colored people found their day of revelation. The people could not endure the thought that their children should grow up in ignorance. So great was the grief that they were roused to a mighty effort to save the school. The people assembled in the Congregational church and declared that the only chance their children had in life must not be taken away. Out of their own resources, most of them very small, $1,300 were pledged then and there for the next year's school, if only it might go on. Many were ready to live on the barest necessities in order to secure this." Phillips also describes the facilities, academic departments, students, and goals of the school. |
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Q0000125087 - Q0000125091Q125087 - Q125091"Lincoln Normal School, Marion, Ala." by Miss M. L. Phillips.Illustrated essay about the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, written by the principal. In it, she describes progress at the school since it was almost closed by the American Missionary Association: "In the spring of 1897 the Association felt it to be necessary to retrench its work, and as the school at Marion was one of those with poorest accommodations, it was decided to close the school and abandon the work in Marion. It was then that the results of the past years among the colored people found their day of revelation. The people could not endure the thought that their children should grow up in ignorance. So great was the grief that they were roused to a mighty effort to save the school. The people assembled in the Congregational church and declared that the only chance their children had in life must not be taken away. Out of their own resources, most of them very small, $1,300 were pledged then and there for the next year's school, if only it might go on. Many were ready to live on the barest necessities in order to secure this." Phillips also describes the facilities, academic departments, students, and goals of the school.1890-1899; 1900-1909; 1910-1919African Americans--Education--Alabama; Education--Alabama; Marion (Ala.); Perry County (Ala.)TextPamphletsEducation publications collectionLPR139, Box 21Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 300 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/13242 |
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