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1902 Official Report of Colored Ag & Normal University
1902 Official Report of the President of the |
Colored Agricultural and Normal University |
by Inman E. Page |
to Governor T. B. Ferguson |
Submitted by: Jennifer Ammons & transcribed by: Tammie Chada
Colored Agricultural and Normal University
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Langston
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Report of the President
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In compliance with your request, I have the honor to submit for your consideration the following report concerning the Colored Agricultural and Normal University.
History
This institution was established by an Act of the General Assembly of the Territory in 1897, for the purpose of giving to the colored people educational advantages similar to those provided for the white people at the Normal Schools, the Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Territorial University. This Act empowered the Governor to appoint a Board of Regents, consisting of five members, to have charge of the University.
In order to secure the institution the people of Langston and its vicinity donated 40 acres of land adjoining their townsite on the west, and soon afterwards the Regents proceeded to erect a part of the main building, using for this purpose the sum of $5,000.00 which was appropriated by the Legislature when it established the school and a portion of the land lease money which was set aside for its benefit by direction of the Governor, the Hon. C. M. Barnes. Four teachers were employed and the school was opened September 14, 1898, with an enrollment of 40 students. As a result of liberal appropriations made by succeeding legislatures, and the division of the Morrill Fund between the races, the institution has now 160 acres of land, five buildings, including an addition to the main building which has more than doubled its capacity, a library worth not less than $1,600.00, scientific apparatus valued at $1,500.00, machinery which cost about $9,000.00, and $2,500.00 worth of furniture in the main building, the Mechanical building and the student's dormitories. The Agricultural department has been partially equipped with live stock and farming implements. The Faculty has increased to 13 including the Matron in charge of the Girls' Dormitory, and other employees to four. The number of students at the close of the last year was 211, and judging from the enrollment to date, which in 192, the number at the close of the present year will reach 250.
Analysis of Enrollment by Counties
Oklahoma
Logan......................98
Kingfisher.................15
Pottawatomie................7
Lincoln.....................5
Kay.........................3
Oklahoma....................3
Garfield....................3
Caddo.......................2
Blaine......................3
Pawnee......................2
Grant.......................1
Noble.......................1
Canadian....................1
Cleveland...................1
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145
Other States and Territories
Texas.....................................13
Missouri...................................5
Kansas.....................................2
Arkansas...................................1
Indian Territory..........................26
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47
Grand Total 192
Analysis of Enrollment by Classes
Elementary
Fifth Grade............................................63
Sixth Grade............................................47
Seventh Grade..........................................28
Eighth Grade...........................................15
Ninth Grade............................................19
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172
College Preparatory
Senior..................................................1
Normal
First Year..............................................4
Second Year.............................................8
Third Year..............................................5
Fourth Year.............................................2
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19
Domestic Economy
First Grade............................................42
Fourth Grade...........................................35
Sixth Grade............................................23
Eighth Grade........................................... 3
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103
Mechanical
Class in iron work.....................................19
Class in wood work.....................................20
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39
Agricultural
Sixth Grade (Elementary)................................9
Elementary
Seventh Grade (Elementary).............................15
Eighth and Ninth Grades (Elementary)...................14
Normal................................................. 7
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45
Musical
(Vocal)
Fifth Grade............................................63
Sixth and Seventh Grades...............................75
Eighth and Ninth Grades...............................34
Normal.................................................19
Instrumental...........................................26
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217
Grand Total...........................................596
Names repeated........................................404
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Whole number enrolled.................................192
Average daily attendance..............................148
Board of Regents
Hon. U. C. Guss............................Guthrie, O. T.
Hon. E. O. Tyler........................Kingfisher, O. T.
Hon. L. W. Baxter...........................Edmond, O. T.
Hon. C. W. Rambo............................Pawnee, O. T.
Hon. P. F. Tyler...........................Watonga, O. T.
Officers of the Board
Hon. U. C. Guss, President
Hon. E. O. Tyler, Secretary
Hon. C. W. Rambo, Treasurer
Faculty
Inman E. Page.................................................President
Moses J. Johnson, Professor of the English Language and Literature.
Wayne Manzilla, Professor of mathematics
William A. Jackson, professor Mechanic Arts.
A. Baxter Whitby, Professor of Physical Science.
James M. Joyner, Professor of Agriculture
Zilia N. Page, Instructor in Instrumental Music
Mary L. McCrary, Instructor in Domestic Science.
*Russell Taylor, Instructor in Vocal Music
G. W. Guy, Instructor in Latin and Reading.
Sarah J. Lyle, Instructor in Geography and Grammar
Newton Trout, Instructor in Blacksmithing
Maria Williams, Matron.
Employees
Walter Jordan, Janitor
Charles Jones, Janitor
A. D. Dickens, Farmer
Henry Ferguson, Engineer
* Resigned
Discipline
Thus far very little difficulty has arisen on account of the method adopted for the government of the school, because the students are made to understand at the outset that it is the purpose of the management to develop in them the power to govern themselves, and that whatever is done from day to day to carry out the rules and regulations of the University is done with this object in view. As a result of this policy there have been very few cases of suspension or expulsion since the work of the institution began in 1898.
Courses of Study
In pursuance of the object of the Legislature in establishing this institution namely "the instruction of both male and female colored persons in the art of teaching, and the various branches which pertain to a common school education; and in such higher education as may be deemed advisable by such board, and in the fundamental laws of the United States, in the rights and duties of citizens, and in the Agricultural, Mechanic and Industrial arts, the following courses of study have been established;
Fifth Grade |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Fourth Reader |
Fourth Reader |
Fourth Reader |
Arith. Elements |
Arith. Elements |
Arith. Elements |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Geog. Elementary |
Geog. Elementary |
Geog. Elementary |
Drawing and Writing |
Drawing and Writing |
Drawing and Writing |
Sixth Grade |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Fifth Reader |
Fifth Reader |
Fifth Reader |
Arith. Standard |
Arith. Standard |
Arith. Standard |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Gram. Graded Les. |
Geo. Complete |
Geo. Complete |
Geo. Complete |
Writ. and Draw |
Writ. and Draw |
Writ. and Draw |
Seventh Grade |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Amer. Classics |
Amer. Classics |
Amer. Classics |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Arith. Standard |
Arith. |
Arith. |
Writing and Drawing |
Geog. Complete |
Geog. Complete |
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Writ. and Draw. |
Writ. and Draw. |
Eighth Grade |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
British Classics |
Classics |
Classics |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Gram. Higher Les. |
Higher Arith. |
Arith. |
Bookkeeping |
1st Steps in Science |
1st Steps in Science |
1st Steps in Science |
U. S. History |
U. S. History |
U. S. History |
Writ. and Draw. |
Writ. and Draw. |
Writ. and Draw. |
Ninth Grade |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Les. in English |
Les. in English |
Les. in English |
Alg. Beg. |
Alg. Beg. |
Alg. Beg. |
Latin Beg. |
Latin Beg. |
Latin Beg. |
El. Biology |
Physical Geog. |
Physical Geog. |
Classical Course |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Eng. Composition |
Composition |
Composition |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Physiology |
Physiology |
Civil Government |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Middle Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Gen. History |
Gen. History |
Gen. History |
Plane Geom. |
Geom. |
Geom. |
Greek |
Greek |
Greek |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Senior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Astronomy |
Physics |
Physics |
Solid Geom. |
Geom. |
Trigonometry |
Anabasis |
Anabasis |
Anabasis |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Scientific Course |
First Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Physiology |
Physiology |
Physiology |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Eng. Composition |
Composition |
Composition |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Second Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Zoology |
Zoology |
Botany |
Plane Geom. |
Geom. |
Geom. |
Gen. History |
History |
History |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Third Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Astronomy |
Physics |
Physics |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Geology |
Solid Geom. |
Geom. |
Trigonometry |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Col. Department
Classical Course |
Freshman Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Uni. Alg. |
Uni. Alg. |
Surveying |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Greek |
Greek |
Greek |
Rhetoric |
Rhetoric |
Botany |
Sophomore Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Analytics |
Calculus |
Calculus |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Greek |
Greek |
Greek |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Eng and Amer. Lit. |
Literature |
Literature |
History of Civilization |
History |
History |
Astronomy |
Astronomy |
Logic |
Physics |
Physics |
Physics |
Senior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Political Economy |
Political Economy |
Inter. Law |
History of Phil. |
History of Phil. |
Ethics |
Scientific Course |
Freshman Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Uni. Alg. |
Uni. Alg. |
Surveying |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Rhetoric |
Rhetoric |
Plant Histology |
Biology |
Biology |
Biology |
Sophomore Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Analytics |
Calculus |
Calculus |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Ad. Physiology |
Ad Physiology |
History |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Eng. and Amer. Lit. |
Literature |
Literature |
Hist. of Civilization |
History |
History |
Astronomy |
Astronomy |
Astronomy |
Physics |
Physics |
Physics |
Senior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Laboratory Work |
Pol. Economy |
Pol. Economy |
Inter. Law |
Zoology |
Zoology |
Ethics |
Geology |
Geology |
Mineralogy |
Normal Course |
First Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Eng. Composition |
Composition |
Composition |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Alg. |
Physiology |
Physiology |
Civil Government |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Caesar |
Second Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Gen. Hist. |
Gen. Hist. |
Gen. Hist. |
Plane Geom. |
Geom. |
Geom. |
Zoology |
Physics |
Physics |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Virgil |
Third Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Literature |
Literature |
Literature |
Solid Geom. |
Geom. |
Trigonometry |
Chem. |
Chem. |
Botany |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Cicero |
Fourth Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Psychology |
Psychology |
Review of Eng. |
Pol. Economy |
Pedagogy |
Okla. School Law |
Pedagogy |
History of Education |
Practice |
Astronomy |
Geology |
Institute Outlines |
Musical Department--Vocal Course
First Year
Study and practice in exercises, short songs, two part songs; time drills; division of the beat; introduction of sharps four and flat seven.
Text book: The Normal Music Course, First Reader. This will be supplemented with charts and modulators
Second Year
Brief review of first year. All kinds of measure and division beat Introduction of other chromatic tones. Three part song. Introduction of Bass clef.
Text book: Normal Music Course. Second Reader. (New edition.)
Third Year
Full chromatic scale. Major and Minor scale. Modulation. four part song. Chorus singing.
Text book: Normal Music Course. Third Reader, supplemented with Cecilian Series of Study and Song.
Pianoforte Course
First Grade
Landon's Pianoforte method, major scales. Selections from Webb, Schmoll, Gurlitt, etc.
Second Grade
Exercises by Streabbog, Czerny, Kohler. Major and minor scales. Selections from Heins, Baumfelder, Gurlitt.
Third Grade
Major and minor scales. Exercises by Loeschhorn, Czerny, Burgmueller. Octave studies. Selections from Lichner, Klein, Bohm, Spindler.
Fourth Grade
Major and minor scales. Exercises by Heller, Czerny, Arpeggios. Selections from Schubert, Godard, Haydn, Spindler.
Fifth Grade
Studies by Plaidy, Czerny; Appeggios. Selections from Chaminade, Haydn, Mozart Beethoven.
Sixth Grade
Studies by Heller, Bach. Octave studies. Sonatas by Mozart and Haydn. Selections from Schubert, Chopin, Moskowski.
Seventh Grade
Arpeggios, octave studies. Sonatas by Mozart and Haydn. Selections from Schubert, Chopin, Moskowski.
Eighth Grade
Daily studies by Tausig. Selections from Rubenstein, Liszt, Weber.
Agricultural Course
Freshman Year
Fall Term. Mathematics: Uni. Alg. Agriculture: Soils and their preparation. Fall crop planting, cultivating, general farm crops, harvesting and marketing. Biology. Horticulture: Principles of fruit growing and vegetable garden, practice in garden handicraft.
Winter Term. Mathematics: Uni. Alg. Animal industry: History, development and improvement of dairying and beef breeds of cattle. Care of domestic animals, feeding. Biology. Horticulture. Practice in garden handicraft.
Spring Term. Mathematics: Uni. Alg. Agriculture: Farm Yard manures, commercial fertilizers and their composition, manufacture, preservation and use. Biology. Horticulture; grafting and budding.
Sophomore Year
Fall Term. Mathematics: Analytics. Agriculture: Cereals and other farm crops, seeding and methods of applying fertilizers, root crops. Science: Chem. Horticulture. Pomology.
Winter Term. Mathematics: Calculus. Agriculture: Analysis of soil. drainage, beautifying, decorating and improving of homes, years and farms. Landscape gardening. Science: Chem. Horticulture.
Spring Term. Mathematics: Calculus. Dairy, husbandry. Milk and milk analysis, butter making, marketing, dairy products, principles of Cheese-making. Science: Chem. Animal industry. Horse management, care, feeding, driving and breeding. Poultry raising. Physiology of domestic animals
Junior Year
Fall Term. Agriculture. Construction of farm buildings. Laying out of fields and building of fences and gates. Selection and purchase of farms. Location and plans and construction of farm dwellings. Animal industry. Animal pathology. Science: Physics. Horticulture. Cold frames and hot beds for wintering plants.
Winter Term. Agriculture. Practice in farm work. Animal industry. Care of animals. Science: Physics. Horticulture. Fruit growing, adaption of varieties, fruit preservation for home consumption. Methods of marketing. Green house construction.
Spring Term. Agriculture. Field lessons. Animal Industry. Swine, sheep and domestic animals. Science: Physics. Horticulture. Green house construction and management.
Senior Year
Fall Term. Agriculture. Applied agriculture. Political economy. Science: Geology. Horticulture. Literature.
Winter Term. Agriculture. Applied agriculture. Political economy. Science: Geology. Horticulture. Literature.
Spring Term. Agriculture. Applied Agriculture. International law. Deeds. Business customs, rights and privileges, contracts, notes, mortgages and farm accounts. Science: Mineralogy, Logic.
Domestic Economy
Fifth Grade
Fall Term. Use of tape line and sewing implements.
Running stitches.
Basting, 1, 2 and 3.
Hemming 1, 2 and 3.
The overcasting stitch.
History of needles.
Winter Term. Backstitching.
Half-back stitching.
Contriving stitches.
Blanket and flannel stitches.
First lessons in button holes.
History of thimbles.
Spring Term. History of sewing.
Study of material and practice.
Darning, 1 2, and 3.
Patching, 1 and 2
Practice Piece (Drawn work) and review.
History of pins.
Sixth Grade
Fall Term. Bands, gathers and gusset.
Button holes, eyelets, sewing on buttons.
Hooks and eyes.
Cloth darn and matching stripes.
Taking measures, drafting pattern with tape line and rules.
Cutting.
Review of stitches in making the garment.
Winter Term. Taking measures and drafting a child's pattern.
Making the garment by hand.
Review of 1st term's work continued.
Spring Term. Taking measures and drafting patterns.
How to regulate the machine.
Cutting and making the garment.
Taking measures and drafting patters (curves, free hand.)
Drafting continued.
Cutting and making the garment which finishes a ladies' suit.
Seventh Grade
Fall Term. Taking measures and drafting skirt patterns.
Boys' pants pattern.
Cutting and making mens' underwear.
Winter Term. Men's underwear.
Embroidery of flannels.
color lessons.
Review work.
Drafting waist and sleeve pattern.
Cutting and making the same.
Spring Term. Drafting a dress skirt pattern.
Les. in cutting and economy of material.
Cutting, fitting and making of dress.
Practice work.
Lessons on purchasing material.
Review.
Eighth Year
Fall Term. Review of plain sewing.
Lesson on materials for church, street and home use.
Review colors.
How to face and put on binding.
How to sponge and press silks and velvets.
Economy of dress and how to shop.
Lecture on useful rather than showy material.
Winter Term. How to draft a waist.
How to fit a waist.
How to draft and fit sleeves.
how to draft a five gored skirt.
How to draft a seven gored skirt.
Trimmings or accessories for dresses.
Spring Term. How to take measure and draft pattern for shirt waist.
How to fit and make a waist.
Combing colors.
How to draft, cut and make a wrapper.
Cutting paper wrappers for practice.
Practice work.
Ninth Grade
Fall Term. Cutting and making paper dresses.
How to baste velvets and silks to linings.
How to baste goods to linings.
How to finish off lined dresses.
Ancient and modern styles.
Review.
Winter Term. Theory lessons reviewed on silks, velvets
and finer materials.
How to fit deformed figures.
Practice.
Embroidery work and crocheting.
Fancy stitches.
Spring Term. Theoretical and practical work
done independently of teacher.
Review.
Lessons on tailoring.
Tailoring as done by dressmakers.
Review.
Practice.
Millinery Department
Fall Term. Foundation of a hat.
How to trim a plain hat.
How to make and trim a shirred winter hat.
How to make and trim small velvet hats.
how to wire ribbon.
Combining colors.
Winter Term. How to make and trim small velvet bonnets.
How to make and drape straw hats.
Points on millinery.
How to make shirred summer hats.
How to make and trim summer hats.
Spring Term. How to brace and trim Leghorn hats.
How to make mourning bonnets.
How to drape mourning bonnets.
How to make bows and bandeaus.
Arranging of trimmings.
How to make wire frames.
Mech. Course
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
Freshman Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Uni. Alg. |
Uni. Alg. |
Uni. Alg. |
Elementary Mech. |
Elementary Mech. |
Elementary Mech. |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Wood Work |
Wood Work |
Wood Work |
Rhetoric |
Rhetoric |
Rhetoric |
Sophomore Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Analytics |
Calculus |
Calculus |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Mech. Draw. |
Mech. Draw. |
Mech. Draw. |
Forging and tool design |
Shop practice |
Shop practice |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Eng. and Amer. Lit. |
Literature |
Literature |
Steam engines |
Steam Eng. and Boilers |
Boilers |
Shop practice |
Pat. making and casting |
Pat making and casting |
Elec. and Mag. |
Elec. Measurements |
Ap. Elec. |
Strength of Materials |
Applied Mech. |
Mech. Design |
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Mech. Engineering |
Mech. Eng. |
Senior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Political Economy |
Political Economy |
Political Economy |
Mach. Design |
Mach. Design |
Dynamo |
Elec. Eng. |
Elec. Eng. |
Elec. Eng. |
Mech. Eng. |
Mech. Eng. |
Mech. Eng. |
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Mea. of Power |
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Civil Architecture |
Sophomore Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Analytics |
Calculus |
Calculus |
Latin |
Latin |
Latin |
Arch. Draw. |
Arch. Draw. |
Arch. Draw. |
Woodwork |
Forging |
Stereotomy |
Chem. |
Chem. |
Chem. |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Heat and Vent. |
Heat and Vent. |
Heat and Vent. |
Plumbing. |
Strength of Material |
Steam Eng. and Boilers |
Arch. Perspectives |
Perspectives |
Estimates |
Machine Design |
Arch. Design |
Paint and Decora't. |
Senior Year |
Fall Term |
Winter Term |
Spring Term |
Geology |
Geology |
Mineralogy |
Details and Design |
Spec. and Cont. |
Arch. Eng. |
Spec. and Cont. |
Arch. Eng. |
History of Arch. |
Elec. Wiring |
Arch. Design |
Arch. Design |
Roofs and Bridges |
Roofs and Bridges |
Roofs and Bridges |
*Freshman year same as Freshman Engineering
The course in Blacksmithing will be given later.
Advantages
Oklahoma offers all these courses to young men and women, but does not require in return the payment of any tuition. She not only furnishes wee-trained teachers to give them instruction, but also given them comfortable and well-equipped dormitories in which to live while attending the institution. Beside this they are given an opportunity to board at the rate of six dollars a month, and arrangements have been made to enable them to do their own laundry work.
Wile it is gratifying to know that a large number of young people are availing themselves of these advantages, it is to be regretted that so many more are allowing themselves to assume the responsibilities of manhood and womanhood without the education which this institution is prepared to give them, and which they need in the discharge of their duties as citizens.
Conclusion
In view of the progress made by the students in all department of the school, of the sacrifices which are made by many of them in order to avail themselves of the advantages which it offers, of the interest manifested in or work by the people both in and out of the Territory, and in view of the liberal treatment which it has received from the legislature and executive authorities of the Territory from the beginning of its history, it is evident that with wise management will be able to accomplish lasting good, not only for the people for whom it was established, but also for the entire commonwealth.
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