One of the leading Methodist schools. It was founded in 1866 by the
Freedmen’s Aid Society of the M. E. Church. It has 19 teachers, 336
students and property valued at $115,000.
]
The total income for current expenses of these schools is $72,000. The
attendance is 1,147, practically all of elementary grade. The total
number of teachers is 26, of whom 13 are white and 13 colored; 21 are
men and 5 are women. Some effort is made to teach secondary and
theological subjects at the Greensboro school. The teachers devote
practically all their time to academic instruction. There seems to be
little effort to give instruction in gardening or simple industry.
The Lutheran work for Negroes was begun as early as 1879, and the board
has expended considerable money and effort in the development of the
schools.
_Methodist Episcopal Church._—The Freedmen’s Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church owns and supervises 18 educational
institutions for Negroes in the United States. All of these schools are
rendering valuable educational service to their communities and all
deserve the support and interest of the church. In addition to these
institutions, credit must be given to this society for the organization
of Meharry Medical College, now managed by an independent board of
trustees and classified with that group.
A tabular view of the work of the Freedmen’s Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is given herewith: