The leading theological school for colored people. It is beautifully
located and well endowed. It was founded in 1882, through a gift
from Mr. Gammon, and is now under the Freedmen’s Aid Society of the
M. E. Church. It has 6 teachers, 78 pupils and endowment of
$420,000.
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The attendance on these schools is 5,059, of whom 3,263 are elementary,
1,600 secondary, and 196 collegiate. All but 2 of the schools have
elementary pupils, all are maintaining secondary classes, and 8 are
offering instruction in college subjects. The number of teachers is 266,
of whom 65 are white and 201, or 75 per cent. are colored; 109 are men
and 157, or 59 per cent., are women; and 191, or 72 per cent., are
academic teachers.
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