One of the oldest institutions for colored people. It was founded in
1847 by the Ohio Conference of the African Methodist Church, and has
always been under colored management. It has in the University
proper and in the Combined Normal and Industrial Department an
attendance of over 400, 50 teachers, an annual income of $100,000,
and property valued at almost $600,000.
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The total attendance is 11,250 pupils, of whom 10,324 are elementary and
926 secondary. The number of teachers is 474, of whom 159 are male and
315 female. There are only 20 teachers of industrial courses and two
teachers of agriculture. The 79 smaller schools have only four
industrial teachers.
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