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MEMORIAL CHURCH
EVERYDAY LIFE AT
HAMPTON INSTITUTE
Anew arrival at hampton, seated
on his trunk while waiting his
turn to be enrolled vby the com¬
mandant of cadets.
hampton institute has (1907) 1295
students, including 487 children in
the whittier training school. of
the 808 boarders, 315 are girls.
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AN INDIAN, FRESH FROM THE PLAINS,
ARRIVING AT THE WIGWAM. NINETY-
EIGHT (1907) OF THE BOARDING STU¬
DENTS AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE ARE IN¬
DIANS, FIFTY OF WHOM ARE GIRLS.
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A FIRST-YEAR BOY AT WORK IN
THE STUDENTS' KITCHEN. THE NEW
NEGRO BOYS WORK AT VARIOUS KINDS OF
UNSKILLED LABOR FOR ONE YEAR, GOING
TO SCHOOL TWO HOURS IN THE EVENING.
BY SUCH WORK THEY ACCUMULATE A
CREDIT BALANCE WHICH HELPS THEM
TO MEET THEIR EXPENSES.
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ONE OF THE FIFTY INDIAN GIRLS WHO
LIVE IN WINONA (ELDER SISTER)
LODGE, AND DO ALL THE HOUSEWORK
OF THE BUILDING. ALL THE DORMI¬
TORIES ARE REGULARLY INSPECTED BY
SCHOOL OFFICERS.
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A TYPE OF THE NEGRO GIRLS WHO DO
THE LAUNDRY WORK FOR NEARLY
1000 PERSONS, AS WELL AS FOR THE
BOARDING DEPARTMENTS OF THE SCHOOL.
OVER 25,000 PIECES ARE WASHED EVERY
WEEK. EACH GIRL IS TAUGHT HOW TO
DO ALL PARTS OF THE WORK AND IS,
BESIDES GIVEN LABORATORY INSTRUC¬
TION IN LAUNDRY CHEMISTRY.
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THE INDIAN GIRLS DO THEIR OWN
WASHING AND IRONING IN THE LAUN¬
DRY OF THEIR BUILDING.
HAMPTON INSTITUTE IS NEITHER A
GOVERNMENT NOR A STATE SCHOOL, AS
MANY SUPPOSE, BUT IS A PRIVATE COR¬
PORATION WITH A CHARTER FROM THE
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE OF 1870.
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The students have a pleasant
social life, girls and boys meet¬
ing daily at table and in the class¬
room, and occasionally in social
gatherings on saturday evenings,
under the care of teachers. at
such times and in the king's daugh¬
ters' circles, they are taught how
to plan and carry out simple enter¬
tainments.
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A LOAD OF VEGETABLES FURNISHED BY
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
TO THE BOARDING DEPARTMENTS. ALL
STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURE HAVE IN¬
STRUCTION AND PRACTICE IN MARKET
GARDENING AND IN HORTICULTURE.
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ONE OF THE STUDENTS OF ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY. BESIDES WORK WITH
POULTRY, CATTLE, AND HORSES ON THE
HOME FARM, THE STUDENTS OF THIS
SUBJECT HAVE PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION
AT SHELLBANKS, THE SCHOOL'S WELL-
EQUIPPED STOCK FARM OF SIX HUNDRED
ACRES, SIX MILES DISTANT.
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AN INDIAN AT WORK IN ONE OF THE
GREENHOUSES. EVERY STUDENT IN
THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING THE FOUR HUN¬
DRED EIGHTY-SEVEN CHILDREN IN THE
WHITTIER TRAINING SCHOOL, HAS. MORE
OR LESS INSTRUCTION IN THE NATURE
OF SOILS AND IN THE GROWTH OF PLANTS.
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Both girls and boys are given
thorough instruction in all
kinds of garden work. they make
and cultivate gardens of their own
and in their senior year teach gar¬
dening to % the children in the
whittier training school.
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THE INDIAN GIRLS NOT ONLY LEARN
GARDENING AND OTHER FORMS OF
MANUAL TRAINING BUT ARE ALSO TAUGHT
THE SPECIAL INDUSTRIES OF BASKETRY
AND LACE MAKING.
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WORKING BUTTER IN THE DAIRY.
GIRLS AS WELL AS BOYS LEARN
TO MAKE BUTTER AND STUDY VARIOUS
METHODS OF CREAMING, RIPENING, AND
TESTING MILK. THEY HAVE PRACTICAL
INSTRUCTION, ALSO, IN POULTRY RAISING.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE COOKING
COURSES, CERTAIN GIRLS ASSIST IN
PREPARING THE MEALS FOR THE TEACH¬
ERS' HOME ; AND ALL OF THEM HAVE
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN PREPARING
AND SERVING BREAKFASTS AND DINNERS
FOR A SMALL FAMILY.
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Every girl in the school receives
instruction in general house¬
work, including the care of rooms
and household utensils, and silver
and brass polishing. in some years
lessons are also given to girls in
such branches as upholstery, glaz¬
ing, whitewashing, painting, and
papering.
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The school has a thoroughly or¬
ganized fire department, which
HAS given efficient aid not only on
ITS own grounds but in the neigh¬
boring towns.
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A TYPE OF THE BUILDING TRADES
OFFERED TO ALL THE YOUNG MEN AT
THE ARMSTRONG AND SLATER MEMORIAL
TRADE SCHOOL. IN ALL OF THE TRADES
ENTERING INTO THE BUILDING OF HOUSES
THE YOUNG MEN HAVE ABUNDANT OPPOR¬
TUNITY FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH INITIA¬
TIVE AND SKILL
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ONE OF THE "SEWING" TRADES TAUGHT
TO THE YOUNG MEN. SETS OF HIGH-
GRADE, HAND-STITCHED HARNESSES ARE
MADE EVERY YEAR FOR BUSINESS FIRMS
IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
TAILORING AND SHOEMAKING ARE AMONG
THE OTHER "SEWING" TRADES OFFERED.
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Every carpenter is required to
gain some knowledge of brick¬
laying and plastering, painting and
tinsmithing. all of the trade stu¬
dents have lessons in draughting or
freehand drawing to supplement
their trade work.
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SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN IN THE STUDY
HALL. THE ACADEMIC COURSES ARE
PARALLEL WITH THE INDUSTRIAL ONES
AND ARE OFTEN CORRELATED WITH THEM.
THE COURSE OF STUDY COMBINES THE
ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL (EXCEPT THE CLASSICS),
THE NORMAL SCHOOL, AND THE INDUS¬
TRIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
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A COMPANY OF THE SCHOOL BATTALION
MARCHING INTO MEMORIAL CHURCH
AFTER INSPECTION. THE CHURCH, LIKE
THE SCHOOL, IS UNSECTARIAN, BEING
CALLED THE "CHURCH OF CHRIST IN
HAMPTON INSTITUTE." THE RELIGIOUS
LIFE OF THE SCHOOL IS STRONG AND
EARNEST. SUNDAY SCHOOL IS HELD ON
SUNDAYS AND THERE ARE REGULAR
WEEKLY RELIGIOUS MEETINGS. PLANTA¬
TION SONGS ARE SUNG EVERY SUNDAY
EVENING.
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Although there is no nurse train¬
ing department connected with
hampton institute, the girls have
lectures on the care of the sick and
on first aid to the injured, and they
assist the nurses when necessary.
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The missionary spirit is cultivated
by weekly visits to the old, the
sick, and the poor. students in the
older classes teach in mission sunday
schools, or visit the cabins, jail, or
poorhouse on sunday. during their
leisure time on week days they fre¬
quently mend fences or cabins, or
make gardens for the helpless.
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IN THE KING'S DAUGHTERS' "TENS,"
THE GIRLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
THINK OF AND WORK FOR OTHERS.
CHRISTMAS BOXES ARE SENT TO NEEDY
SCHOOLS AND CLOTHES ARE MADE FOR
THE POOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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At a neighboring social settlement
under the care of. hampton
graduates, senior girls assist in
teaching sewing and gardening, and
senior boys in teaching night school.
the idea of service is inculcated in
every possible way.
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A TYPE OF THE STUDENT-TEACHERS
WHO HAVE THE ENTIRE CARE, FOR
A HALF-YEAR, OF A GRADE OF CHILDREN
IN THE WHITTIER TRAINING SCHOOL.
BESIDES THE ORDINARY PRIMARY STUDIES
THEY TEACH GARDENING, SEWING, AND
OTHER INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES.
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THE HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
SUPPLEMENTS THE WORK OF ALL
DEPARTMENTS, AND NOT ONLY LOANS
FROM 12,000 TO 15,000 BOOKS ANNUALLY,
BUT HAS A REFERENCE ROOM IN CONSTANT
USE AND A PICTURE EXHIBIT ROOM OF
DISTINCT CULTURAL VALUE.
THIS BUILDING IS ONE OF OVER ONE
HUNDRED WHICH, WITH THEIR EQUIP¬
MENT AND WITH TWO LARGE FARMS,
CONSTITUTE THE PLANT OF HAMPTON
INSTITUTE.
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VIRGINIA AND CLEVELAND HALLS ARE
GIRLS' DORMITORIES AND CONTAIN
ALSO DINING ROOMS AND CHAPEL.
THE GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL,
INDIANS AND NEGROES, NUMBER 1,310 AND
THE EX-STUDENTS OVER 5,000. EIGHTY-
SEVEN PER CENT OF THEM ARE ENGAGED
IN USEFUL OCCUPATIONS, FOLLOWING
TRADES, TEACHING, OR FARMING. A
PAMPHLET "WHAT SOME HAMPTON GRAD¬
UATES ARE DOING," WHICH MAY BE
OBTAINED ON APPLICATION, GIVES FUR¬
THER INFORMATION.
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STUDENTS' TUITION IS PROVIDED FOR BY SCHOLARSHIPS AS
FOLLOWS:
PERMANENT ACADEMIC, $2,000.00
ANNUAL ACADEMIC, $70.00
PERMANENT INDUSTRIAL, $800.00
ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL, $30.00
THESE ARE SOLICITED FROM INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES, AND
CHURCHES.
EACH YEAR IT IS NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT THE
SCHOOL'S REGULAR INCOME, TO RAISE $100,000.00 FOR RUNNING
EXPENSES.
THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS INADEQUATE, A FUND OF
$3,000,000.00 BEING NEEDED TO PLACE THE INSTITUTION ON A
FIRM FOUNDATION. ALL BEQUESTS ARE ADDED TO THE ENDOW¬
MENT, BUT ANY GIFT, EVEN THE SMALLEST, IS ENCOURAGING
AND HELPFUL. DONATIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO H. B. FRISSELL,
PRINCIPAL, OR F. K. ROGERS, ASSISTANT TREASURER, HAMPTON
INSTITUTE, HAMPTON, VA.
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