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THE HISTORY 0? HENDr^RSON INSTITUTE
It contains sevving room, inatron's office,
parlor, dining room, kitchen, bath rooms,
laundry, bod rooms. The building is
supplied with a moourn steam heating
plant, electric light, hot and cold
water. The building is plainly but
neatly furnished, and will accoraraodate
about one hundred and twenty-girls.
The matron is i'Ess Chambers.
The principal's home is a tv;c-story
building and adds much to the appearance
of the cam^us,
Jubilee Hospital is a two-story
brick building containing wards(men's
women's children's)private rooms, office,
operating room, dining room, bath on
each floor with hot and cold ’."ater.
The library is a two-story brick
building containing reading room,
Th. gymnasium is the gift of the •
young pacple of the church and provides
for basketball games and seats about
503 people,
Henderson Institute continues to
by the Mary Potter Chapter of Kev;
Farmers of A.nerica, was a complete
success.
Several speakers appearea on
the program' at the fair. The guest
speaker was ^rof. Vif. T. Johnson of
the agricultural and Technical College,
Greensboro, North Carolina. The N.F.A,
members and farmers were urged to
produce more food, ana to concerve
the present supply of food, to meet
the coming food shortage.
James Green
make progress under the able adminstrationy^^^^hb to Spain
FACTS V^GRTH KNOWING
These are facts I think every one shoulf
know:
1. A Negro slave- first conceived the
idea of the cotton gin,
2. A Negroid colony existed in Mexico
before Columbus came to America,
3. As early as 1442, Negroes were
of i'/tr. 0. T. Robinson, The only fear
is that Uncle Sajn will give It'. Robiiison
his "walking papers" soon.
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ASSElffiLY SPEAKERS
wJrs. 0. H. 1‘lilligan ana Mrs. H.
Ray Shear, both members of the V»’oraen's
board of the United Presbytericin Church,
v;ere guest speakers at assembly on
October twenty—ninth. Mir. Robinson,
in introducing these twe- ladies spoke
of the great work the Women's Board had
done in establishing and supporting
Jubilee Hospital and the school. Mrs,
IMilligan spoke briefly of the work of
the V'/oraen's ^oard in home and foreign
missions and then introduced ifrs. Shear,
In her speech, «Irs. Shear spoke of the
present international conflict over the
four freedoms. These freedoms are:
J, Freedom from Ignorance; 2. Freedom
from Physical liandicaps; 3. Freedom
from Spiritual Anemia; 4. Freedom from
•bconortiic Pressure. The Women's Board
consist of 15 women. Mrs. Mlligan is
Vice-President and ^^rs. Shear is
Secretary.
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4# Between 18?1 and 1895 thirty-five
Negroes served in the Texas Legislature,
5. Negroid people led Ponce de Leon to
search for the Fountain Bimini in
Florida,
6, March 30, 1870 Thomas Peterson
was the first Negro to vote in the
United States the dciy after the 15th
amendment had been ratified.
7. A Negro i.'as the first person to
reach Mexico by land,
8, April 13, 1866 Fisk University,
Nashville, Tenn. was opened to educate
Negroes.
9, Four Negroes have graduated from
West Point.
10. April 5j l’85fc booker T. Washington,
founder of Tuskeegee Institute, was
born a slave iic-ir Hales Ford, Virginia,
11, The first Negro college gr-iauate
w'as John B. Russwron. He graduated from
Eowdin College iiay 26, 1826.
12. In 1935 Benjajnin 0. Davis, Jr. 23,
graduated from West Point. He was the
fourth gradu.Mc of the Negro race.
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HENLEBSfjN CHAPTER MEMBERS ATTEND N.F.A.
FAIR
On October 28, 1942 the Henderson
chapter of New F-armers of Aiuerica was
represented at the. Oxford N.F.A. fair
by the advisor, -ir. J.W.Warren-, and
four raeiabers of the chapter: R^mah
Edwards, James Green, Willie Whitfield,,
and . Lawrence McDoiigle.
The members saw the many farm
products., and handcrafts displayed by
various N.F.A^^aembers ano farmers of
Granville Count;, , The fair, sponsored
MR. MCALPINE VISITS CAMPUS
The students and teachers were
pleasantly surprised to see ivir. R.
Me Alpine on the campus. Me Alpine
is a former member of th- faculty.
During, his talk in assembly, ,ir. Mc-
Alpine spoke of the happy existence of
th_ students in tiiis country in
comp.arison to the sad plight of-childr-en
in war areas. He emphasized the fact
th. t in spite of the fact that we are
still not.fully conscious that we are-
in the v;ar, much suffering is, going on
in other parts of the world. Since sc
many children are not able to go to
school at all, ..r. iilcAlpixae. said ,th-.t
tht. stuaents of our school should take
advantage of every opportunity that is
offered and make the best of this
school year.