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The Men Who Oversee andthe Architectural and

Mechanical of Tuskegee Institute The Work ofMessrs iaylor Rayfield andPitmanTuskegoe Ala Special Theci ht Industries now provided for

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dustries largely of theSouth in which youngmen and women canfind ready e nip oy meritif they lemain longenough to become

A few weeks agoin these columnst-

o the Division ofELglneering The

purpose of this articlebe to refer to the

Division ofand Mechanical

Drawing a most important divisionkegeea work A few

I years ago a your gambit ous to fit hims-elf for greater UP efill-ness and acquiio

mechanical itduatnes was barredfrom any opportunitiesto do eo It is true that

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eiglt feet long on two carpenters sawbenches with a result any veryperceptible movement of one studentnecesitaied the eight students whichthe tat le would accommodate cea ingwork until the table stopped swayingGJ amorous requEsts were made for ad-

mission to thenew division of workbut the school was not able to expendmuch money and so only thirty ve atfirst were admitted these bing stu

ttheagents in the mechanical departmentof the blue print system-It led to students frcm other divisions being admitted to the drawingdivision namely blacf-esmithiBg and p intirg To explainsomewhat the introduction of the bluernt system it may me stated that

numerous things such as tables bedswashstands wagons etc are beingconstantly made In the shoos of the

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Knights of the Linen Meet forBusiness and for PleasureRepresentative Ho el MenPlan for Organization Notesand Incidents-

On Wednesday 27ch ult Mr ThosJ Johnson of the Dtwey

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v Instructors in Charge of the of

Architectural and Mechanical Drawing Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee AlaDiv sions

Miarpontera throughout the youth butan educated architect and builder wasan anomaly Colored architects wererata beings While the Northernshoals of technology were open toyomg colored men there were no opiwttuiii g providedolor them In theSouth and the young man whoselather was able to send him to a

technology was preparing to sendf8 boy instead to a school or aa school

of this much of the building0the South has slipped from the Ne

Ia 1892 Mr Washingtonthe services of a competent in

Doctor and inaugurated at Tuskegeeson of Architectural and Mt

ttamctl Drawing This division was

y 12 feet and with a great deal ofas it was eotsidered more

experiment than otherwise Theaing table was made by placing

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den s of the mere Advanced classes andwho worked 11 the building tradesplasering carpentry brick tnss nyand tit nicg The first opportunity tOt

the division carte two monthsafter it was started A flight of platform stairs supported by lion r ds wa

lo be constructed and the drawing division was asked to furnish the plmsAll of the students of the divisionwoiked en these plane and after muchItEg End tedious lator they were finaly made They were sent to the vari

cue shos and the several jarts of thestairs were gotten out from these draw-ings and sent to the withoutthe u uai process of sending the piecearound from shop to shop to have the differtnt fitted asthe work proceed-

ed When the several piecesput together no 1 ernations were re-

quired This the prsctiability and usefulness of the divisionand led to what has now grown to

of the largest and most systematic

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roundiog country These articles aremade of standard sizes and shapes andusually with interchangeable al-

lowing of course for minor oranges asthe element of individual design maydirect Many of these articles weremanufactured at t time and it was

the desire to establ sh some standardso as to the annoyance and incon-

venience which would neceesady occurfrom any light change of size or shape

to blue prints being intro-

ducedMr J H Washington the Director

of Mechanlchl Industries is a mar of

wide experience in building matteisand has charge of all the building ope-

rations ox the school With his usualhearty cooperation in toll progresivemovements he decided with the chiefof the division to it angurate the ys

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nr e No 1451 PiercePlace northwest in areunion capacity thatthey nrghtknew etch other bet-ter thexeby ccming

1 ser touch witheach other in an oificial capacity He etbt

that the head wait-ers oi Wa hIt gt on city

in direct cc ntf otand touch with theleading official andprivate people of tbe

e That they we ejust closing a tusy-si aBon including thelargest most elabor-ate and historical inauguratu n th s coun-try has ever experi-enced He introducedMessrs CharlesBruce and John Grif-

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Mr R S Locke vice presidentthe Headwaiters Associationfor the District of Columbia wss theniutroduced by the host master of cere-

monies who proceeded with his usualeloquent i laboration and fluency towelcome the guests present on bent Ifof the Headwaiters Association In-

closing he accused hs brotherBrace as being laigely responsible forthat present assembly and the

ranee if a large 11 inch fowl zernear the of the table

Mr Bruce responded with depth ofsentiment brushing away the charge inbis happy strain of reminisenci

occurrences Toasts were respond-ed to by Messrs Griffin Jones DailyBrown Freeman and Trigg wienVice Pres dent Locke ca led upon yourhumble setvant as a representative of

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