ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
PAINE COLLEGE, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Founded in 1884 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. One of the few private institutions for Negroes owned and taught by Southern white people. It has 20 teachers, over 200 pupils, an income of about $25,000, and property valued at $125,000.
The figures for schools under these miscellaneous boards are herewith presented:
| MISCELLANEOUS DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS—WHITE BOARDS. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States | Number of Schools | Counted Attendance | Teachers | Income for Current Expenses | Value of Property | ||
| Total | White | Negr. | |||||
| Total | 12 | 1,570 | 81 | 37 | 44 | $58,717 | $387,265 |
| Christian Advent Church | 1 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1,500 | 2,500 | |
| Christian Alliance | 1 | 71 | 9 | 9 | 1,476 | 33,900 | |
| Christian Convention (miscellaneous) | 3 | 194 | 12 | 12 | 4,187 | 75,000 | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church South | 1 | 202 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 23,050 | 125,000 |
| Presbyterian Church South | 1 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 7,300 | 51,000 | |
| Reformed Episcopal Church | 1 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 2,000 | |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | 1 | 705 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7,300 | 52,500 |
| 7th Day Adventist Church | 2 | 136 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12,404 | 42,765 |
| Universalist Church | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1,200 | 3,500 | |
The total number of schools under these boards is twelve. Of these, six are rated by the United States Bureau of Education as large or important institutions. The total income of the 12 schools is $58,717, of which the largest sum provided by any one denomination is $23,050, the income of Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, supported by the Methodist Episcopal Church South; the total number of teachers is 81, of whom 37 are white, and 44 are colored; the value of property is $387,265, of which $125,000 is for Paine College.
Of the six large schools under these boards Paine College and Stillman Institute have been mentioned, Stillman being maintained by the Presbyterian Church South. The other four are: Boydton Institute, Boydton, Virginia, maintained by the Christian Alliance; Franklinton Christian College, Franklinton, North Carolina, maintained by the Christian Church; Knox Institute, Selma, Alabama, maintained by the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and Oakwood Manual Training School, Huntsville, Alabama, maintained by the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
COLORED CHURCH BOARDS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS.
WALKER BAPTIST INSTITUTE, AUGUSTA, GA.
Founded in 1888 by the Baptist Association. Now owned and supervised by the American Baptist Home Mission Society. It has 13 teachers, about 200 pupils, an income of $7,000, and property valued at $30,000.