LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE, SALISBURY, N. C.
One of the leading colleges in the South for colored people. It was founded in 1882 by a group of ministers representing the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It is entirely under colored management. It has an attendance of 200 pupils, 20 teachers, an annual income of approximately $20,000, and property valued at $207,000.
Livingstone Colored Normal and Industrial Institute, Livingstone, Alabama; Union Springs Normal School, Union Springs, Alabama; Consolidated White River Academy, Brinkley, Arkansas; Immanuel Industrial Institute, Almyra, Arkansas; South East Baptist Industrial Academy, Dermott, Arkansas; National Training School for Women and Girls, Washington, D. C.; Florida Institute, Live Oak, Florida; Cabin Creek High School, Griffin, Georgia; Central City College, Macon, Georgia; Rome High and Industrial School, Rome Georgia; Howe Institute, New Iberia, Louisiana; Israel Academy, Belle Alliance, Louisiana; Mansfield Academy, Mansfield, Louisiana; Baptist Industrial High School; Natchez College, Natchez, Mississippi; Sardis Industrial College, Sardis, Mississippi; Rich Square Academy, Rich Square, North Carolina; Bettis Academy, Trenton, South Carolina; Friendship Normal and Industrial College, Roche Hill, South Carolina; Morris College, Sumter, South Carolina; Seneca Institute, Seneca, South Carolina; Nelson-Mary Academy, Jefferson City, Tennessee; Central Texas College, Waco, Texas; East Texas Academy, Tyler, Texas; Fort Worth Industrial and Mechanical College, Fort Worth, Texas; Guadaloupe College, Seginn, Texas; Houston College, Houston, Texas; Corey Memorial Institute, Portsmouth, Virginia; Pittsylvania Normal, Industrial and College Institute, Gretna, Virginia; Rappahannock Industrial Academy, Ozeana, Virginia; Virginia Theological Seminary and College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
SHORTER COLLEGE, ARGENTA, ARKANSAS.
Founded in 1886; owned and controlled by the Arkansas Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Teachers, 15; Students, 225; Value of property, $35,000.
African Methodist Episcopal Church.—Next to the Baptist denomination the African Methodist Episcopal Church has been most active among colored denominations in the establishment of schools for its members.
The following table presents the facts for the A. M. E. schools:
| AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States | Number of Schools | Counted Attendance | Teachers | Income for Current Expenses | Value of Property |
| Total | 17 | 3,212 | 187 | $129,778 | $800,609 |
| Alabama | 1 | 265 | 13 | 6,500 | 35,600 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 219 | 14 | 8,416 | 29,622 |
| Florida | 2 | 343 | 17 | 18,901 | 44,500 |
| Georgia | 3 | 710 | 41 | 17,448 | 180,300 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1,500 | 7,000 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 142 | 6 | 1,500 | 10,150 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 282 | 15 | 8,450 | 47,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 176 | 12 | 9,046 | 61,500 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 462 | 21 | 16,902 | 82,500 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 101 | 11 | 4,737 | 48,400 |
| Texas | 1 | 286 | 15 | 8,064 | 97,000 |
| Northern States | 1 | 193 | 19 | 28,314 | 157,037 |
The various conferences of the African Methodist Episcopal Church own and maintain 17 schools, of which 13 are rated in this report as “larger or more important,” by the Bureau of Education. The total income for current expenses is $128,778, and the total value of property is $800,609. On the basis of income four of the larger schools have incomes under $5,000, six between $5,000 and $15,000, and three between $15,000 and $30,000. According to property, three schools have a valuation under $25,000, five between $25,000 and $50,000, three between $50,000 and $100,000, and two between $150,000 and $250,000.
The total attendance is 3,212 pupils, of whom 2,096 are elementary, 1,028 secondary, and 88 collegiate. Three institutions offer college courses. The number of teachers is 187, or whom 98 are men and 89 women.