The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...
[Academic Building]. Built around 1917. Location: Was located on what is now Netterville Drive, east of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the old Administration Building. Purpose: During the early years, up through the 80s, it was a multipurpose...
Leland University owes its existence to the wise forethought and broad generosity of Holbrook Chamberlain, a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Chamberlain came to New Orleans for the purpose of establishing an institution of higher learning for...
The Nashville Alumni Singers Were Organized November 1, 1947 for the Purpose of Planning Music for the Thanksgiving Program. Mrs. Henerietta Rucks-McCallister, Chairman of the Music Committee, Served as the First Chairman. The Idea of the Alumni...
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College -- Students
DCTC defined its primary purpose as preparing students for teaching in pre-schools, early childhood education centers, elementary, secondary schools, Special Education, and Adult Education.
Federal City College;
Johnson, Lyndon, 1908-1973;
Morse, Wayne, 1900-1974
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) was the author of the legislation that led to the creation of Federal City College. This is a text of his address on the US Senate floor explaining the purpose of the legislation and the purpose of Federal City College....
Miner, Myrtilla
Miner Normal School
Moten, Lucy
School principals -- Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Normal School
Lucy Moten, Principal of Miner Normal School and John Nalle, Supervising Principal of DC Public Schools, observe a student teacher from Miner School. Miss Moten took a “progressive” approach to training teachers, arguing that the function of...
Miner, Myrtilla;
Miner Normal School;
Moten, Lucy;
School principals – Washington (D.C.) -- Miner Normal School
Lucy Moten, Principal of Miner Normal School and John Nalle, Supervising Principal of DC Public Schools, observe a student teacher from Miner School. Miss Moten took a “progressive” approach to training teachers, arguing that the function of...
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Fraternities and Sororities;
Rho Delta Rho
Rho Delta Rho – Rho Delta Rho was organized in 1934 by 13 men of Miner Teachers College for the purpose of foster better relationships among men at the school.
During World War II, the fraternity, because of the small number of men in the...
As part of the centennial celebration of Myrtilla Miner founding the school, Miner Teacher College officials and descendants of Ms. Miner held a ceremony at her gravesite, at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Georgetown. Dr. Garnet Wilkinson, First Assistant,...
College students – Washington (D.C.) – Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College;
Miner Teachers College -- Students
The purpose of the Student Council was to promote cooperation among all members of groups and to provide the framework for a democratic government in which all members may participate. The officers were elected each year by the student body.
This Is the Executive Committee of the "National Negro Business League". The Purpose of This League Is to Bring Business Men Together for Mutural co-Operation and Trade Advancement. Attorney James C. Napier Is Second From Right on the...
A photograph of the 1978 North Carolina Central University Foundation members. The James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation preceded the North Carolina Central University Foundation. The James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation Inc. was charted July 20,...
