A Tale of Two School Schools_45th Bayou Classic; Old School Smack Edition
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This building was located in New Orleans between Magazine and Soniat Streets. The original site for Southern University was in an old building on Calliope Street (No. 158) in New Orleans in 1881. This building had previously housed the Hebrew Girls School (formerly the Israel Sinai Temple Synagogue). Although it was expanded to several adjacent buildings, the demands placed on the facilities were too great for existing accommodations. The Board composed of W.H. Chaffee, Chairman, P.B.S. Pinchback, T.T. Allain, S.M. Angell, F.L. Richardson and H. Heidenhair were appointed as the building committee in June, 1885 to "take into consideration the advisability of selling the building as presently occupied and the purchase of a more eligible site and the erection there upon a university building". The committee was to purchase the vacant square of ground number 194, sixth district of the city bounded by Magazine, Constance, Soniat and Dufossat Streets, belonging to the heirs of the late B.J. West. After operating on this site [Calliope Street] for six years, the school in 1887 was moved to a building on Soniat and Magazine Streets. The address was 5112 Magazine Street, between Soniat and Dufossat Streets. The occasion for the opening of the new building for the University on Soniat and Magazine Streets was an especially festive affair. The ceremony surrounded the laying of the cornerstone in May 1886 witnessed the school band participating under the leadership of Professor T.O. Baquet, along with the famous Excelsior Brass Band, and musical selections by the student Choir.
This building was located in New Orleans between Magazine and Soniat Streets. The original site for Southern University was in an old building on Calliope Street (No. 158) in New Orleans in 1881. This building had previously housed the Hebrew Girls School (formerly the Israel Sinai Temple Synagogue). Although it was expanded to several adjacent buildings, the demands placed on the facilities were too great for existing accommodations. The Board composed of W.H. Chaffee, Chairman, P.B.S. Pinchback, T.T. Allain, S.M. Angell, F.L. Richardson and H. Heidenhair were appointed as the building committee in June, 1885 to "take into consideration the advisability of selling the building as presently occupied and the purchase of a more eligible site and the erection there upon a university building". The committee was to purchase the vacant square of ground number 194, sixth district of the city bounded by Magazine, Constance, Soniat and Dufossat Streets, belonging to the heirs of the late B.J. West. After operating on this site [Calliope Street] for six years, the school in 1887 was moved to a building on Soniat and Magazine Streets. The address was 5112 Magazine Street, between Soniat and Dufossat Streets. The occasion for the opening of the new building for the University on Soniat and Magazine Streets was an especially festive affair. The ceremony surrounded the laying of the cornerstone in May 1886 witnessed the school band participating under the leadership of Professor T.O. Baquet, along with the famous Excelsior Brass Band, and musical selections by the student Choir.
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Grambling emerged from the desire of African-American farmers in rural North Louisiana to educate their black children in the northern and western parts of the state. In 1896, under the leadership of Lafayette Richmond, the North Louisiana Colored Agricultural Relief Association was organized. One of the objectives of the 1500-member organization was to organize and operate an industrial school for children. The organization purchased 23 acres of land from John Monk, a Black man, on November 21, 1898, at $5 per acre, and began construction of a two-story building to serve as a school and meeting place.
The Association wrote to Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for aid in organizing an industrial school. The answer to their appeal arrived on August 4, 1901, in the person of Charles P. Adams. Early in September, he took over the construction of the building that had been started by the Farmers' Organization. On November 1, 1901, the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School opened with three teachers and 125 students. About 20 of the students were boarding students whose fees were $5.00 per month. Since most of them could not pay in cash, some form of commodity, such as peas or potatoes, were offered in lieu of the fee.
Grambling State University, a constituent institution in the University of Louisiana System, is now a comprehensive university offering undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education programs. All programs are designed to meet the educational needs of the state, first, and the national and international communities, second.
Grambling State University assumes in a unique way the role of a public university. It strives to provide equal access to higher education for all applicants regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, and veteran status. It tries to provide opportunities for students to develop intellectually, to acquire appropriate job skills and to achieve self-actualization through instruction, research, public service, and special programs which seek to meet the needs of all students, including those who have been adversely affected by educational, social, and economic deprivation.
It also exists to provide services to the community and to the citizens of Louisiana, to expose students to opportunities that enhance their potential for appreciation of diverse cultures. It also helps prepare students for participation in a global society and to serve as a repository for preserving the heritage of people of African American descent.
Grambling State University believes that education is the cornerstone of an enlightened, creative, and productive society. It strives to be true to its motto: "Grambling State University is the place where everybody is somebody."
Grambling emerged from the desire of African-American farmers in rural North Louisiana to educate their black children in the northern and western parts of the state. In 1896, under the leadership of Lafayette Richmond, the North Louisiana Colored Agricultural Relief Association was organized. One of the objectives of the 1500-member organization was to organize and operate an industrial school for children. The organization purchased 23 acres of land from John Monk, a Black man, on November 21, 1898, at $5 per acre, and began construction of a two-story building to serve as a school and meeting place.
The Association wrote to Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for aid in organizing an industrial school. The answer to their appeal arrived on August 4, 1901, in the person of Charles P. Adams. Early in September, he took over the construction of the building that had been started by the Farmers' Organization. On November 1, 1901, the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School opened with three teachers and 125 students. About 20 of the students were boarding students whose fees were $5.00 per month. Since most of them could not pay in cash, some form of commodity, such as peas or potatoes, were offered in lieu of the fee.
Grambling State University, a constituent institution in the University of Louisiana System, is now a comprehensive university offering undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education programs. All programs are designed to meet the educational needs of the state, first, and the national and international communities, second.
Grambling State University assumes in a unique way the role of a public university. It strives to provide equal access to higher education for all applicants regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, and veteran status. It tries to provide opportunities for students to develop intellectually, to acquire appropriate job skills and to achieve self-actualization through instruction, research, public service, and special programs which seek to meet the needs of all students, including those who have been adversely affected by educational, social, and economic deprivation.
It also exists to provide services to the community and to the citizens of Louisiana, to expose students to opportunities that enhance their potential for appreciation of diverse cultures. It also helps prepare students for participation in a global society and to serve as a repository for preserving the heritage of people of African American descent.
Grambling State University believes that education is the cornerstone of an enlightened, creative, and productive society. It strives to be true to its motto: "Grambling State University is the place where everybody is somebody."
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