Historically Black College
| Wiley University is
located at Marshall, Texas, a quiet city of ten
thousand inhabitants. It is now enjoying a period
of unparalleled prosperity along all lines. For
the years 1897-98, the enrollment reached 352.
These pupils come from Texas, Louisiana, and
Arkansas, and represent some of the best homes in
this section It is the aim of the
management to keep the courses of study fully
abreast of the best in the South. To this end the
departments are being constantly strengthened. In
addition to a well-equipped college department,
the following departments are successfully
operated: preparatory, normal, English, musical,
and industrial. Wiley University is distinctively
a Christian institution and no apology is made
for insisting on Christian instruction. The
pupils are taught that the most enduring
education has Christianity for its basis. The faculty of Wiley is composed of 15 professors and instructors, all colored but two. Rev. M. W. Dogan, A. M., is a young man of most excellent educational qualifications for the place he holds as president of Wiley University. He has taught at some of the best schools in the South. |
Sketch from Evidences of Progress Among Colored
People |