It is near the border of the Yazoo country, which has begun to be so
wondrously developed, and is so rapidly filling with colored people.
The evangelization and enlightenment of this new Africa must largely
come through Tougaloo. Here must be trained preachers, teachers and
other leaders of character for this new region, as well as for the
older portions of the State. Good, solid work has been done here
all through the year, and preparation has been made for even better
results in the future.

Straight University, in New Orleans, La., is peculiarly situated for
an important and far-reaching work. It draws its students not only
from the States, but also from Mexico and the West Indies--484
last year. With the enlarged accommodations for the primary and
intermediate work which have been planned, this institution will be
better prepared to meet the demands of higher education.

Tillotson Institute, at Austin, Texas, the youngest of our chartered
institutions, has had a prosperous year with 230 students, in the
Primary, Intermediate, Grammar, Normal, College Preparatory and
College departments. Situated at the capital of the great empire of
Texas, it is destined to be an educational, religious and evangelistic
centre, a power for the building up of the kingdom of Christ. It
greatly needs enlarged accommodations. Where is the Lord's steward who
is ready to give it at once the imperatively needed Girls' Hall?


NORMAL AND GRADED SCHOOLS.

Next to our chartered institutions come our normal schools. These have
the same course of study up to the college department as the chartered