Voorhees Industrial School
Voorhees Industrial School was a public school founded in 1897 by Elizabeth Wright, a graduate of Tuskeege Institute. It served mainly as an elementary school but also offered a few secondary classes. 207 students attended theVoorhees elementary program and 34 in the secondary program. The students were taught by a staff consisting completely of black teachers. There were 12 male teachers and 11 female teachers.
The CurriculumThe students recieved Normal instruction as well as technical instruction. Each student was required to take 2 1/2 years of math and English, one year of physical geography, one year of elementary science, civics, and bible classes. Each boy enrolled in the Voorhees began their Industrial training in the fourth grade. They recieved manual training for two days of the week. They could choose to be trained in carpentry, blacksmithing, engineering, electrical engineering and printing. Girls began their training in the fourth grade as well and their curriculum consisted mainly of classes in Domestic sciences. They took classes in sewing, cooking and nurse training.
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