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{{Short description|School in Knoxville, Tennessee, US}}
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{{Infobox school {{Infobox school
| name = Mayers’ Industrial School | name = Mayers’ Industrial School
| location = 606 Payne Street,<br /> Knoxville, Tennessee | location = 606 Payne Street,<br /> ], Tennessee
| country = United States | country = United States
| other_names = People's Industrial School,<br /> Mayers Industrial School,<br /> Myers' Industrial School,<br /> Mayers’ Industrial High School | other_names = Mayers Industrial School, Myers' Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School
| schooltype = Private | former_name = People's Industrial School
| type = Black Religious | schooltype = private
| type = Black
| religious_affiliation = ] | religious_affiliation = ], Presbyterian ]
| denomination = ] | denomination = ]
| established = c. 1904 | established = 1904
| closed = c. 1930
| principal = Flora E. Mayers | principal = Flora E. Mayers
}} }}
'''Mayers' Industrial School''' ({{Circa|1904}}–?) was a private elementary and high school for African American students in ], U.S.. It was funded by the ]. The Mayers' Industrial School was also known as '''Mayers’ Industrial High School''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mayers’ Industrial High School |url=https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll9/id/950/ |website=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library}}</ref> '''Myers' Industrial School''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=September 13, 1911 |title=Colored Building Quite Attractive |work=] |page=4 |via=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library |oclc=12008657}}</ref> and '''People's''' '''Industrial School'''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=United States Office of Education |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoFKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA555 |title=Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States |date=1917 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=555 |language=en |chapter=Mayer's Industrial School}}</ref> '''Mayers' Industrial School''' (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in ], U.S. The school was in part funded by the ]. It was also known as '''People's''' '''Industrial School''',<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917">{{Cite book |last=United States Office of Education |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoFKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA555 |title=Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States |date=1917 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=555 |language=en |chapter=Mayer's Industrial School}}</ref> '''Mayers’ Industrial High School''',<ref name="McClung Historical Collection">{{Cite web |title=Mayers’ Industrial High School |url=https://cmdc.knoxlib.org/digital/collection/p265301coll9/id/950/ |website=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library}}</ref> and '''Myers' Industrial School'''.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911">{{Cite news |date=September 13, 1911 |title=Colored Building Quite Attractive |work=] |page=4 |via=Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library |oclc=12008657}}</ref>


== History == == History ==
The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in {{Circa|1904}} by the principal Mrs. F.C. Mayers (also known as Flora E. Mayers), and was owned the ].<ref name=":2" /> It contained dorms for boarding.<ref name=":2" /> The school offered programs in sewing, woodworking, and cooking.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School.<ref name=":2" /> Their student work was displayed at an ] in 1911.<ref name=":1" /> The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in 1904, by the principal Flora E. Mayers (?–1930), and was owned the ].<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /><ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> Mayers had studied at a "]" in ], and at ] in ].<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> She was married to Rev. Richard Mayers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1931-02-25 |title=Preacher's Will Filed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-preachers-w/158474894/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |page=9 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref>


The early classes for Mayers' Industrial School were held at a building at 923 Vine Avenue at Lynch Street in ], and school events were held at Market Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1905-06-13 |title=Closing Exercises of Industrial High School |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-closing-exercise/158474676/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1905-04-22 |title=Medal and Ring Contest Held at Market Hall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-medal-and-ring-c/158474717/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1907-06-30 |title=Better Quarters Wanted |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-better-quarters/158474771/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=5 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref> It offered programs in bible study,<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916" /> sewing, woodworking, and cooking.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911" /><ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School by the women at the Union Presbyterian Society.<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> Their student work was displayed in the "Negro Building" at the ] in 1911.<ref name="The Knoxville Sentinel-1911" />
⚫ A school photograph is included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.<ref name=":0" />

In August 1911, the school secured a building at 606 Payne Street in Knoxville, which had formerly housed the ].<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1916">{{Cite news |date=May 31, 1916 |title=Mayers School's Excellent Work |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/knoxville-sentinel/81722554/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref><ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1911">{{Cite news |date=August 14, 1911 |title=Slater School Building For Industrial Training |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/knoxville-sentinel/81721076/ |work=] |pages=8 |via=]}}</ref> The school was able to raise the funds to purchase the building by fundraising and with help from the Presbyterian ], and Knoxville-local Charles Cramer.<ref name="Knoxville Sentinel-1911" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1908-02-08 |title=People's Industrial High School Bazaar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-peoples-industr/158474798/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Journal and Tribune |page=9 |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref> The campus contained dorms for boarding, as well as operated as a day school.<ref name="United States Office of Education-1917" /> When the ] suffered from a fire in 1912, the African American church temporarily used the chapel at Mayers' Industrial School for worship.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shiloh Presbyterian turning 128 Sunday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-shiloh-presb/158474504/ |work=] |pages=17 |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1955-09-03 |title=Shiloh Presbyterian To Mark 90th Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-shiloh-presbyteria/158474566/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=] |language=en-US |via=]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
⚫ Multiple photographs of the school are included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.<ref name="McClung Historical Collection" />


==See also== ==See also==
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School in Knoxville, Tennessee, US

Mayers’ Industrial School
Location
606 Payne Street,
Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Information
Other namesMayers Industrial School, Myers' Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School
Former namePeople's Industrial School
School typeBlack private
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian Board of Missions, Presbyterian Freemen's Board
DenominationPresbyterian
Established1904
Closedc. 1930
PrincipalFlora E. Mayers

Mayers' Industrial School (1904–c. 1930) was a private boarding and day school for African American students in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The school was in part funded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions. It was also known as People's Industrial School, Mayers’ Industrial High School, and Myers' Industrial School.

History

The school was founded as the People's Industrial School in 1904, by the principal Flora E. Mayers (?–1930), and was owned the Presbyterian Board of Missions. Mayers had studied at a "colored school" in Maryville, and at Swift Memorial College in Rogersville. She was married to Rev. Richard Mayers.

The early classes for Mayers' Industrial School were held at a building at 923 Vine Avenue at Lynch Street in East Knoxville, and school events were held at Market Hall. It offered programs in bible study, sewing, woodworking, and cooking. In 1908, the school name changed to Mayers' Industrial School by the women at the Union Presbyterian Society. Their student work was displayed in the "Negro Building" at the Appalachian Exposition in 1911.

In August 1911, the school secured a building at 606 Payne Street in Knoxville, which had formerly housed the Slater Training School. The school was able to raise the funds to purchase the building by fundraising and with help from the Presbyterian Freemen's Board, and Knoxville-local Charles Cramer. The campus contained dorms for boarding, as well as operated as a day school. When the Shiloh Presbyterian Church suffered from a fire in 1912, the African American church temporarily used the chapel at Mayers' Industrial School for worship.

Legacy

Multiple photographs of the school are included a collection at the Knox County Public Library.

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Office of Education (1917). "Mayer's Industrial School". Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 555.
  2. ^ "Mayers' Industrial High School". Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  3. ^ "Colored Building Quite Attractive". The Knoxville Sentinel. September 13, 1911. p. 4. OCLC 12008657 – via Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
  4. ^ "Mayers School's Excellent Work". Knoxville Sentinel. May 31, 1916. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Preacher's Will Filed". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. February 25, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Closing Exercises of Industrial High School". The Journal and Tribune. June 13, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Medal and Ring Contest Held at Market Hall". The Journal and Tribune. April 22, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Better Quarters Wanted". The Journal and Tribune. June 30, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Slater School Building For Industrial Training". Knoxville Sentinel. August 14, 1911. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "People's Industrial High School Bazaar". The Journal and Tribune. February 8, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Shiloh Presbyterian turning 128 Sunday". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Shiloh Presbyterian To Mark 90th Year". The Knoxville Journal. September 3, 1955. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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