mary mcleod bethune morgan perkins valaria frazier educ-104 april 18 th 2013
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Inspiration In 1896 Bethune became a teacher at Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in Augusta, Georgia The institute was founded and ran by Lucy Craft Laney who she gained her educational inspirations from Lucy Laney ran a school with a Christian missionary zeal of emphasizing character and practical education for girls Bethune adopted many of Laneys educational philosophiesTRANSCRIPT
Mary McLeod Bethune
Morgan PerkinsValaria Frazier
EDUC-104April 18th 2013
Background
• Born in Mayesville, South Carolina July 10th 1875
• Married Albertus Bethune • Educator, author, and African American Civil
Rights Leader • Advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Inspiration • In 1896 Bethune became a teacher at Haines Normal and
Industrial Institute in Augusta, Georgia• The institute was founded and ran by Lucy Craft Laney who
she gained her educational inspirations from• Lucy Laney ran a school with a Christian missionary zeal of
emphasizing character and practical education for girls • Bethune adopted many of Laneys educational philosophies
The Beginning • Bethune started her first school in a small rented house for
eleven dollars per month in October 1904. • She used $1.50 to start the Literary and Industrial Training
School for Negro girls in Daytona • Her class consisted of six students • She chose Daytona because its economic opportunities held
more possibilities
Teaching Curriculum• Her curriculum consisted of a rigorous Christian life • Girls began the day at five thirty a.m. for bible study• They took classes in home economics and other industrial skill • Students days ended at nine p.m. • Later on she added Science and Business courses to her
curriculum, then she added high school courses of Math, English and Foreign languages
• Due to the increase in enrollment there was an addition of higher education courses
• The school also consisted of courses to educate teachers
Transitioning • Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute merged with the
Cookman Institute for men from Jacksonville, Florida in 1923• John D. Rockefeller donated 62,000 dollars in 1905 to help the
school • During the Great Depression, Bethune-Cookman was able to
meet the educational standards of the state of Florida• She was a part-time president during 1936-1942
The Present • There are now 40 buildings that educate more than 3,000
students• Bethune-Cookman is located on Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.• The school offers 35 majors and 6 major colleges; Arts and
Humanities, Business, Education, Nursing, Social Science, and Science Engineering
Her Story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dI6jZkYTI
Quote
• “ I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you a respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity. I leave you a desire to live harmoniously with your fellow men. I leave you a responsibility to our young people.”
-Mary McLeod Bethune 1875-1955