Curry Normal and Industrial Institute

Curry Normal and Industrial Institute
The Curry School, main building, c. 1907
Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
Information
Other name	The Curry School
Founded	1889
Founder	Elmer Washington Bryant Curry (E. W. B. Curry)
Principal	Elmer Washington Bryant Curry

Curry Normal and Industrial Institute was a school for African American students in Urbana, Ohio, United States. It was founded by E. W. B. Curry in 1889 for the training of African-American youth and he served as its president. It was also known as The Curry School.

History

Elmer Washington Bryant Curry (E. W. B. Curry), c. 1907

The Curry Normal and Industrial Institute was founded by E. W. B. Curry (also known as Elmer Washington Bryant Curry; 1871–1930) , who served as the first president of the institute, and served for more than twenty years.^[1][2][3] The school curriculum included a Bible school and normal, literary, commercial, music, and industrial departments.

In 1913, the institute received a gift of $2,000 from Martha Fouse, a former slave. Judge E. E. Cheney and Ed. Hagenbuch served as school officials. George W. B. Conrad and George W. Hayes served as trustees.^[3]

G. F. Richings served as a traveling representative for the school and he included in E. W. B. Curry's book on the school's history A Story of the Curry Institute, Urbana Ohio, Told by the Founder E. W. B. Curry on page 12.^[3]

References

1. Meyer, Mary (February 19, 1993). "Researcher tracking down story of Delaware's first black teacher". The Delaware Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Middleton, Evan P. (1917). History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 576–579.
3. Curry, Elmer W. B. (1907). A Story of the Curry Institute, Urbana, Ohio. The Institute.

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