Negro Schools In American Education Series: Xavier University - Ameria’s Only Catholic College For Negro Youth

Negro Schools In American Education Series: Xavier University - America’s Only Catholic College For Negro Youth 11:43:48 New Orleans’ ornate wrought iron balcony, window shutters. Black woman sitting by pillar, White street photographer nearby. Neighborhood street of wooden shacks, blacks in doorway sweeping, carrying water bucket; laundry on line. 11:44:14 Overhead shot of black kids watching older girls in a group dancing. 11:44:35 Int. of Catholic church w/ back of nuns praying at front, kneeling. 11:45:00 Ext. of Xavier carved in stone. Pan over buildings of college campus. Eight girls sitting reading, laughing. Ext. w/ students walking out & down steps. Int. of chemistry class w/ instructor & students doing experiments. Physics lab w/ electrical experiment; spectrograph; weight balance & measuring. Women students at microscopes. Students w/ pipettes measuring liquids; centrifuge loaded and started. Man at microscope loading slide & inspecting. Other chemical experiments. Biology experiment, taking notes. 11:48:02 Library & panning across students reading; checking out books. Women singers w/ leader; pianist; singers. Students sketching & painting at easels. MCU of students working & instructor demonstrating. 11:50:12 Department of Home Economics & women working over stove; Women preparing foods & drinks. 11:50:50 Costumed theater performances on stage. Women doing musical scene outdoors in costumes. 11:52:02 Senior Ball & queen & other women led in on arm of men. MCU of Queen w/ bouquet. Couples in formals dancing & orchestra inwhite jackets playing. 11:53:15 Athletics program. Slow motion of hurdles. Sprinters running, discus thrower. Olympic champion Ralph Metcalfe (2nd in 1932 & 1936), track coach talking to ?? In track suit talking to group of students sitting on ground. Practicing baton exchange. Sprint run towards camera. High jumper missing; successful. CU of athlete to camera (MOS). 11:54:54 Woman student paying tuition; CU talking w/ staff member & taking receipt. 11:55:20 Male students in suits & ties out of building & down steps, one playing banjo & others shaking his hand as they leave, one on bicycle. 11:55:46 Students in chapel, praying on knees. CU of face. The End. Black Education; Educators; Instructors; Teachers; Opportunity; 1940s Americana; Poverty; Sciences;