faculty members and other administrators to advocate for a state-financed department at WU. This campaign successfully lobbied white politicians from both the Democrat and Republican parties.
Arnett became a powerful figure in Republican Party politics in Ohio, and he was responsible for shepherding a bill through the Ohio legislature in 1886-1887 that would provide state funding for a department at WU. On March 19, 1887 the "Combined Normal and Industrial Department at Wilberforce University" (CNI) was created with bipartisan support by the passage of a law by the Ohio General Assembly. In accordance with political needs of the era, this new department emphasized both teacher training and industrial education in addition to classical education. The department was a part of WU, but was also apart from the institution. The board that oversaw WU was not given authority over this department. A separate board was appointed over CNI with the governor of Ohio empowered by the Ohio legislature to appoint 5 members of …
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