ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ, ðə sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðə skˈuːl ænd ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪɾ æz ðə vˈoːɹhiːz ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ kˈʌlɚd jˈuːθs.
In 1904, the South Carolina General Assembly renamed the school and incorporated it as the Voorhees Industrial Institute for Colored Youths.