New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. JUNE II, 1862.

and m. others having been opened at intervals upon
the arrival of persons de.ignated for the purpose
Al present. according 10 the reports, 5oO persons
are beiug taught on week daye. OF whom hOt ier
from one third are adults taught when tneir WORK Is
done But this does not complete the nufpoer occa-
sio, nlly taught on week days ard at the Snnlay
schools: IISnane soldiers Fave also aifed In the
Gus. of their servafts and Others. lhfee tnoussbu
pe sops are in all probability receiying more or less
instruc, ion in reading ON these Isiands. wiz AZ
sdean,ts force Of teachers this humber mlsht oe
dou1 AZ il i, to be hoped it will he on the conlng
of autumn. The reports stl'e that very mSi a,e
nov advanced enough 20 that even II the woiK snouiu
sople,e they would sill learu TO read ny themselves
Tina the ability 10 read the Engii'h iansuage u
h.,, .lrsacy go communicated 10 tbcte peopis toae
70 meter yh,t military or social yicisirrdes may
come, this kno"ledse can never fe'"" '''''
there have been forwarded to the special agent
the reports OF the teachers, and they result Ia ie
uarkable concurrence OF testimony An nhio ~
a,,..t mo unyersa; eagerress To lesro, VIII .Dey
have rot found equaled in wii.o persons, arising
10Th from he desire for knowledge common 10 AL,
and tar desire To raise their coSdiloa BOW Ner;
strong anong these reople. Inc repor's Oh 'li'
roint are cheering even enthnsasic, ann 30
rel TO an incidebt OF as ira'ioh a''u hiiros'o,'
nrltnd In beautiful combinations. One teacher Oh
hs first DAVIS school, leaves IN the ROOMS n large
uIuhahet card, and rhe next day returns 10 ma a
mother there teaching her itls child OF three years
to pronounce tie first letters OF me alph Det sDe o
efiesrned tho day before. The children icafn "in?
ur.ing by their parents, ana as fdp'ut q, ..,
uersDns II the same age Often more 80, the progress
iein, Guickcned by the eager desire. Ono taoher
,.norts that on the frat day ot her school obiy
h. rec or four knew part of their letters, and ho'r
knew nll IN one week seycn boys ano FIX tli"
could read readily words oil ore ryiiaoie anu tne
folIowiuy week there were twenty In the zane
claas. The cases Of dullaess have not eXreed 'ho'c
au,o q whites. The mulaitoe., Of whom 'Dere aie
probaby not more than five per cent OF tho e,,Io
opus Jon on the planta'iohs. are 10 oIisntei
imam tie children Of pure African bioou. IA INC
Loos wli.h have been opened for some weeks, 'hs
nunils who have regularly attended nave pASsed
rom the al lhabct, aud are readl W. Fd' OF "'ie
.vllabls ia large and email letter.. Ihe iet'o1s
have been confined 10 rsadie, cpd spoihpg except
In few cases where Wi ius Las been taught
There has been Qrea, apparent eagefness to learn
among the adults and soue have progressed well.
they will cover their books with care, eacn one be-
ng anxious 70 be thus providei, carry them to the
fields studying tbem at Intervals OF rest ana asslhg
explanations Of the superintendent VINO happened
TO come along. But the novelty wore away,
many of the adults finding perseverance, oisagfee-
able, nave dropped off. Except in rare cases 1t y
doubtful Whether adults over thirty years aihodgh
sepreciating the privilege for their children will
uerseyere in continuous study as 10 acquire the
knowledge for themselves. Siil, Whe9 DOCKS ano
pswspipers are read Ill negro houses many m red
by the example of their children, Will be likely to
undertake he labor again.
Il is proper to state that while the memory IN col
ored children is found to DO, II anything, liyeeg
tina in the white il is quite probable thai further
along WHEN the higher faculties Of comparison srd
conbina lou az 10 be rei-,. on, their progress
may 20 lees. Wbe their quicknees Il ~ parent
one il struck with their want Of dsci line. The
children have been regarded as belonging to the
plantation Ether TO family, and tue Parents
w O in their condi ION can never Lave bat feeble
hold on their OH pfing have not been Instructed 10
training their children ilto thoughtful aud orderly
habits. IL Has. therefore, been found Dot al easy
tack TO make them quiet and attentive at tie
schools.
through the schools, habits of neainess have been
EN-, grj Cbildren with soiled faces or s0il.d
cloihlug when known to have better have been
sent home from the schools, ard have returned in
better Condition.
In few Cares tie teachers have been assisted By
negroes who knew bow TO r,ad before we came. o.
ese there are very few. Perhaps one may lie
found Oh Al averal o. one OF two or three plAna.
tons These 80 tar al can le ascertAined were IN
most taught tlaDcesrBely, often By the dangh
tiers of their masters who were OF about the game
age. colored erson among tbese peoIis WHO hss
learned 10 read doe, not usually succeed well ss
white teacher lie Is apt 10 teach the ALPHABET ia
tue usnal oraer, and needs special training FOR tie
puT. O-o.
lho .Sabbath-sohools have assisted In the work Of
teaching Some 3JO PERSONS arc present ut tie
church Oh ST. Helena in the niOrning 10 lie Taught.
4 geTe other churches where one or two hundred
attend. part OF these perhaps the larger, attend
some Of tie day schools, but they ,oMplenend ohrrs
as aiLNs, aud still Diners coming from localities
where 2, {. Ol- have hot been opened. One who rs-
CARDS spec '.ces In tie h OF their moral aspects
Fan wi n diVcolGy find subiiuer tccDes than tho..
WIN ssed ON oabos morning on these Islands, now
ran .onsd 10 ivvler civiii1atio1.
The educational lahore have had incidental results
almost "a useful as shore which have heen direct
At tine when the people were chaiilg Tic MCs,
under depgiyutions, 8hd tue Assurances Liadc be-
hall of tce Government were u ost dietrus'.d il |
was foriuuaie that could point TO the teaching 1
of their children rs lTcol 81 our l'eres, In their
welfare aud Of the Lew aud better lie which we (
were opening before them.
An effort hue been made to promote clean ana !
heaithful habits. To that end, weekly cl-anings of
onarefs We're eajoned. This effort, where IL coCld
DO properly made, met with reasonable suctess.
The negroes, finding tina, we took On interest IN .
fleir welfare accefod cordially and IN many cases
shoir d.ence in this rosleet was n.ost commenda-
ole. A. race, 10 Is "A mistake 10 supp0se that th.y
uye indisposcd TO cleanliness They appear ~ pr5c
tie II IA much white people uuder tho cir
cum,tnucsr There are difficulties TO ob,trlct im-
proyoment ia ths respect. There has been n scalcl-
ty of lime and except NJ too high PRICED OF s0ap.
Their houses ave TOO small, not atofdlng proper
apartments for storing their food. They uLpro-
yIdea with gass windOwC. Besises, some II them /
arc tcncneut, unfit for beasts without lo0r chm
nrys. Oae could not pat on face 10 ask the occg-
ants 20 clean such la q. But where the building
:, ~ decent or rcasouably commouious, there has
been difficulty Ia securing the practice OF this viz
the. Many u, tlese people ara examples VI tidincs',
and on entering their h0useo Que Is sometimes Wit /
nese Of rather amusing scenes where mother 10 try
iag the effect OF beue,ent additions on the heads Of
her children.
lhe religious welfare Of these people has net been /
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