Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-10-30
THE STUDENTS, REPOSITORY.

We take the following notice from
the North American Review for Oct.
The Review is high authority in
the world of letters, and we are
grateful for such encouragement.
Students Repository.-S. II. Smoth-
ers, Editor. James Buckner, As
sistant Editor. Terms, fifty cents
year, in advance. Published 10y
5. II. Smothers, at Spartanburg.
Randolph County. Indiana. Vol. /.
No. l. July, 1868. Svo. PIP. 80.
BY an abominable and most short
sighted provision in the laws of In
diana, the colorcd people of that
State are excluded from participation
in the public-school system. This
class of the population of Indiana
numbers, according to the census of
1860, between eleven and twelve
thousand. In different parts of the
State efforts have been made by be
nevolent individuals to provide some
means of education for the genera
tion of blacks now growing up, and
unjustly excluded from the public
schools. AT Spartanburg a Manual
Labor School was established in 1916.
with this end in view, under the name
Of the "Union Literary Institute.
1t is in the midst of large and flour
ishing settlement of colored people,
and has unquestionably been of great
service, although limited in its ope-
ration and usefulness by the want of
sufficient funds. The present prin-
cipal of the institute is Mr.. S. II.
a colored gentleman of
excellent qualifications for the place.
His name appears as that of the edi-
tor Of the quarterly magazine called
The Students Repository" the first
Of which now lies before us.
The objects of the magazine, as stat
ed in the Prospectus. care, first. to
blild up Union Literary Institute, and
to awaken an interest in the cause Of
education among its students and
friends. And, second, to cultivate
and develop the latent talents, and
elevate the intellectual, moral, and
character of the colored
people" These objects are worthy
ones, and we greet "The Students
Repository with 4 cordial welcome.
commending ii to the public, and
wishing for it an entire success. 1t
presents an attractive appearance,
and is very neatly ,,rinted. The ar
licles in this FIRST number are all, rs
we understand. written hv col0rel
persons, and they are creditable to
the writer's. y large proportion of
them relate to education, and no one
common feeling can read
them without strong sympathy with
the desires expressed in them for
better opportunities, and respect for
the zeal and energy Of which they
bear witness. Nor is this ALL Such
articles should render every loyal
and humane man in Indiana CON
scious of the great wrong done 10y
the State laws to SO worthy class of
her citizens, and should make him
resolve to do all in his power to re-
pair this injustice. 1t is not merely
that the good name of Indiana is
concerned; but the prosperity of ev-
cry State finally depends on the con-
rormity Of her laws 10 what is in it
self right. To leave any class ofcit-
zens uninstructed, is to permit the
existence of steadily increasing
evil, and of constant danger to the
public welfare
There is touching tone of pathos
n many of the articles, of which the
following passage from the editors
APOLOGY" is an ex-
ample:
The editor of this periodical has
no collegiate education to recon-
mend him to the consideration and
of the public. About nine
schooling, in q common dis /
.rict school, is all that he ever had. |
The same is true of most Of the con-
-ributors. They. too. have had but
very little schooling, and some of
them none at all. Hence it will not
be strange if the productions con-
-ained in the Repository should be
tray a want of that literary refinement
which is seldom found except among
persons who have had advantages
superior TO those that we have en-
oyed. We have had to make the
world school, and experience has
been our preceptor."
We are pleased to learn that it is
the desire of the conductors Of this