Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-06

THE FREE CoLoRED SCHOOLS OF WASHING
ToN.-in the tXcitements of these war times
the fact-one that would have excited no little
interest in quieter days-that free school sys-
tie n Tor coiored people has been inaugurlted,
and is cow in successful operation in Wash
ington, does not seem to have attracted puolic
attention.
We visited one OF these schools (hsld in Z
street Chapel, Island) last night, and found
matter OF cons ideIaoie interest III what W. saw
there Perhaps thirty pupils were in attend
ance, CHE number being smaller ct this time
than rs al i'll conseq ue zee of the spread of in
tectiops disease and the ages OF the pupils
ere from ten tt Sigty years. A gray headed
CID man was coming hls a-b-abs through his
Spectaclss, spslling half aloud with pans
taking e!.OIt. An elderly woman, who De-
neye has married IN also III the same school,
was "5Elduously engaged cohIeuding, like n l.
pcleon in Russia, with the "elem 9nts,' ana
making good fight o. II.
The pupils seemed attentive and quite or
DERBY. ana we noticed that many OF them
showed 2 commensurate deposition 10 prcserv1
their :, hooI books from being spiied ny holding
4 slip CT paper under tne thumb. Ile bCJaS
ard / gtts are provided by the pupils
Tnis school v a cp- aea On the 23d of Noyem.
ter, at-d was the .fss instituted. Tas day
school taveIaging 10 purils) is taught by Miss
Fietch.r. with Miss Needham as assistant.
The night school (tuesC;ays aud Frii4ysl is
taught by Mr.. y eGh am, CLERK in the sixth
in War Depar ment.
School No , (eoruer OF 1Irh and K streeD WAS
Organized D. CEN Oar 9, with MISS Reigl teacher
Oh the day school, assisted by Miss Nelson,
lcoloredl The night school is taugnt oy Messrs.
Hon ton and Newton, both, We belIeye, clerks in
the " ar ID paitment.
A third senCol " as opert d last Monday might l.,
a the corner OF 9th and i streets norta; day
school taught by Mrs. Sic wart. (coloredl nighI,
10y MIR. McPerkiGs, also Of the War Depart
meEt.
These schools are he work OF the Freedmen's
Relic! Society, and promise 10 accomplish much
III fitting coiortd people Tor TIE new pcstti 0n
they are now called upon TO occupy. We
append synopsis o. the monthly reports OF
the schools:
school No. !, street Chapel (Island.)
Whole humber on tie rt g!Ster, no. average L
tend3nce. 1.H pupils in Third II adler, -; in
ond reader, 81; in Bible 1eaier, 10; in prinmar,
2G; in A i G's, 30; in Davies practical arithme-
tic, S. III grammar, 10; in geography, y: in
spelling, ST. writing class 81 i'll mental arlth-
metic. 81.
The evening school at the same place, held
Tuesday and Friday evenings, Is well attend
ed. Whole number If lupiis about 50. One
class IN Parker and "atSon's talrd reader; two
classes in Davies in lie ltual h netic. and
several classes in elementary reading. Exer-
Cises often varied " ith writing on the III LEX
board, spelling by all tie school. with defini-
tons CT words, &c
School No. =, corner of Eleventh and Is
streets. Whole number en- the register, $50
average attendance. 1885, pupils in second re al
er, 80; in first reader, Ii Davies practical
IS; writing, Is; geography, Il; grammar, I; class
in primmeT, 81: A Il is, class ~.
School No. 3: cosner of Fourth and l. streets.
Number on register. l.; average nunber, Al: in
first reader, IL; third reader, =; geography, o.
Davies primary arithmetic, 10: pupils who
read in words OF one or more syliabies, 0; in
ALPHABET, %
The evening school connected with school
No. s. is taught bv voluntary teachers from the
departments, and il held Mon lay and Friday
evenings of elTh wesk. Whole number oi
pupils nnected with the schools is 2l4, o!
which lU5 are women and leo are men. ma
JoriIy of these have heen sla ses From 20 TO 30
nsw applications for admission have appe ared
each evening. No more can be admitted IL
present without elda. geTing the success tul in :
structicn of the present numb r. Branch
schools, 10 be held in tue vicinity. are recon-
Inei Ced. The school IS now CO npo ed OF FIVE
divisions: the fifth division. is comp Jsel OF
about fifteen young men and wonan who can
read al know something Of figures. The OF l.
or four divisions are about equal in nam Dsrs
the frs: and second learning TO spell m oaosyl
tables and the third and fourth are in easy
readings. Some who commenced in the al
pl a1et are already reading in words CT syl-
liable.
free colored school will b. opened in
lie rLeicwn - soon as proper 100 = elG be 90
taius d.