The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-12
FROM ATLANTA, GA.
A Day Among Ghe schools for the Edu-
cation of Ibe Poor White OhiIdren.


Accepting the invitation of Mr.. Elmer B.
Adams, Agent OF the American Union Commits
sion OF Pennsylvania and New Jersey, we visited
the three schools which he has established in
this city for the purpose OF educating the poor
white children. The schools are three in num-
Der, and are presided over by five intelligent
ladies' who are experienced and successful
teachers. In the thee schools there are four
hundred and sixteen pupils, according to the
last monthly reports.
THE BUILDINGS
i'll which these schoois are held, we're, with
one exception, built with iunds supplied by the
A. u. Commission. Each contains two COM
partments, in which the pupils are arranged
according to the progress they have made in
their studies. The other building is renCed for
the purposes of the school, the rent being paid
with funds supplied through the same bene-
VIOLENT source. The buildings are all temporary,
but com Portable enough for summer or winter
use. We will mention the schools in the order
in which we visited them.
MISS pRYoR's SCHOOL.
This is situated on WaltoH street. near the first
Baptist Church, and is under the charge of Miss
Louisa Pryor, of Morgan county. There were
eighty-seven pupils in it at the last monthly re-
port, but since then the number has been in
creased TO ninety-three. The examination ofthe
pupils convinced us that they had been subject
TO very excellent discipline. The school has
been in operation only three MONTHS and dur
ing that time the pupils have made most salts
factory progress. Most OF them Lad their letters
to Learn ana few or none could read. Now, seve-
raj OF the classes are reading very we'll. Some
have made considerable progress in arithmetic,
while the whole school has picked up store of
information on general topics which is really
wonderful, considering the briet time they have
been under training. Miss Pryor deserves much
credit for the efficacy OF her management of the
little ones.
FOUNDRY STREET SCHOOL.
This Is situated on Foundry street, bcaween
Marietta and Luckie and IS in charge of Miss
T. I irhn hnoh
both Northern ladies, but both excellent teach.
ers and skilful managers OF the young This
school is divided into two apartments. The
more advanced is presided over by Miss Maggie
Philips. The pupils under her have made
rapid progress towards acquiring the rudi-
ments OF practical education. In reading,
spelling, geography, and arithmetic, they can
already put many older persons to the blush.
There are seventy-hve pupils in her depart
ment
Under Miss Craighead there are eighty7six
chuffy little fellows. She has instituted the
same effective discipline that characterizes the
other schools and under her care the pupils
have made ample progress. She is evidently
a lady who is well capacitated for the posi-.
tion she holds, and is doing a good work out
OF the crude material that is collected under her
rule.
MISSES THRoPPs SCHOOL.
This is situated near the Macon and Western
Railroad, and, like the last mentioned, is sepa-
rated into two compartments. One, containing
ninety-tWo pupils, is managed by Miss Jenny
ThIopp. She had the poorest material of any ia
commence on, but has succeeded wonderfully
with them. Out OF che nlnety-two who com
menced with her three months ago only sixteen
knew their letters. Now they can all read, and
many OF them have made considerable advances
into the arithmetcal tables, and have attained
quite a store of the same general information
which is impaired orally in all the schools.
The other department OF this school is under
the control of MISS Amelia Thropp, sister to the
former lady. Her classes are somewhat more
advanced than those of her sister, and are man
aged with consummate skill. These two ladie
are from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and we al
informed will close their school to-day, tina
they may spend couple, at least, OF the ho
summer months at home They expect to II
sumo their school again in the fall.
THE PUPILS.
These schools are collected entirely froI
the poorer classes of our population. They al
the children of people who are absolutely III
able to pay for tuition. They have never ha
the means of acquiring the rudiments OF a
education, but were picked up out of the was
places with determination to save them
\ they can. They are all raw, and as gener
thing have to commence with the alpha0e
Some OF them have arrived at an ace whiC
renders it easy to make bold start into tn
empire of letters; but most OF them are small
and are as plastic material in the hands of u
kind-hearted ladies who have taken upon theI
selves the humble duty OF teaching them'
THE DISCIPLINE
ywe find 10 he mild but firm We learn from q