New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-26
EDUCATION.

MEETING ~ SEw-HAvRS or THE AMERICAN MIS-
slosARY ASSOCIATION II BEHALF or THE
ESTABLISHMENT or EoRMAL SCHOOL FOR
CoLORED TEACHES
From Our Own Correspondent.
NEW Havgy Oct p 1906
One Of the best attended and most enthusiastic
meetings held in this city of n the Center Church
lover which congregation Dr. Leonard Bacon until receny has
ocaed as pastor than years. this evening It is
to be regretted that tie rht stormy many who would
have hecu present kept awuystn the attendance was
good and number OF New Haven most distinguished citizens
M meeting was onenod with sin ring and followed bv PRAYER
by the Rev Leonard Bacon The Rev Mr. Justice Of the Cha
peeet church made few Introductory remarks In Which be
strongly urged the claims of The Freedmen.
NJ Whppe Secretary Of she American Missionary Associa
ton ne1t addressed ilg meeting he explained the necessity
OF establishing normal school TO educate coloid teachers oI
the further advancement OF learning among the Freedmen at
the south Such school needed and there had been found
suitable lOoalhy Tor d o. hampton near foress MVlfoe
Suitable buildings be erected there and gOody number OF
the cood people be properly instructed 20 teach tho millions
VINO are TO-DAY l-lishk 't Ah"Nleubf me AtuetVe ar,
s1nary Association need 5000 "a ont The success ob this
school and is hoped that tao citizens ~ New Haven viii
start th' enterprise "a manner II 20 Echy deserves
Addresses we're made by Cen Armstrong nov employed by
tae Tecdmen Bureau the Rev DIT Kirk 0! Boston. the Rev
T. smith and ohefs who e1p4nea he great need o. the
.Ghoo. Which popeel 70 establish az HAM, me rev
Mr. Wlipples PLAN
The Ee Leonard Bacon introduced to the congregation
Brig Gen Armstrong IA some very highly complimentary and
General de an able address which was listened 10 with
willie in TIC SoaL there Is no diske BY the southern people
against educating the black. They the more enlightened
better will BE- for w do not oppose the edu
cation these people; what made and viii make
them bat will NOT give cent to carry idea OF edu
eating them and tell they viii not 40 a. The poor
white, are Jealous Of the education this blacks will get
They despsa theu and would gladly prevent them nom being
educated better class OF SOutherners t. The
white people the South bitter against ankee schoo
uesses. thev do not fancy theHN
The o d. Bacon related fact that IN 1920 the FIRST slave
these waters IN North Carolina and night ana
fitting this noble work OF establishing normal eoOred
schools should commence hero al Hampton.
The Rev Mr. T. smith the efficient General Agent OF the
American Missionary Association, next spoke He said If we
send thousand teachers Hampton at the present time
they would he al needed These freedmen would walk miles
after teachers Travelled 40 miles 10 procure ose
They build their school houses We cannot send them TOO many
teachers We need these normal schoolsnot alone at
Hampton but like institutions az Charleston Atlanta Memphis
and New Orleans We desire 10 start this as specimen
school 20 show them what We can do.
IL different KIND Of treatment We now receive IN Georgia
Southern States than II six months ago Inc
doine the work IN Charleston vhen
the OF these elections came HE hopes OF Inc my pol
lev friends there dashed They thought was gong
their way sud they high gee but disappointment over
took them aud know that the North means 70 carry
ont the principles for which We fought
There terrible opposition though smong the poor whites
20 these schools illustrate how they stand In the point
cunrasted with some OF the blacks nan Kept
grocery store dau htcs attendediL freedman brought
an order for some groceries The girls could not read H. Tor
they did oil the freedman took the scrip OF paper
and read Massa wants pounds OF -four Sc They have
rerct hatred toward the negro because he can IN many IN
stances do what hey do In Atlanta the hrst public
school known there has recently been bn al cost OF
work embraec this opportunity aud push this work
The Rev DR. Kirk followed and made interesting and
very eloquent appeal behalf OF the freedman The meeting
aner a Jew spirited remarks from the Rev. DR.. Bacon
brought close with singing and tue bnediciion | The
above gentleman.