The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-21
TROY colcREp SCHOOLS.
0UR Troy CORRESPONDENCE.

InauG sration 81 the coI0red school M Troy
A Thirty Ycars' struggle. Description and
Cost Of the New Dalidinx.
TRor Nov. 10, 1850
The rccent Inauguration in this city OF building
prcssy erected by the municipal authorities 10 be de-.
voted 10 tho purposes Of free colorcd school, IL
parts suggestive event. especially In this o.
growing devotion tho coored aud all tho inter-
belonging to u More than thirty years Of srduous
and unrcmltting effort been exhausted 10 attaining
this result struggle and enlm nstion entirely
noteworthy and ernpeuty dae 20 the sdorfs Of William
Rich and Rev. Horny Highland Garrett, DID. Ia n
than thirty years since Richard Humphreys .
Philadelphia Quaker. sc, apart the Of ten thousand
dollars IN behalf Of the education Of the African rae.
and IL admitted that progress this direction
has been indeed SLOW when ths small numbrr sf coored
schools In this country comparatively, reflected upon
In year isso the first pubic meeting bold hero
by co.orcd people 70 establish school for colorcd chill
dren previous 10 which time there hal boon such
advantage for African children. II 10 stated by Air. B.
Hsbbeli that Mr. Hebron. coIorod prsaehsr had
70 this time laugh, oolored children privately
and tho parents bad paid bin what they could, some
sblliing per week, others few pennies A. that day
tho schooimassf Mr. Dumbirton kept school for white
children TO which co0rod scholars admitted, when
zimiiu whhs organization would admit ofsuch
vsfon The result wa the opening OF aecbooi very
feeble foundation wsh Mics Elizabeth WIcks tcclcrel
year. NJ william Rich lcolored) becoming Responsible
Cor whatever difference there might be after the parents
had paid what they could. The payments were made
weekly TO the teacher through the children ,bs por.
iion thus paid for considerable period being small
Colonel Tborey, prominent colored citizen Of thai day.
gave the is.oaes her board, and urs Colonel Eawlnr
sie u the FIRST Mayor 81 Troy Who personal
friend II President q orge Washington supplied tbs
school with fosi and stationery The building recsnty
naug,racd permanent abiding place for this s,bcol,
AFTER passing through many snd severe viisods cost
SO 600 and hne fuli brick structure strongly buin,
conveniently arranged and arcnecfnrsliy handsofne,
and u named - honor Of William hich, an eminent
pa,gursioo, two or,hrse days since interesting
speocbss h~lng nsie by Major John l. Flag,
JBdgs Of the supsafns Court Seorse s0ild, IL "
Speakers Of the House Of Assembly % tho Stata 81 Nov
yofs Jonssc. Heart. Amos X. Hadcy and Thomas
Coleman, u > KING u. Ennkle, william Finley,
member Of Assembly elect; Rev Mr. Prime John Ross.
nan and othsrA Daring the axsfcEcs the children tsns
thc following s2nzas:-
10 yon know any listi~ tired gri
Whose feet eth ord hrilinv.
wfoss ssrinsinz l.rm braves the winter storm,
The aims Of tgr ft,hcr isklagf
90 bfin1 her TO-
Go gather them In front Of tenement house
And 70 rclants ,'ately palace,
fflin The ~oflds darn sirfe, ard 'hs heavenly lfe,
LIT ts.sm dflsx from TIE golden chase.
60 bfus them 10.
IA tho Masters -ork there n nons " To-
Bll liza lsyisy hand may resch ,h-u.
Ard there's mons eansen ~aBi aud
Bat VII Joy ~ hcp Us ,sacs them
90 bring them 10.
sEoosp SOW.
pafc 70 a. vsrbtl dare 10 10 'rpef
Keep tse graf judrmsnt zeal sissys n visr.
boot a. your work a. y0r ~ look ~ u fben,
scsnnsd ~ Jehovah, and angels, sai NED
Dvs 20 DO ngbsl dare 70 b irusl
yest, our sAssour, vi carry JSa thro1rh,
CITY, ana snssssoD. and tbrons ~ 10 sfht
,aa yoa not dare ~ BE- true and Do rghlf