New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-06
TENNESSEE.

THE CITY GovEr.NMENT AND THE coLoRED SCHOOLS
DEBATE OVER THE CoLoRED SCHOOL BILL
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS, ETC.
NASHVILLE, June "a, 1867.
The Acknowledgement of the colored citizens in this
State has had the effect among other things 20 create an
interest their education which could be awakened In
no other way For several years there nave Deen schools
i'm this city constantly increasing in the number Of pupils
and efficiency These have been ignored or sneereI at
Yankee ideas until since the passage OF the ftichse
act Now the city government, trelnDhng win INC app
nrehenson that it's days are numbered suddenly Is
reused high pitch OF interest aud is taking most Wig
orous measures establish eoored schools census OF
The colored scholastic population is ordered appro-
priation for buying schoolhouse has been made ana
fore election In the work. whose importance is but just
realized 1900 5000 cOoTed children have been
by in the Northern states for the last three years
but the municipal eye could not see them 9nt me o
forsooh II is opened to the great iaet tnat e We
have our teachers and educate Elm MN Id our way 'eso
Perhaps the immediate provocatOn 10 TINS actioh u o
Sy he sSRdars Of the Fisk school Much as
would be successful, had no expectation OI such
essays decamatOns. dialogues, singing tableanx; gym
nastics &c. and there was no portion OF the programme
The hall was crowded with highly respectable and In
tegent audience and the performances gave snch per
deed the progress shown by the coored people here In
education, character and manly bearing Is wonderful
dent IT, the opponents Of the present state Admin
istratOn moving heaven and eartn 10 OutO tine u
icals in devotion the interests OF the cOOred people
The supreme possession with which the eolored c
zens conduct themselves is the most hopeful feature Oh
all. a., .,os
The number of scholars In attendance at the colored
schools during year Just closed Is $780, al but $50 OF
whom attend schools aimed by the benevolent socie-
ties OF the North The school bill just passed places the
entire control in the hands OF the Board OF Education
and provides that the same rules laws, and regulations
for the control OF existing public schools shau SO iar ~
applicable apply TO the col0red schools" Comdnoton
with the same wastefulness characerizes az vtnei
branches OF the City Government the cost OF tIeso
schools will exceed $4,000 per year; as cSnuuce1 sI
wear their expenses $4,000 The TALK aDou. Norln
arm with which the gentlemen al the common
Counc amused themselves and the pubic IL ather cou.
when n is known that perhaps half the Ieupens q, to
Roard OF Education the School superintendent ali the
nrnc mails of the schools with one exceptoi ana very
large proporton Of the other teachers are northern gen
teinen and ladies' and almost without exception true 20
the instincts and education OF freedom The talk In the
common Council brought out very good letter from INC
Rev ID Rnrt State superintendent OF Education IN ths
Freedmens schools In which he tells then with good
deal of truth These who say We understand the
negro hest may know him he was some years agoi
bnf the negro to-day is the thing they 90 not I'M
derstand They ignorant OF hs progress ana hs as
nirations The City Government must do sometinnB
more than theoze and lesate before the soeetes sea
ing teachers Nashville will retire from the ned. lsy
viii work on heretofore until the city demonsu"ss
that lis talk about cOOred sehoOs,is not Tor loeh
feet or 20 get rid of Northern Teachers as rtss'
the colored children stand chance Tor pIste"ss CIV
cation.