The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-30

taken for the building OF a commodIous school, |
house, which culminated In the completion of |
building, located on Shlppen, between Ninth and |
Tenth. The cost of the lot and building was
$4,000. 1t ism: is finished 10 modern style, neat
to any of our public schools. For its snn |
port the Society OF Friends is almost excln-
svely to be credited, the Messrs. Cope having
with phlanth1opic spirit, donated more than
$4,000. There is also an invested fund in real
estate to the amount of $500 and a beouest
OF $4,000, exclusively for prize medals. There
are in attendance at present 1872 scholars sO
boys and ll2 girls. Until lately, all scholars
were received and provided for gratis; but under
the new regime OF one year ago, they are re.
quired TO pay for tuition $40, books etc heinz
furnished as before. The school is divided
into four classes-introductory Junior, mid
die, and senior, and comprehends thorougb
courses in English, critical readings,
history, geography, composition, philosopl,v
moral, mental, and natural sciences etc., the
fundamental rules and higher branches of
mathematics, chemistry, and a complete range
of the classics. A visit to the institution would
quickly eradicate the false and preiudiciaI
opinion as to the inability of the colored youtb
to acquire knowledge. The scholars have access
to very select library OF 2300 volumes. A
large proportion of the fifty graduates of this
Institute are now occupying positions as teach.
ers. The object of the faculty of the Institute
at the present time is to turn out teachers TO 90
South and instruct the freedmen, there beinS a
great call for such persons. Quite number of
the graduates are now principals In some of the
| COored schools OF this city,
The Faculty is composed as follows:- Ebene.
zer ID. BasseJt Principal OF High school. and
teacher OF mathematics, natural sciences, and
the classics. This gentleman is the son of a
hard-laboring colored farmer, who resided on
| little farm in the State Of Connecticut. and
| while young studOusly applied himself i'm his
| spare moments to the requirement of know
| ledge. When quite young he graduated from
| the Birmingham Academy and State Normal
| School, and although not a matriculaut yethad
| access to all lectures and facilities of Yale Col
| leGe. When at the age of twenty-one he took
| charge of this colored Institute, and has since
| been the leading member of the faculty. The
| other teachers are 0ctavlus V. Cato Graduate
| of the lnsGtute), teacher OF mathematics and
| grammar; James f. Needham assistant: Miss
| Fanny NJ. Jackson Graduate OF Oberm Col
| legc), principal female department.; Misses
| Mary j. Patterson and Sarah l.. lredell, assist
ants; John Quincy Allen and Sarah NJ Doug
lass, teachers OF the preparatory school. Aside
| from the Institute, the Society of Friends
! has maintained quite number OF smaller
institUtiOrs for the eoucation OF colored youth,
| and IS establishing, from time to time, other
h schools.
Z The FRIENDS House OF INDUSTRY is located
/ on Catharine street. east OF Eighth. The build
1 ING is a substantial one, large, neat, aud COM
/ mOdlOus. The object of the Insulation is the
education OF the COlored youth, and finding
| suitable employment Tor the freedmen who
! come North, although all needy people, OF what
/ ever race, are treated III a similar manner The
| colOred school, which occupies large room in
| scholars, is entirely maintained by two ladies of
| the Friends Society. The children are clothed
| well, both IN summer and the colder months of
| winter, ,and are put under method OF instruction
/ which will be practical as well as SIMPLY educa-
! tona The average attendance is about 80.
| The routine of exercises consists, of devotional
| exercises, followed by the common branches
| OF study, with hours for sewing and plating
| straw, at which the children are very expert
| Miss Emma Jackson is Principal; MISS Emeline
| Curtiss and Louisa Hilton, Assistants.
fnHrraD AGDpT, Grrpr bod hx
| the Society of Friends, on the corner OF Rasp-
berry street and Aurora alley lacks sufficient ac-
commodations for the number of scholars in
attendance. The girls department, of 81
| scholars, is under the superintendence of Miss
! Sarah j. Cooper, assisted by Miss Lydia Cox.
! The average attendance is 10. In the lower
department is school OF about 100 boys taught
! by good teacher, who are making great head
! way in their studies.
The ADELPHI SCHOOL, established by the
Society of Friends, is located at the corner of
Jacoby street and Winslow alley. 1t occupies
| two-story building erected for its particular
! use, and valued at about $4,000. The primary
| department, Harriet G. johnson, Principal,
| Miss Elizabeth b. Kennedy, Assistant, contains
l03 scholars; boys, 81, girls, 46. The course of
| instruction in this department is in the first
principles of arithmetic, reading ard writing.
The higher department, unper the supervision
OF Miss Martha T. Cox, has SO girls IN atten-
dance, none OF whom are received unless
having fully mastered the lower courses, and
unless over the age of twelve. One day OF the
branch the scholars are making great progress.
| The "BEEHIvEn SCHOOL, which is probably
better known as the Locust Mission,n is q pri-
vate school maintained by philanthroplc indi-
vduals, who gather in the small children, and
place them under good care and instruction.
! The building is on the corner of Locust and
| Raspberry streets, and is worth with all its ap.
| purtenanCes, 500 900. The children, boys and
| girls, about siXty-hVe in number, range from
| three TO SIX years of age. Knitting, sewing, and
! work OF a similar kind are the principal
| branches of study; and II is one of the most in
| terestIng scenes TO see these little coored chill
dren sewing and knitting away, both the boys
| and girls, and critciZing each stitch with ear
nestness. The afternoon hours of school are
| devoted TO reading and spelling. lady prnci-
pal and two assistants manage this little flock
ST. MARY's SCHOOL was established about
| three weeks ago, in the ecturerOom of the
! Presbyterian Church, on ST. Mary's street,
| east OF Seventh. II is intended to occupy
| the whole church, above and below. AT pre-
sent there is an attendance OF about 81 scholars,
| OF both sexes and the number rs rapidly In
creasing. Messrs, James Grant and George
| Stewart, two wel-knoWn citizens, have clothed,
| and donated large sums of money tor tue educa-
| tion OF the children in this vicinity. MIR. Grant
| is superintendent and Miss Amanda A. Jackson
! principal.
! THE ONO STREET PUBLIC School was frs I
established in the ola Masonic Hall, on Eleventh
| below Pine street, through the effort OF Miss
| CCrdela Johnson, who was then the preCep-
tress of a small private school. In September
of 1864, by order OF the Board of School Con-
troll, the present school building was erected on
Ohio street, between Eleventh and Twelfth.
The school has two departments, primary and
higher, embQdying the same studies as those of
oGher public institutions OF learning. In the
former there are l30 scholars-S0 girls ana 80
Brown and Alice Gordon. The higher depart
/ ment is under the suDerVisiOn OF Miss Caroline