The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08
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COLUMBIA, November g.
The Howard school for colorcd children in
this city has just finished the first Month OF lis
present session. and may bc considered fully
under way for It's annual round. This, il will he
remembered is IL school established 10y the partly
dcfnnct Frcc,lmcas iiarca,l, aud now supported
i,y charities from Ike Nor;h-Ney York and IIos.
ton principally. There are eight teachers, all
white, female ami Northern. There are four
hundred ami thirty pupils, a cclorrl, uf both
sexes, anu OF ages varying apparently between
eight anu twcn,y-onc. Thc-" are more girl;
than boys and more q! mixed colors than
wholly black. These are arranged into eight
schools or classes, which are taught i,y the eight
teachers, one to each. The discipline throughout
the establishment, which Is under the silperin.
tendency Of Miss Augusta Haley, is rigid and
carefully enforced. ThiS Is an admirable feature
OF the school. Nothing coud he better. From
Il personal lOUk over the establishment; ANA hear
ing their mode Of instruction and OF examination
in the several classes am cna!cd to express the
most favorable opinion Of the work of teaching
done here. II doubtless requires more than or,li.
nary patience TO teach culored chil,lrcn; and
this these teachers seem To have. ! saw ami
heard classes rcciiing In geography. ariihaciic,
rcadiug, spelling and writing from tlic;atiUn, and
the reclations were as roud as one could en-
pcct-rcIlecting the highest credit upon :Ic teach
cry, without any exception, and illustrating the
peculiar minds Of the pupils. To compare these
reciiatlons 10 those OF white children of the same
ages would he unfair TO the cuorcd race. Tic at
tainincn.S o! these children are gratifying 10 all
true friends of the race; ana the same time
serve 10 establish the fac. that the diBir'rhce bc-
tween the white and black races Is as clearly
marked in their minds, respectively, rs In their
physical organisms. This fac; demOnsi rates the
necessity of different modes of training ami de-
vfoping these differently constituted races. Gov
crnor Scott has taken this ground III his messages:
and Mr.. Jillson, the State Superintendent OF Edli-
cation, Is known 10 hold the same views. So aI.
pear TO do al thinking men.
The Broad River Bridge, in the hands Of Cap
tain Lee, the architect, is approaching couple
tion. Seven OF The nine spans OF framework are
already mp AMI We are told TO expect the work 20
he finished by the 1st Of December.
Everything seems to bc ready for the Agricui-
tura Fair next "Wednesday. An immense crowd
of visitors Is expected. Rain is needed 10 set tie the
dust
There are said TO lie 2nS convc;s In S;ulhrar,i's
pe!llienliary, mostly negroes. M escapes have
transpircd for several weeks. Such !, ,l,;lr;h nr
fugitivcs is itself an item. "Oncr more to TIE
breach, dear friends once more.n Let IT'S kaye
IN escape; an orcr nj reward ami thcn-silcncc.
Tile State enjoys such thngs-in a way.
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