Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-10
EVENING STAR.
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NATIONAL THRArR.-The Zays-owski SIS
tsrs and Miss Blanche Grey, in "Ixion.' and
the .Dead Shot,
MKTzERorr HALL.-Italian Opera Com pany,
in III Barbiere On SevliIla.
CAKTkRBURY-The great artist Ella Zoyara.
and other attractions.
PRsF. SMITHS Art Gallery, 3Oi Pennsylya.
sia avenue. New pictures on exhibition.
L STREET BAPTIST CHURcH.-Lecture by
GTsce Greenwood The Heroic IN Common
Life"
EDUCATIONAL MRKTIN6.-A meeting of COL
ored citizens Interested in she educational
question was held At the Israel Bethel Church
last evening. Alderman John F. Cook pre-
sided, and Mr. Charles Bemis acted as secre-
tary. Mr.. Cook reviewed the course of educa-
ton among the colored children from the first
Conversational action on the subject in 1S6l 10
the present time, and claimed that under the
laws OF Congress the colored schools Were bet
ter managed than The white schools under cor
poration laws. In relation 10 the recent trans
fer of the colored schools he said that Congress
had not made the transfer Of its own option,
but at the urgency Of Nessrs. John Kimball,
A. r. Newton, j. w. Alvord- and others be-
meeting had been called to take some action in
relation TO the subject. A suggestion was made
in relation 10 asking President johnson TO veto
The bill transferring the schools. when Messrs.
Taliaferro. George w. Hatton. Tonpkins, and
others opposed it. Prof. Wilson wanted the
schools merged in one. II was the school
houses, not the trustees, they wanted to get rid
OF Mr.. Peters agreed with Prof Wilson,
but was opposed TO going to the President.
Rev. j. Stella Martin offered a preamble, re-
citing that by an act OF Congress of May 81.
lSt2 provision was made for initiating sys-
tenn OF primary schools for the education o.!
eolored children in the cities Of Washington
and George'own. and the execution Of the Ia W
was committed 10 the Boards of Trustees of
Public Schools and the boards positively re-
fusing the trust 1t was made necessary that
Cor gress, by another act, should place the ex-
ecution OF the law IN charge of a separate
board of three trustees of colored schools, to be
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior; and
that officer, In the appointments, has rendered
perfect satisfaction 10 the people, who are gen.
orally satisfied with the faithfulness of said
trustees of colored schools In the discharge of
the trust; that the act recently passed by Con-
Eress transferring the duty from the trustees of
colored schools TO the trustees of public schools
will subject II TO the chance of being again
refused. or At least being negligentiy or in
differently executed by persons whose po-
sitions are held by tenure OF local poll
ties and the preJudices consequent thereunto
with resolution that they deeply regret the
action Of Congress in making this transfer of
the schools for colored children to the trustees
tenn can be established in the District Of Colum
oia. Rev. Anthony Bowen offered a resolution
declaring IT not good policy To oppose Congress,
and that they could not afford 70 be led into q
quarrel with their only frien0s, the Repl blican
party. After a lengthy debate the resolution
OF Mr.. Martin was adopted, and that of Mr.
Bowen laid on the table. The following were
appointed committee TO present the resolution
10 Congress: Rev. J. Stella Martin, Charles III ].
Peters, Rev. VIM. T. Walker, Jonn A. Simms,
Collins Cursor, John Curry. William III.
Brown, Francis Taverns, and Joseph Brooks
A resolution was adopted. "That we, the col.
ored citizens of Washington and GEORGETOWN,
do hereby tender our thanks TO Messrs A. e.
Hall, Alfred Jones, and VIM. Syphax Trus.
tees OF Colored Schools, for their faithful per-
Torrance Of the trust committed TO them, and
also DO assure them of our hearty co-opera.
tion IN all their efforts tending TO promote the
educational interests of our children AID.
lourned.