New-York tribune., 1870-11-30
EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.

The provisions for education in Delaware remain the
same as before emancipation There is no State super
vison ne State provision for training teachers, no
school law adequate for keeping schools OPEN munici
paties nav tax themselves for school purposes not.
they t The schools generally are Of an inferior
class and far as organized under tho school Law OF
the State provide only for the education OF the whites
II is noticeable that the school fund is divided among
the three counties, the basis OF the population as II
the conduct of the white schools, excellent in some Of
its features The principal OF the normal scnoolls the
examiners perform in measure, the work of super
ntendence The Baltimore schools have many excel.
ences and provide for the education OF the coored
children; but in the country districts Of the State the
education OF any excepting whites Is utterly ignored
Sroyides supervision but the Legislature last Winter
In endeavorng TO curb the energetic efforts OF the su
adopting the efficient measures for white schools
which he had recommended, enacted ,hs law
the statutes before the emancipation OF slaves.
West Virginia. bafter having struggled so far success
now TO be contemplating its destruction Virginia is just
putting free school system into operation, but encoun.
ters great difficulties in the lack OF means the want OF
correct information and the lack Of schoohouses and
qualified school officers and teachers. North Carolina
Of free schools into operations the obstacles encountered
have permitted only partial success more having been
Bureau and the aid of the Peabody fund.- and other char
tiles Ia believed than by the expenditures Of the state
The friends Of education rather fear defeat than hope
In Tennessee the school system put into operation
sentmens in the cities of Nashville and Memphis,
bid fair to restore the uper schools or the days or
Missouri has free school system fairly estab
lshed Arkansas has secured greater success than
majority Of the Southern States South Carolina, among
the states having the largest percentage OF eracy, is
confident of final success In establishing free common
schools Florida has hesitated In giving the greatest
efficiency TO the system sought To be established Ala
bama now debates the question OF advancing retreat
ing Mississippi is making emcent progress In the
OF system OF free schools. The school
code of Louisiana has encountered opposition per
sstent and fierce that ts success outside OF the City OF
Georgia hae just passed school law and appointed
State Commissioner, but must wait year for funds with
which put the system into full operation In Texas
school legislation has, Tar. succeeded, ana 10 public
officers are at work for the organization OF schools.
In the District Of Columbia the white public schools OF
Washington accommodate about One-third 0f the
white school population and the eolored public school
about half OF the c0ored school population. What
ever has the sentiment OF the people Of the District
the past 10 s manifestly growing rapidly In
free public schools, elsewhere 80 successful.
EDUCATION AMONG THE INDIANS.
Over the vast territorial domain OF lGqaSs square
miles already supposed to he occupied by population
of lo6 $40 whites and 3l Indians the National Gov
ernmen has, In education in other matters exclusive
responsibility.
statement, revised in the Indian Bureau 10 to the
effect that the first Indian appropriations for educational
purposes made in 1906. Since that time oCo0oo
have been expended for this object, aud least S0Oo
for Indian or the appropriations now made
the relief AMI civilization OF the Indians about one
dollar IN ten is Ior the purpose OF education most
liberal estimate indicates only child In ten or eleven
receiving even the simplest rndnients OF an edu'ato
The REORGANIZATION OF the Pueblo and other Indians as
respects ntegen since their territory has been added
he longer Tolerated.
The surinlendent OF Public Schools in the Cherokee