Smyrna times., 1870-03-16

CnLORED EDUCATION.-Ihe third annual
Meeting OF the Delaware Association iur the
Moral Improvement aud Eduraiion Of the
Cnlored People" was held in Wilmington on
Thursday evening last The attendance was
large. and composed mainly OF coored people
IG. w. Bush, Pres, S. NJ. Harrington. Sec
Revs Messr, FolweIl, Baptist, Shaw and AK
man, Presbyterian, and Clemson, Episcopal,
made addresses. The committee TO nnminate
officers Tor the ensuing year reported the fol
lowing:
! Pre>ilent-Thomas Kimber. ir.
| Vice Presidents Daniel Corbit, New Cas-
/ tie county; DIR. Isaac Jump, ktut county !;
! hohf. y. Houston, Sussex county.
( Secretary Samuel NJ. Harrington.
/ Treasurer Charles w ilowIaud.
| Managers lit. Rev Alfred Lee Sanucl llilles,
Lea Pusey, " Corhil %pruarc Geo. d.
Armstrong. VII lam :. Iluea. john p Me.
Lear, Geo. W. Bush Samuel NJ. iiarrIngton
! Rev. G. d Shaw, Hanson Robin ON. Dr. VIM
X. Bullock, f. Q. SrwaIl, Henry b. Seidel,
Job Ii. Jackson. Edward Tatnall, .Ir, DR.
Cummins, John II. Tatam, Wm. u. Bancroft,
Howard Nj jenkins, Wan VI. Candy, Allen
Gawttrop, john w. Layton, Adward II. An
dor>on. Mr. Kimber, President Of the ASso-
clarion read his annual report. Besides the
iUur Wilmington schools there are now 23 un-
der charge of the Association throughout the
State. The whole number Of pupil, enrolled
for the Mouth of January was 1850, with an
average attendance of l22l daily. CT thi,
numher ON the rolls l2g7 were in reading aud
spelling classes; 1il IN writing classes j~G
studying mrfhmetlr; 2N5 geography; IS gram
9l%r; anI 0n'y 213 were in the aphabe, aud
primer. Counting the night and day schools
~ last wiuter, it can bc safely estimated that
POO children aud adults have been educated
by the A>socia ion during the past year
the trraNur.r'> account shows that the re-
celpt> of the year from all sources, have bcVn
as follows;
Balance Il; date OF last year : report
(ha2iLG been received iIom the En-
,h fund about That tmrl $I.122,O ,O4
F. giish Normal School Fund, 5OO0
African School Society, 400. 90
Individual Contributions, 2,lS7. .62
Rrcciled from the coored people for
tuition applied To board Of teachers, 2,297. A
Received from the colored S,eople tor
purchase OF books aud stationery $50. "A
/ United States Bureau of Education 2,44O.OO
Total, sl0.4s3 "a
The repcrt refers in complimentary terms to
Col. Ii. :. McCDmb, and the family Of Alex.
Peterson, who each support school at their
own expense, and have expressed their inten-
ton to continue doing 50.
WYOMING CoLLEGE-The members of the
Phiiome;acan Literary Society, of Wyoming
Collrgc, viii give their closing entertainment
on Thursday evening, March 24th twill con
,l>t OF kccita;ionS, Papers, Debate. Charade,
Drama, &c. The exercises will be interspers-
cd with music hy choir and orchestra This is
the last entertainment that will be given by
the Society under the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
present lns ructos aud it will be sui erior to
any entertainment ever before given On the
tndly morning following the final reunion of
Teachers and Students will he held in the Col
egc Hail. The new board Of Directors and
Teachers will he present. Al friends and pa
trous oi the Institution are invited to lie pres
ent On Tuesday, April 9th, the Spring Term
VIII commence under the supervision Of Rev
.. r. Flippo aud Prof. Jones
BIJrZ On Thursl,v last Siynor RI+, +bo