The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-18
The Peabody Educational Fund.

The people Of the Southern States have
not been wanting in appreciation OF the mu-
nifcent gift OF Mr.. George Peabody, intended
to be applied to the education Of the chill
dren Of the South, without other distinction
ethan their needs and the opportunities of
-ssusefulness tc them" At the same time, as
the fund was to be used not for the estab-
lishment OF new schools, but ''to help those
''who were willing to help themselves, and to
.aeke out the ins.@ licences Of local appropria-
.!stions, it is somewhat difficult to appreciate
properly either the extent OF the field which
the Trust fund was to cover, or the magni-
tude Of the results which, under many disad-
yantages, have already been accomplished
It is fortunate, then, that the proceedings OF
the trustees, at their annual meeting, held in
Washington February Is last, give US an
opportunity, not of measuring our thanks.
but Of appreciating as they deserve the prac-
ical fruits Of the wise generosity Of him
whose good deeds live, though he is cold and
still
At the date OF the report OF the general
agent of the Fund, no school laws had been
enacted in Virginia; but the Richmond
schools received donation, from the Fund,
of $4,000. At Hampton an arrangement was
made for the training Of sixteen Normal pu-
pills. from the colored schools, at an expense
of $50 for each In Portsmouth the public
schools were revived and received $1,000.
Manassas pledged itself to educate $50 or
ITS children if $500 were given, and this
was done Winchester is to receive $4,000,
and the colored schools of the State are
aided at the rate of $4,000 year.
North Carolina had about 1000 chill
dren to provide for, with State appropria-
ton Of about $S0O,O The Wilmington
free schools, costing about $1,000 year, re-
ceived $500 from the Fund, and $1,000 was
given to Newbern upon condition that the
city would educate the 1000 white children
not attending school. Newport undertook
to educate all it's white children, and received
$500. To Little River Academy was given
$500, 125 children to be educated; to Hills
boro' WAS given $500, and TO Thomasville
was given s3ss, it Icing agreed that 100 pu-
pills should be educated.
In South Carolina the established schools
have received substantial help. The Charles
ton Normal School was reinstated and its
operations enlarged, alta cost, to the Fund
OF $1,000. In Greenville the citizens con-
.tributed s2500 for 500 children, and the
Fund gave $1,000. Late in 1869, Greenville
enlarged its subscription to about $45OO,
and the Fund made special donation Of
$500. Columbia received $1,000, Pine Ridge
$500, Abbeville $500, Beaufort 5000 and
Hodges Depot, slOO.
In Georgia, Savannah received $1,000 and
Columbus $500. Upon donation Of $4,000
from the Fund, it was decided to expend
$50, 900 in Atlanta, which has now public
free schools of high class. $4,000 was
given to colored schools as in Virginia and
North Carolina.
In Florida, the several counties are re-
quired TO maintain schools three months in
the year or lose their share of the school
fund. Lake City receives $3.50, and has
200 scholars. Tallahassee has appropriate
ed $1,000 end receives $1,000 from the Fund,
and d like amount is given ST. Augustine.
The costs Of the Monticello schools is s770O,