The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17
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Kinard's Cclored Academy.

Directly after the passage Of the school
bill for tie erection Of Schoo! houses, Major
john P. Kinard went to work and erected
a school honse for the co!orcd population in
that vicinity, which was shortly after
burnt. Determined not to be baked in
his efforts he built another. Major h!nard
saw the necessity of trying to educate the
negro, if possible, to make him better and
more useful citizen. lie vas Influenced by
the best and purest Of motives, and the et-
fort has been eminently successful. 1t is
situated about miles from the Court House,
in Township No. 5, and is at present under
the supervision anil management Of Mr.
Spears. There are about so coored schol-
ars who attend regularly.
On Saturday last there was an e1amina-
ton Of the scholars in orthoGraphy and
reading. Qnite a number of white persons
were present to witness the proceedings.
The examination was conducted by Maj.
Knard, and the scholars exhibited proh-
cheney in spelling and reading that was
really surprising. Many of them who had
only been going 10 school for month or
so, spclt remarkably we'll, in fact, it was as
tonishing. We are satisfied that the negro
can acquire knowledge rapidly, and We be-
lieve that it is one OF the best things that
can be done to have him educated. That
education will tend TO diSpcl ignorance from
their minds and remove many of the super
stitions and darkcned views Of the negro is
beyond doubt, and that it will as sure as
fate make him better citizen cannot be
denied
After the examination there were short
speeches by some Of the scholars, and they
exhibited one thing, which we have seldom
seen excelled, a remarkable memory.
Among the whites present was Thos. P.
Slider, who being asked to give them some
remarks, promptly responded 10 the request,
and in brief and suggestive manner deliv-
cred them a sensible, plain and practical
lecture. impresSing on their minds that one
of the happieSt results of freedom was the
blessing Of education, which would tend to
expand their minds, improve their tastes,
refine their scnsibilitieS and remove the pre-
jndices which had so long been stumbling
block in their way. He encouraged them
to be obedient, attentive and studious, and
to labor while they had the oppurtunity to
improve it. The freedom, said the speaker.
Of your race, ana the blessing OF education,
which all can enjoy and make use OF, Is a
harbingcr Of the advancement Of your race
and of the broad progress Of civilization
throughout the world. Yet you must re-
collect that freedom of itself cannot keep
man free. It requires education and religion
TO do this. Make use then Of the school.
master and of the prescher Of the Gospel
You need them now more than ever. 1t
is with YOU to look forward to the emanci-
patton Of your race, wherever they are held
in slavery, as well as to labor to cnlighten
the benighted african in the land Of Africa.
You do not and will not need armies, nor
navics. nor muskets, nor hsvonets, nor
large preparations Of war. You will need
the School House aid the Bible. You
will need the Schoomastcr and the
Minister. 1t rests with you and with your
race to show whether ron are worthy OF that
ineStimable boon Of freedom which has
been conferred. 1t rests with yon and vonr
race TO show in the future whether you are
a progressive race, and whether you can
carry out broad, enlightened and compre.
hensivc views. and prove TO the world 0!
what YOU are capable j. NJ