Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Free Schools for colored people We're formally
inaugurated at the lst Colored Baptist Church,
Yesterday afternoon, the church being denseN
crowded with the children and their parents
Quite number of white persons were also in
attendance, and besides those who spoke, we
observed on or about the platform, Col. Suite,
of the Board of Aldermen; Mr. Wheat, Of the
Common Council, Chairman of the Committee
on Public Schools Messrs. Addison. W. +.
Carue, and o. &. Whittlesey, Of the Board of
School Trustees; Rev. DR.. Lowinsohn, of the
Hebrew Congregation; Col. u. H. Flcklin. of
St. Johns Academy, and other well known
gentlemen
Mr.. Richard J.. Came, County Supcrlnten-
dent of Schools, opened the meeting in A plain,
practical address to parents, teachers, ana chill
dren He first recounted the work which had
been done Within the last six months,-;s work
for which the Constitution allowed six years
then called attention to the readiness with
which the people of Alexandria, first OF all
the counties in the State, had voted its tax by
|, 9l2 to 81, when the people were already pay
ing y per cent taxes, and insisted that now the
o,Iorod naomi. nust do their m,rt. They must
sand .h.r rb;ldron rooul,rIv and prlnctuallv to
,ohoo1 ,,,lo ,bow nhov thoir te,cbcrs, and
govern them well at home. The teachers he
advised to be kind. yet firm to govern by love,
vet to cause their authority to be respected; to
| love the children and make themselves loved
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"o I. ~. .r".n ',I l.o ,1,,;,,. .,,J Il. th,v
wnrn to u, no,,l citizens Of thc Glorious old
ro,.,,,o,,..,,l,l, IN rb,. histry there was no
,,,uo 81 which h,.r sons could hr ashamed. they
,v,,,,t ,u,rr,. themselves for th,t u,sit;on.
Un t,.;. uL.ko,1;. ,r,hr l. : House
arr.,,.,,,,,t;,.,. th., l,.l;v,,,.J :: seuSiblca nd
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- ,,,,,r cr,,l, and LATIN md |c,lIv smllcd
Enul;.b. ma GEAR, L,,ds Of costly books; no fine
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.0,,, .li,o..oJ tb.nd;sm,. He L,d intended
| .ll.., .l, ,.b;l.,r., Lut fine (,m,utv Sinner
;u.o,lrt b,d .,;d ,,,.ltr nurh MI that could he
,,;I El,c,t;,u H. said WAS now made easier
th,n when h.. went to school. but ne doubted
,.l,,h,,r ,,,,r,. v.,. L.,,,,d pco,,Lc c,ul,In't
l,,,,, w;,bout stuJv and some wouldn't study
,r;.},,, ,,,,;.hn.nt H.. bnurd they would
III studv hut if they did not the teachers mus,
:, H., ,lh,L,L IN forms If nris., To- =
l.l ,,.,, with ,vho, hr h,d served IN the
S,,,. S.,,,. lrluJ, Th,t n,uu WAS :, credit
a. H., ,.c. IT.. b,J worked his way M lv his
ow, ministry. hut he pur ON no airS and his
r,n,,rls w,r. alway, listened tn with ~ much
rs.,.,., - those of,uv white man in the Senate.
Th. secret WAS that he had always something to
s,v which WAS worth hearing. and he gained
r,.n.,.t Nv the courtesy of his manncr.--
Had h. lived. he would have madc his mark
and his death WA. regretted by the men of
both races.
M.v,. Latham next ar,,.. IIcconyratulatcd
the Couuty Superintendent very highly No
better man could have been found for the place.
and il wasowing tohiscncrgyand zeal that Alex
audria WIS ahead of her sister counties in this
mattcr When he WAS about to submit the
Question tax to the people. he (the speaker
had Yes" printed on all the ballots, thinking
that few would want to strike il out. and he
had not been disappointed He then addressed
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