Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-13
(CoMMUNICATED.
COlOred Schools.
Holly SPRINGS, Feb. 4, 1871

Mr.. George NJ. Lloyd seems to be on ram
page, yet might be envied for his soothing con-
temptations and no doubt dissatisfaction after
the exhibition of such rare powers of discover
ing ''things heretofore unknown" as he vouch-
edsafe to the public in his last communication
His windmill tits and gyrations, to flush up
facts, and the zeal he displays, deserve better
appreciation than seems to attend his labors.
His last production contains several para
graphs devoted particularly to myself, and in
cdentally to the trustees of No. !, which aims
to place us in a false position as Il justification
of him, as Treasurer, in the disbursement of a
certain amount of money out of the school fund
an favor of a mulatto woman from the city of
Washington, under the plea that she was the
teacher of the school.
In order to vindicate myself from Mr. Lloyd $
insinuations, | shall have to treSpass upon your
patience, Mr.. Editor, and give true history of
this school and Mr.. Lloyd's connection with it..
l can't, to use Mr.. LIS inevitable ''begin at
the beginning expression, go back to that pc
Rod, for up to last September when, with law
before our eyes" we felt called upon to slyly
nudge Lloyd and intimate to him that enough
of thing was enough" he had boSsed the
whole concern; run the machine himself, doing
the engineering, banding, strappng and even
greasing. Whether he creased himself ''depo-
nent sayeth not.
About the LIST Of September, however, the
trustees felt like taking hand at the bellows,
and since then it has been George NJ. Lloyd and
Daniel Thomas (coored trustee) vs.. the trus-
tees. Our justification for this rash act was
that we had seen in the school law that ''edu-
cational matters affecting ii school district shall
be under the supervision of a ''board OF district
school trustees" chap. l, sec. g..
In the early part of September last was call
ed on, as Il trustee, by white woman of intel
ligence and education to know if there was any
improperly in white person teaching color
ed school. My reply was could see no tmpro-
pricty; that the schools were governed by law;
under the entire ana cement of white trustees;
that the negroes had nothing to do with their
management, and it was, in my opinion, alto
gether matter of taste She made further in
quires as to what was required of an applicant
for one of these schools, and who appointed the
teacher. This was little knotty, out, having
heard that San honest confession was good for
the soul,'' frankly acknowledged that not
withstanding the trustees had, under the law,
the entire control over these schools, yet our
authority seemed to have been usurped by the
County Examiner, Mr.. Lloyd and we had cared
SO little aboutthe matter that no effort had been
made to assert our control. She was also in
formed that the law made no distinction between
white and colored applicants; that the standard
of qualification was the same that no applicant
for colored school could be appointed who had
not the same certificate from the Examiner that
the white applicants were required TO hold, and
advised her. if she had an idea of being an APP
plicant, to see Mr.. Lloyd, who, if she came up
to the standard the law required, would I'M
doubtedly give her a certificate.
After being examined by Mr.. LLOYD and OBJ
tanning her certificate, she made her application
to the trustees, regretting, with tears in her
eyes, the necessity that forced her to seek such
a position. But rant is an unrelenting master
and we have often to do from necessity hat
choice would condemn.
''Time and tide waits for no man." Every
''hogger of urchns,' and little urchin himself,
who has had to comfort and twist the muscles
of his mouth to keep company with his pen in
his first efforts at penmanship, understands,
doubtless, the philosophy of this, ''Nae man can
tether it, So the time arrived when the action
of the trustees became a matter of duty.
Mr.. Huntington, one of the trustees, |
frequently; Mr.. Speake, who lives remote from
the school, and who is quite devoted TO the
shade of his own woodbine. | saw but seldom.
probably not once during the vacation, but sent
him several messages with reference 10 the cleo
ton of teacher, informing him that Mr.. Dun
nington and myself were ready at any time IL
might suit his convenience to go into an elec-
ton for the colored school. | will here remark
that for twenty years majority of the meetings
held at Holly Springs, my residence. The 10
cation of the school house just in the centre o
my property making il convenient for me 10
be present at any time, | have generally said to
the trustees, when meeting was to be held,
"when it will be convenient come up. you will
find me on the spot" Mr.. Huntington and
myself met-Mr. Speake absent. There was
but one applicant, and she was elected teacher
of the school and notified of the fact in writing
Some few days after the scholastic year COM
menced, to my establishment and surprise, the
regularly elected teacher called on me, one
of the trustees nearest the school, and alleged
that the negroes, who, under the auspices of
Mr.. Lloyd, held the key of the house. refused
to let her have it. 1t seems they had held Il
meeting at night, appointed trustees, and ad
dressed to the teacher the following note, which
give Uerbatim ct lteratim:
''Mrs. - one of The comite Has comper-
mixed on The Behaves Of you taken The School
and The Majority Has voted on it Won't have
No Teacher But the one the heves and Mr. Mil
lar Want me Tell Y GU Bote it butterfly talse) So
You may that it is no chance of you Getten
that are School All the White trustees Consolt-
ed US (faise) Collard has Voted to let it 90 agin
her DANIEL THOMAS Trustee
This note was not written by Daniel Thomas
but for him. by Mr.. Lloyd's former teacher
1t bears upon its face evidence of wonderful
proficiency in autobiography photography, Col
onel and use of capital letters, but the caro-
graphy is really grand.
This being the condition of the school, the
trustees waived their right to use summary pro-
cess under chap. I, sec. 8 of the school law, but
laid the matter, through a communication adj
dressed to the Secretary, before the School
Board of the county.
Mr.. Lloyd through his jaundiced vision, says
''he has never been able to see any tactious OPP
position to the trustees" We never expected
counseled by Mr.. Lloyd himself, and that too,
for adjudication. There is no difficulty in pro-
ducing the evidence that Mr. Lloyd told the
negroes to go ahead and he pouLd see them
paid" His recent revelations, admissions, de-
mails, backings and filings are evidences, that
during this embroglio he was acting in the IN
terest of the negroes, TOO strong to admit of a
doubt
The matter of signing any report for this
mythical teacher thought was clearly under
stood and decided upon by the trustees so far as
Mr.. Huntington and myself were concerned 1t
sDas. When her blank report, at the expiration
of the term, was handed me for my signature
placed upon it a protest to the effect that she
was not the teacher A few hours after this /
saw Mr.. Huntington, told him what | had
done, which he heartily endorsed Mr.. Speake
signed the paper without murmur. His Ger
tifcate to Mr.. Lloyd that he did not see any
protest On the paper he signed must be taken for
his impression. | don t know the condition of
his optics, or under what kind of strayismus he
might have been laboring when he signed this
paper, but this do know, he signed the protest,
his name appearno Immediately undcr mine