New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-05-07
From, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, April 25. 1874.

Your printers devil revengcd himself am
ply for my dscomtcous allusion to his more
illustrio,is, but less to be feared, namesake,
by playing sad havoc with the manuscript
ofmv last letter. Not less than five errors
crept into it IN the shape of wrong words,
the most important only of which desire to
correct. Instead of "LincOln University
Club having n sermon preached on every
anniversary of the death of the martyr for
freedom, il should have been "rhe Lincoln
Memorial Club"-Guite a distinction If not
difference.
4 copy of the
KENTUCKY SCHOOL LAWS
for the establishment, sustenance, and GOV
eminent of schools for colorcd youth recently
passed by the Legislature of that State, was
handed me last week. OF course they are
not all we might have hoped for, though, all
things considered, they are much more liberal
than we should reasonably have expected.
Provision is made for the collection and dis
husement OF all money in the shape of GER
tain taxes, fines, &C., for that purpose, and
liberal commission C per cent. is allowed
the officers through whose hands it is to pass.
The State is 10 be divided into districts con-
tanning one hundred pupils each, and for tina t
purpose census is ordered to be taken in
conjunction with that of the white youth.
between the ages of six and sixteen wears
inclusive. Three trustees are TO be ap-
pointed IN each locality to supervise and
manage the schools and appoint teachers
who must bc examined in reading, writing,
speiiIii%, and arithmetic. Where there is
less than the required number in any place
for school, they may unite with another
district and jointly employ teacher. The
large percentage paid for the collection and
disbursement of the funds will be an inccn-
i've Ia The shcrins and others whose duty il
Is To collect it. Most parts or the State al
ready have free schools for colorcd children.
and very generally the "councils'' of towns
and Giles have contributed TO the PAYMENT
oil teachers. Louisville rivals Cincinnati in
at least one of its school edifccs, and many
other places are anxious TO own school
houses. Newport has but recently finished
one, and its more pretcntious ncichbor, Gov
inSton, Is already jealous of its good fortune.
ana making strenuous efforts to equal her
success. Kentucky is awakening. and her
Legislature realizes the unsafe policy of limo
rant citizens using the ballot IL is not love
Tor the negro, but self-protection, made them
generous. The State SUPERINTENDENT of
Schools, l am glad to say, is very favorable
10 the new order of things, and doing all he
can TO make the schools success.
The Colorcd Board of Directors for the
CoLoHED PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF CINCINNATI;
pass out of existence on Monday next, ut
which lime all property, &C., is to be trans
ierred Ia the recently elected white Board
"t Trustees, who, under the new law, are To
take charge of all public schools. The law
under which we formerly managed our own
schools was special one applying only to
CINCINNATI, and when the general law Tor the
government of public schools in the State of
OHIO was passed, il was thought best to leave
out all special applications save the provision
Tor the division of the fund i'm localities where
prejudice prevented the establishment of
mixed schools. a large number of persons
had decided objections to the idea of rclin-
gushing the exclusive control of from
$4,000 10 $4,000 per year of public money,
most al which they were enabled TO throw
INTO the hands Of cOlored persons. As
usual, another large faction preferred the
management of white men, and ncutralized
All efforts made TO prevent it. The law was
passed, hut, through courtesy, the cOlored
board was permitted TO exist for ten months
longer Than the time TO which il was en-
titled.
For long time there has been Il loud cry
i"r relrenclment in the schools, and as the
Board has done very little in that direction,
aweii grounded apprcnsion exists that they
VIII begin on us.
IL Is an admitted fact that our teachers
nave received very good salaries, (ranging
from 500 to s2,222O,) but they have invara-
piS been from 5000 to 5000 less than that of
Tie same grade Of white teachers holding
similar rank and performing similar work.
Inc law always required that there should
De no discrimination in the matters of exam
'na'ion Tor certificates; and, judging from the
character and number of branches in which
knowledge sufficient to attain an average
=" ~ per cent. (minimum) was required, the
Profession of pedagogcs here was made a
Close corporation.
Much speculation is INDUCED in among the
teachers as to who will be retained, and who
VIII Ind their resignation acceptable"
however, rs n friend once remarked to me,
"'er looking over the list of twenty studies,
!" winch an examination is made, they can
e"Joy the consciousness of knowing Tat
anybody who passes an examination in
e'"einnati may pass anywhere, not even ex-
eeldlng Boston,
PtoF. GEORGE II. JACKSON,
teacher of drawing and calisthenics, resigned
=" lhe 10Th instant, and, after a short visit
ms parents at Evansville, Indiana, will
iake a Southern tour. The Board refused
80 some time TO receive it, but, finding it
operative on them, after two weeks vain
,"ort 10 induce him to rctract, coupled with
"e'r promise TO continue his salary, provided
returned, they reluctantly consented to
part with him.
AS one OF our most brilliant and ambitious
,'uhs men, he leaves marked impress on
ae rising generation of this community.
nyihs himself social pleasure, and de-
.O.,"g the time thus gained to solid reading