New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-07-09
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MISS ERNESTINE l.. CLARK.

the first colored graduate and only pupil was
to receive her diploma. 1t was q gratifying
fact to know that after having doubled the
term, Miss Clark was able to maintain the
second place in class Of forty-fve young
ladies'. OF course, there has been jealousy
and quiet Indignation at the honors and
compliments she received; and as she is the
first, so | think she will also be the last
colored pupil of that school until after the
passage (sc) Of the Civil Rights Bill.
Prejudice is strong here only when the
negro presumes to rival white person, and
then it is deep and bitter in its demonstra-
tons.
THE GAINES HIGH SCHOOL
commencement took place ON the lst instant.
There were only three graduates Richard
II. Cole, Miss Maria Harrison, and Miss
Caroline Price. There are so many good
offers of positions to pupils of this school az
teachers it is almost impossible to retain them
long enough to complete the course. Many
OF them too, find it necessary to earn their
own bread, and 90 forth from the junior class
es fully prepared to take charge of an ortlin-
airy school. The essays, oratiOns, ETC., were
good, to be sure. They always are at every
school commencement. l will therefore
spare your readers any criticisms.
The coming year the colored schools are to
be in charge of the whites Board of Educa-
cation. and as predicted in former letter,
the Committee in charge of them have about
''retrenched Off the heads of six of the
male teachers, leaving but three on the roll
for next year, viz: Messrs. Clark, Parham,
and Easton. Whether this programme will
be changed or not, it is impossible to say,
but there is great deal of regret that the
cOlored community failed to have the old
special law retained in favor of colored trus-
tees when the legislature met last Winter.
A considerable difficulty occurred recently
at Wherefore University, resulting in the
resignation and withdrawal of all the faculty,
including Bishop Payne from the institution.
l have waited for several weeks to see an
explanation of the matter in your columns,
but have thus far been disappointed. 1t is
by no means pleasant task to make public
the troubles of that school, and hope your
correspondents there may send you a correct
version of the matter. The impression
made here is not very complimentary to the
party who grew so indignant at my first
statement of troubles there.
PERSONAL.
Judge Jno. II. Byrd, of Cairo, H., paid US
short visit. Although a Democratic town
Judge, Byrd assures me there are a number
of colOred office holders there besides HIM
self. He has also been appointed by the
Governor one of the trustees of the Illinois
Industrial University, Notwithstanding it
does not contain single cOlored student.
Mrs. Ellen Dunn, widow Of the late Lieu
tenant-Governor of Louisiana, is IN this city
for the Summer, but l apprehend finds it
warmer here than in New Orleans
Considerable interest is being manifested
here in relation to the fall elections. Many
Congressman are writing to prominent colored
men for their assistance in the coming cam
paign, and will be badly disappointed to dis
cover, as they will, that the negro vote can
no longer be depended on by the Republican
leaders. When the cOlOred men remember
the indifference with which they have been
treated that not colOred man has been
secured place by them at home or in Wash
ington that all the young men there from
Ohio are more indebted to Hon. j. Nj. Laugs-
ton than to their own Representative, and
finally the fate of the Civil Rights Bill has
soured the large majority Of cOlored voters
in Ohio.
But more of this anon,
DEPUGH.