The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-19

Tie Springfield Rsgt5iicl7 Of June %, con
tai4z an interesting letter on the above named
Institution, dated Hampton, Va, Thursday,
NavIs. 1t commences By Saying To-day
has Lesa the brightest yet IN tie eight years
hist5-v 0f Gen. Armstr11-'s school, for lis It
c1ufeszsily Is. by the preemptive right Of his
creative energy and personal inspiration. With
fun Numbers, q supply now nearly adequate OF
spacious, handsome and convenient buildings,
q higher standard, from year to year, Of men
tai ard moral c1Isgre, and growing aequies-
euceof favorable s5arHsru pahlic sentiment, the
future Of Hampton IS predetermined success.
b taking the Inside route, via rail sud
Baltimore, we arrived at Norfolk in the early
morning. day in advance Of the anniversary
ezsr-ises, 50 having opportunity Of inspection
before the ANIMAL dress parade But General
Armstrong Is not TO be carght mapping, nor is
there nueh slssP aths daytime where he pre-
sides The first thing arreztfng attention, as
the Gsorgil1na. our transfer steamer, an
pr1achsd the Hampton pier, vas tie morning
drill. accompanied By the students own brass
baui- -
It goes o. to speak Of two returning gradu-
ates who were met On the boat, the one q young
nan who was working upward through his own
szzrtious had already Jseone a landowner.
and Was engaged in the good work Of helping
his people TO acquire h5nastsads, and occu-
pied the position, By appointment Of the Viz
gina Legislature, Of curator Of the lad fund
Tie other WIS young lady who At the last
years Commencement had distinguished her
self By an able essay On Bs1gfy, and vas now
engaged IN tsaching about 200 miles from
Hamptaa-
The underlying theory Of tie institute Is a
good, practical, common sense English and in
dlstrfal edacatiou, through the utmost appli-
aHcs 1f sslf-heIF, with no prst=nse to high
collegiate culture, but only such as will 1t its
,-rasiuatss for the hard and seIf-deuyiug work
CT beginning Al The bottom, and patiently but
surely lifting Up their people. The aim IS to
furnish good, earnest, solid common-school
teachers, and especially solid in that faBda-
ueutzI requisite q the soEthern negro-char-
actsT- The course Of study occupies three
years, AID requires szI8, CT SO Per ysar for
the Instruction q each student, who Il expected
b. his oHl e5aEts 10 earn more than Is given
him In addition TO this Industrial feature, the
Hzmptoa teachers rely much for tie formation
Of character On religious training, and particu-
larry the practical religion Of every day right
eozs1ess, as distinguished from the passionate
and selzu0us and n9isy type Of the traditional
negro piety. 1t the sane time, without being
sectarian, It Is squarely evangelical. When
Gen Armstrong, appealing TO Boston Unitzri-
zus fcr help, frankly stated this. Rev DR.. Ellis
said; That's right. We don't place much
rsIiz1ce here II Boston o. q personal devil
B1t y0a can't get On without one down among
tho=s negroes"
The schooI farm Is rapidly coming into high
coudifios, and b. the Introduction and use Of
labor szTingmachinery Of every kind hasbecome
ano5el farm, and anizp5Ttantagsnt f0r the diff
fusion u agricultural knoEledgs, noi only
zu0az the students, tat for the Ehole region.
Tie grounds Of the institute have been strik-