Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-26
LENtOYNE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Plans and Purposes of the Principal
Students Day All the Depart
ments under Student
Management.
How the Plan works in Developing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Growth
of the Work of the American
Missionary Association.

We have before had occasion to speak
Of the LeMoyne normal school, and es
pecially Of its STUDENTS dny" 1t has
| been and is the constant aim of Mr..
| Steele and his assistants to instill into
| spect and regard for right as that they
might become susceptible of the highest
| form OF government. How far they
have succeeded Is shown by the work
accomplished on these student days,
when the entire school and all its work
| ings from the highest to the lowest
grades are given fesrlessly into the
hands OF the students themselves, the
object of this extraordinary proceeding
being explained in the following extract
| from the catalogue Of Tie school.
THE STUDENTS DAY.
One day in each term the faculty re-
tire, and give the care OF the institution
into the hands Of the Students; from
among their number temporary prin-
cipsl, precsptress and teachers are
chosen, who take entire charge of the
school and conduct its exercises. The
object Of this is to test the moral culture
OF the students, their executive ability,
and their devotion to their work. Thus
far this days work has been most cue
cessfully performed, and the day Is con-
sldered the most profitable one of the
term.
When it wss announced that the
teachers would meet in an institute
Taursday and Friday, the proposition
to have students day was made, and
instead of closing the school entirely,
the faculty determined to give the Lee
Moyne school into the hands of its stu
dents, thus allowing its regular teachers
to attend the sessions Of the teachers
convention. Accordingly, Wednesday
evening the school elected, by vote,
the following faculty from among the
students, the selections made being
most excellent, as the result OF the two
days will show: Miss Aunie Wrigh.
was chosen principal; John Chester,
professor OF mathematics; Louisa Mp
Gill, teacher Of geography and gram
mar; Minnie Williams, teacher OF mu-
sic; Haywood Moore was selected for
the difficult position Of principal Of the
primary department; Miss Hann&h
Carnes, assistant; Jennie Williams,
principal int. department for ThurfdAy,
and Missouri Manson for Friday-this
change being made because the vO c wss
equally divided between them.
From Wednesday afternoon to Friday
afternoon, the entire care of the school
deVolved upon these student.teachers.
Everything each day, from the impress
sive devotional exercises to the closing,
has passed pleasantly and satisfactorily
Miss WRIGHT, one of the most advanced
in the school, wore gracefully the hon.
OBS Of principal; Haywood Moore, with
his difficult charge did well, so did all,
and teachers. All feel elated
over their success, and certainly all will
have been il spired with renewed hope
and strength for the regular duties OF
school life. The attention Of the teach
erE and educators of Tennessee is called
to this pleasant practice at LeMoyne
school, and surely If these teachers with
Mr.. Steele can train students so to hab-
its OF obedience and earnestness that
they can control their own movements |
for days, without the presence of regular |
there need be no school but |
that may do the same and be profited |
thereby. During the days just past, |
many friends and visitors called and |
were shown through the building by the |
new teachers. Students SO trained to |
govern themselves cannot fail to govern |
their schools when they go out to teach,
rs most Of the students of LeMoyne nor |
nal school expect to do, During the |
pact two years Mr.. Steele states that |
over sixty Of the students have taught |
IN different counties of Mississippi, Ten
1essee, Arkansas and Alabama.
STATISTICAL.
The LeMoyne school Is under the su-
pices of the American missionary associ-
ItiOn, which is directly interested in the
.ducation Of the negroes of the south.
The following is an extract from letter
o the Detroit Mich. Tribune by its cor
espon dent, MIS-. L. d. Cowan, now via
ting this city: "rhe growth of the work
g somewhat Indicated by the increase of
he associations expenditure of sixteen
thousand five hundred and seventeen
dollars for 1862 to two hundred and seven
y-tbree thousand and eighty. eight dol.
ars paid out for the freedmen for 1873,
md also by the fact that since the war
'egan 1t 1.-THE American missionary So
iatiOD) has collected and disbursed for
be establishment and maintenance of
Is missions nearly three million Of dbl
are. During vacations, find by con.
ulting q statement made by one we'll
In regard to the facts, that the
tudent teachers OF Fisk university In
S74 taught an aggregate Of ten thousand
upil', and earned twenty Thousand dol
sT5 by their teaching, and the net re-
llts OF the earnings OF the Jubilee sing
rs for three years are thirty thou
and dollars. This latter has been ep.
ropriated to buying twenty-five acres
" a permanent site for the college
at Nashville, and Tor the build
lg OF Jubilee hall, which ia nearly COM
leted. spent, eight ye AIRS ego, several
lonths IN Memphis, and studying the
haracter of these people by comparison,
find very great change 70; the bet.
r. Their cOuntenances give iEdics.
ons OF their mental and moral growth,
nd their lives give evidence 6f the
received. And yet with all of
lis cumulative evidence Of the benefit
all Glasses, on account of the hard
mes, the American missionary a socia-
on finds itself, with all its economy OF
Ipenditure, IN such strsitened circum-
ances that it expects to be obliged to
ose ssme OF its schools, and sell some
its propertysat sacrifice, In order to
" liabilities Incurred to meet the press-
Il demand for teRchers.n
Neuriin cures il. Sold