The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-18
INDIAN EDUCATION.
A BAND OF YOUNG BRAVES PLACED IN SCHOOL
AT THE HAMPTON NORMAL ACADEMY.

A BAND OF YOUNG BRAVES PLACED IN SCHOOL
AT THE HAMPTON NORMAL ACADEMY.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April Is, 1878.
In the solution OF the Indian question: far the
civiiizing process 10 concerned. which The HERALD
has SO much advocated, the immediate vicinity OF
this place is to supply the OF the latest expert
ment TO be tried That arena is to be tho well known
aud thriving Hampton Normal Academy, within whose
wallis from the m,scslians ous types Of the human
race there Astounding. there Ia no such thing a.
.color line" The institution. originally erected Tor
the benefit Of the socaed African race, viii be
brought into requiston for the amelioraiion OF
genuine Americau--the Indian In this simple fact,
and taking into consideration the anecsdents OF the
immediate locality, there is neld OF fruitful thought
pertaining TO the grand question poiti-
cal govern ment and the management or races. hero
toors the source OF difficulty and danger alike In
regards.
NOBLE INSTITUTION.
Near the aristscratlc town OF Hampton, where 10
the pseudo chivAlrous days Of slavery, q few miles
from this place, the inhabitants chose in 1851
to burn their own houses down than to have them oc
cupied by Yankees OF the Northern Invading army
the contest then begun account Of this sef-same
institution OF slavery, the slaves Of that day
found in halls Of learning, studying the fixed prnci-
pes OF science and mastering tho ornaments OF Ad-
one energetic, indomitable man, though zcalot
nor fanatic the elfimposed task OF devotion the
founding Of Alma Mater tor the downtrodden
coored race begun but few years ago with
out q dollar. General Samuel c. Armstrong,
formerly OF the Union army, commenced the
work, and, in a word, It may be said he has sue
ceeded, and that most admirably Former slaves. field
hands, servants OF drudgery and the more favored
house servant OF the brighter type and more renned
qY Ction AI These n
dresse their daily lie now spent III obtaining educa-
ton, and instead Of their former servils abors and
found drinking OF the Pieran spring,
STRIVING for distinction svon IN the higher walks OF
culture and refinement Who can contemplate this
and say mat the war has not produced soue good re-
kultsf
A STRANGE MIXTURE RACES.
Still another scene, II anything more sublime ana
astounding was enacted last evening IN the presence
OF this motley but edlying group. There sat the
laced Italia type OF GIRL about sixteen years OF age
and alongside OF her genuine Congo type Of African
whose blood has never mad suspicion Of white admix
ture, while alternately, here and there through tho
vast audience Of scholars ranged on benches was
found every type OF extraction up almost TO tho pure
Caucasian the diluted Spaniard IN the ove-checked
Cuban, the sepchidren OF France from The island OF
Porto Rico, and even the unalloyed European white
found their prototypes 10 that comely we'll dressed
assemblage. But, more astonishing and starting
than ALL in front OF them Inc stage were ranged
in minstrel style some nifty Of the whilom worst,
nercsst and desperate Of the untutored and
civilized sayaxes OF the Plains, representing the
tribes OF Indians well Known for their deeds OF blood
and hatred Of the white man. These last had been
captured while the warpath IN the indian Terri
tory and Northwest IN 1874 and 1875, ana had Just
returned from 81. Augustine Fla whore they mad
been held Tor ,hrse years past by the United states
THREE YEARS OF TRAINING
They were brought there in irons, being oonsid.
cred as too dangerous 70 be lett Tree use their
limbs, which acknowledged no other restraint than
their blankets breecn clouts and leggngs Your cor
respondent, VINO was present at thor surrender 70
MAJOR Scnoneld. Of the United States Army, the
North Fork Of the Red River, ful account OF which
he furnished TO the HERALD. never saw more VII
famous set OF beings in human form than they wore ~
the time But they were brave ana fought with des-
peration, and surrendered like men when further re-
slsiance hopeless. They to be released
and restored TO their former tribes and ressrva-
lions, with the exception OF twenty, fifteen
here to be educated for three years. and hvs
have been managed ny Captain r. II. Pratt United
States Army tor The past three years. and he brings
them, the orders Of the Inaian Department TO
Norfolk, route to their old homeA Last evening =
very interesting exhibition given ny them at inc
Hampton Institute when those set-same Iuoians sang
own and our dialect eviucing on the whole wonder
ful proficiency in obtaining a command Of civilized
Stark, OF the Old Dominion steamship Hampton, who
made the intr, PA TRIP with his iiynt steamer along
the coast from Florida with them. said he never saw
a cleaner nor better behaved set OF men than those
Indians while under bis cnargs
A PRACTICAL EDUcATIoN.
General Armstrong, OF the hampt institute has
undertaken great task In effort 10 gong 10
make 10 teach these Indians the rudlments OF educa-
lion and agriculture. They are TO learn TO work as
through their pros enitors. tho WONDERFUL
example Of aiding, by their institution spirit
OF emulation they will inculcate 10 reclaim the ma
tive American, in whose country individuality
have been heretofore found their oppressors
tera All tins with DO essaysd sight Of tue refined
cultured Hampton, which disdain Of effort,
brooding over her old wrongs aud WOUNDS, sukiiy
looks on while educated slave, her ssrv-
ant assumes the role oil teacher and preceptor