New-York tribune., 1879-01-23
INDIAN EDUCATION.
MEETING AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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An ADDRESS BY GENERAL ARMSTRONG on THK
WORK OF THE HAMPTON INsITUTE-REMARK5
OF THE REV. DRs. BELLOWS AND HITCHCOCK.
In response to the invitation OF number
OF wellknown residents OF this city, General e. C. Arm
strong, principal Of the Normal and Agricultural 1ns
tute, OF Hampton Va, delivered an address IN the
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday ON Indian Education
Among those present the Hon. william j.. Dodge
the Rev DR.. H. W Bellows. Professor Roswell d. Hitch
cock Professor Drehcr. OF Roanoke College Stewart
Brown James ". Brown, George W Lane, Robert L.
stuart, and others William l.. Dodge presided. On
taking the chair h. spoke Of the efforts that lad been
made to educate the Indian, and the uniform good
results when had followed Referring especially TO The
young Indians who had been placed In The Hampton
Institute he said that the experiment had proved
highly gratifying to all interested the welfare Of that
race.
General Armstrong was then introduced and spoke. III
part ar follows: From the earliest times the good poo
pie OF the country nave shown an interest n the In
dian. Tne Indians were amoPg Tho earliest studeitsaI
Harvard and Dartmouth Colleges Al Roanoke College
there are about halfa dozen Chcr0Ues beng trained
Tnc proposition to cdu ate the red man ongonted 200
years ago; but Roanoke IS the only college that
has maintained II froIn that time TO tins. For a
oag the Indians refused to accept the wh'te man
ica-. l. sal1crrnt now, however They are compelled
ter subsistence 10 accept cFliZiuon and Hs
benefits. Or the $4,000 Indians IN our coun-
b'tli,,t; tie remainder nave settled down 10 quiet
Way. Fly" years ago General sheridan captured a
uuuh"r 81 indians aEdtEcy were sent to st. Augustine
Iibi. ,oiuc these afterwards sent 70 llunp-
ton. Captain T. If. Pratt subsequently brought forty
boy, ava niur ,Ggl- from Dakota 10 ilampt Institute.
1hr iif thng be d0Le to clean them up, cut
th"i- h,raud stop the Of tobacco. The sum Of
500 900 /, v,,trd at Hampton lands, machinery.
etc. for purpose Of CIV negroes plain practical
education. No classes are taught Each student Is re-
oucd 10 pay his share Of expense. Ten dollars month
IL eXaccd na in labor and malt IN cash. and all III
labor when students have no money
In Introducing the Indian to the treatment that Is
accorded negro, the aim OF the management to
dspruyc the truth % The sentiment accredited 10 Gen
era Seridin, that there good Indian except dead
one They desire to bring to the eyes OF congressman
an object regard to the rpcr method OF cy-
izing the Indian. At present there are S1ty-seVeh
Indian boys and girls az the institute, b. side go ne
grgcs Of both TINS stem Of mngng them Win
each other is found be better for their morals Than
the separation plan. No race conflict is allowed. The
Indians absorb the ideas % civilization just they
hale the air they breathe 1t IS proposed TO put these
Indian boys at trades farms, In order that they
may the true secret OF The Whlte mans power
This il tier aan showing him your big guns and pub
lie huidmgs and loading him down VITA presents. The
girls are born drldSes. and expect to work The boys
do the pOiEt OF hard labor bu would rather sit
Oh tile ground than any day But their dislike for
labor Will be gradually overcome as they are introduced
INTO your workshops and upon your farms. The older
Indians make little urOx xrcS> in their studies the yOun
rapidly. In the threetnd a-hat months thar
hcy there tacy nave tlhcn up more ideas ot
work than they would have done in three years ar their
own homes The Government pay =i61 each Tor the
fo!ty-ainc Dakota Indians. Ihe eighteen fofidAS are
maintained by private charity The President III his
Message 10 Congress spoke of this work At Hampton,
and lutInat that upon Of TINS eXperiment
with the Indians al tit pldcr won depend the iuule
pollrv uf the Government IN dealing with them.
1he Rev. Dr. H. W. fellows Sald Tue lhoiIus cost 40
immense amount money, and tnty cost tie national
rrpIta. ion hv the manner in when the Government
dealt with them "1hey us" ne said, our char
thisdn people A. the result Of the ten years
cVinZug and chrstlanlZUg exp lment, we hnd mat
5000 OF 100000 are already civilized; 100000 are
>cn-cIyilZcd leaving On' -quTter who may be sad 20
be IN savage condition. doubt II their saVdCeness
i, greater than 1000 pcTSOns who could he rOlclcd
Ia Tie ty of NeW-lOrk There are 10000 IE1ans
who knox how read ana write There are 10000
indian church members. ana 800 church bull"ugs
among the Iuuan-. Ii perfect nOnohSc TO tax about
Indians not being susceptible To evil Eng influences.
The Rev. DR.. Roswell ID. Hitchcock SAID that this sub
cc OF tie OF the Indian not asennental
QUESTION. Nor IL question Of Original Utlr 10 the
iud H. believed thar ne Indian problem was already
beng sOlytd and that 1t Oub needed proper pubic
sentiment To make Il q success.
Mr. Martin, Of the Farmers CLUB ana Amerlcan ln-
stitutc expressed his grautcatcn at the action taken
~ tnc luri lcrduce Of tue poD. lie invited GrheIal
Armstrong address the club which he represented on
Tuc-day Of ne X General Armstrong VIII address
!; meeting AT the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association
rooms tomorrow at IL Il. III.