, 1879-05-02
HAMPTON INSTITUTE.



4 Grand Establ1.hment for tho Etlucatfo,,
of Nrgrnes and Intlinns.
Sptetat C"frtsnofdfntt Of The Trthnne.
HAMPTON. W., April 2s.-Ths Hampton Nor
mai ainl Industrial Inatituto Tor The co!oFcd
Young folks Is xrnnd affair. It occupies tlc
former site of the Government Hospitals. Ad-
Joining It's grounds Is the National Cculctcrs,
kept In The utmost Of taste. Hero arc tho
marble hoadstohcs Of 6.00o pntrlot mastyrl.
Tile monument In granite, built by Mrs.
Dorotfca Dix, IA one Of tnposlng impression.
Close by Ia also tic eofdfcrs' lion1c, where
Uncle Sam takes ears ot E)0 OF Ills disabled
boys,-tho building being TINT Of the bust
ohl.tifne co5lcgr.buildlng I iAvo seen III
thu South. Two miles down Ia Fortress Mon"
roe a'll the extensive summer-hotel. Just over
at Portsmouth, Is tile gTIil United stntes Hos
pial Tor Raisors; md oycr tlc'o The Nary-rard
u Nortolk. In fill view from these Institute
windows Ia the eitc u the duel between the
Monitor und the Merrimae. 1t Is Hitting ttlHt
FrectlEens Institution should stas,d In the
midat of these historic associations. Iha chap
81, build for tho lse OF thu ao!dicra, md now oc-
cup!el as q church hy thu congregation ot otsl-
eera. teacIess, and students Of the Institute,
aunury citizens falling In, Is Bill allowed to rc
main within tile bt0ic-"nlt inclos1Fe Of The GEM
etcry. 70, truly. is the trcednicn's temple Of
l'1cFty ana OF EDUCATION bniit Upon LIS graves
of the hundreds Of thousands ot our Patriot
brothers.
The Institute, Tor Its campus anu farm, OWNS
leo acres. Tie grounds are tastetuly laid oil
til broad #nlks md lawns and arc kcst III Bcrsl-
puious order. Tie buildings mike sil'age, rs
they arc scattered around IN natural Irregular
Nv virginia Hall. WILL It's ehapel' d'nIiig'room
rnppo ,vomnn IA a cnruc,v atr,,cturc T,yn
'uu"s "os., ,'s',,.,'o 10 e,u',
othes 'atee oul'u'nAs J" os!s", eottaet-uol'"'s"
rses Tor thu Young men; the ol.i'tl'ne l'otnes
now used "a residences for thu officers ud tnat-
aerrs: tic sbpps u,,,l the barn. III rrand pro.
,s.,,',, ,n.,,, ~, ,ocstnn ~ t,,r,r,u., 49,.
po'''ot' n'aNo s''s '''tses''o" VI A'"t""'e GU
terpsise'
/ The school now numbers 200 scholars, nearly
al, Of them pel,,g buustIers Tie eoarsr Of study
c,nbrorc. thrce v.ors Fertv .rr IN rr,,;.
~. E.'.' 49,. <..,,.. =. n..
a.e tns Ssas. r1onl ~. a.'ce ioaras G, IL nSe. .
aixths oil tue students go out rs Christians. It'e
Hampton Singers becotne veil known. After
Tin srntlav.nyrni,p serycc 1ast n,t,h, thr chntr
-aro ., 1h,rt, mr. 3,rt, vts,,i,, un,,a er,.n,,s
sns1 t,,.sl ss s " h.,,s ] ~, H. n"s u,
their plantation splrttuals.
As suou as the tirst "cnntrabauls came
thrmrf onr ,incs nj thta nloce. Tin A,ucr,t,n
a s,,s,. ~. ss..,. 9 t"es' "I,., ~.
"'ssiotint5 1Assoe'ato' net ehe!'4 WIN IL iuhi o'
| breaa In one hand anu 6pcllng'ho0k III tile
| other, Betti1g uu The first Ychuul iur them.
f;cn. 4. q. Ar,nstrnn,. win ta,, ,,cc, tlc,ni1e,
,,,..,.u ,, rr,o,,s 1,,,ro,,, - I,,.,. .tt,r
""ocs tl'e raceo",e"S nu'ca" ~ ''oH a'ecs e'e
nnss Ot fugitive humanity gathered heTe, en1-
rctved tue plan Of this lnuustrinl institute. He
| took hfs Ideal from a sctuul which ,,,s fat]cr.
n,,ssor,r,. T., a." a.n1,vt.,, t.,.w1s ,,sd
a'''""a .'''",s Wv ~. ..'' ..,.,' 'si s,, naa
tl'cru Developed toe TIC natlses' undcr'
tnklng ii. Gen. Armstrong has been pushing
,hc profcct along until nov IT. Stands iu this tlu.
condtion. VlrgilIa appropriated o,,c-fuurtl, Of
lIor uyrrultusal scrip 10 this school. Tl.is
ntnonnted to $!gjulyl-$tUtNW Ut which, was Nj
lowed TO 10 nut into lie (alNIs md buildings
| The remainder ts III the bun,ls Ut the Statc,
| which uays interest on thu sa,uc towurtl 1hr
interest," in |his sntccrn.