Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-28

oul ICuuUAb uAO q w ohC tl0b thCA A"S
just been completed. in our city, a
building for the accommodation OF
our public colored schools. Also, that
it was through the magnanimity and
energy of Miss Austin, lady who has
devoted her time to teaching the COL
ored people In our midst for some
years past, that 1t was erected. She
collected, from philanthropists and be-
nevolent persons in the north, the mag
nificent sum OF $4,000, which was
added to an appropriation by our city
council, they furnishing the site. The
result is the imposing and roomy edi~
flee, on Crozler street, which very
fittingly bears the name. "Austin
School,"
1t is a two-story brick building.
erected after the modern plan, with
four large, well-ventilated and lighted
rooms on either floor-eight In all.
There are four entrances to the first
floor. 1t is, in every respect, model
school building, ami will answer every
purpose for the instruction of the col
ored children of our city for years to
Gomez and, for the same, the colored
people, as well as our citizens In gen.
eral, owe debt of gratitude to Miss
Austin which 1t will be difficult to
| repay.
At the request of large number of
citizens, the Concert was repeated
Thursday night, In the large hall of
the Austin building, Miss Austin
having the management. 1t was
better than the first, and the hall was
crowded to full capacity with an
audience such as very few occasions,
among the colored people, bring out.
The exercises consisted of declama-
tions, dialogues. essays, SC, inter-
spersed with excellent music by the
colored city brass band, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Thomas Humes.
Bartly Campbell's "Ideau" was ex-
cellennt. He has native talent, which
he never fails to evince when an OPP.
portunity offers itself, Theo. Niles is
certainly at home In his splendidly.
rendered Nobody knows de trouble I
see." Mr.. Calvin Parker sang "Way
down on the Swanee River" very fine.
Messrs. Joe Fields and Luther Kyle,
with the violin, rendered some pleas
ing music. Miss Bette Robinson per.
fectly electrified the audience with her
fine voice, in Keep in the Middle of
the Road" Mr.. Frederick McGhee
and Miss Susie Williams acted Betsy
and are Out" in fine style. Mr.. Ell
bert R. Nicks repeated again his bass
solo, which occasioned his recall Miss
Title Scott and Mr.. w. s. Williams,
in the "Colored Sisters '5perience, !"
did splendidly. II am Going from the
Cotton Fields" by Mr.. T. Wiles, was
good. He and Miss Bette Robinson
also sang maggie, Darling" very
pleasingly. 1.-THE Family Quarrel"
by Mr.. Frederick McGhee and Miss
Susie Williams called forth rounds Of
applause. Miss Nora Kidd aud Miss
Jennie Alexander, in q dialogue, wer,
highly pleasing. 1.-THE Cows are il
the Corn" was sung by Mr.. Miles.
Mrs. Greenwood, who Is kindly as
sisting the young people in voca
music, rendered great assistance In tn,
concert. Miss Austin presided at thu
e organ, and discoursed fine music. Mr.
: w. F. Cummins has rendered valua
BILE assistance by kindly loaning tn
n school an organ of the best quality.
70 Mr.. J. A. Rayl, president Of til
e Knoxville Board of Education, mad
q. fine talk, urging upon the colore
people the benefits of education.
d w. F. Yardley, after few prelin
h mary remarks, offered the followin
resolutions:
Ii WHEREAS, We, the colored either
l. of the city of Knoxville and vicinit,
II ever since our emancipation, have fe
the pressing necessity of schot
building sufficient for the accomods
lr ton of the large number of colore
re- children of this city, within the scho
p. astic age. Therefore, be it
; Resolved, That we highly apprecist
- the great and lasting benefit that hs
|. been conferred upon us and our pos
is terity, through the labor and disint tel
q ested kindness of Miss Emily {
>, Austin and our Christian norther
y friends, who have donated their none
y for the purpose OF erecting the AUST
r. School House," for the edu cation {
" our children.
y Resolved, That we hope our loct
7" educational authorities who manag
3. and control the schools may, In tn
t. future, see to 1t that the colored schoo
are placed on equal footing with th
other schools of the city.
It Resolved, That we feel the necessit
y Of the establishment Of high sch 90
IT under the management of the Git
Board of Education, for our children
20 and we respectfully urge the board t
@ establish the same.
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