Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-01
REPBBLICAA TICKET.


0nr COlOred Schools.
We sincerely wish that all those who
have retained all the old prejudices
against the education of the colored
people could Lave been present yester-
day afternoon at the examination Of the
pupils of the Howard school, now
called in Numerical order No. 49, That
sight would certainly have removed all
such prejudice, if any existed. A tol.
ersbly fair trial of educating the col
orsd children has been made and has
resulted in more than hundred fold
benefits compared with the investments
made. In the education of colored
children there are mere impediments
in the way than in the education Of
the whites. First, as we have already
intimated, Is that caste feeling between
che black and white races which is
necessary to be broken down to allow
the same efforts to produce the same
beneficial results. The general feeling
OF az am better than thou" in spite OF
every effort to keep it down will crop
Out and predominant to such an extent
as 70 seriously retard and hinder the
onward progress Of the colored pupils
in education. In this we mean no re-
Election upon the white lady teachers
vino teach in school No. l6. They have
uobiy done their duty and deserve the
greatest credit for what they have
done. They have nob!y grappled with
the question, and notwithstanding the
sneers aud ieers CT unthankful mis-
guided friends for being teachers Of
celored children, they have perssvered
even at tho sacrifice of personal friend
snip for The sake OF doing some good,
for the much neglected colored children
of Wilmington. Yesterday showed how
their labors were crowned with the
greatest Success. The harvest was plen.
ty and ripe and they brought in their
tsheaves with rejoicing. No less praise |
) is due the two colored ladies vino also
teach in No. l6, though they had not
the same difficulties 10 encounter that
the four uhito ladies had. All did their
duty nobly and developed the largest
percentage Of gain upon the small capt.
tai invested for the education of color.
ed eli ildreE.
The lext taipg that initiates against
the progress of the education Of the
oolored children more than Of the
white children, is the fact that as soon
az spring opens all that can do any
thing or assist in making living for
thelr parents are pat ont to service.
The only tine in which they can gain
an education is during two or three
months anatched from the heart Of win
ter. On this account our co!orsd SCHOOLS
are no! more .han half as large as they
are a winter and this irreSularity in
tsrteres very much with the regular
classification Of the scholars. Had these
wilmer scholars have remained in
,sohoel we az assure by til. teachers
that the eXam!nat on and closing exer.
rcisss yesterday would have had a
still, better 4howiDg.
Thers were tho presen at tue tx-
animation as visitor who could not
keep from referring to the changed or
der OF things, and making contrasts be-
tween the present and twenty, Or even
so sort 3 time as ten years ago. The
progress 0. education amongst the col |
ored people has been beyond the antici |
patioas o! TIC most sarguine. 1t is
making theEI more Intelligent and bet |
Ger citizens and yet stTange to say there |
are many who only DO not oppose
educating the colored peep but would
cut OF I'll supplies it they had the pow.
er. w say again thu. had suca per.
sons Dsan : the e0lofei school exam!-
nations yesterday taeir prljudices
would have received . tarful SKATER.
ing. However the cause Of education
amongst the colored people of Whining.
ton GAS :aksn deep ro5t on 80 predict
that it will march Ga Ia its 1r,umphs
notwithstanding the i'ity Tow preju-
diees Of larjs portion + the white
people.