New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
EDUCATING THE OPPRESSED.
AN APPEAL FROM MARTHA sCHOFIELD IN BEHALF OF
THE FREEDMENs SCHOOL AT AIKEN, S. C.

AN APPEAL FROM MARTHA sCHoFIELD IN BEHALF OF
THE FREEDMEN's SCHOOL AT AIKEN, s. C.
TO the EdttOr OF the Tribune.
SIR: In THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF
December 81 article EducatiOn az the
South" containing warning and some advice. While
agreeing with much of that article, now come with
direct appeal for aid to the OF TIE TRIBUNE who
have helped us noby in the past Our schools es-
tabshed; IL has more than half completed the twenty
required for all the rights OF citizenship We
have no testimonials or recommendations" except
of those who have known OF IL and the results
We nave neither time to tarry in he North,
seeking ala are here post Of duty OPENING
our school every fa without being Of any ply. ex
ccpt enough two teachers three months in the year;
yet, winter after winter rOcal reaches nearly 300
and last five teachers worked eight months Tncy
abe this bv the noble contributions from
the readers OF The TRIBUNE, and make our wants
public now that The same generous HEARTS, many 81
whose withheld from our gratitude, may
know our Feeds. ALREADY 200 pupils are IN at
tendance, md we have only three teachers; shall
engage anOtherl The future ami women,
the fuure citizens tile future Lawmakers Of South
ClroliuH. are Pleading for education aud knowledge.
hopa Is stretching out her hands fer the crumbs
winch fail from The rcn mans table; to her It the
bread OF life. the mama from Heaven falling TO feed
thOs, IN tue wilderness. W.O snail answer VINO vii
give any hepl tn" North iOced over the victory OF
the election poor OF tue South suffered fOI H. until
widow women and the fatheress ohidreno murdered
men cy OUT III their hearts, " On, Government Gov
eInmcnt project cur husbands aud fathers, or take
the franchise Take back the vote ven them for
q weapon Of Liberty"
The North reolceS because II brings prosperity 10 the
con- Try, but who Will educate The children Or the
sun 1876 we have seen cOu-rant struggle
OF WOMEN. sriv O"pth and Ell lltte ones whose
fathers died to make Rutherford b. III yes Tresiieh
For years those years Of have missed
scnOUlilg they had to lie hlTed out 10
% GR 1 VINO IL, 'I in ff the White House 6ecaa9
aithfulness within days rlds, Ice Kept
hlOOi from the State aud people that needed Ills
presence "a m acknowledgements The Governor wrh 10
meet hum, and was welcomed as th9t great aud eopd
mdu - WIN there never Oe IA President s'r0ng enough
aud brave enough down ami shake the sWartny
hanu- OF hose whose white sOuis are unstaDed ny per-
Jury Think haI would been these children
The coming to nave been able 10 say, Ny latner
dIed brcaIsr ne would vote the Republican ticket, hut
who rehped the hOnUrs came III the iDlcst Oi our
affection, and laid his hand on our heads WIN cles
s,ng."
Inc rlcciiUn Is overs are Christmas and Years,
with all he iuyOua glddues the holidays frng every
read 81 greater business prosper Ity, 80 %e
know when We make thA appeal we Ia not make II III
vain. promise OF Hun who has said OrIe shall not
any good thing " will be made sure Through us
Instruments, mo are really Ia DO unto the FEAST 81
these" be, closing must IT. - hapDrEs this
school has been under any " religious teDJnlht
ton" a brincn SOrlety Of the FrredueDS Uhon Coin
,unntUwu, P"un., supported II at the organ cation;
al.tr The minI,sOD dl-BoiVtd ire edUe ladies Goa
uucd give Us great help and Tor twelve years nave
tai t. send most yalhn'Ic boxes at CbiS mh-
ine. Il entirely uusrcaran ltS c,red ana rule OF
practice. Sermon the Mount. Every morning. HE
pupils l,sdlm- chant the LOrd- PRAYER ana are
rgnt It Tgnt, not from fear OF punishment
The il spent entrcl' for the beDeht vi the
schCol; no rtquses to any one, no salary except "a
those who t'-lcn and only Turing the months thcy are
work. Abpt three bunired Mort hcrnrIs lodIdlS of
ua~sllg th!Uh.n. visit H. every winter We desire u
2trp H. the interest. and IN future letter Wi! speak
ut the $50 acres in bought AMI pIld for where We
uOpr 10 :. aOI.I IuduStIisu aud Npriual school
aiken, s. C., JaiL II. 1881 MARTHA eCHotlLLp'