New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
EDUCATION or NEGHDES AND INDIANS

A meeting was held last evening III the Broad
Wv tabernacle at Broadway and Thirty fOurthst ia
the interest OF tho work OF the Hampton Normal am
Agricultural Institute for negro and Indian YOUTH at
Hamilton Va The church was well filed. Among
those present were William L. Dodge, James W. Brown
II ". Hubbard the Rev H. C. Haydn. Dr. Bail, the
Rev L L. shearer, Or. ArculaIius, William l. Lods''
ir l. d. Ashley and Il. c. Beach The exercises were
opcpid bv the Rev Dr. William NJ. Taylor, who presided
and stated the object Of the meetngs lie SAID mat
General Armstrong, the principal Of the school, needed
no Introduction to Ncw-York audience and his work
needed only to be to be appreciated The speaker
said that he visited Hampton two occasions and he
felt that the work was wisely carried on and was descrv
ing OF whatever aid It sought General Armstrong he
said had brought the city OF the members of The
school to show the result OF the work DR.. Taylor
concluded his remarks by advising that the more
ueedily the Indians and negroes educated. the
hctterit would the people. Several plantation
melodies were then sung by quartet OF Hampton
students.
An essay on The Need Of Teachers" read by
william II. Dages. He said that lac WAS born IN w
-iuin his patents being slaves. He Was taken 10
Washington in 1868. where he worked and finally
secured the position OF boothack onone Of the Rich
,uopd steamers. In 1873 he went to the Hampton
school and worked and studied until he was graduated
free from debit since then hr has uech teIcli;s. M,s
Iucy Bonrdiug who born IN slavery, read nm essay
ON Training Girls. she related The hardsla 81
her early lie and said that II was not nntil -Ir was
She worked the Laundry and other places and nina
was graduated the school she now teaches ~ III
night school George stncker. Sioux Indian. who l.
now studying IN the school gave his experiences among
the Indians and in the school Miss Laura r. Davis
rrad nm ESSAYS on our Women" She gave "a graphic
description OF the difference between the homes OF the
educard and uucducated negroes in the south Robert
NacIuto.h an pachc Indian and also n student spoke
az fine needs % his lie said that the Indians pgiu
cipolly wanted good Interpreters aud his object was to
brcoie one. Robert J. HAMILTON u student, read az
essay on ifIicp." The exercises were diversified
frequently with plantation songs.
Tic Rev. Dr. f. Ileber Newton then spoke briefly OF
the work accomplished in the Hampton school He
Visited il and saw the beneficial results OF combining IN
du,tral pursuits with education. II was great mi
take he said in iris country 10 divorce manual work
from work OF tie hrad. The tao races which Mtir
being educated az Hampton wards OF tIr nation
The Rev. Ijr. Charles :. Robinson SAID that hr Spout
two weeks al Hampton ana De- the daily life of tht
student, when they at wOIa and when they "clr
in the sc Armstrong tc principal oil W.
school spoke Of. the money that wa required To run w.
in order keep the students tlnpe cd While they "c'
being taught lie said that go Vas tAc cost oi rdu'i
ting student for a year. ami ~ there were many
debts on the different building. more money Was IT,
auired The R.y Dr. Boswell D. IlilrEc'ck also -pohr
OF the good work that being douo IN tine school
end tac cN,ci,t~ twenty scholarships o go
each collected Tor tie tuou 81 pupils lot Or cf