Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-22
PUBLISHED DAILY g. RI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRU'Y.
Among the uspy outrageous things propose

Among the nspy outrageous things proposed
10 the present General Assembly. prcb ,bIy the
mCss outrageous is the establishment Of new
colored normal school. We have ever been
freddy to the education Of the co!ored race, and
have showa it whenever occasion permitted,
bat the present movement is not 10 the Interest.
of that raoa sly N ore than of the white !; it is
simply snd purely political movement, de-
signed 10 h.!ter the colortd man and retain bis
vote, whilst ii r,slly does hin 90 little itiury.
Ls. "a first show its itjustioa to The whites.
For twelvs years the late distinguished Super
intendent Of Public I6si,uaion urged the estst-
iisbment Of normal schools for wbi.e teachers
toward lite etd Ct his term he succeeded 10
providing 'he best substitute possible, FORMAL
institutes, but even that he did by The generous
aid Ct the Peabody Fuod. 1ilhou. ope dollar
from the State. Now, there ia need fer twice
as many 9bie as colored tesohers 10 Virgins,
sod:i. might bsv, been supposed that when
these uew bo,ns flissds 10 public schools. Tho
Tsadilsters. cAma into power they would have.
q. orc,. established white nornsl schools; tut
their fist L. gislature passed wlhou. ary such
actiol; their second has b.. pine days to run
and there is, sill, co prOspecs. Tito white
children OF the State may got CO, SO bes. they
Gao. wi.b tescbers not speeis'l7 educated for
their work. while the oolcred, less than half their
lumber. are 10 hava double supply. fer they
bsvs tad 40 txcseus normal ,chool ever siroe
the pubic school system went into operation.
NV for lis iljas'io, to the blacks. AS We
have jas. said. they already hsvs 40 excellent
norm.i school. The Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute has a nsiooal re putstiou
and is annuslly turning out large number cf
Vel! r.ined teachsrs, whose tffsrs. all over
the 8, u.b. are beginning to tell in tie claw
lion ef The c,ored recs. 1t was established, it
is true. bpd hiss b,eo. 10 part generously sul
ported. By Northern philanthropy. but The
State has given it oue third OF the agricultural
eoege land strip, aod. if We mistake not, has
literally id d it otherwise. Now. the colored
people tf Vifgici, ara DOOR, and while the
Stats m,y give their sons ADD daughters
normal tui,ioD. few OF them will be able to bear
the szp,nse of their board, 81. during four
years normal course. The Hampton school
provides for this: poor boys aud girls Gao work
out large pjrtioD. sometimes even tho whole,
OF their board, and thus re!icVs their ptr,nts of
almost the eore expense of their educstiop
f,r The tuition is substantially, gra;uitous. Ali
this is 90 t,Loy sketch. bui 90 established fact
fJr wo have. 1st hers 10 Alex, nGria. quite q
number of youog men aud women who hav,
worked their cwa Way thus. aud are DOW esrr-
Jog comfortable living and. at be samo time,
assisting 10 tho elevation Ct tb,ir race, ty
teaching 10 our p1bli, schools. There is one.
of whom W. kaow. 10 Al, x,ndris equity, who
bis, within s:vsn or eight years, sGquired
considerable properly, and he Owes it. az
be said in q speech lately. when the former
County Superi ateI d ent took formal leave of his
school. to that geptleman's assistance in secur.
Ing him place at Hampton. But Hampton
don't suit The politicians and the political
preachers. 1t is VI dar the direction OF Gen. raj
AImstrong. 8 true phi anthropist, who really
desires the elevation and prosperity OF tho col.
ored race, and does not want III cir )tes. He
tells them to vote as their conscIencss dictate,
but no! to mix themselves up party polite.
and that don't suit people who want dirty work
done; 80 the politicians. black and white, would
like to bIe,k down Hampton if they could.
Then. agsin. the Ham ,ton graduates are men
Ind women OF good common sense aud solid &C.
quirements. and when they 90 ont to teach,
they oppose tae superstitions Of many Of their
people, and mss; thst morality must be the Off
spsina Of all true religion. Thi ia Of course,
sgIe,able to the ecuosted and pious among the
colored ministers, but there are very May
pret lers who are 2Its,ly ignorant, aud WI ose
religion. il sincere ct sl is bu. animal SENSIBLE
ity. Some tf them csnnot even read. and it Is
aAsy 10 see that II those HI III oton people come
about ih'i: IL q lencs will room be mum b sred
with the things that were; therefore, they, too,
cry. mo Hampton
II il alleged. however that Hampton d >es not
te, CT Creek and Lstin; very true. but what
call is there at present. from The colored people,
for Greek and Latin? Gov many colored boy
and Sits ia the State srs capable, st this time.
Of even commep Gil such . course of either as q
College should supply? Besides, it is not the
function OF normal school 10 te,ca Greek and
Lain. but pedagogics, or the science OF tssch'
inR. Whenever the coored youth OF Virginia
need 3 college the Sssse viii. doubtless. give
Them one, but for the good OF bo,h races, let
politics b, kept out of educational institution
aud let those Institutions be such as will best
subserve tie necessities of cur people IF both
r.ces.
Hon. John s. Barbour, who has, with but .
short in!elm;sii,n. during which he was re-
ceiver. boea president of the great trunk line OF
railroad extending fl IN this city to Dsl Vile |
fr the past W snty-fve years, WAS " s:erdI, re.
elected to ihA po,.t:on-one that he has fll.d |
with such marked ability and flolity. His
olsins to the place vera unchsllsr ID. for Mr.
Barbour is acknowledged to be ons Of the lead.
Ing railroad men Of lhs " and ehas desei vsd.
~ earned the high reputation h, enjoys. After
the close of the war and upon taking actiya
charge OF the roid then extending to Lynchburg,
be brought order out IF ''copflsio worse con-
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