Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-08

mon humanity it seems misappli-
cation of principles.
The largest appropriation that the
natio lal government has at any time
made to assist the cause of educa
ton within the States is thai which
has resulted in the establishment of
the agricultural colleges. Many of
these are excellent institutions, and
nothing is to be said in detraction of
their usefulness as far as it goes.
But the direction of that national
gift is illustrative of tendency of
educational giving that destroys its
full effectiveness. Colleges and !
high schools have been the main re-
cipients of both public and private
endowments. The d ssiseippi Leg
islature this winter voted generous
salaries and L --ltiplied Offices in the
agricultural college, but neglected
the tunble-down school houses and
poorly paid teachers, and the alb
sence ofs any at all in some districts
1t is not the higher education that
the country is suffering most for the
want of; it is the education that
teaches one to read and write, add,
subtract, multiply and divide. 1t is
not the initiation of the few into
Latin, Greek and logarithms, but
that of the many into the elementary
branches.
The present agitation, it may be
believed, contemplates this want Of
the masses, and care should be taken
, to see that the more essential part
= Of the education question is not per
: mittad any longer to suffer i'll com
> parison with the other. 1t is not
= that the colleges should be deprived
of anything that they now enjoy OF
be denied further aid, but that the
country school house, as more mate
rally affecting the interests of the
nation, shall have the first consider
alton. 1t can scarcely be that the
J. agitation of the general subject will
4 amount to nothing. Probably its
= digestion is not sufficiently advanced
yet to supply a comprehensive mea-
!, sure, but, perhaps, before the end OF
another session there may be some
- substantial outcome.
t. The New Orleans Times-Demo
OF crat, on the subject of education
20 says that : the necessity of educating
90 the colored population is potent te
=, every thinking Southerner, and re-
marks that it is gratifying to no
~ tice that the Catholics of the Soutl
IS, are practically and energetically
plo though quietly, pushing this move
ment in manner worthy the emula-
. ton of all Christian denominations.
As showing what can be done IN TIN
n, direction from small beginnings, tina
journal instances the foundation b.
the late Archbishop Blanc and tn
- Able Rouselon of the colored Sis
terhood of the Holy Family" Tn
IN der the fostering care OF te7
BILE, Catholic ladies the Slsterh0od ha
, to succeeded III establishing thel
mother House in a spacious brio
- building in that city, where postu
lants are received and prepared &c
the Sisterhood, with the view of e.
I. tending the work of ed'
cation and charity fc
- the colored females in even
parish in the State, and beyond,
possible. In this institution are re
ceived respectable young girls
color who are taught all the rud
ments of good aud Christian educ
ton, fitting them for the proper di
charge of LIES duties. In additiC
the to this establishment the Siste
der hood has also established in Ne
,op- Orleans day school for colored CIR
-. al asylum for colored girls and {
'ohi asylum for old and intirm color'
ing people. and are especially charg,
with their maintenance. This han
our bic community was founded dur1l
ate. the existence of slavery, in 1912,
of four young colored women imbu'
anv with zeal for the advancement
the their race. Approved by the Churc
.lso they were at length formed into
err religious congregation, under t
ing name of the SISTERS of the He
nv Family especially devoted to t
hen education of young girls of color a
ade to works of charity.