Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-17
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Alabama Boysas Clerks and s Students
First Auditor Reynolds and Commits.
sioner Dudley.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 1888.
Mr.. Editor:
Please allow me- space in your pa
per for few lines from the Capital
of the "greatest government on
earth.'
Washington has a population Of
one hundred. and seventy five thous-
and, sixty thousand Of which ale
c)lored. Americansl boast of it as
one of the finest cities in the world,
and certainly it is one of the cleants
Its principal streets are sprinkled and
sweptssevery nightsbylfour horse ma
chimes. 1t is Ssometimes called the
city of Parks. because of the slarge
number: of these beautiful public con
veniences in every POI tioni of the city.
1t is not manufacturing city, though h
situated on the Potomac river whose
waters might sbe thus utilized.
CHURCHES.
suppose every church denomina-
ton in the country is represented here,
among our people. The colored min
istry, as a whole, is not up to that
standard of educationssssand irtelll-
gence which one coming here from
the South would expect..ssto find, an
that in many OF our southern cities
would compare favorably with it. DR..
Cromwell, pastor of the leading color
ed Episcopal church in the city is adj
mitted to be the leading colored di-
vine in the country. There are other
churches also, whose pulpits are filed
by able and educated ministers.
The African Methodist denomina-
tion is erecting a very large church
on M street, which will be completed
in few months. 1t ID the largest
colored church in the city and will
be handsomely and finely finished.
SCHOOLS.
Howard University, one of the
leading colored Higher Institutions of
learning IN the country, was built
from the unclaimed bounty money of
colored soldiers by act of Congress.
1t is situated on an eminence in the
northern portion Of the city with
beautiful surroundings. In the med
ical department the white students
out number the colored, while in the
law school the colored are in the ma
jorify. This year an Industrial school
was added to this institution, in which
all the various trades are taught. |
visited the evening law school recent
ly, and was glad to find that at least
four-6fths of the students are our
young southern men, who are clerks
in the departments. They are not
satisfied in making few dollars, but
are preparing themselves for useful
ness among their people when they
return to the South. This proves the
falsity of the charge that the Negro
is contented in ease and ignorance.
There is q wide field in the South for
professional men Of the race and these
young men will be needed there.
"The harvest is great and the labor
ers are few In this evening law
school Alabama is represented by Mr..
Thomas Walker who will graduate
this year. Mr.. W. M. Johnston Of
Marion is a member of the medical
class, and Mr.. Nesbit of Monts somery
is attending the Spencerian Business
College.
DR.. Scott. of Athens, who gradu-
ated two years ago will 60 South next
Spring to practice his profession in
Birmingham.
There are other high Institutions Of
learning in the city for our people
which will receive notice in a future
letter.
The public schools are about aqnal
to the best any where in the country
and all the buildings are now crowded
There are over five hundred teachers
employed in these schools, one hun
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