News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-05
The American Missionary AsSocir
alton at New Orleans.

We take the following interesting
description of the exhibit at New
Orleans of the above association from
the daily Picdyune. The A. NJ. A. is
a benevolent society with headquar-
tiers at New York, and in its Christian
educational work among the colored
people of the South and the Indians
of the West, spends on an average
about $500, 900 year. II is grand
work, viewed from whatever stand
point. Christianity, patriotism and
philanthropy all unite in commenting
it to the support of every we'll wisher
of his kind.
The American Missionary Associa-
ton display closes the educational ex-
hiOits in the east gallery. 1t occu-
pies large space, and is gaily decorat-
ed with pale blue and white draperies.
In this display will be found an ex-
hibit for eye and mind of the prog
ress made by the colcred school chill
dren and by the Indians during the
past years. Upon long tables are
arranged for examination, books in
use, neatly hound, copy books and.
innumerable specimens of drawing.
fancy work, knitting and plain sew
ing also agricultural and blacksmith
ing specimens from various training
schools.
Straight University, which has nea-
IL 600 pupils, sends examination PAM
phlets, number of pictures and silk
embroidery also large numbers OF
imaginary letters written by pupils
from various parts of the world. The
visiting public read these letters with
as much avidity as if the innocent
'epistles were real letters, and the neat
manuscripts are already well thumbed.
The display from the Indian School
at Santee, Neb., consists of school
books printed in the Sioux Indian
language, and these are first, second
and third reauer, a moderately adj
vanced geography, hymn book, and
:"Dakota Wowapi Wakan, or Bible
in the Sioux tongue. A little oblong
5crocheted tidy is made of parti-col-
.ored stripes, each one the work of a
young Pocahontas, who has added her
name, age and the tribe TO which she
belongs. In fact, all the Indian work
is thus marked-the young red men
and maidens seeming particularly
careful to give their tribe. The school
also exhibits shoes, harnesses, tin
cans, step ladders and models Of
| household furniture. The girls have
sent long linen bands full of button
holes, and aprons and undergarments
finely hemmed.
The Atlanta University sends silk
worms, cocoons, neatly drawn map
of the city, and fine examples of free
hand drawings, applied with colors.
The kindergarten exhibits from
Storrs Atlanta school are very cum
ming, and the photograph of the eb-
ony undergraduates, taken while at
their tasks, is like a picture. The
work of the children, braided wraps,
embroidered animals, and paper con-
trivances, will compare favorably with
any kindergarten in the country.
A curious display from the Gregory
Institute, Wilmington, n. c., teaches
quite lesson in domestic economy.
The gils have sent specimens of
stocking darning" and Of that still
more economical and homely employ
ment known as ''refooting old stock
i1gs." A patchwork quilt, made by
the boys. forms part of this display.
| The drawings from the LeMoyne
Institute, of Memphis, are exceeding
| u beautiful and attract universal adj
miratiOn, as being most artistic and
complete. -.....-
Looking over the exhibits made
under the American Missionary Asso-
citation, the writer is pleasantly i'm
pressed with the excellent care with
which the colored and Indian pupil. all
over the country are being instructed
in trades. AS cooks, carpenters,
blacksmiths, farmers, brickmakers,,
they are being practically instructed,
Ms well as receiving good collegiate
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