Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-07-24
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.
Greeting TO the Observation-Disclosures In
stitute and Other Matters ut Columbia

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With the greatest delight do we hail
the temperance Of the MESSENGER. 1t
was a welcome and instructive visitor to
many of our citizens here to the time its
publication was suspended. Now as it
returns to us with the full appearance of
health and vigor, may it live long and
prosper. May its voice never be silenced
again, but be heard for all the time that
journalism is to remain potent factor
in the shaping of the worlds civilization.
The shapers of the destiny of our
future citizens of South Carolina are
gathered together here at Columbia, the
central city of our State, in what is
known as the Teachers State Normal
Institute. The session opened on the
9th inst, and up to this writing there
are one hundred and eight teacher pupils
enrolled. Among them are some of the
brightest minds among the young of the
State. In fact, taking everything into
consideration, there has never before
been such an assemblage of bright intel
lects-of men and women-of native
negro growth in South Carolina. AL
though these teachers have to combat
with short terms and short pay too; they
show themselves to be progressive set,
and pressage for education and advance
ment better day in the near future.
Mayor Rhett and Col. Coward, the State
Superintendent of Education, addressed
the institute on the day of its opening
with words of welcome and cheer.
The faculty of the institute is COM
posed of Prof. NJ. A. Warren, as princi-
pal, one of the foremost educators of the
country, who was for many years an edu-
cational laborer in this State, being prin-
cipal of the State Normal School when it
was closed in 1877, and who is now the
principal of the school of Litchfe.d.
Conn, assisted by Miss Carrie Loomis,
of Richmond, Va, who for many years
taught here at Columbia. Mr.. G. Ii.
Hastings, principal of the High Street
Grammar School, Fitchburg, Mass. Miss
Edith Goodyear, teacher in the Connec-
tlcut Normal School, and Miss Verina NJ.
Harris, of this place. who is taking Il
medical course at Philadelphia. In adj
dition to these persons named, we have
also Mr.. r. NJ. Alexander, as Secretary
of the institute. and Miss Carrie G. Wal
lace, as pianist. The faculty is strong
one, under the management of thorough
educator, and the result will be thorough
work done which will rebound to the
good of South Carolina from the noun
tains 10 the sea board.
Mr.. J. E. Wallace has been elected
principal of Howard School, with Mess
r. NJ. Alexander, p. F. Oliver, and
Misses G. E. Dial, NJ. N. Pinckn9y. C.
G. Wallace, w. NJ. Tardif, S. c. Pearson
and G. M. Pugh, as assistants. Mr..
Wallace is a young man of bright intel
lectual parts, and will no doubt make a
successful principal. The rest of the corps
are old teachers except the last named
three, who have just graduated, with
two other young ladies with high honors,
from the High School Dept of Howard
School. Mr.. Alexander has resigned the
position to which he was elected and
proposes to seek new field of labor. He
has the best wishes of friends that success
may crown his efforts wherever he may
labor for the elevation of his people.
The State Teachers Association of which
he is president convenes next Tuesday
the Goth.
FLAMMOCK.
Columbia, S. c.. July Is, 1886.