Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-07-13
rur srArI-s or THE NEoRo.

THE STATUS or THE NEGRO.
"Our George" Of the Belfast Journal.
M. recently made tour through Georgia
and Florida. In Que Of his letters to the
Journal, written from Atlanta, he sptaks
thus of colored college In that city, and
OF the social status OF the Negro In gen.
erals
I visited Clsrk's University. . eolored
college. Idon't mean that the college Is
colorsd exactly. but ,hs, the students are.
II black can be called . color The Uni.
versi,y IL under the patronage OF the NJ.
4. Church. The principal building Is
Of brick. three stories high. with base
ment and tower. The exterior IL very
handsome. and the interior is neatly ard
comfortably furnished and flashed. 1t
Is called Chisman Hall. The pupils are
OF both sexes. and the courses OF study
comprise the Grammar School, Normal.
College and Theological courses. The
faculty ere mostly white. although the
Professor Of Classics and Science IL Ne
gro, Prof &. ]. Brown. There !. an In
dus,iial Department 10 which there Is
.ehoolof wood work. in which lathe work.
scroll saving. draush,ing, and carriage
work Is done. There Is also school OF
printing. iron work and agriculture. a.
there are four hundred and fly acrs OF
land connected -i,h the college, II stu.
den, wants TO learn how to farm. 90 be
can raise a dollars worth Of something.
a, an expense q dollar and half. be
has a grand chance here to spread him
self. In the industrial dspsi,men, for
girl, | found q Mis- Mitchell in charge.
and in con,sr.aiion nth her. learn'd that
she vas a cou,in q Hon. Randall Ells
Of Belfast. and had visited Belfnt have
never been sny~her. y,t bu, ~hai some
body appeared to me Who either had lived
in BsliAs, OF else bad friends ~ rtl'iives
there. II there WAS any way OF iscsr.
tanning the fact. think We would find
thu, When the ark landed on Noun, Ar
ala, that man came on board aud IN.
quired OF Noah II there were any Belfast.
sr. there, =. be wanted TO borrow copy
Of the journal. In fact will assert 'hs,
this MAS The case. and II anybody has
proof iha, Il va. no, 80. let him produce
Il and ~ill take water.
The girls In the colleges ATE taught
music. and a. entered the music loom.
there was = negro girl pr.e,leins boxing
on an uprigh, piano, aud Ill BAT -four
dollars that she could have 'hopldered
me and run up into the ,o~er With me.
and not have bad TO step TO take breath.
The School Of Theology Is bsld IN hne
building called Cannon Hall. after the
Rev. T.. N. Cannon. friend aud pat
ron Of The school |, Is presided over by
the Dean Of the univsriiy. the Rev.
wilbar T.. Thnki,ld. u ID. cultured
gentleman. whose whole soul u Ia his
work There ia quite an advantage IN
holding a position IN Negro college that
one does not get ia White one. la the
latter. the professors aud teacher. arc not
only highly respected In the college, but
society claims them. and makes iniosd'
on their time: bu, down here. teacher
or professor, no matter hos highly eul'
tursd he OF she may be. u - completely
o.,faei.sd and frvIen on, q. II he WAS at
the North Pole. lie has bis whole time
to devote TO hi. work-Poliie society will
make no claim. on him.
There are some very nee distinctions
made in civil and society rules and r.su'
l.,ions here. For instance; II were
hired BY the Atlanta School Board TO
teach Negro school. ! should no, lose
my social position on ,ha, account. Ba'
II / came through love Of God and hu.
mainly. willing 10 devote my life and
time to teaching the Nsgroes. u would
be goodbye. George" a. far as society
Vas concerned. A oolorcd woman .
nurse. OF in sty mental position. can &C.
cupy white cat. and no one finds any
fault. Let ,hs, same person buy her
own ticket and travel by herself. aud she
canno, and will no, be allowed TO occupy
the same car wi,h her white brother, and
sisters In the former case her mi',res,s
presence seems 10 &C, ss deodorifer TOT
Der. while in the other. she a, once smells
like bag Of phosphate. or some other
hish.,oned perfume. | don't know Why
,hi. /. 90, bu, ksow ihs, IL l.. from act.
ual experience. Ga branch railroads.
-ksn only one passenger car Is run and
no smoker, the car /. divided In the mid
die BY = partition containing q dcor' and
whites occupy one half Of the car and
color,d people the other. Nov Il white
man wants 10 smoke VIA, does he d.
wai, all he get, on, Of the carr Not
bi, Of il. be zoe. into the eolored half and
smokes. Suppose the colored man wants
to smoke OF course be comes into the
white end Of the car aud lights up bis /.
ID. and smoke. aud spi'' In the ai'ls'. I.
his white brother has done ia the other
half, Well. | should smile to zee that
thing dors II such thing should be
attempted. iha, darkey would be hred
ou, Of the car with such force that II he
started in January he would no, land be.
fore December The Negroes are no, ell
III treated IN a civil rights sense. They
have m.ny right. ,ha, the whites have.
They pay {. much as white man does
for q railroad ticket. OF TO 10 TO = place
Of amusement. bu, when anybody tells
you ,ha, they re, exactly as good car
TO ride in. or a. good . seat At an enter.
iainment. you raise the index finger OF
your right hand to the lower lid OF your
LEI, eye. and slightly pull !, down. !