The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-04
THE LEMOYNE SCHOOL.
DONATIONS TO THE MANUAL
TRAINING DEPARTMENT
BY John v. LeMOyne Of Chicago and
George ESterIy Of white
water. Wis.

Preparations for the opening Of the
LIE Moyne Normal Training SchooI
are steadily progressing under the di.
rection OF Prof. Steele, who is indefat.
igable in his efforts make the estab,
lishment as complete as possible, and
ample for the purposes for which il
was founded. 10 this last, beet of all
his good work, he has recei we'd a great
deal Of encouragement from philan,
thropic people, among the number be.
ing the son of DIR. LeMoyne, the
founder OF the inttituta, who recently
sent his check for $3.50, with the fol.
lowing sympathetic letter;
CHICAGO, ILL., February %, 1886.
Mr.. A. j Steele, Principal LeMoyne Insti.
Iuie, Memphis, Tenn;
DEAR SIR-0n my return nom q
trip TO the South | find your Letter Of
January 25th.
l am glad ID learn that you have
succeeded in getting your ind0strisl
department under way, and l inClose
draft f1r $3.50 to help this branch Of
the school.
l trust this department will be OF
substantial benefit to the scholars, for
l believe il to be one OF the most i'm.
p%ortance; not because your pupils are
colored, but because in this the schoars
will acquire the knowledge Rnd
skill most in demand, regard.
less CT color. In your scLoll,
as in nearly all schools, a
large msjority, no doubt, expect at
most 10 spend a few years in getting
that art of their education acquired
at school, and the question should he,
what can be done in that time to best
and most certainly secure a comtocta-
BILE living and good positiolP
have been afraid that the colored
people would be prejudi 3ed against
this kind If education; that they
might consider education only to be
acquired from books and its chief OBJ
jsct al escape from manual labor, a1d
1 think it quite natural tia they
should have such a prejudice. A race
thai has been denied education and
compelled to work, readily conclude S
that idleness and education are both
blessings; and t1e question lie, have
they the intelligence to determine
what is the object and end to be Sc
cured by an education?
II they have it not now | believe
they will gain it, and / believe they
will find that The education and skill
now most in den aid is intelligent
manual ability, and the young people
of the North are being guided by
this demand.
With great interest in the success
of your sct i, believe me very truly
yours, j. V. LEMoYNE.
Besides the above kind letter and
inclosure, Prof. Steele received by
freight yesterday four complete lsthes,
with ali the requisite gearing and at
tachmen's, for use in the Toys indus-
trial department Of the institution.
The dopo-, George Esterly OF Wits
water, Wis is very extensively en-
gagged in manufact lring, and takes
great interest in manual training, and
especially in the work being under
taken at LsMoyne Institute, in this
city.
The machinery received makes a
very complete outfit fer al sorts of
turning, and would coat not less than
$3.50, weighing about 5000 pounds.
The interest taken by these North
ern gentlemen ia such work as this in
u midst should not, and it does not
fail Cf receiving full appreciation by
the people of Memphis and Of Ten
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