Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-05
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bow extensively year papsr b drcIlstsd
emouk the coIofsd p6pblatiou Of VII
mlnkeoo, Allow ne ANAL space IN II 10
inmsm them Of tbs Opportunities thstare
new odsred II The cdlorsd public schools
81 Wnmibgton 70 obtain good substan-
dal sducs.og.
whsn the Board Of Eduoatiou arst took
charge Of the co.ored schools they had no
GRADED system and but very limited
equipment, both 10 books and In teach.
ers. A. soon ~ they came under the
control Of the board, grades were estab-
!isned and good competsnt tsaehers OBJ
Tbs scholars showed great aptitude
and soon . number had mastered the
Limit Of The courss In the school, and .
demand for High School privileges was
| graute6.
This order l may cay officially has
never bosu revoked. aud although It 10
still In the couss oi studies 1t tho How.
ard School. we have no pupils because
none seem very anxious to continue
throufh 1t, for Il they did. ell they have
10 do 10 to come there and enter the
high school classes, providing they are
qualified 70 do 70.
Asain let ne siats that Miss Kruss d
not paid one Oent extra on account oi
tLis high school course; hsr salary VA
raised bocauss the Board aided four more
rooms to the sehool, thereby doubling thl
puin6sr Of pupiIs for her 70 take akaTsl
| Of. Al present. We have about 80 scholar
there, more than any other school IN
WILMINGTON. and also o. namts Of now
applicants, mostly little children whoel
parents are sa1ious to get them 10 school
Nov let ~ show you what has beon
done aud Will be done 10 further edu
cate tho colored children Of this city
The prsssut board has great interest n
the succrss Of tie cosored schotls, and
can say Just here that every REQUEST bai
been sheeriully granted 10 improve ID,
educational advantages In thcss schools
First four Io0ms additional Ct cost o
$4,000, which is four timea more thar
tho total school tax paia BY the colorst
people Of Wilmington. then new. In
proved slatc blsckboards. new desks
paper, paint and all the new methods
. object iessons, in fact nothing IL left uu
dono to make the school q success Il
every psrii-ular. Furthermore, what d
We In ead 10 do? During Dccember
lBSv, ! asksd' chs board to allow me h
rent the Eleventh street hall aud open
primary school Tor tho O4 applicant
now ou the list at Howard School.
The matter has simply b.en deierrct
until the rev school At Silverprook will
be o;eaed, when tue board will GET posses
sion Of . large school house which will b
used to relieve the pressure at Howart
School. Again during the past month
bequest left for the purpose hes just bee
applied to buying . nne lot over Elsvsnt
atreet bridge, on which smother substau
tixl colored school will soon be built.
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people that our present school board NJ
looking TO thek educational interests.
is the writer's earnest desire to assist |
the work, and there is nothing that b
would rather sec than large class con
,inuing tho high school course at No. II
Tie advantage to those gi.ls who dnis
: Il 10 manifold. Where could they serv
. better two years spprenticeshlp tha
Il that In tho high school course at How
ard, which would quality them to Pal
the teschcrs' examination and fotev,
after get good sslariee. Parents, kee
u your girls at school those two yean,
Q means education, elevation and occup
d We want colored teachers, soon nil
9 or ten will be needed, but we can not &,
Is them In WiiG!ngtop. Probably We vi
Ia have 10 advcrtise for them. Winnings
o IL growing; We will tOou want mar
. more co.orcd teachers and I hopa u
n Will setye as an advice which Will spl
some Wilmington colored gir;s 10 90
r IL and stick to It until they becou
d TEACHERS. Como might say what abb,
, the boys9 believe II tho colored b.
= hs some show he ecu Il lif. up his ra,
= more rapidly than his sister, the teaclic
II Here 1t i, look out for manual ira'nir
In our Howard school; 1t 10 sure 10 cou
ard II will not be lcng before You will 4,
tho colored boys Of Wilmington being ii
. strueted In the use OF tools. say that
= = Lciisve II will sou come. aud that tin
|, will be when the ciaeses ct HowaI
school In the High school departmeI
warrants II.
y That Will bs the tImo when all ne
= schoul advantages will be asked for, m
!. ts manual training is the graHdest On
= latest thiuk that am Tree 10 say that
p" will, the golden opportunity to the co
a ored boy one never before offered, that
" the practical elements of . trade slon
:, with good Education.
" In closing let me- say TO you that mo,
!. OF the late communicst lions appeartUg
y the press are absolutely Inisreprescnti h
tions, aud such expressions will onl
tend to injure the reputation Of yoi
schools. Let me a2ain say TO the PM
:, ents. visit the schools more often; "
= can see aud hear, then form your oplni0
i which think will be we'll done. Kc,
- on with the good work.
:, DR. JAS. Ii. MORGAN.
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