Daily Republican., 1890-01-28

Church. paid glowing tribute TO Editor
brinkly Of the Twilight snd urged lis
members and friends 70 take 1t.
An interview with one Of tho home
girls on the school question brought out
he following:
What do you think Of the school oues.
ton M discussed by the Twilight
T.acher--I think that MIR. Brinkly
ought to be sustained 10 all that. he has
said 50 Tar, 1t took the same agitation
ono years ago TO make the whits schools
what they are to-day. The fact 10 sim ply
this, neither OF the teachers WHO have
been so highly exalted are able 10 teach
the classics, and for one sm anxious TO
Sc meeting OF the parents.
Cor. Have you road the news carfully
concerning our home girls, tLeir average
and the indiflr they have been
treated with, receiving 10 eacour igement
10 continue their course1
Toacber.-ies l have, the principal
has . good hing Of 1t; she had SluO
add,d TO her salary to pursue the High
School system, when In TACT there IL no
nigh school system, aud more than that
we are very much In doubt whether the
teachers who have been 90 highly exalted
can teach the clsssics. The proper III n u
TO have done would have been to hir. 3
sfJ64s Hsfl6dt, saot Which s,,nplx inv
creases tha~aPihle'p1f's salary, while the
public receive no benefit from it.
Cor.-ls II true that after you 20 be fore
the Board OF Education that YOU don't
get position rs teacher on your meritsl
Teacher.-Yes, ! ain very cseditabiy ill.,
form d by ono OF our home tea hers that
such distinction has been made; for IN
stance, she averaged this highest OF the
three which were examined, and was
compelled 10 take lower position, and
upon inteTrogatipg . member of the
School Board on the subject, was in.
formed that the appointmentsw were soe y
under tho sup, rvislOn Of the committee,
and as matter OF courte, We lost In.
trrest IN trying TO compete for honore.
Mrs. Luciudn EvAus has been highly
complinented for her plucky letter on
New 8 rest, and II had the good effect oi
making peace. For the time being crap,
81 ooiing sni yel K arc Gu the decline.
ihree hundred people stood on side OF
The Shiloh Baptist Church on Sunday a.
carly As $50 waiting an entrance, this
being the nrst bsrtising In the new pool.
Thirteen candidates wont under tie wat.i
aud confessed iAith. Row. b. I. Moore
was powerful IN his remarks and the
choir did good singing.
Rev. J. ID. stausburry. one OF the vic.
tins OF the 10 grippe, has not been able
to oil his pulpit Tor several Sundays, but
he 10 couvalescini slowly.
The African Amer,ca League which
assembled IN Caieago last week, a ma
tlonai organixsticn formed to look after
the rights OF the colored people and OF
which there 10 a branch In this city, sent
the following resoluti ns to Conp ress:
Whereas, Ito predominauce OF Afro
Anne leans In tue States of Alabama,
South Carolins, Louisiana, Missis.ip
anu other Southern ststes N ,kes the
situation pain'u and uncomfortable Tor
the small minority of white allow citl.
zens r,siding therein; therefore, q 1t
Resolved, That we dop ELTON the hon
orable Cong ess OF the United Stales 10
mako and provide Tor an appropi iation
OF elu0,O0O, 900, to furnish the unhappy
white citizens of these 4 ntee, who may
desire to settle in other and more favored
States, tree from Atro-Amerienu ma
Jorities. with Tree transportation aud
lunch ~ the way TO any of the States
north ot the Mason and Dixon line. BE-
1t further
Resolved, That the Congress designate
Senator Morgan of Alabama, Senator
II upton of South Carolina aud Senator
Gibson of Louisiana, TO DO tho an oSes"
10 lead the unhappy people out of tine
states OF their misfortln..
The good work OF Tess Allen etill con-
iinues. lie Is the Afro A american evan
geliot OF this city, and nov has witnesses
ali over the city concerning his work. II
leaked out yea erday through servant
OF one OF the leading white fsmilios that
he prayed with boy who had Lot been
able to rest since he received his injuries,
and through the prayers OF the eyangel-
ist ho was relieved. lie is very quiet on
the subject and will give nothing for
publication. lie is importuned by white
Christians all over the city.
MIR. II. b. States, of tonsorial fame,
still scars a!oft among tie poets, and has
4 quotation from Shakespeare for every
question asked him.
The correspondent Of the Age branched
of on the school question last; he is .
mrn OF tine parts, and the people of vii.
would like to hear some express
sion from him on the school question; 1t
Is the topic of conversation among the
people OF the race.
Mis- NJ. Elias, one OF our eEterprising
home girls, and one of Howard's best
teachers won't say . word about school
affairs; we thought, through our tour, TO
get come Information from her. She very
informed US that she, Tor one,
would have nothing to say.