Daily Republican., 1890-06-25
WILMINGTON DEL. LETTER
PhIlsdeIpMIa sentinel.

Philadelphia sentinel.
WILMINGTON, Del, June 16.-Your
Wilmington correspondent in last
weeks iseua 10 in error concerning the
Howard school. Your readers here and
elsewhere know Of the unsettled state OF
our school matter ~ published through
your columns Last winter and injustice
70 the people here. reply to "P. B. T."
simply to inform the pablo that uu-
necessary dsttery has already allowed
our schools to DRIFT into = predioament
that casual observer seldom notices aud
people who seem to credit us with more
educational advantage are 10th to be-
lieye, when plainly stated; and We do
not intend to have any more misrepre.
sentation, pro nor con, on the subject.
Your correspondent says:
"The Howard school which IL under
the princi0Alship Of Miss Krrse, was
never In . more prosperous condition.
cient corps Of youug ladies, most being
coll gss. The Iuetitute for Colored
Youth, Of Philadelphia, is also ably rep
resented BY Miss Almirs Wilson. It
will be remembered that Misc Kruse has
also Normal Department, and prepares
young men thoroughly for the Freshman
classes In our best colleges. This 10
clearly demonstrated In the University
OF Penr syl Sapia, Howard and Lincoln"
When he rays Howard school was never
10 more prosperous condition credit II
to bis being . stranger in our midst
this ought 10 measure his understanding
without argument. But to the contrary
the school was never In . worse state
since 1t was stsblished. This can be
substantIa.ed simply BY saying fully eight
thousand colored men, women and chill
dren can be called in . single twenty
iour hours who Will openly declare they
desire the removal Of the present prlnci.
pal at the close Of this school term. THIS
10 not stated for buncombe nor with NAL.
Ice. Then how can II be possible for this
supposed "high school" to be on the ad.
vance, with fully two-thIrds Of the intel.
ligent, educated and most progressive
people Of our race refusing to send their
children to the present principall
| l also desire to say there 10 not single
lady teaching In Howard School who
graduated from . 60 lege anywhere In
tho world. That ID just what has caused
90 much trouble with US; our principal
should have college training, but she
cannot produce . diploma from high
school. Note the absurdity Of "P. B. T."
The three years cOufse for tho high
department consists OF the following
First year-Algebra, High Arithmetic,
Physiology, Latin. Reading. Writing and
Geometrioal Drawing. Second year
Natural Philosophy, Geometry, Rhetoric,
Latin (Caiar) Books ], II. III and Nv,
and Physical Geography. Third year
keeping, Sc ence OF Government, Latin
| fvlr,tN pnab. 1T III w Raaatcu
spelling and Writing.
We have able teachers In Howard
school for the departments they credit
ably all and hope this will not bring
any reflection upon them. Even Miss
Kruse filed her mission we'll three Of
four years ago, before studies were In.
trodu duccd into the school above her aver
" but ! cannot tolerate tile idea Of
taxing the wheels off Q cart TO avoid
the trouble OF greaeing the axe, and
yet persist In claiming equal speed with
the lead. AgAin. / will say we have nc
Normal Department under Miss kruse
at the Howard school. The inconsis
|, tency OF this ought to be observed BY
up. B. IT," ripe student from LincolI
University.
Do young men enter Lincoln, Howari
and the University Of PonnAylyani
from the sixth grammar grade ofa Dela
ware psgro SCHOOL, This IL the hiahei
ever been successfully taught by a. ex
assistant principal, Hiss =. E. Lewis
twho was cowardly suspended At the 10
Istance OF Miss Kruse, after two years In
oessant labor. Immediately after Mis-
Lewis took her departure the scholar
who would have graduated this June q
fsubjects for the high courae next autumn,
> were put back in their studies, indL
eating either that there was no one left
to instruct them TO the commencement
or fear Of having TO contend with then
as high school class In the near future
These are stubborn facts and DEFY suc
cessful contradiction.
There never was young man prepared
BY Miss Kruse At Howard school for tn,
Freshman class Of any college, although
I've have some attending the above
named institutions. The only thing tha
looks like normal department is thre,
young women whom the Sentinel, b.
placing the truth Of their circumstances
before the world, succeeded In helpinR
to shun that system which would have
robbed them OF an education as laid
down above. They were forced In the
s,hool against Miss Kruse's Will and ere
preparing under hor now, after loss oil
nearly three years time, and they aim,
next mouth. to enter an examination fol
positions on an average Of G5 per cent. In
reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling and
grammar, to teach primary classes.
We do not want to be flattered. We
have enlisted to fight this matter to the
end. We will not iust out, but we nrs
willing, II need be. TO wear out In ouI
efforts 10 show our educational handi.
caps In . true light, and when tho proper
time comrs the colored people Will de-
mand what they need even though q
writ OF msndamus from the court be
Necessary to test our strength. Our aim
has been to educate the people up ia
what we want them 10 do before VIC take
any definite action. trust THIS will
place us before the citizens of the United
States as portion Of the people having q
full knowledge Of when we are wrongly
represented, aud that the fire OF our
school fight Is not dead, but sleepeth,
until the word ID given to come forth.
Then, and not until then, will the Laza-
rus Of Delaware burst tho shroud and
walk and talk with our progressive
brother, east, west, north and south.
Truly It may be said: "Master, tho edu.
cational advantages arc dead In the light
OF the present times. Yea, 1t stinketh r.