Evening star., 1894-12-19
EDUCATING THE INDIAN
Congressional Committee Visits the Hamp-
ton Institute.
Tho Good Work Being Done There for
the Indian and the Color.
ed Race.

Upon the invitation Of Principal Fl. b.
Frissell Of the Hampton Normal and Agrf-
cultural Institute Of Hampton, Va, a quo
rum Of the House committee on Indian at
fairs visited that institute Sunday. The
purpose Of the visit was to enable the
committee to personally observe the work.
Ing Of the school and thereby report to
Congress its progress and needs, especially
as to the care and education of the Indian
boys and girls. The trip was as successful
as 1t was pleasant, and the members Of
the committee came home determined, as
they told the boys and girls to do every
thing In their power to advance the in
terests Of the institute in every way pos
sible.
The party left here Saturday evening on
the steamer Washington in charge of Mr..
Frissell, and consisted Of Representatives
Lynch Of Wisconsin, Maddux of Georgia,
KEN OF Nebraska, Pendleton of Texas,
daughter and Miss Farr; Hunter of IL
lir ois and Miss Hunter, Pickler of South
Dakota, wife and daughters; Curtis of
Kansas and sister. Clerk Mendenhall, Cap
tain and Mrs, Stanley and Mr.. r. w. Dut-
ton. At Old Point Comfort the party was
Joined by President Osgcod of the board
of trustees. After breakfast at the Hygeia
Hotel the party visited the artillery school
at Fortress Monroe, where guard mount
was witnessed. There carriages were taken
Tor the institute, two miles distant. On
the way stop was made at the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, where the Sunday
morning parade and inspection was en-
toyed. Twenty-Five hundred of the old
soldiers were drawn up in line, and their
appearance was most favorably commented
upon by the party, Representative Pickler,
who stated that he was an old soldier him.
self, being particularly pleased with the
appearance of the men. A hurried inspec-
tfcn was made of the grounds and of few
of the buildings, the neatness and COM
fo,t of the home being all that could
be wished, the immense kitchen and din
Ing room having special attractions for the
ladies of the party, who obtained some
Idea of the labor necessary to supply the
needs of the inmates, where the command
ant explained that nine and one-half bar
rels of shucked oysters were used in one
stew.
At the Institute.
From the Soldiers Home the party were
driven to Hampton Institute, short dis
tance away. AS the party drove up dress
parade was taking place, the companies
being composed of several hundred of In
dian and negro boys. The institute band
of sixteen pieces, the great majority of
which was composed of Indians, furnished
the music, and performed in a manner
which reflected great credit upon the insti-
tute. Parade over, the entire institute,
teachers and pupils, to the number of near
ly thousand, assembled in the chapel,
where the visitors were entertained by ex-
ceedingly well-rendered hymns and plan
tation melodies, the Indian boys and girls
enthusiastically swelling the great chorus.
Principal Frissell, after President Osgood
had welcomed the visitors in a neat ad-
dress, introduced the members of the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, who briefly ad-
dressed the pupils, telling them how they
had been delighted and surprised by what
they had observed, and promising them
and their instructors that they would tell
Congress of the mighty force for the good
and advancement of both the red and black
races the institute was exerting, and prom
Using, too, that they would be only too glad
to do all in their power to promote the in
terests of the institute.
The assemblage was then dismissed for
dinner, and after the visitors had dined
with Principal Frissell a visit was made to
a few of the numerous workshops where
the manner of educating the pupils and
sending them out into the world capable
of taking care of themselves and those de-
pendent upon them was explained. At
o'clock, after Chaplain H. b. Turner had
entertained the visitors with an illustrated
lecture on the work and results of the
school, particularly as to the Indian schol-
ars, the beautiful little church of the insti-
tute was attended, Chaplain Turner con-
Quoting the service and delivering a very
interesting address, the music being fur
nished by a choir composed of Indian and
negro boys and girls After church a hur-
ried visit was made to the well-eQuipped
library, and also to the industrial exhibit
of the school, where the work of the pupils
was the subject of much genuine surprise
and admiration. Tea was taken with Prin-
cipal Frissell, and then the visitors were
driven to the boat, the party reaching here
early this morning, delighted with their
trip and enthusiastic over the good work
the institute is doing and has done in its
quiet, unassuming way.