The morning times., 1895-10-14
COLORED TEACHERS BARRED
Not Admitted to the Annuity Asso-
citation Nor to the Bazar.
Some OF Them Very Much Aggrieved.
DIR. Bruce Mott Says He Recognizes
Difficulties in the Way.

The colored teachers in the county schools
are shut out of tie Teachers Annuity Asso-
clation, and some of them feel so aggrieyed
that they want TO be put In charge OF
colored edsuperintendent. They eyarcnowalong
with the white teachers in charge OF Supt.
Powell White and colored teachers are
often employed in the same building IN the
county schools a nj the negroes see no reason
why they should not be admitted to the
association which is intended to provide
pensions for these faithful servants OF the
people when they are too old to work
The colored teachers in tae city under
Supt. Cook have an organization OF their
own, but county teachers sarenotauhhttedto
tins. Accordingly the ooiored teachers III
the county have no standing an yWhere:
When the plans began to DC formed ior tne
Teachers ba-ar III convention Hali, tle
colored tea cherS felt tnat there was an op-
portunity for reUpening this question
They urged that as they atteiileo the same
teachers meetings. ana taught Ia the same
schools as the wnite teachers IN tiie county
there was no good reason why they should
not take part IN this enterprise Which has
for It's purpose u contribatlou to the rund
from which to pay tedcuers WHO nave "ohd
rest by long service.
Colored people would be permitted to come
into the bazar and purchase. There was no
ground for excluding colored teachers from
having booths in the fair and selling also.
Then the money the received dsurely oughtto
be set apart for pensions OF coiored
teachers.
These pleas were, however, unavaihng
and the committees We're made up wholly OF
white teachers and only white tea chers are
expected to participate in the bazar.
The colored teachers, some OF them at
least will use their influence to prevent
their sympatniZers from patrontZ1nS the lair.
The question OF admitting the cuiored
teachers came up when the Teachers An
nuity Association was first formed. There
were several in favor Of admitting all
teachers. But Prof. John T. recnlan and
others took the stand that the association
would be engaged in holding baZars and IN
other affairs more or less social, and II
would not do TO admit the coiored teachers:
This is a southern city, he argued, and
whatever teachers might think of ii per
sonally, there were undoubtedly thousands
of persons here who would not attend a
social affair where both races appeared
on equal terms. Upon vote there was a
decisive majority against their admissioa.
DR.. Bruce Evans, principai oil Mott SCHOOL,
said when asked about the matter:
81 was one OF those who intended to
apply for membership in the association,
if we had been admitted, but l have no
censure for the action taken. 1 taught
several years under Prof. Freeman as SUI
pervising principal and regard him as an
honorable, sensible gentleman. / think II
is to his credit that he stated frankly the
North and / recognize that washington
is not O northern City. We must yield to
the customs and sentiment OF the people
among whom We live. l understand there
are several teachers who are complaining
about the discrimination, but l don't
think the disturbance Will amount to
much