New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-25
m ELEVATE THE NEGROES.
WEEDS OF THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.
.,.xcpy " pEpEw MAKES AN APPEAL FOR

<,yA1-NCEY NJ. DEPEW MAnf-o nv ~
MoNEYtro HELP THE INSTITUTION.
,r,l,c meeting in the interest OF the Atlanta
,-n,versty was held at the Broadway
last evening. The object or the ,his irsti
tract attention 10 the work being done Dy 'lS ,s.
t.tor and 10 make known the need OF luhus 10
carry on the plans mapped out lor ''0 ei %
thu colored race In the South Chauh0es -"' Pe"'
,vho has lust returned from TRIP through 'ne
cor,b and has made the condition OF the negro
south Of Mason and Dixon's line stucy' was 'he
-. ,roro,ren+ sneaker of the evening President
prmstead Of the university. made prief ADDRESS.
IIa said that the work OF the institution asSuileu
,onortancs when the fact became known that grauu-
a,as from this college in turn became teachers or
their race The university is Christian but nom
soo,ar,an and receives public or society grant
u has all the regular collegiate departments, ana
its charter is for the Christian education of youth
There is no distinction as to race. but present con-
djtons confine its work almost entirely TO negroes
Owing to lack of funds, the industrial training de-
partment which is one Of the main institutions OF
the university, was discontinued this year All stu
dents pay tuition Those IN the college course pay
81 a month and all others 81 80 month. students
who board In the college pay $40 month lor poaTu'
room, fuel, light and washing. They also give an
hours labor a day TO the college. Either tuition
scholarships of $40 each annually. or an endowmeh.
fund OF 100000 is needed 10 meet the actual cost
OF instruction in excess of tuition fees An income
Of $4,000 annually. at least is needed 10 MAINTAIN
tho present unendowed work Usually S-OV" year
IS raised IN the North out recently the subscriptions
have fallen off
Mr.. Depew. in his address, said in part:
The question I am to talk about is one OF 6rt
most interesting and at the same t! Hn1aW Each
nation is confronted with its own great qthnr by
SeVolution Evil war or education The condition OK
life, In progressive sense IS MAZE IN America
Since the formation Of the Constitution has Pege
slavery IL took a great civil war 10 Si. E III
fba he
limbs OF the black man greater , RIoo hondsman
was M not only freed but given all the rights Of
citizen, emitting him to vote ms PIOD e o, "as
men was suddenly enfranchised in communities where
they greay Sutn1moered 1ne nnsr such
conditions? How was the slave TO be educated TO
came greater because animositles and passions en-
4Ssse e the the Noh h and the
South devastated and Impoverished. The North
on lines dictated by it. TO the South it
question of life and death; question OF home, hap
piness and liberty Happily, American sense and
patriotism brought the North 10 better under.
to a broader and loftier view of the coored race
The experiment OF intrusting government TO ig-
failure The experiment of ruling by central
thority and an army also proved an equal fai1Te
gence and the denial OF equal political rights to
bodies the future of this Republic Devastated by
a great war it is now recuperating, and in the
development and a large and happy population
But order law and liberty must P.eGeds settle lie
pioneer of whom was General Armstrong, Of New
of the Atlanta University relied education
Citkenshp is ali power, and all results depend
on intelligence, morality and training Just here
the HAMPTON school the Atlanta University and
they have Performed and are peTformng IS Of in
calculable benefit to both North and South We
remember that we are ali citizens of one grand
Republic Our duties are not limited by territorial
problem in which we are equally interested.
A cancer Vitiates the blood and weakens the
ignorance concentrated, its influence IS felt every
where These institutions take the slaves, and
children Of slaves. from the cabin and educate
their minds, their conscience and their morals.
siiful and Intelligent WorE they ' Tecev F4T raw W
material-rawer than know Ofand make
sans out Of them They make them familiar Min
the trades with homework and the duties that
that have done more 10 redeem these three nstItrI
lions in past years have done more redeem their
psT S with It's rs Ja laws and
the ,1 redempton of these peope Tier IS T6 nejT
in the United states where ieducajion, mental AMI
manual will be more beneficial than among. the
colored people Of the South. Tho missionaries from
our colleges IKE Yale, Harvard. Smith. Wellesley
and Vassar who are giving their trained abilities
TO this work are performing a grand work. IL
takes but little to support these schools and that
morals in foreign lands but the elevation Of Amer
dents. 1t helps toward civilization that affects
our prospects and our posterity
will, when its vast possibilities known New
York sent $4,000 to Chicago 20 relieve sufferers
Johnstown to relieve food victims. II a similar
amount. which after all relieved only temporarily.
people would be assisted in educational work II
would help and elevate million citizens whom
progress and deveiopment in this Country Of vast
resources and possibilities.