Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-18
FROM MOBILE.
The Schools Visited--Person-
sona.s and Briefs.

We paid a visit to the public school
last Friday. Tbs first TO claim our at
teption WAS the Orange Grove School.
Professor w. r. Gleason, principal
We were met there by Mr. II Europe
Jones and carried through tire various
departments. We find that the plans
pictured out by Professor w Il. Glea-
son to make this school a success are
the essential one for the Negro. We
coincide with him in this step Thir
is q primary school all the way
through, ana seem to have proficient
tutors in charge OF it We congratu-
late you and your corp. Professor. for
being in the public services. May
nothing but prosperity diverge your
pathway
The teachers in this school are as
follows: Professors w. K Gleason
Principal; II. Europe Jones, Precep-
tresses Scott, L. 81 xon
BROAD STREET ACADEMY.
We made our arrival at the above
named school at IL o'clock. Professor
w A Caldwell Was here and in TWEEN
ty-five minutes we had circumnavl-
gated the building In this school the
teachers do academic work. Starting
fror. the principal room, We FIRST came
TO Miss Laura Eau kner's room. She
is in charge OF one OF the primary de-
parIments; things were veil arranged
In This room and the children present.
eG a neat appe arance-then we passed
on to Miss Laura Jackson's room,
which is the second division of the
PRIMARY department. Miss jackson is
doing much To instill within the little
ones minds the rudiments of educa-
tion.
Passing from this room, next TO
claim our attention was Miss H. r
Hawins' room. This was the Senior
Grammar Grade. Miss HawIns SEEM
ed to have been laboring very hard
the pupils judg ng from the amount of
work she had ON the board. Our next
70 I'M wss Professor w II Brazler who
IL in charge of the Grammar Senior
Grade mr.. Brazier is a young man
and is fast putting himself on record
as teacher in the public schools
Professor Gallo " ell, the principal, took
the writer to Mrs. Jamie /. Williams
room. Mrs Williams has ch-rge Of
the Junior grade she has been ar
important factor in the line of teach
ing for year s. and understands teach
ing children. We were next found il
Miss q. D. NicholHs's loom, the inter
mediate department. Miss NichOla
is a graduate from Emerson Institute
of this city, and also she took pos
graduate course at Fisk University
and she is fitted for the work nov
claiming her attention We were takeI
to Miss Rosa Temples room next
Miss Temple has charge OF the othe
division of the Primary Department
This young lady is n grad uAte iron
Broad s. rect Academy of which she !
now a teacher. Good for you.
Miss ElOIse Davis was the next room
II or
scholars. Mrs Davis Is from Rroa
and is making a record in the school
room.
Mr., Louis Dudley's room was tn
last We visited. III there Mr.. Dude
10 preparing them to reach the Senio
Grades and higher courses. This CON
pletes the list of teachers of Broad )
Academy. 4 ne faculty Is doing III
very best to have the children come
the front in education. Then the
should get your cooperation; stan
by them, push them along, speak
good word for them as Oft-n as 20
can You must remember hat theI
are our teacher and unless we lear
10 speak encouraging remarks Il
them, and assist them in educatir
your children you'll always be Il
cows tail.
Our next visit was to Emerson Inst
tute nere We found Professor Fra
els d. Wat ers, Principal; Miss orn
illus = Lewis, gnes Nj ArmiBLOA
Mary E. Mclean, Jamie 9. Nillr
and Rev. Mrs w l. Johnson who
one of the teachers in the Normal ID
parLment and an instructor IN mus
The above named educators are
charge of Emerson institute and q
prepared to give the children norm
school education. All with a sing
exception are from those colleges a.
universities, worth " orld-w ide repul
ton We we're treated very kindly
deed by the faculty of Emerson. L
facilities for studying Cannot be e
ctlleo in the Guy. Now, with EmI
son and Broad street IN our city vi
their doors thrown open for the
gro to come in ana drink from I
fountain head The young people
Mobile have no excuse in the wo
for being ignorant.
Young men, go to school, they {
opened al the teachers ale waiIi
for you. You had better get in 4
age. Every child should get at leas
Normal School education for you ca
not do without il Get educate
get wealth, get something other 70
want. Get grit, q little more grf
and greenback and the Negro Probl,
will be solved. Put this IN your pi
and smoke it.
Mr.. William Jones has charge Of
paper on the outside. Pay your 81
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