New-York tribune., 1900-04-30

~ negro and Indian boys makes fine showing
II is under command of a negro graduate.
who has complete charge of the discipline of the
masculine side OF the institution. DR.. Frissell
states that almost no cases for discipline arise
and that his management is as satisfactory as
that Of the Army officers at time detailed
nv the Government for this service. The uni
form good order Of the boys at age when
uhite youths in school and college always
yetting into mischief is probably due to the fact
mat most Of them come here of their own ef-
forts and are not sent here by parents They
aave serious purpose. and their bearing shows
q But they are not without the spirit of play.
Yesterday and day before they were up to all
sorts of pranks among themselves in the interval
between work and parade. and if anybody thinks
work makes them dull boys he should see them
with the girls ia the dining room. / stood un-
noticed by table half boys and half girls. OBJ
served their manners and listened to their
talk Lively deferential. mischieVous, refined
The relationship seemed to be simple and health
full and one of the best features OF the school
life The bovs 'parade and march to the dining
,o6nl with flags and band. and all standing.
sing grace. II is a pretty and touching cere-
noony and a hard headed New-York banker,
xho has often been down here before. turned TO
me in the dining room as he wiped his eyes and
said Il never can see this without its bringing
he tears
There are other things to bring tears. The
plantation songs themselves are full of pathos'
and the way these people, looking and hoping
for new life. cling them is significant as
we'll as solemn. II is one of the marks or ther
Identification with their own race. The Ola pan
fation is their home. The old traditions are thelr
traditions. The old folks are their folks. Ihey
are ambitious, anxious to prosper and help others
~ their race TO prosperity. But il Is a genuine
development Of the negro in continuity with his
mast that they want. and Hampton teaches them
- vrsnt So the old songs preserved. That
is The spirit eVeTyWh here. boy IN the DAIRY
told ne his father, preacher, had farm ana
he was here preparing to go back and make the
T,ost Of il He viii doubtless marry a Hampton
efrl-for Hampton boys and girls, report says do
have q way Of intermarrying ng-and between them
teach the preachers flock many lessons OF thIit' m
ana rhe influence OF the training here will be
diffused in the next generation in geometrlcal
These girls are the fine flowers of Hampton.
Their faces and manners are inspiring If the
,r7r,7an SETS the standard civilization one can
have no doubt that the race which follows their
lead will come all right For evident reiae-
ment. self-respectful dignity, simplicity and ear
neztness I doubt il any collection OF Whlte girls
could be their superiors They were dressed SIM
,lv in what TO the eye Of the mere man seemed
cheap cotton goods IF various kinds and colors,
generally pink or blue, but the frocks were neat,
" made. daintily and tastefullY trimmed ana
distinctly Indicative OF a faculty 1or making the
best Of things. AS they stood about the lawn
IN groups after the exercises ] wanted much
- ralk with some of them. ask of their homes
and of their plans and really know their
tbora-7fs but the stone wall of intro
duction to inquiring stranger knew
,o,,Td make such revelation difficult and i did
not care to approach them less respectfully,
even 10 their imagination. than / might the
Young women any college campus. theE
seemed 10 have received the impress OF the New
England woman and softened the outlne- bar-
ring the eternal feminine impulse. which makes
even daughters Of aristocrats at times ran IN
love with groOms they will not be content with
+briftless and immoral husbands. or raise up
ignorant and improvident children. They and
their DAUGHTERS and other peoples daughters
whom they may teach seem to me TO be the
best pledge Of the neGro's tuture
Hampton is a Northern institution. largely
nfHcere5 by Northern people and supported by
Northern money. In the past 1t has been kept
sparr to a great extent from Southern ME
Yesterday and the day before; however. south
ern white men were among those most prom
inent Or. Curry a member of the first Con-
federate Congress; President Dreher' or
Roanoke College. once Confederate soldier;
Dr. NcTver. president Of a North Carolina school
for white women. We're among the speakers
wednesday was given up general conference
on Southern education. The Hampton work
ers have q catholic attitude which ought to
be Il it is not, appreciated by the whole south
Probably more attention was attracted &c Dr
NcIver's plea for the education of the poor
white girl Of the South than to anything else
said Even the colored men. while realizing that
the lifting of their own race was lhelr pfop-
lem and that they would only stand in the way
Of progress by taking an active part in work for
the whites. were evidently in thorough sym
al is the interest of all. At this Wednesday
meeting a movement in that line proposed by
Walter Il Page took shape IT is for the
gathering of exact. first hand INFORMATION
about the state and needs of education in the
South. both white and black. preliminary
committee appointed. consisting of Mr.
Page, Or. Charles D McIver, Booker I. Wash
ingtOn. Robert c. Ogden and the Rev. James
Gardner Murphy, Of Montgomery, Ala, to
select committee of forty make the inves
LEGATION. 1t is hoped to get Southern men to
take hold Of this work their own, that they
may have body OF trustworthy information,
noW possessed by no one man, to help them
reach wise conclusions the educational ques
tions in which Southern States are taking in
creasing interest, while being much in the dark
about the things most needed in different parts
Of the country.
Paying a tribute yesterday to General Arm
sTongs memory and the value OF his work
for Indian and negro, Booker t Washington
said: He gave his life 10 the redemption of
TWO races VIII not say two. to the redemption
Of three races" That / think is the spirit of
Hampton to-day. Its material upon which TO
work IS the negro and the Indian. Its disin-
terested aim is the higher civilization OF a
mon country without distinction of section
race. r C E b.
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