The colored American., 1900-08-25

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woods upon The necessity ana deSi,a
b1l1ty OF putting up school house. sDa
giving something tosuplOrt the schooi
In Lumber y log eabA has Deep rs'
paired, new boards afe seen sn It's roof
the stick chimney has been run mn
and the crseks bsEween the logs bava
been filled with Trssn mud. Tae ha.nv
falner, 10 whom re have aiEsaov ~
ferred Is seen Seleemlng the schooI
ma'am from her school mouse in rhIa
cabin. We are presented in No. g with
view Oh the same farmers FANNY A.
shown so despalrlngly iii The first gToan
only Low II Is ten ears later, sDO Won
zee bis farm well laid out, MS tsstv
home, wagon loaded with predDrs
horse, hogs, and chickens. Model No
Is four years still later, aud here IL
1879 We see the nicely dressed yeunO
man whose face you recognize as tnsP
Of the barefoot boy of the first gEeun
now the principal VI thriving sehooI
his weather bearded house. painte1
white, and brlck chImueys at The GA
bles. No. s and give views Of Ihs
pupils snd buildings OF the cOlOred
High Schools Of Washington, D. Z.
Too much credit eaBI OF be given To
Mr. L. j. Galloway for this magnlfeens
show.
This splendid exhibit should be given
place In one OF the prominent publie
buildings at WasbInglon-say the fl.
brary Of Congress. VINO will second
The motion?
sTRATFORD. eN-AvON.
This is the home OF the immortal
Shakespeare. 4 party OF Christian
EndeaVOrers, OF which Cha plain Arnett
and The writer were the Unly eOIofe0
visited this place and Warwick Castle
July 19lh. We were shown the houss
where Shakespeare was born, and
through sli the rooms, eight IN number
l tnIDk. Ii Is a quaint Ol0 building.
containing family relies, the ola beds
chaiIs, iaBIes used by the poet. While
L passed through the building, howl
wlt he'd for some Of our race poets, that
they might catch Inspiration from The
surroundings. We visited the place in
StratfOrd where he lived in laIer years.
1he parish church where lies his re-
mains, under the following lines:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here,
BEST be the man that spares these stones,
And CURSED be he that moves my bones
In the Town Hall is an excellent
statue Of Shakespeare, given to the
town by Garr1ck, the actor.
The Memorial Building which was
finished in 1879, consists of a thestsr,
library, and ait gallery. II is an I'm.
posing structure. The picture gallery
is lighted from the top, and many Of
the choicest works Of art, on Shakespe
r1an subjs cts are on the walls.
Ihe monument is the gift OF Lord
Ronald Gewer, the 6gure of Shake
speaTe seated in the summit OF the
splendid pedestals is grand beyond de-
scrlptlon. "He has pen In hand, In 8
thoughtful attitude and apparently
gazing pensIvely aG the church where
lies his remains" Four other life size
fguEes stand on projecting bases, rep
TesentIng the four attributes OF the
dTan1 atlsts art. The monument is just
outside OF the memorial building IN a
beautiful park overlooking the River
avon which passes silently by. | sat
there for while in meditation; the
scene was sublime.
The bone of Ann Hathaway was via
1ted ana We were shown the seat where
ne Wooed and won the sweet maiden.
Other places OF Interest were visited
which L have not the time to mention,
The city is a beautiful enc of Is, OW In
habitants
While we Were there 1t was proposed
that picture should be taken OF tRe
party. When all arrangements had
been made the photographer, an eng
llsh friend demanded that the Wrlto
should sit in the middle of the group: