Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-17

languages When questioned she asserted
she knew Latin. Greek German. French
and Spanish and thought she knew He
brew. although she wasn't quite sure.
When questioned more closely 1t devel-
guages was limited to an ability to iden-
tify them when she saw them in print.
She said she could tell French from Ger
man wherever she saw it. because the
latter had such funny letters. and she
could distinguish Greek from Latin for
similar reasons. She never had chance
to see much Hebrew. but thought she
could remember how it looked. And that
was part of her university" educa-
tion which had actually consisted of a
modified high school course. She was
perfectly honest and conscientious, and
was very proud of her linguistic accom-
plishments; because. she said, mot half
the girls in my class could tell Latin
from Greek or French from German
Two Colored Institutions.
Allen University is comprehensive
and useful institution. Notwithstanding
its name: is under the control of the
African NJ. f. Church. and is assisted by
contributions from the conferences Of
South Carolina. 1t is otherwise self-sus-
lection Of buildings ever designed and
erected by the negro race except those
at Tuskegee. Ala. The president is the
Rev. William ID. Johnson. DID,. who is
assisted by a faculty of thirteen teachers
all colored. and they teach everything
from blowing to theology. Since its
foundation. in 1850. it has had $50 stu
dents, some of whom have remained for
three years and some for only as many
months according to their means. There
,l,IS al
them are self-suppOrting. The charges
for tuition are only 50 year; lodging
and board cost only - month. and
other expenses are on the same scale SO
that colored boy or girl WHO is am
bilious to become teacher or wants to
learn trade can have opportunity.
and the school is doing a great deal OF
good.
by Mrs. b. A. Benedict of Pawtucket. r.
l.. "for the purpose of giving a Christian
education to colored young men and
women. TO prepare them for prea cheers
and teachers and make them otherwise
more useful in all the walks of life 1t
has a beautiful campus of twenty acres
just outside the city. with eleven COM
Portable buildings and an income from
endowment of about so. 900 a year. Mr..
Carnegie has contributed a library-the
only one for negroes in the south There
are now 81 students at Benedict Col
lese-.s2 men and 3SJ women-most of
them pursuing a normal course-with
faculty Of nine men and twelve women,
eleven Of whom are white and five col
ored. Several of the trades are taught
printing shOemaking. carpentry cabinet
making Tor the men: and for the women
sewing. cooking. dressmaking. millinery
and other branches Of domestic science.
Everybody tells me that the schools for
the higher education of both races in
South Carolina are improving rapidly, al
though the state is so poor that they can
expect very little public aid.
Two Notable Statues
On the statehouse grounds and just
should be included among educational in
situations Of the state One Of them is an
equestrian statute of heroic proportions
of the late Gen. Wade Hampton, the ideal
Of South Carolina nobility. 1t was raised
by public subscription and by state ap-
preparation Of $4,000: was designed by
Ruchstehl. and was cast in Paris Gen.
Hampton is buried with several genera
tons OF his ancestors under a magnificent
old liveoak tree in Trinity churchyard
The other educational institution, and a
very striking one. is noble granite
shaft bearing this inscriptions:
Erected by public subscription
q tribute to
the worth and services of
\. Il. Gonzales.
Born August ). 1858.
Died January -. 1903.
Faithful unto death.
On the reverse side are inscribed the
lines of a well-known poem. and on a
third face Of the pedestal we can learn
the following lesson
Founder and first editor of
The State.
For twelve years he conducted it with signal
ability and conspicuous courage. {" potent voice
for civic Righteousness, an influential factor in
every movement for the welfare Of the people.
The measure Of success Is not what get out
of life. but what leave after it.-Editorial,
Dec. TO- 1900.