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WHO WILL (JO.’
A little more than two months from
now and all the delegates to Chicago
will be named. Who will represent
the Old North State? What colored
men will go ? The 6th Congressional
District will send two delegates and
two alternates; two of those should
be colored men. Who will they be ?
Can the leaders of the district unite
on two men? W. C. Coleman and
John S. Lewis have been mentioned.
The west, middle, and eastern part of
the district should be hoard.
We arc not particular to have Blaine
men, Hawley men, Sherman men, His
cock or Gresham men go, but we want
good, true, reliable, representative
men to go. Who will you send ?
ARE WE LAZY i
Evidence may bo brought forth to
convict a person and at the same time
he is not guilty of the charge. Some
folks go so far as to say we, as a race, ;
are lazy. Well, let us see if that isal
just charge, and if the evidence is not |
much against us, while the facts are to j
the contrary ? Our children are often
tardy at school; we don’t start to
Church till we hear the last bell ring,
and we go in after the preacher takes
his text. At the funeral, the lyceum,
and other meetings it is the same.
Such evidence is convicting, though
we may not be lazy, as the evidence
shows.
When wo hire out to work we are
usually on time, and work faithfully
from sunrise to sunset. Then why
not be punctual when we work for
ourselves, and in everything we go
about. Let us not disturb the preacher
and congregation by going in Church
late. Let us be more punctual in our
Sunday duties.
A PLEA FOR SOUTHERN SCHOOLS.
Lincoln University, Pa., Feb. 10,’88.
More than a month ago it was my
good pleasure to visit what is now
called the New South. And moving
around in different circles among the
people of my race I soon found out
that their many needs were beyond
the imagination of common language.
Hence, after duo consideration, I have
concluded to present a plea to the in
telligent public for Southern schools,
and trust it may meet the heartiest
approval of the press, and its many
readers. Those who are at the North
to-day cannot form the slightest con
ception as to the many wants of these
people until they themselves visit the
work among them. The majority of
schools i»the South do not run but
four and five months during each year,
and in many districts they do not
have any school from one year until
another. By such means the children
are allowed to run at large and grow
up in ignorance and vice. This state
of affairs can be remedied by the pass
ing of the Blair Educational Bill, now
waiting the actions of Congress. 1
am sure those who are at the helm in
the administration of affairs at Wash
ington are too intelligent, to let igno
rance and vice continue to infest our
land for the sake of a fcv, r dollars.
The South has been extremely poor
ever since the close of the war, and
quite inattentive towards the educa
tion of the colored youths If any
race needs aid we, the colored, do.
And I hope the day is not far distant
when their many wants may be ad
justed, so much so that the way may
facilitate for them to become intelli
gent men and women.
The younger growth of youths
coming up nowadays are very anxious
that their condition in life should be
bettered, and each one is striving
after that clear perception of truth
which is so beneficial to a race. Wc
hope that this plea may receive the
most serious attention of all philan
thropists. so ns to produce more Slater
funds among the Freedmcn in the
South. To notice the many wants of
so worthy a people is not only enough
to rouse the heart of every Christian
giver, but the seat of the affections
of those who make our laws. The
Blair Educational Bill should have
passed through Congress without the
least discussion, for there is just as
much illiteracy among a certain class
of white people as among the colored
people. The North has always advo
cated the cause of public schools, and
to-day is ready and willing to render
almost any assistance in behalf of the
improvement of the colored race.
Northern statesmen have done all in
their power to facilitate the education
of the indigent class of youths, both
white and colored, in the South. This
important question is left to the
honest and intelligent congressmen
from the land of the oppressed mil
lions to say whether the condition of
those who are now sitting in gross il
literacy shall be improved or not.
Yours, 11. Winfield Scott.
CABARRUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mis. Editor —Dear Sir —Please al
low us space in your valuable columns
to commend and endorse yours in last
week’s paper regarding public school
authority taken by some of the boards,
and taxes paid by white men, as they
claim, running Negro schools, &c.
With all the previous success, Cabar
rus once had praise, for we regret to
say that by some treacherous scheme,
or lack of manhood and womanhood,
the teachers arc forced to teach for
comparatively nothing.
Fellow-teachers, we believe that the
day is nigh when the white man will
close, if in his power, every colored
school in this county, on the ground
that they pay for the education of the
Negro children. The Times states
that the Negroes pay §SOO into the
public treasury, and reeeivcj§3,ooo.
Now, fellow-citizens, who between
heaven and earth believes that state
ment. Grant it the truth, then, is
§SOO the amount lawfully assessed ?
The answer comes, yes. What more
then could a just man require of the
Negro ? We can account for some un
paralleled attacks on the Negro. Many
of these keen-eyed Northern men,
who are down South carrying water
on both shoulders, are both Negro
and white man, dragging bones from I
one race to the other. This we know
by dealing among them. Some of
them come to teach in colleges, and I
others come to sign petitions for the
removal of colored teachers, and most
anything else. A few nonsensical
colored men will bow to their sceptre
for an education. But we are glad
that class of men are not educated at i
Biddle University. Wc encourage |
no man’s downfall, but encore the
young men of Biddle for showing
their manhood. More such young |
men in our county would add to her
educational progress ton-fold.
Now, in conclusion, let us say, as
relates to public school teachers’ sala- i
ries in the county, when we arc satis
fied that we, as competent colored
teachers, receive such pay as the white
man in the same circumstances, then
we can say that is one just act, if de
barred from all others
More anon. K. Y.
Concord, N. C., Feb. 10th.
THIS AND THAT.
Lumbeuton, N. C., Feb. 14, ’BB. j
Dear Editor: —Please allow a word j
in your columns from old Robeson.
Our county board of education made
a second apportionment of the school ]
funds of the county among the seve
ral school districts, last Saturday, and
wc are happy to say that they gave
fifty cents more, or one dollar per I
capita for the scholastic year.
This is the largest apportionment
wc have had for several years, and
many of the poor teachers are rejoic
ing over the result. Well they may,
for there is no class of the community
whose labor brings in so small a re
turn as the teachers. Many of their
patrons are envious of their monthly
pay, and some of them ask, “What
do you teachers do with your money?
Why, if I were to pot §1(1 per month
I would feel rich, and never would
owe n debt.” Others are seeking
teachers who will teach for fifteen dol
lars per month and board themselves, i
The committees are generally ruled
by the people, and any time the peo
ple feel disposed to close the schools,
no matter if it be in the middle of
January, they must bo closed. Let a
few warm days come in February,
and you will soon hear some
farmers saying : “Well, my boy John
must go to cutting down corn stalks,
and Jane must pick them up, and the
little ones ought not to go to school
while the big ones arc at work.”
Thus in many places, as small as
the apportionment is, the poor chil
dren cannot attend long enough to
consume the little money which we
receive.
Now, let us look at the wages of
the teacher and the common laborer.
The former teaches three, four, five or
six months during the year, and must
board himself, and very often his
family. If the first grade teacher re
ceives §35 per month, (which is doubt
ful in over half the counties) then in
six months he would only receive
210, but this is the highest sum pos
sible for him to earn The lowest
sum for the same time is §ls per
month, or §9O for six months. But
nine-tenths of these schools are off
from their homes, and, therefore, they
must pay board, which, in this sec
tion, is generally five dollars, but
sometimes six or seven Say five—
then there is §3O to come off of §2lO,
which leaves §IBO, and from the §9O,
which leaves §6O. The second grade
with the same number of months
would bo §l2O, which is the average
for the three grades. Now, as the
present system is, it is impossible to
pass the requisite examinations from
year to year, and not attend school
some each year. Therefore, if he
spends a month or two away from
homo every summer, to fit himself for
his profession, and has to pay his way,
what is left for the family if he or
she has one ? And if single, what is
left for dress, and books, and board
the balance of the year? None of
his patrons look at these things. The
majority of them say, “Let them
work when not teaching, as we do.”
But if they did how long would it be
before there would be no teachers at
all? Then they expect teachers to
go dressed every day. Now. how is
this to be done out of §120? Now,
sir, I fail to see how a teacher can
teach school, go dressed, attend some
school or institute every summer, and
support himself and family out of
§l2O. There arc scores who do not
earn this amount.
Now, how is it with the common
laborer, who, if well, can work 300
days during the year, at from 75 cents
to one dollar per day. At 75 cents
per day for 300 days, would bring
him §225, or a hundred dollars more
than the teacher. Generally, it is
possible for common laborers to get
work at home, so there are no deduc
tions to be made for board at all.
The laborer has no outlay for extra
clothes. He may go as ragged as the
beggar, but no one looks down on
him for that. Thus, he is actually
twice as well off in pocket as the
teacher, and ten times better off in
his good name.
There is nothing in the teacher’s
position to excite envy—not to those
who teach. Surely he who raises a
family on §l2O per annum, and makes
both ends meet does far better than toc
can do. But more anon.
Yours truly, Tar lleel.
REVIVAL In"COLLEGE.
Claflin University,
Oranbeburg, S. 0., Feb. 13.
Dear Editor :—We have had a
glorious revival among the students
of Claflin. It came almost volunta
rily, and a very little preaching has
been done. One week ago it begun
with the conversion of two souls, and
lias steadily increased since. In one
day there were sixty conversions, and
to-day there are 131 who boldly
speaks for Christ. The interests of;
the mourners were so intensified that
tiie recitations of the classes have been
stopped for nearly a week, and the
interest among all present has been j
greatly manifested.
On Sunday a College Church was
organized with about 240 members.
It promises to be a grand success. It
is not a denominational church, and
all can join it without interfering with
their homo church in any way. We
have quite a large school, numbering
about 600 students
Revs. N. T. Bowen and S. W.
White, of Old Bethel church, of
Charleston, were with us to-night.
Bro. White preached an able sermon.
K. P F
Republican. State Convention.
The undersigned Executive Commit
teemen call a State Convention of the
Republican party of North Carolina,
to be held in Raleigh on Wednesday,
the 23d day of May, 1888, for the
purpose of electing four delegates and
four alternates to the National Repub
lican Convention, to be held at
Chicago, on the 19th day of June,
1888, and for the purpose of nomina
ting a candidate for Governor and
other State officers and three candi
dates for Supreme Court Judges, to
select a State Committee and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be deemed proper in the judg
ment of the convention
Each county is entitled as delegates
in said convention to twice the number
of Representatives in the lower House
of the General Assembly.
All persons without regard to past
political affiliation, who are is sym
pathy with the principles of the Re
publican party of this State, are in
vited and requested to unite with the
Republicans under this call in the
selection of delegates.
J. C. L. Harris,
V. S. Lusk,
J. 11. Williamson,
Geo. C. Sccrlock,
It. E. Young,
11. E. Davis,
J. 11. Harris,
A. V. Dockery,
W. C. Coleman,
J. J. Mott,
J. It. Smith,
G. W. Cannon,
J. 11. Montgomery,
E. A. White,
T. M. Argo.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 1, 1888.
WESTBOUND TRAINS.
No. 1. No. 3. Nos. sit 7
STATIONS. Daily ex. Daily ex. Tri-
Sunday. Sunday, weekly.
lvWilm’gton G:4op.iu. 7*oo a.m.
5:45 p.m.
No. 7.
ivLaurinb’rg 11:33 a.in. 5:00 a.in.
lv Hamlet, 2:03 7.00
ar Charlotte 7:00 3.00 p.m.
lv Charlotte 8:45 a.m.
lvLincolnt’n 11:09
lv Shelby, 12:54 p.m.
arßuthcrf’n 3:00
EABTBOUND TRAINS.
No. 2. No. 4. Nos. G& 8
STATIONS. Daily ex. Daily ex. Tri-
Sunday. Sunday, weekly.
lv Kutherf’n 8.40 a.m.
lv Shelhv 1U.52
lv Lincolnt’n 12.45
ar Charlotte 3.00
lv Charlotte 8.00p.m. 7.00 a.m.
lv Hamlet 1.25 a.m. 2.30 p.m.
4.00
No. G.
IvLaurinb’rg 2.27 5.45a.m.
arWilm’gton 8.25 4.25 p.m.
Trains Nos. 1. and 2 make close connection
at Hamlet to and from Raleigh.
Through sleeping cars between Wilming
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Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Laurinburg and Charlotte. No. 7 leaves
Laurinburg on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. No. 8 leaves Cha lotte on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
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