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, as far as reported by State school officers, for the year 1880, 784,709.

Per cent. of the colored youth of school age enrolled, about 48.

for colored youth, 44; teachers in these, 227; pupils in them, 7,408.

, or, for them, 36; teachers in them, 120; pupils, 5,327.

and for the race, 15; teachers in them, 119; students, 1,717.

for them, 22; teachers in them, 65; pupils reported, 880.

, 3; teachers in these schools, 10; pupils in the same, 33.

, 2, with 17 teachers and 87 pupils.

Upon this topic Dr. Tucker gives us simply dogmatism and assertion. He neve to use his own language in reply to his critics—"undertakes to furnish proof" of his assertions. A man evidently of deep convictions, he is content to use frequent and most positive affirmations. "No one knows better than himself" the grave statements he makes! He "knows" what he asserts "to be absolutely true!" "The consensus of all authorities (?) establish them beyond the power of any man to overthrow them." This is Dr. Tucker's usual style.

All this, let me remind Dr. Tucker, is but ,