—The first Chinaman was admitted to citizenship in the United States by naturalization, last week, and we count the event an auspicious one just at this time. The man is Wong Ah Lee; by trade he is a cigar-maker, and his wife is an Irish-woman. With a view, mainly, to make a case which can be carried up to a conclusive decision from the highest court, the Judge here ruled that a Chinaman is either white or black, and so must come in. California’s ruling has been that a Mongolian is neither white or black, and so cannot come in.—Congregationalist, December 4.
OUR QUERY COLUMN.
Query.—South of the Ohio River the work of caring for the sick falls to the colored people. During the past weeks there has been greater demand for skilled nurses than for competent teachers. How can A. M. A. schools prepare their students for this important profession? What is the best method of instructing pupils in a knowledge of the simpler details concerning the proper care of the sick?
Teacher.
We shall be glad to have full answers to this important inquiry from those who have had experience. It calls attention to a most important part of the teacher’s work. Meanwhile, we would suggest that the Hampton Sanitary Tracts may be found very useful for distribution, or to be read to older pupils and parents. The first three can be obtained by addressing the “Hampton Tract Editing Committee,” Hampton Institute, Va. The cost is five cents apiece, or four dollars a hundred copies. They are entitled: No. 1, “The Health Laws of Moses;” No. 2, “Preventable Diseases;” No. 3, “Duty of Teachers.” This last seems to be exactly addressed to the case in hand.