Winan High Mission School

Winan High and Garnet League
We are glad to learn of the progress of the Freedman Bchool of East Tennessee, now under the control and support of an organization in the city of Harrisburg, State of Pennsylvania, known as the "Garnet League." This league is composed solely of colored people of that city, who have associated themselves in this grand enterprise for promoting tte educational and religious improvement of the freedmen, the stimulation of a higher standard of literature and civilization, by sending among them as numerously a possible their own "kith and kin" as teacher and ministers, to instruct them in all their moral and religiou dutio. The League haves commenced their work in the city of Knoxville, where already may be seen tbe good results of their labors. Under it supervision, the large school now flourishing was opened early in the month of December, and a highly educated colored woman was sent to take charge of the school. She was here but a short time till the school increased so rapidly that
it became necessary to employ another teacher. This being communicated to the League, it immediately employed and sent here as Principal and Superintendent, Professor O. L. C. Hughes, a finely educated colored man. Under the control of the Professor, who seems to have adopted the proper plan to meet the wants of his people, this school is making fine progress, and if sustained pecuniarily and otherwise, may, in a little time, occupy a position in the van of literary progress secend to no Freedman school in the State, and from among it pupils may walk forth those who will be beacon lights to their benighted kindred.
The colored people of Knoxville seem wide-awake to their own interests; and, believing their destiny to rest in their own bands, and fully realizing the truth of the old adage, "The Gods help those who
first help themselves," have gone to work te help themselves in every honorable direction deeply and earnestly engaged in the work of their own mental, moral and religious culture, and are determined by the assistance of this philanthropic organizatien to make a brilliant history for themselves in the rise and progress of the colored race. With this spirit of thrift and enterprise among them, we need have no fear for the future of our colored population. Then let them be countenanced, encouraged and sustained in their efforts to increase in usefulness, and soon we may be a better and a happier people.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. (Knoxville, Tenn.), 13 Feb. 1867. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045629/1867-02-13/ed-1/seq-2/>






Colored Schools.
Knoxville, Aug. 30lh, 1867.
Editor cf the Knoxville Whig:
In a former communication, I noticed the colored schools of this place and surrounding country, carried on under the supervision and control of the United Presbyterian Church. I propose, in this present communication, to notice those under the control of the Garnet League. The Garnet League is an association of colored people, with headquarters in the city of Harrisburg, Pa., for the purpose of assisting the recently emancipated slaves in education. This League has auxiliary Leagues in diverse portions of the country. The one at this place ia known as the Winan's High School League, and in connection with this League is a school numbering from one hundred and fifty to two hundred scholars. This school was conducted by Profeesbr O. L. C. Hughes and Mrs. Jones, who, for their qualifications and success as teachers, I have never seen surpassed. The conduct of the scholars was good and commondable, tbey being strictly attentive to their studies, and make groat proficiency in
learning to read and write, and in mental arithmetic; also, one class in Geography was quite advanced. Two boys, William Franklin and Jerry Jarnagon, will, if encouraged, make speakers of which any community might be proud. There is also an auxilliary League at Dandridge and Mossy Creek, in Jefferson county, with a school at each place, which have done a noble work in the cause of education.
I wish not to take up too much space in your valuable paper at one time, yet will write from time
to titne such communications in regard to the colored schools of the country as shall come under my
notice.
Respectfully,
F. Schade
(Source:Brownlow's Knoxville Whig., September 11, 1867, Image 1 Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Link



Winan High School
AN ACT Incorporating the Winan High School at Knoxville Teunessee and for other purposes WHEREAS Sundry citizens of Tennessee have purchased suitable grounds in Knoxville, Tenn and erected thereon a building for the purpose of religious worship and of conducting therein a first class High School for males and females which High School is to be under the government and control of the Winan High School League at Knoxville an auxiliary league to the Garnett League of Harrisburg, Penn subject to such rules and restrictions as are herein set forth and whereas the security of society the supremacy of the laws and the preservation of our civil and religious liberties the perpetuation of our institutions and of the Union are materially dependant upon the intelligence and virtue of the people and whereas it is greatly to the interest of the State to encourage the erection of schools and colleges for the dissemination of knowledge and education Therefore:
SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That a corporation is hereby constituted and established under the name and style of the Winan High School and in that name capable of suing, and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, and of buying holding improving disposing of govern and protecting suitable grounds and buildings for higher educational purposes in or near the town of Knoxville, Knox County, State of Tennessee and also capable of collecting gifts, grants, or bequests made to the purposes of education in said institution .
SEO 28 Be it further enacted: That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage
FS RICHARDS Speaker of the House of Representatives
DWC SENTER Speaker of the Senate
Passed March 5, 1868
Read the entire act here: Link

Repeal

AN ACT to repeal Section 27 of an Act incorporating the Winan High School at Knoxville Tennessee and for other purposes:
Section 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee That Section 27 of an Act passed the 5th of March 1868 entitled An Act to incorporate the Winan High School at Knoxville, Tennessee and for other purposes be and the same is hereby repealed.

Passed March 20 1877

EDWIN T TALIAFERRO Speaker of the House of Representatives

HUGH M McADOO Speaker of the Senate

Approved March 22 1877

JAS D PORTER Governor

Source: (Acts of the State of Tennessee Passed at the General Assembly, Tennessee, F.M. Paul, printer to the State, 1877, p 55) Link)