22/50 217, 218, 219, 220, 221.] [Footnote 3: _Ibid._, pp. 220-222.] The colored schools of the District of Columbia soon resumed their growth recovering most of the ground they had lost and exhibiting evidences of more systematic work. These schools ceased to be elementary classes, offering merely courses in reading and writing, but developed into institutions of higher grade supplied with competent teachers. |