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of schools 1st The unwillingness of land owners to sell land for any such purpose. This is the general rule: the few Northern men who are willing to sell a gin the few freedmen
who have land and who are always willing to allow it for Schools: the few Church lots owned by Colored Societies on which house can be put up are exceptional and rare compared with the number of Lots and buildings required.
This obstacke is to be met by systematic effort. sometimes freedmen overcome it alone: usually a moneyed Association only will [[strikethrough]] alone [[/strikethrough]] be able by dextrous management to procure land.
2nd The uncertainty of getting a good teacher who will be partially at least supported outside. This is the greatest difficulty. It chills and checks effort. What can I answer to those who ask "Will you get us a teacher?" They say often "We have land & we will put up a house if a teacher is promised". The teacher is "half the battle". The situation appeals strongly almost despairingly to those who