Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-07-29
Duplin VS.. Sampson.


CLINTON. July Goth, 1858.
few years ago the people of Sampson, with great
unanimity, concluded to erect first class Female
School in Clinton. They proceeded Immediately to
the task, and it is completed and IN successful
operation, with no less than one hundred pupils in
this the second week of its second session. There
is now no Female Institution in this State that has
fairer prospects-being located in very healthy
portion of the State and point accessible to all
with a Faculty of teachers not to be surpassed by
any school of the kind in any State.
But to return to Duplin-no sooner had Sampson
fairly commenced the project than q similar one
was started in Duplin. Are the citizens of Duplin
envious of their daughters prosperity! 1t really
seems So for there is not rejecting mind but can
see that, should Female School be erected at Ken
ansville it must of necessity be brought into
petition with the one already at Clinton,
Now Sampson would say to her old mother Coun-
ty: do not envy your daughter and do not endeaVor
to supplant her in so laudable an undertaking =
Sampson is not the aggressor, she preceded-Duplln
is about to follow.
Will the good citizens of Dupln receive mere
suggestion from an humble citizen of Sampson 3
Will they furnish US with first class Male Semina-
nv. and let us send to Duplin and let them
continue to send their daughters to Sampson. Why
should they pursue this course not because Duplin
NAV not as we'll have Female School as Sampson,
but for several other reasons:
1st No two schools of the same kind can do a
first rate business in the lower part Of the State
when situated so near together.
I'd There is a great want of first class Male
School in this region of country, and 1t is generally
admitted that the State at large is better supplied
with female than male schools
Sd. The Rev. MIR. Sprunt, who now lives in Ken
ansyle, and teaches there, would be admirably
adapted to the princpalship of such an institution
for he told me himself that he had rather teach
males than females.
4th Had we Male College as near as Kenans-
VILE would not be sent up the country and
into the Western part of the State, to climate,
which, to say the least, Tin winter is not congenal
to their health.
5th. Were there such an institution in Kenans-
vile, might it not add to the prosperity of our
school we'll as theirs Parents wishing to send
their sons and daughters off from home would not
hesitate to send them where few hours ride would
bring them together at any time-every Friday
evening il they choose.
These are not all, but for fear may fatigue the
printer. and reader too, will conclude with few
more remarks.
Nor do wish these remarks to be construed into
unkndness. No person can anticipate precisely
what may be the result of such project, but it il
next to certain from the topography of the two vii
lagos we'll as past experience, that Clinton will
prove the more healthy ofthe two schools:
Our school is now in operation, and let the motives
Of the people of Duplin be good, they will
not be able to convince the people of this county
that it is exactly with the very best wishes for TIL
prosperity of our school that they erect in Du
plin.
l pray the citizens of Duplin to think serousl
about the matter for body knows that the pros
perity of school depends very much upon mum
bers, and we had based hopes on the hearty co
operation of the citizens of our mother county, whe
first concluded to build up a school in Sampson
Now, for our sakes, and for the sake of your onl
daughter do old Duplin, change your project an
send your daughters to school, and we promis
to return them to the parental roof so refined an
polished that not only you, but the lterat of tn
land shall be stricken with astonishment B.