The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-03-20
! GRAHAm HIGH SCHOOL

httetuhuce On lac late AluIp&nce superior
4 Court was 4 visit h the Graham Higl
School now nndertl tile charge IL the Rev
1 p, A. Long we took special pieasure III
this visit, because this school Is one Of The
very few of,,igl, character Iii the State.
and because iis rise from oIwcurify Il Oh,
Of tile most Instructive lessons ofiDdivi-
dual sacrifices and ultimate reward thai
we have ever known presented for The ex.
ample II youth
Tile institute was originally incorpora-
tel as Tie Graham College by the Chris.
iian Church, the date of incorporation
telng sIoot the year 1857.
II rul,s.quenlls fell under difficulty,
and IN 1877, tame Into the hands of tile
present. proprietor, the corpvrate name
being alko Changed 10 cnnforn To the
present title. Ii Is now IN successful exls.
tence rs nol. seciaiian school, being pat.
ronized liberalIy by all denominations,
the average number OF n.atriculates for
sewers! years l,asi l,einx about 100. Both
males ai,L females are III attendance with
appropriate provision for separate ssr5ainl
instruction. ~ the eaSe may he.
A win D. seen Iy The advertisement in
another column. 10 which We refer Incl.
dentaliy, the faculty CONSISTS ~ The Rev.
ID. "A. Long. A. AZ The Rev. w. Nv. Staley.
A. NJ. ihe Rev. WIS. Lui.g, A. NJ. and
Miss. Jennie Albright. The honorary
tides aftllr gentlemen are not simply orna-
mental. but earned by hard work Mt The
universities of North Carolina and vir>
gin:a, at which latter. tile Rev. Air. sstaley
has recently flushed supplementary
counse. About SIX % tile pupils ~ lie
Schoul afc nav nj The University ~ North
Carolina aud their high stand denotes
The il,nuughness Of their preparation
About the sanie number will join al the
next c0nimcuceMr,it-
The success Of Mr' Long Is a lesson TO
ypDth. eager far fame or for wealth, but
too spi Co be appalled, by difficulties Of
attainment He Is one Of seven brothes,
the sniis OLA highly respected. l,ut very
poos nian. aud whatever OF literal ejura.
ton these young men might hope 10 pos-
sess was made absolutely dependent upon
their own efforts. Mahhiily ~ d success-
fully they all went forward 10 The contest.
OF the seven, three are In the ministry,
after being thoroughly educated. on. Is n
physician IN reSpectable practice. one Is
a lawyer " rising fame. one euilisates the
paiernai acres. mud the seventh laid ,iown
hir life To- the eal,se OF the Souih In 0ne OF
the bioUuy bi,ltle fields Of the late civil
strife.
Mr.. ID. A. I.oiig, the Principal of Tile
Graham HlgI, Scl,ool WAS determined 10
have liberal education. Without cent,
but with high character CIR pfol,iiy aud
industry, lac made experimentation GO d..
wilsoii. flir,. teaching 4 school of high re-
l,uie at Melville IN Aamance c.unty for
aid aud advice. DIR. w. agreed ioeslucaie
hin. waiting ulnn him for the tuition fees
until he might afterwards be aLle 20 pay
them. Areailenian In the vicinity agreed
Ia beard bin Oh the same terms. aad To- |
this way Ice was prepared for Chapel Hill. !
There he entered asa beneficiary f:l.e |,
College. but was ntIigrsl 10 maintain him |
self. This he did. living Oh army rations, /
getting and cutting bis osn wnod. aud
going throagli his whole course. by rigid |
srlf denial. At ost 81 not inore than IS |
per month.
He graduated with honor. and directly |
afterwards u,,taIned lucrative position
IN n fiourisI,ihg schoolin one Of the Eas.
FERN counties. He was thus enabled 90
pay off al his Indebtedness. Returning
% Graham. he Engaged 10
i.is present business. The affairs afihr
nrighnI Gralian, College having fallen In
10 dirnrdcr, the property Was SpI.i. aud
Mr.. Long b+calne The purchaser u - beau. /
iIfal q l,Ivrrnf pr.rruy ~ u swnr.l i,y
any educational establishment 10 sl,s
stale.
Herr " ~ example Or what pluck,
rnrrHy, pnnl,liy. self dealal aud high
IMr~~r,an accomplish against the mnl
obstacles. Young people. give
lFced 10 w.
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Mr. James u. Bruuks, me oitne E.litors
v the Statewide LASpsskk was married
Ia GolsIsL.ns .n the evening 81 iise isih 90
Mis-. Csrrir. daughter 81 NJ. John X.
Wright, deed
May ID. BROOKS, which have started 10
lie Wright direction lie filed With .
, perennial low u happiness
We regret 10 Iearn Ina, Mr.. W. A. Davis
u the Torch Light has again had another
stack % diphllsria. lrlng The sevoird Of
ilis winter We learn thai Tie mos; ,ial,>
,rrous symptoms have been subdued and
,oIe ns,n 10 learn ,l,al be Is again on the
sar path.
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