The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-12
The Schools.

From the MarsbaIs we have an mus
uaily neat and tasteful card Of Invitation
to the j oint Debate Of the Literary 80
cieties of Bingham School, Apri! %,
49,. Lieut.. S IL. Boyd is Chief Mar
shall; Adj Irant G. S. Bsseli, OF S. c.,
Lieut.. John q. Williams, Of Raleigh,
Sergeant G. w. Arlington, of n. e. and
Color Sergeant r. T.. McClanahan, of
Va, are Assistant Marshais. P0lenac
Society +. +. Patterson, Of
N c.; and l.. F. Mellow, of S. c. De
Chalmers, f. N. Anderson, S. c.; }. s.
Persinger. Va. Kalisthenic Soc,ety:-
Capt. S. w. Melton, 8, c., President !:
Debaters; r. billiard, Va, l.. A. Blue,
N. G.. DISCLAIMERS, E. A. Foster, La;
A. l.. Vaun, Fla. Ex-senator
Conkling has been invited by the
students of the Virginia Agriculture
College, at Blacksburg, to deliver the
next annual address, and it is believed
he will accept. The college faculty has
recently been reconstructed, the old
teachers giving place to re -adjusters. !"
---Ansonville Institute, a -four
ishing school, will hold it's com
mencement on the Goth Of May, pro1.
-Rutberford College, on % and
oath of May. Gov. Jarvis will address
the societies. Rev. Mr.. Abernsthy, the
President, acquired almost as much as
political prominence, as he had pre-
%vlously enjoyed enthusiastically, by rea-
81: :en s es he II a. PaI I'll fk lstte Ff ssttiaf lSrt da the
tion.Dr. B. Craven has captured
Iaimage for the Literary draw
Lion, Trinity commencement, June
7th.-Hon. K. p. Battle will adj
dress the pupils Of Oak Ridge Acade~
my, May An Andrew Nickle.
long identified with Chapel Hill. is sal i
to be about to remove TO Texas.-
The Reidsville Times says: Jas. w.
Reid, Esq, Of Wentworth has been in
vited to deliver the alumni address at
Emory d Henry College in May, and
also to award the Willie Grey Medal at
Trinity College. 1.-The Monroe En-
quirer says: Hon. j. G. Scarboro.
STATE Supt. Of Public instruction. made
an excellent and forcible address in the
Court House In this place to-day, on
the Importance of Education, and
the great advantages afforded by gra-
ded schools. His audience listened with
marked attention for more than two
hours, and we trust that his masterly
efforts will be productive Of much good
at an early day.'-At Peace Insti-
tute, Rev. Z. r. Vaughan, of Va, will
preach the annual sermon, and United
States Judge Dick deliver the Address,
the latter on Monday. June 6. The
Concert will follow on Tuesday night.
The News- Observer says: Hon.
}. G. Scarborough addressed the citi-
zens OF Apex Friday night, on the sub
ject OF graded schools. The prospect is
good for establishing a graded school at
that place.
IF the educational bill which is now
before Congress passes. North Carolina
will get about thirteen hundred thou.-
and dollars annually for her public
schools: That would give Wake coun-
ty fund, about sixty thousand dollars.
With this increase of school funds our
public schools could be taught ten
menths in the year instead of three or
four months" The same paper has
the following which will serve to show
the need of more schools There are
now $50 cOnvicts in the p~eni,entiary or
at work on the various railroads. Of
these l2S are white, with only three
while there are S62 negroes.
OF which SO are females"