The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-27
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At Wake Forest last week it was
decided not to elect a President at this
time. Prot. Royal will remain Char
man of the Faculty.
Considering that there are Normal
schools conducted by excellent instruc-
tors. simultaneously in session at Eliza
beth City, Wilson, Newton. and Frank
lin, (west of the Ridge,) it was a good
showing Tor the Normal at Chapel Hill
when above 100 teachers from "A coun-
ties reported for Instruction. DIR. Bat
tie. of the University, made an address
of welcome to the classic Hill" Che
chief centre of educational and personal,
If not political also, influence in
North Carolina)-and superintendent
Newall, and Secretary Digger opened
the meeting for business"
-Geo. Allen, Esq, of Newbern, full
of IDEAS aud energy as usual, gave us a
pleasant half hour, On his way home
from Davidson College, Of which he is
a trustee. 1t was his first visit. and he
speaks very kindly of the college. and
surroundings.
How about your famous truck farm ?
we asked. The crop was a total
failure this year. The slowness of the
season deprived us of the early trade,
and when the South Carolina, Florida,
and Georgia berries, vegetables, etc,
came in on truck as a matter OF course
could not compete. Then there were
other drawbacks. But IL caunct eX-
pect good seasons every year
Prof. John Dukett and wife Miss
Ella Herring) who conduct Hamilton
Academy, at WILLIAMSON. had an inter
esting closing commencement. \ Ball
ensued in the village. and the Time,
SAYS:
Among the ladies present We noticed
Misses IIardison, Caughey and Thrower
of WILLIAMSON; Miss Rebe Smith,
Scotland Neck: Miss Bonnie Mayo,
Edgecombe; Miss Vivian Thrower OF
Va; Misses Satterthwaite, Speight,
Mavo. Cherry. and Andre VS.. of Pitt
and Misses Purvis. Ward. Taylor, Wal
do, >herrod, Miss Fannie Lamb. Miss
Best, Mis-. Gladson. Miss Minnie Sher-
rod, Miss Mathews. Miss Mary SAILS
bury. Mrs. II. Il. Everett, Mrs. Theo,
Z. Lyman. Mrs. Hoard. AMI many 9TH
ers Of Martin.
A catalogue of Union Home School
see card in another ~columu) shows that
1t IS well equipped for Academic in
struction. aud that the quality of its
work has very high praise from the ia
Guilty OF the University, Davidson Col
lege, and other colleges. The school is
midway between Cameron and Garth
age, the county seat of the billy and
healthy county OF Moore. The mail
hack run daily from the railroad al
Cameron To the ~chool.-siN miles.
The Academy Building. which affords
ample recitation and society looms is
surrounded by rows of cottages dormi-
tories for boarding pupils. The equip
ment OF the school. from the catalogue,
and from conversation with Prot. John
F. Kelly. the principal, would appear to
offer excellent advantages for n moder-
ate cost, "a thing much TO be sought
after in these times.
The catalogue of Pfof"s Fray x
Morsou CITY Academy (Mr. Jonathan
W. Jackson assisting shows Il very
successful session. with the appreciation
OF about 1870 OF our prominent parents.
and the public generally. Tie follow
ing is pleasant reading for Raleigh
(Which gains Il new bulldog andt or the
friends of the school. who know that it
will grow and expand III lis more SUIT
able quarters =
Owing to the fact that Burke Square,
where the school has been conducted
ever since its organization. was fixed
uDon at the last session of the Iecisla-
turc as the site of tlte new residence to
he erected tor the Governor. we have
been compelled tn seek another Local
ton. We are pleased 10 he able to ALL
nounce thai we have succeeded IN Sc
curing the entire square bounded by
East. Jones. BloodwOrth and Edenton
streets. i'll the northeastern part OF the
city. on which a large. roomy and COM
Portable building, fully adapted to the
requirements OF the school. will be
erected during the ummer. and be
ready for use at the opening OF the en-
suing session."
Good for st. Marys. The Muse
says:-
According to custom, Mr.. Smedes
read on the last Sunday of the session
p of the aims given by the school
durinu the wear. These AMOUNT to
s4SO.S5. of which $4,000 went to the
Raleigh poor: Sl0C.S so, part of which
was earned by the children at their
Christmas Operetta. to st. Johns Hos
pit1l: S31.2j to the chapel carpet
$1,000 10 the church at Tarboro. built
by the efforts of an old pupil OF st.
Marv's: $4,000 to the Bishops salary
$4,000 to Diocesan Missions ; $1,000 TO
Bishop Morris OF Oregon $1,000 for
the Albert Smedes Scholarship i'll China;
and $3.50 for an altar presented - the
little church in IIendersOnville, in MEM
Ory of Mariana Aston. These offerings
come from three >ources-the COmmun-
ion aims. the society Of the School, and
the mire-boxes of the different Sunday
classes. Mr. Smedes SPOKE with feel
ing of the peculiar trials of the year.
and the courage and earnestness with
which the girls had taken up their work
again and carried it TO a close"
The Muse for June is very bright and
amusing. Somebody handles a grace
ful pen up that way. Or, handles the