The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-19
School auo Cburrb Department.

The HiSh Sclool at Bush Hill, y
C.. in charge ufrrof. Frazier, numb.
for II for a tart.
Prof. John Duckett's School. a
Hamilton. 1egan its fall session with 3
students. Hamilton is meeting wit
mucl prosperity.
Lemon T"pac:: Rev. Thomas K. Allen
of the Episcopal Church in Lenoir, CAV,
in his resignation and will return to Min
uesota.
Sixteen of thetwenty graduates O
Trinity College, class 1882 80, are teach
ing. two are reading law; one is keeping
books, aud the twentieth, we presume,
is travelling about for his health.
The addition of Bros. Bagwell anf
Hoffman to the Professorship, and Bro
NJ. L. Wood to the Presidency. of Trim.
ity, seem. to bring in the s'newies',
right along-about 80 having arrived
already, says a Trinity College letter.
The Winston people are preparing
for a first class graded school, with new
building, etc. Prot. Chas. ID. McIyer
has accepted the position of Assistant
Supt., we hear, to begin about Christ
mas. He was 10th to leave the -four
i.hing Durham School, and they to lose
him.
-Raleigh Graded School opened last
week with $50 pupils. Messrs. Busbee.
Broughton, and other papas, must have
been busy during the vacation,-as
there is a gain of nearly one hundred
children, and the infant department has
become SO large that Two sessions per
day are held, girls in the morning, bows
III ( " evening.
Mai. Robert Bingham has offered a
scholarship in the Bingham School TO the
boy whe makes the best record in the
Charlotte Graded School. Prof. Atkip-
son. Of the Charlotte Female College,
offered a scholarship to the girl that makes
the best record, SO there will be two ex
cellent scholarships to compete for this
session. There will be over 500 scholars.
-Newbern Journal says Rev. j. C..
Price. the great colored orator of North
Carolina, and bride are in the city. We
learn he leaves this morning for Brook
lyn. for the purpose of filling Henry
Ward Beecher's pulpit neNt Sunday.
(NoTE.-"BIrds Of a feather will flock
together. Geo. III. Roberts and
daughter. Lillian. left for Raleigh yester-
day morning. Miss Lillian enters St.
Mary's School, and Mr.. Roberts con-
t.uueS his tip to Baltimore on business
net connected with the bank.
An exchange complains of u use
OF the title-"Professr"-in speaking of
school-teachers. Well, if a teacher
adopt teaching as a profession is he not
a Professor :" There be MANY sorts
and sizes of editors. but are ther not
all called editors There be many kinds
Of officers Ill an army. but all are called
Officers" We generally use the title
OF P~rotessor-nOt particularly in honor
o. the person, but because in a con-
deused newspaper like the Farmer and
Mechanic it is much shorter, more con-
ven.e1t. and more expressive. to speak
O. Prof. McMan, OF Robson Acade-
NY "-t'.al = say-sMr. McMan. the
Assistant superintendent of Public Ora
ded school in the county of Robson"
People nowadays haven't time to sift a
tu>Ael OF words to get a pinch of fact.
Moreover we think it an actual adj
vantage to the public to give men some
distinctive title. When a man is called
Doctor" or Reverend" or Profess
or'-you know at once what calling in
right kind of man.-will try TO lire up to
has title. During the war many a man
sllrhed duty. lodged danger, and SLOUGH
eel along like a tramp, until some day
he was made Sergeant, Lieutenant. Cap
tam, Major, colonel or General where
upon almost instantly he spruced up.
became prompt and daring.--and per-
chance died the death of an Hero.
Let US help u teachers o realize that
they have adopted an high, honorable
and useful Protession.-secOnd to none
perhaps in the whole field of human eff
Tort.
Laura Beachler. aged sixteen years,
Who lived eight miles from Centreville.
Ohio, went TO school last week. but.
not returning to dinner. her parents be-
came alarmed and made a search. re-
sulung in the discovery Of this ote in
the carriage shed: You will find me
IN The canal, between Hippler's and the
lock. ! don't want to be in the water
long. | am going where my board and
clothes cost nothing. l am sorry to do
H. Though | had nothing to do about
coming into the world, / can go out Of
it"
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