The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-12-02
EA-GON. JARVIS SPEAKS
ABOUT Ed CATION IN THE STATE
--StGGESTIONS ABOUT TRINITY.
He Truly SAYS that Intelligence and tIr-
tue Lie ut the Foundation of all Per-
manenf Progress and True Greatness.


However much his enemies hate him or
abuse him they never accuse him Of dis
loyalty to the state Everybody recogni-
zes the fact that he love. the state and all
its people and interests. They know fur
ther that his absence III Brazil is not due
to the fact that he loves to live in that
country as well as At Ills own home, but be
cause lie can there serve his country and
reflect credit upon old North Carolina.
Another thing about Governor Jarvis:
He is a true representative Of the people
His aspirations are like theirs. His de
untrue to them or failed to be the true
friend TO the great body Of the people He
may have erred; he may not always have
done right-b but he never in any way be
trayed the people. Ia his parsonage the
humblest man knew he had sympathetic
public servant one who was easy Of APP
proach This is no Slight thing. 1t is a
great advantage to Governor, or any
other public officer, if he can understand
and enter into the feelings of all classes of
people who compose the population Of the
State.
Among the other characteristics of Gov
ernor Jarvis that give him a strong hold
on the people, is the fact that they
believe him to possess strong common,
every day sense. He is level headed
and It is usually safe to follow him.
With two exceptions, we can recall
during his administration no evidence
that he was lacking in those qualities that
make him an cmInently wise and iudlcious
officer. one of these exceptions we need
not mention. The other was the building
of the Executive Mansion. Il has been
called "Jarviscs Folly Certainly it is
much larger and much more expensive
than ought to have been built But there
is no questioning the fact that the eX- GOV
ernor is in the main q man Of practical
wisdom and fine sense.
The CHRONICLE, believing in Governor
Jarvis and knowing the faith North Caro-
linians have in him, is glad to lay before
its readers the following extracts from ii
letter from him to the. Raleigh Christian
Advocate in which he talks about the ed
ucationa institutions Of North Carolina
! Trinity College il particular:
The more | see Of the world.
the more | read Of the history Of ma
tiOns the labors or lethargy Of the
people. the progress of some. and the
nOthingncss of others-the more | be-
come rooted and grounded in the belief
that intelligence and virtue lie at the
foundation of all permanent progress
and true greatness. ignorant people
have ever accomplished any great work
tor the good OF mankind; and ever will.
Intelligence means progress. 1t crea-
ties. it applies. it pertects. it goes on to
higher aims and broader fields of useful
ness. Never content with what is. it
seeks for more. Never selfish. it does
not hide its LIGHT under bushel. but
lifts il on high to cnliyhten and guide
those following on. Its chief instru-
mentality for disseminating its light
among the people. and in eNpelling the
darkness of ignorance. is the school
house. The press and the pulpit do
i much but the school house prepares the
way for their great work. The State or
j Nation that builds the most school
houses and supplies them best with
/ teacher and pupils. will III the end have
i the most intelligent. progressive people.
/ North Carolina has done much in this
/ direction, but she has not come up to
/ the full measure of her duty or ability.
! | want to sec her do more and more
4 till her educational facilities, like her
] natural advantages. are equal to those
of any State in the Union. | use the
terms school house" and educational
| tacilities' in their brOadest sense: and
| mean for them to include all places of
instruction, from the University to the
common school. whether established
and maintained by the State or some
OF her enterprising. patriotic citizens.
Happily the educational work has not
been left to the State alone. 1t has
been taken up. organized and pushed by
individuals and denominations to the
great good Of all: and it is needless for
me to tell yoH that | have rejoiced over
their success. / have felt all the pride
OF a Presbyterian over the high position
attained by Davidson. | have reioiced
with the Baptists over their success in
their cOmmendable efforts to endOw
Wake Forest; as every friend Of educa-
ton must do. as he sees the increased
and increasing usefulness of that pro-
gresSivc institution. | have mourned
with the Methodists over the embar-
easements Of Trinity and its failure to
do the work expected Of it by its foun-
tcI tllltl liltllttS. IL is OF 1nlS college.
and the duty resting upon its friends,
that | wish to speak more particularlv
In fact it is the real purpose of this let
ter.
W hen | saw the University embar-
rassed. and its field Of usefulness cir
cunscribed and limited for the want OF
means. | united my efforts with the
Trustees III appealing to the Legisla-
ture the only body having the power
to supply the means. | used all the in
tiuence | had. both official and personal
to induce the Legislature to put the
University III 4 position to 10 more
work. and better work. And now. as
| read OF its enlarged usefulness. though
five thousand miles, and more away [
take great pleasure in the thought that
possibly | contributed something to it,
Well. to return to Trinity. The State
is not receiving the benefits from this
COLLEGE that it should receive. This
failure is not to be attributed to the
want of an earnest desire on the part of
, its friends. but to a want OF the neces-
sary means to place the College in the
front rank Of educational institutions.
The duty Of supplying these means de
vclves primarily upon the Methodists
Of the State; and secondarily upon the
friends Of education generally. Trinity
is now the weak point in our advancing
educational column. 1t must be
strengthened and made powerful, not as
q rival of the University, of Davidson
~. of " al Forest bI1t fbair affactire