The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-02-18

understand tEat X lS intended tldt ibt~
line OF instruction shall give Us. after !,
few wears of apprenticeship. a good black
smith. who, by his intelligence and indus
try. can commend himself TO the esteem
Of his neIghbors
Take the same practical view of the
other subjects of Instructions, to-@It-
Mining practical farming aud
other branches Of industrial oducation "
and think the Doctor,s idea OF lis rcquir-
ing $50 333 33 70 be donated by some city
or town for the establishment Of our school
before the Board can act wiLl lose some
thing of its force
We should Act AT Once"
To come to the point al once and - be
plain. can ANYBODY doubr that S13, 00o 90
is very fair beginning with which t.
erect upon piece Of land which Is given
to US the necessary building or buildings
and to buy the proper machinery in order
that few of your young men may be
trained to become good carpenters, black
smiths, miners. masons or farm -superin
tendents. | will say TO the Doctor that
there is gentleman now resident in Raj
egh, who being fond Of wood work has.
at a cost Of about $50. 90 converted one of
the rooms Of his house into very com
plcte wood shop, and am satisfied, II he
were so inclined. he could give to a half
dozen Young men much of the instruction
in wood work really intended by the
Act. Can we not easily infer that the Leg
islature intended rs ito act at once,
making lust such a beginning as | have
mentioned and With the means, now III
our control is it not 'tclearly'' in our power
to make such beginning? And for one,
am confident that if we manage well, such
is the feeling Of the State. that We can
safely depend upon the aid Of legislation
and private contributions to help us out
of difficulty, should we fall into it.
The Difference Between .Or' and And. ;
III view Of the Doctors training and
ability in the law, am puzzled to under
stand how the ''Opnion" he 50 confidently
expresses, should be so clear To his
mind. For the condition precedent on
which he bases his opinion, is to be found
in the words OF the act-''and when any
city or town, shall donate i'll lands build
ings, machinery OR other materials, OR
money an amount adequate etc. q pause
to note that the Doctor, III his card quoting
the same sentence and using the inverted
commas, puts 1t, Glands, buildings, ma
chinery AND material AND money" Is this
the Doctors quotation from the act, or is
it the Doctors construction of the act|)
The distinctive, Or, is 50 positively used,
and has SO distinct a meaning IN this sen
tence, that | should say but for the Doe
tors quotation (Or conStruction) just re-
ferred to, that the lawlearning concern
ing the use Of orr for ''and' may be
put out of sight. The entire donation may
consist of land; or may consist of build
ings; or may consist of machinery; or may
consist Of other material; or may consist
Of money-Or may consist Of any two or
more, or of all of these specified subjects
OF donation.
What is An Amount Adeguatc:'
Let Us see what light this throws upon
the meaning of the words |'an amount ad-
eQuate.' The Doctor seems to think that
the amount to be adequate, must zap
proach in value $S3, 333. 33, and be com
posed of all these subjects. Suppose some
town should wish to make its donation in
''machinery;" what amount would be ''ad-
euuate = viii the Doctor answer $S3,-
333 80 worth What will we do with it
when donated? Sell it at half price and
use the money or let the donation be in
buildings What 'tamount vii! ho ''ade-
quatel viii the Doctor say sS3 333 .;;:;}
worth What shall we do with the build
ings Keeping in mind the purpose of the
act to establish and maintain the school,
and the fact that the States aid is to be
: applied to both purposes, although town
: aid IS to be proposed for, an idea be
comes easily apparent. 1t IS this The Leg
iSlaturc determines to establish and main
its location III any particular town Will
necessarily be of some benefit TO that town,
it offers to all the towns Of the state an
opportunity to bid for that benefit. 1t
J does not locate the school at Raleigh, be-
: cause Charlotte might complain nor at
Charlotte because Wilmington might com
plain and so on Any one who has
witnessed the struggles over the loca-
ton OF the various aSyluEs viii under
stand this. 50 it SAYS to all the towns,
IF YOU wish the school, BID we are
going to establish and maintain it, but
if YOU think it will be of advantage to you,
help III the good work !" With this IN view
: we can give some meaning 10 the WORD
I adequate let Us rc1!ect-adeQuate &c
what To the entire establishment: Il
, 50 why should the States donation, OF
not more than S., 10000 per annun, bt
| applied to both establishment and main
2 tainance Is it not more logical and
grammatical to connect this word ''ade
quate' with the subject of the donation
If it tie land; the amount OF land shal
be adequate" to the purposes Of the
school, i, e., all the land it shall need II
5 buildings; they shall be adequate to its
, proper conduct in that respect If ma
e chinery, it shall be adequate in amount
a and kind to the uses of the school; or if il
e be money, it shall be adequate to procure
> | any one or more of these necessities, a.
: may be agreed on between the town anC
J the Board The Legislative intent, as
l understand it, is have the school ANY
how''-but make the town, in which you
: locate it, help to establish it to the great
F., est extent possible.
+ ent--Naintenance.
Y | have adyerted to the relative cost 0
establishment and maintenance. | vii
r illustrate in homely phrase. My son wlshe
T horse for his purposes He is able t
j buy it, but not able to have it fed and at
!. tended to. | tell him to buy it. e. 'es
o tabish" himself V ith horse; and prom
:. ise to bear the expense of having it fee
|! and attended to, i. e. maintained" III
e horse costs him 1925. When this amour
i is paid his expense is ended. 1t costs m
Il 1925 per annum to maintain the horse
1t and this expense must be met by me ever
a year 50 long as it lives. Will the Docto
a give Us his opinion as to the proper prOra
n ton of cost between the establishment an
l. maintenance of our Industrial School
If Ought we to es- 4biSh at a cost of $S3, 3:}3
.e 33, when We Save only IS, 600 per annur
3 for maintenance and establishment.
'e If the Doctor be right, and the Boar
G. ought not ito act until SS3, 1913 33 be dc
H. mated | would ask what will the Board d
IT with SO large sum?
r How Industrial Schools Have Been
De Started,