The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-27

ton cannot be drawn with precision.
Secular education must include moral
and to some extent religious training,
but not sectarian teaching.
The Constitution of the State says:
Religion, morality and knowledge
being necessary to good government and
to the happiness of mankind. schools
and the means of education shall forever
be encouraged" and the school law en-
joins upon all public school teachers to
encourage morality and industry. From
these provisions, which are not incon
sistent with the fundamental principles
of separation of church and state, it fol-
lows that all public school teachers must
60 so far as to teach at least the princi-
Piles Of morality and religion which all
people who believe in Supreme Being
agree upon.
Let ali these things be done, and let
all teachers exemplify in their lives the
great principles and morality and Chris
tianity, and then viii our people be safe
ia person aud property-.then will our
civil and religious liberties be perpetual
ed-then will it be we'll with the repub-
lie.
Maj. Finger concluded his lecture by
giving an object lesson on the black
board showing some interesting figures.
but while interesting they were rather
reproachful to North Carolina. The
average amount Of money per capita
spent in the U. S. for public education
is $2.05. The average in the Northern
States is $3.O1 per capita. The average
in the Southern States is 800 per capita
and the average in North Carolina is
only FORTY CENTS PER CAPITA-the lowest
of any State save one. He protested
against this showing and pleaded that
efforts be made for marked improve
ment in this matter. He said that
while this showing was very poor, he be-
lieved that North Carolina did more
with dollar in the matter o. education
than any other State.
Prof. c. d. Mciver.
Prof G. D. McIver followed Maj. Fin
ger in an interesting talk, taking up
'County Institutes" and the ''Training
Schools With reference to institutes
be said that they were not for teachers
only, but for the people. Teachers were
necessary but education could make no
marked progress unless the people be-
came interested. He was tired of seeing
such condition as he found now in
many places in the State. He said that
man nowadays employed teacher, put
him in charge Of school house, sent
their children there to school, without
ever seeing the teacher, or knowing who
or what he vas, or without noticing or
apparently caring how their children get
| oil w hak
wouldn't treat his hogs that way? II a
man hires swineherd to feed his hogs
off in the woods somewhere don't you
know that man would occasionally go ov-
er there to see how his hogs are getting
along. And yet in the matter of edu-
cation people let their children go on
without knowledge, investigation or
care of what they we're doing.
Now you were shown awhile ago that
North Carolina only pays forty cents pei
capita for public education. Whose
fault is this? Is it the peoples fault
No. It's our fault tell you The con
dition reminds me Of a certain joke. a
little fellow once peeped into the parlol
where his sister was sitting with he,
beau. Just as soon as he peeped ht
rushed off to his mother yelling that
man was in the parlor choking sister tx
death. "And what is your sister do
ing2' asked the mother. "Why, sh.
just keeps on letting him." said th'
boy. That's what's the matter with US
my friends. We just keep On lettin,
the people pay only forty cents pc
capita, and we don't say word. w
,, must make them stop paying forty cent
, and make them pay more.
? Prof. McIver also spoke of the nee
! of training school for girls. He wen
on to recite the unequal advantages G
males and females in the matter Of Sc
curing an education. He said a bo
+ could get full education for about or
fifth of the amount of money it costs
: give it to him, while girl had to pa
every cent of the cost OF the educatio
. she got. He illustrated this by sayin
i that when he was at the State Uniyers
O ty, there were about two hundred youn
men there 1t cost about $50, 900 to ru
"a the University one year, and of th
amount the STATE PAID $40, leavin
!. only $1,000 for all those two hundre
+ boys to pay. If you'll take fema
school of the same number of pupil
# costing the same amount per annun
! you'll find that the girls are compelle
r. to pay every cent of the expenses. E
a. cited the tact that the church of &c
IS was endowing colleges everyw here f
a boys and mel, making education cheap
i and cheaper for them. He gave Il
" instances of Wake Forest, Trinity OF
- other institutions which had large az
IT increasing endowments, but there W
ID little or no movement to make educate
Il cheaper for women. This is why
SO wanted and insisted that the State
Il North Carolina should take some gre
lie and decided step towards the establis
II. meDt of training school for wom
,h where they, too, might secure an educ
of tioD on the most favorable terms; al
he he announced that he would appear
I'd fore the assembly tomorrow and a
n. that q committe be appointed to men
ON rialize the legislature in this matter.
is Prof. Mciver's talk was decidedly o
lie of the most earnest, eloquent and pr
re tical so far given before the assembly.
of DR.. j. M. l.. Curry.
be DR.. J. NJ. l.. Curry was called on I
lily stand a1d said he did not think tt
'ut North Carolina had ever appropriate
I'd single dollar for the higher education
ey women; and that was a much grea
shame than the fact that North Ca
Ter lima only gave forty cents per capita
Sc public education. This was MAJ
lis too broad 10 be talked of and prope
nf | c0nSiHora6 ir, on chort t;poo bo