The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-04
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Prof. Alderman on Public EducatiOn--
Prof. Toys German Textbook, Prof.
Homes Geological Tour.

Prof. Toys German Textbook, Prof.
Homes Geological Tour.
CHAPEL HILL, May 2, 1890. The stu
dents and citizens Of the village had the
pleasure of hearing Prof. E. A. Alder
man lecture On the subject of ''Public
Education in North Carolina last night.
Laying aside the usual grandiloquent
style Of political speakers who boast Of
our great history, natural advantages,
and superior ability to fill blanks in cen
sus reports, he presented the plain, un-
Vanished facts of our States backward
ness in education. No man in North
! Carolina is better informed on this sub
ject. He can speak from an experience
gathered among all classes Of
our people, in their school houses, in
their public gatherings. in their houses.
He is an orator and an artist in verbal
description aud excels as both It was a
sad humiliating picture Of dense, pt ia
able ignorance he drew picture that
must move every heart open to The
! plesdings Of philanthropy or sensible in
any measure to noble emotions of State
pride How there can exist such apathy
among the people, such neglect among
legislators, such careie35neSs among in
telligeny public men in regard to the
dispairing cry which is heard every
where from the mountains TO the sea,
begging for more money, better teach
ers, and longer terms, are matters
which, in the blaze OF nineteenth cen
tury enlightenment, must pass mans
understanding Is this language too
strong? Tame, incOmparably weak
when We consider some figures given by
Prof. Alderman.
Oat of a voting population of 1872, 900,
145, 600 can neither read nor write
According to this an educational quail
fcation would disfranchise over two
thirds of our voters About so pei
, cent, 100000 of our population are
practically illiterate. According te
this what is the use Of our citizens
| writing books? What demand is there
for aliterature-there is scarcely any
body to read? The average length Q
, school terms is GA days per year and il
} many districts not more than 40 days
We give less than any State in The
Union for public education, with on
exception, South Carolina, which give
50 cents, enc cent less than North Caro-
lima Prof. Alderman has been asso
ciated with 400 public school teach
: els in county institutes, and ha
( given only SIXTY FIVE first grade certi
population, pupils between the ages Q
y six and twenty one are educated in tn
= public schools, and seventeen -ei sII
. teenths are compelled to get all tliei
q training here. And SO the frightfu
I table goes on. Is there no balm ia th
. Golfers of the people, and will no phys
cans ever assemble III our legislatlv
halls
), The lecture made lasting impressio
on our students. President Battle wa
heartily appiauded when, at its close
he thanked the speaker for his forcibl
k and feeling presenta ion Of the people
n cause. and promised to send out ever
# student OF the University as an educs
I tional missionary in the State.
K It has been gratifying to the friends {
h Prof. Walter D. Toy to see SC man
r favorable notices in educational jou
Il nails Of his contribution to the Heath
| German Series of Textbooks. II
y edition of Freytag's Die Journalisten
ID reviewed in Modern Language Notes fl
Of April, by Prof. Mox Poll, of Norwic
Conn. More space is given to the q
10 tice Of his edition than to those
10 Professors Thomas and Hochdorfer t
lr gether, all three editions being me
ur toned in the same article. His clear
N written notes show great learning sa
If Prof. Poll
ct Immediately after commenceme
Oh Prof. Holman is to start on a geologic
G. tour with his advanced class for t
gu purpose of studying the formations al
he collecting specimens in Virginia al
I'D North Carolina From Danville acre
lip to the head waters of the Neuse
nd wagons, thence down that riyerln boa
to New Berne; thence by the sounds
Morehead City to the meetings of
ds Sea club during the first week of
cv Teachers Assembly, is in the main
ms route decided upon. ST. Z. b