The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-28

and brilliant future. He felt like sing
ing ri aise God from Who, all Bless
lrg Flow for the grand. srcat and glo-
rlous onward and upward movement that
Is now being made for education.
Or. Curry at Night.
Tonight DR.. j. l. Nj. Curry delight
ed one of the best audiences that has
yet assembled here for an hour and a
half His Introductory was exceedingly
pleasant and witty and put the audience
in happy humor which lasted all the
evening. DR.. Curry complimented the
press for the interest it was taking in
the proceedings of this great assembly of
teachers, and said that it was doing
some most excellent work in telling the
world what the teachers were trying to
do IN the matter of making education
more general and more easy OF attain
ment. He referred briefly and in compli
mentary terms to some of the lectures
he had heard from some of the members
of the assembly.
DR.. Curry'S subject was "a Public
School System" and it IS needless to
say that it was handled and elaborated
in wonderfully interesting manner.
Among other things he emphasized a
statemen that there would never be an
efficient public school system until the
legislature, the people and the country
should all recognize the fact that it re-
quired training and skill to teach
Now" said DR.. Curry, 'any Dominic
Sampson or any 'Sqeers' or anybody
might teach after it is found out that
they can do nothing else. If we can get
man to teach for $1,000, so much the
better, and some people seem to be per-
fectly satisfied with three months teach
ing year" Or. Curry protested We
hemently and earnestly against such
conditions. He claimed that black
smith could not make silk dress,
neither could fool, or man without
training, teach children; and no school
should be in charge of any person who
had never had preparation or training
for the business. He claimed that edu-
cation was universal right, and that it
ought to be carried to children every
where just as the gospel is carried to
heathern lands-yes it ought to be CAR
RIED to them. There ought to be no
waiting for them to come for education.
The right of citizenship in the United
States entailed great and heavy respon-
sibilities, which man could not meet
or discharge those responsibilities prop
erly without education; and when they
We're not discharged properly, there was
injury to the government.
There are many men who need the as
sistance of the public to bring out their
| Won ~ offorA tn
field in the canal boat; you can't AFFORD
to leave Andrew Johnson on the tailors
bench; you can't afford to leave U. S
Grant in the tan yard. Such men ar,
here and there. Their powers must no
be permitted to lie dormant, and they
can only be brought out by public edu
cation: for it. is only public education
that will find ard reach and develo]
many such minds.
DR.. Curry pressed the statement tha
property owed he security to education
Where there is 10 education, there j
no civil law, and no protection to pei
son and property; and since educatio
protected and secured property, it ough
to be encouraged, and maintained b
property, or, in other words, by take
on property which should be sufficien
to maintain public schools six month
: during year He affirmed that pull
lie schools we're better and more ec(
nomical than private schools, and
. prove this, he appealed to people VIII
), had sent children to famous privat
;. schools, to reckon up and see what tt
. expenses and advantages had been, an
then compare the results with the e.
; penses aud advantages CT famous pul
lie schools. He said that in a priva
h school, a teacher was more or less su
q ject to the mandate Of parents wheth
- those parents were capable of advisir
:. or not; but the teacher of public scho
, could conduct it with system, snap b
=, fingers in the face of cranky and fools
s, parents and say 81 am working for t
va State; l don't belong to you; and l W
y run this school as it ought to be RI
~ and not as YOU say run it,"
n The eloquent gentleman spoke
- -. more than one hour, and he aroused t
+ noblest and most patriotic sentiments
so the hearts of hundreds of teachers in
~ ~ vor of spreading light and knowled
", broadcast through the earth.
- 1t was THE practical THE earnest, T
W eloquent and valuable speech of
no Teachers Assembly of 1890.
nc Notes.
er To-day has been one of those balm
b, tempting days which reproach one
or staying in the house. The breeze
zee been delightfully."- refreshing all day, a
De- as was fitting on wide veranda
fe; afternoon enjoying it beyond exp1
ston, wondered if your thermomet
,s, were climbing up among the 9O's, in
Iu shade, as heard they were last Mond
ol. / would be glad to send you up two
no three dozen zephyrs, but they persiste
ry' ly hang a.ound and hover over this
- cality and love the place too mucl
The be induced to leave it. II you wan
nd enjoy them in the richest degree
of must come here.
IN. complimentary sails" and sail
hy' parties are the order of the hour.
by of the most delightful excursions
He had here was given tonight by Mrs.
the H. Pace and Mrs. S. P. Child, OF
hes eigh, to IA party of about forty frier
col 1t is just as expected, and | told
SO some time ago Among the o.
on. visitors attracted here is the reckless
*" rascally little cupid. Tbs little sc:
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