The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-28

these woods, and the opportunity is
opened tor soma one to take time by the
forelock and establish such industries as
require this class of raw material.
The Industrial aud Normal SchooI for
Our " hite Girls.
La May, 1890, at the organization of
the Order of the Kings Daughters for
North Carolina III Greensboro, u lady. now
resident of Graham, Miss NJ Z. Garter.
was asked for her opinion upon the q1es-
ton which was bcing discussed by that
body, How TO benefit the girls OF our
State" Shc made a motion that c )m-
m!ttee be appointed to get up a petition
10 be presented to the legislature asking
Tor $2O, 900 for the purpose Of establish
Ing an Industrial and Normal School at
| some suitable town in the State for the
white girls OF the State. The Logisla-
| ture passed bill giving $l0,O 900 annu
ally for this school, aud appointed a
| board OF trustees to receive bids from
| the various towns aud locate the school
] The location, SO we are informed, is 20
be decided upon by the oh Of June
| Graham was among the first towns in
the state to petition for this school, and
the people voted, on the 4th of Nav,
$50, 900 In town bonds, to be issued for
the purpose of securing this School.
The town IS in prosperous condition;
they do not owe one cent aud
have money in the treasury. Tie
| $400, 600 There are four sites inside
the corporate limits, spoken of, upon
one OF which are buildings that could be
used forthwith. Should tho schvol be
located here either of the other sites are
eligibly and otherwise beautifully situa-
ted. Highly elevated, with large shade
trees for campus, aud any amount Of
laud that Lay be required foT gardens
and ali lecCs5ary oat buildings We are
told that there is contractor here WHO
says that if Graham is chosen by The
Board as the place for the school he viii
give $500, and ne has 800, 900 brick
which he could put into building II
thirty. five days. a committee of gentle
men, appointed by the citz.ns, are
actively engaged soliciting funds il
addition to what the town has voted t
offer the Trustees to locate the school il
Graham.
What is an Industrial and Norma
school? And what arr its obi c,s? And
what will it accomplish are some Of tht
few questions that are apt to b9 asked bJ
the people. As we understand it the
industrial feature Of the school for ou
, | girls is to first teach them how 70 bt
: independent and to 50 prepare them
! be competent TO fill sGen positions il
. keeping with their sex as will enable
them 10 earn livelihood tor themselves
= l u,hj haC -
} thorough English education, they ar
TO be taught how to be domestic, s,
: should it b natter Of necessity n af
I I ter life every girl caa be independent 0
cooks and servants of auv kild and i
= all other ways, so teaching her as tia
: she may be fully entitled 10 Cae name G
! woman The Normal dspart meQt OF thi
9 school IS to prepare III ose who have
desire % becoDe teachers for the work
: | hey arc to be Taught and trained b
it the best OF teachers II every branch c
L his dep 50 that Whenever Il lad
p teacher is wanted 10 60 to any part {
J. The couatry, she cau 20 there AID fill th
,r position with cge2it to herself ana ia
Il school.
y Now with alt due respect to otht
le places that are trying to ct tals schoo
il we DO not tank tnerG IS . town, takln
"a every thing into consideration, that ca
surpass Graham as q suitable Location
Is First, lis healthy situation; good wa e
at natures own drainage; high-toDec
IS moral, intelligent population; 4 selcctlu
OF four accessible sites III q pretty lit
er town with quite number f hantsou
il | residences aud Others in course Or ere
O. ton together with over $40 000 II mo
N ey are among the inducements that CIR
a. ham offers The town being acct3sih
as to one of the main trunk lines 10 Il
1n | State. makes il convenient to come al
e 20 at short notlce-nlno ma
lis passing through this offioe per q
o by rail ald overland 10 1T
Ell [ do not doubt that this IS just su'
ali place as parents would like tor thS
is daughter3 10 come to; and for the gii
ot wno m an business, Il Is Jlat soch
.e place as would be pleasant Ior them
como to for the purpose OF getting su
~ an education as is desired. He
he not only will the mind be trained, b
~ in such a healthy climate there IS eve
=, advantage TO strengthen the body q
rni make the young ladies' strong IN phy
of cal as we'll as mental power
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