The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
President WIpStOi'S Lecture G.
SIGHTS ~ III ROPE.

''fCI Iitc'1eit " - allTU VI II"
Military School, has made arrangements
Tor series >! rrbo. : lectures before the
school during the present session. tn
first OF the series vas given last FrIda y
night BY Hon. Geo. T. Winston. Presi
dent ofthe State University at Chsne.
II i, s =.
lie lecture roon1s large emo Gsh &c
sea- about ate hundred persons ant il
was fi.lel TIE sasaks, was sr'rod@ce1
By VT. I. I niliard.
President WINSTON i too well known
n North Carolina to peed any 1T o.
duction anywhere xithin our state Ines
aud SO the ennourceantrt through Tl!E
DEMOCRAT few day. before Lroua h
out large crowd to hear him
lie took for the basis Of his lecture
what he has seen in Europe. He has
made three St>its t. Europe aEd la
taken in about every part OF that country
lie described the customs and habi's
among the different classes Of tie tco
pie there, tn ir railroads, speed Of traYel
and the advantages and Disadvantages q
the same.
Of Scotland he spoke somewhat a;
length. observing that 2ithstsn = g
the inGertility O. the soil there and the
chances for, and actual existence q
poverty, the people of Scotland are a
powerful people because Of their educa.
ton,
And SO also ef Germany end Great
B,ittan. The superiority Of these reo
pie is due to their superior brain power,
the people there practice wouli be a
matter OF great astonishment to people
here. Every family In Scotlabd Neck
he ssi3, wastes enough TO support three
families Of equal standing In Scotland Or
Germany.
rhe speaker depressed occasionally to
speak cf the force Of education and the
superior intel ect ual power that comes
from 1t. The price cf cotton Which we
grow in our fields around US is regulated
in Liverpool whore they do not grow 9
stalk, The English people get the ad
vantage 10y their brain power. So Of
most of the countries OF Europe.
The speaker referred TO the statement;
that IN the whole world there are hun
dred thousand University Students: one
third OF this number die from tie ctfec.s
of vice, one third die Of over wcrk and
the other third rule the world
Toe lecturer closed in eloquent anfeals
tn the boys and young men TO make
the highest possible attainments for
themselves in view Of the great proh>
He said he believes that the race prob
lem will yet assume comnleXlty four
fold greater than it ever has been in this
country whether received in an aspect OF
violence or in an aspect Of peace. THIS
problem alone should cal forth the best
developments of the yoInE men.
Before taking his sea: Presiient " in
ton congratulated Scotland Neck upon
the establishment Of such school as he
bad the pleasure OF coming before, and
predicted that this t. va will vet become
an educational centre fer this surrounding
country.
As to the University he sad they will
number $50 ty June; ard he said they
desire tt increase their numbers from
among bows and young men who mean
business by going to the University. He
said the University has some money
to help such boys as of whom it is said
IF he had chance he would make q
man Of himself.'' lie said that the Uni
<ity vi / sive free tnitiol 70 such boys
aud will help them pay for toeir board
and clothes and books. : he speaker
held the audience for an hour and quar-
ter and be said he had just begun to tell
about Europe, end the at dience were as
attentive at the close as AZ the beginning.
Mr.. Hen made a wise selection III his
first lecturer. and the community are
under Obligations to him for this favor
which they biglY appreciate.