The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-05-26
Vance County Schools.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-If you will
kindly allow little space i'll your
columns for information on school
topics, | will be glad to be allowed to
say that | think the money expended
for public schools in Vance county, is
in q ma Ority of schools. doing more
good To Il greater number of children
than it has ever done since | have had
charge Of the school work. There has
been a pretty good average attendance
in several schools in which heretofore
they have been small, and in some in
stances had to be discontinued in
consequence Of 4 want OF attendance.
Our teachers, most Of whom are
ladies, are studying, trying to prepare
themselves for their work. They are
reading the various educational jour
nails, which are so well calculated to
give the information they need. They
are attempting to make a system of
moral suasion take the place OF the rod,
Boys and girls are made to feel their
moral obligation as they did not feel it
in days gone by.
| had the pleasure Oh last Friday
night of being present, by invitation,
at the closing exercises of the school
in district No. %, which school district
is i'll charge of Messrs. Stephen Knott,
and II. L. Shanks, as committeeman,
and taught by Miss Sallie White, of
Granville county, \. {. On arriving at
the school room about So'clock p. m.
| ~ Il oil ~, f.n, 4
of the schoolroom all lighted, and seats
arranged in regular country style of
| LOGS and plank in front of the door.
with beautiful tcstoons of evergreens
and flowers hanging in tasty profusion
i'll front OF the building; satisfactory
evidence Of refinement wherever seen.
BugglcS, wagons, carts, and pedestrians
, coming from all directions and in few
minutes large, good looking, well be-
! hayCd congregation had assembled.
| and the exercises began, which con-
sisted of dialogues. rccitations, songs.
! &C., which were indeed creditablc to
both teacher and pupils; and as a special
mention OF all concerned would make
this account too lengthy, l will say,
| that the tlialoguc'. On the way to Win
don" was specially well rendered by
Master Dunn.
After the regular exercises were over
it was my pleasure to be able to intro
duce as the speaker of the occasion. our
very worthy and distinguished brother
superintendent W. II. 7. Jenkins, of
Granville county, who seemed to be in
one Of his happiest moods. very much
to the delight of all present and es-
pecially SO to the three young ladies
who were the recipients of the
prizes. which were appropriately
presented by this impressive speaker.
The names of theseyoung ladies | have
misplaced, but as they were blooming
into womanho0d, | have no doubt any
young gent in the vicinity could easily
give them to me-
Miss White has donea good work in
this vicinity. and her patrons seem we'll
pleased with her. The exercises being
over brother Jenkins and | were shown
the way to the comfortable home of
that antebellum gentleman David Knott
and his son. Mr.. Knott being left alone
by the death of his wife some eight
years since, has his son and family liv-
ing with him, both kind hearted genial
gentleman. The night was very pleas
antiy spent with his family; and on
the morrow we parted, our paths diverg-
ing rs we go forth iii life of duty.
l.. Il. CROCKER,