The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
ANY BOY MAY LEARN.
ONE WAY OF BECOMING A vALrAHI.F
NEWSPAPER WRITER.

Let me point ont way ln which
the lad on farm or in country
village, who does not see his way
clear to a college education, can
get another KIN Of education that
VIII serve him about as well, aud III
some things better, wnen he begins
TO do newspaper work.
Remember that education has
generally two pulposes-to train
the mind and to store it with knowl
edge My plan for the country
boy does both. Here it is:
THINK OF Yourself a. standing cue
side OF az imaginary line; and the
great world, With all It's men and
women and governments end inatl.
tutlODs, on the other. Cross thu
line ana find out in what way and
through what things you come IL
contact with the world. Then
study those ways and those things
until YOU know all about th-m or
uutil yOn know as much as you can
find ont about them. Ili. lis what
a sOclologist would cali determining
the relation of the individual to the
aggregate or the relation of man to
society. Let US explain TIE pro.
cess a little.
You Will be pretty sure to discOv-
er that you have relations with the
great word through the school, tee
church, the government, through
your friends and companions. That
is not all, but tnat Will 50 very well
to beglr Nith.
First get all the information you
can about the school sys.e EN- of your
state. Ask the teacher ali the ques-
tions you can think OF. If you are
a country Coy, there is probably a
prudential committeeman IN your
district. ASK HIM what he has to
DO t;Den get at the superintend>
ing Committeeman aud ask him
questions
Find out where the money comes
from to build schOOlhOuses and pay
the teacher lfyOu live il a village
ial ,,e enough 70 havt graded schools
find out how the system Is organs
lzed; from the primary grade up to
the high school. Let nothing es-
cape YOU that you can possibly
learn.
Then the churches III -Our town
study them. You may not find 1t
easy TO get at the differences of be-
lief that >eaparate the Methodists
from tie Baptists and the Cong1e~
nat , our miulstcT or any other min
l~ter Will probably lend you books
ihat Will tell something about creeds
and faiths.
Then make yourself a master of
the system of government or con-
tro! in the various churches. In
uulra what churches have bishops,
what ones elders, what ones dea-
cons, and what the powers and du-
ties Of these church officers are. In
short, learn in how many ways, anc
20 as far as you can, why one
church organization IL different
from another.
Next comes government 1t is a
oi., Sutjcct-,ake 1t up 10 detail.
Your father i@ county commission.
-. or a s>iecfman Or town clerk.
Hhat is q capita. opportunity. Get
him to tell you all ne knows about
the duties OF town and county otti-
cers-whO lays cut new rOa0s and
closes old ores, " Ec sees TO IL that
be pauDers are house.. aud fed
who s]etermlnps how large sum
sh.. i! he raised BY taxes III the town,
IL, ! muc:i each taxpayers share
shall be and what shall he done
With the money
If one Of yuur fathers u~lghbOrs
,s a ma.nber OF the legislature, pur-
snade hlm 10 tell Won how bills are
5uJrodnred, referred 70 com mitt6es,
ce ceg,,,ited, discussed, amended and
passed ., enacted as laws. He Will
feI! YOU that hl!i-, after they have
been f,as>ed by the assembly OF
house Of representatives., must be
paesed also by the senate and sign.
ed BY the governor, but that only
opens up new fields for Your inves>
tlgation.
If perchaDce another nelghbCr il
to go as a delegate to the Republic
can or the Democratic convention
to help nominate his party's candi'
date for the presidency, get him tt
tell you all about the party macbl-