The state chronicle., 1893-06-24
EDUCATORS AT MOREHEAD.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS AND
THE ORA1ORICAL CONTEST
LAST NIGHT.
he Second Day One Of Unusual inter
est-Extracts From President Elair,s
Addeess-1he Governors Discourse
On the Value Of Learninr.

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Add.ess-1he Governors Discourse
On the Value Of Learning.
ATLANTIC HOTEL, MoREHEAD Cry,
n. c, June % -Special.--An in
tensely interesting morning session
Of the Assembly. Addresses from
President Shsarer, Chief Justice
Shepard and Prof. Edward E. Brit
ton. Tonight the Assembly hall
was packed to hear the oratorieal
contest between the young men
from the leading colleges of the
State.
Another large crowd eahs, in On
the night train, among them Presi-
dents Winston and Holiday, Dr.
B. T. Dixon, Prof. J. Y. Joyner, F.
P. Hobgood, J. L. Armstrong, G. B
Danson, D P. Mangum, G. r. Hard
ing, Hon. F. II. Simmons: and q
large deieg cation of beautiful young
| ladies.
| THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MoREHEAD CRY, June %.
The second day CT this session Of
El.s Teachers Assembly met On time
this morning TO hear the annual ad-
draas Of President John J, Blair,
Superintendent Of the Winston
Graded Schools. After religious
exercises conducted by Rev. Mr.
Winfield, editor OF the Watchtcwer
Of Green7ilie, n G, and songs by
she Assembly, President Blair was
introduced by Secretary Harrell
Cutting loose from the precedent
established by the former presidents
Mr.. Blair used lis manuscript only
for occasional reference and deliv-
cred his annual address in place of
reading It. Among other things he
said:
; Thara hiss been an educational
awekning in Nortn Carolina du
ring The past ten years, snd ou1
Assembly is practical and tangi
bic expression Of it When this
, Assembly speaks its utterances ar:
heard with respectful attention
when it advises the counsel is viii
iingly and gladly received. It ha
bound all teachers Of the State to
gether, uniting in common caus'
:, the representations of every educa
tional interest Teachers of toda,
. you are greeted with brighter hope
: and fairer prospects The State
has recognized your worth and i
providing for your needs. In es
tabl;shing and providing for th
support Of the State Normal an,
: Industrial School, this Common
wealth mas brought honor an.
credit upon her fair name. She i
: performing hallowed duty in en-
. deavoring to do justice to her nobl
womanhood.
To whom do we owe q create
: debt of gratitude than to those VIII
. have consecratad their energy an.
= their lives to the grandest Of works
: and who, even as candles, CAV
light unto others while they them
selves we're being consumed. Cicer
long ago exclaimed, what better
what greater service can we of to
day render the Republic than to in
struct and train the young" Al
honor to the noble women teacher
o of the past.
. Happy is that teacher WHO pos
y sesses the true professional spirit
:, The motive for his service is highe
- than the understood purpose t
# discharge the obligations of con
-, tract. The rewards of such service
= are better than gold. So many or
+ working to develope our boundles
y, national resources! Let few q
4 least, labor to develope man. Mi
20 lions are building cities, reclaimin
~ wildernesses and bringing fo-S
20 from the earth it's buried treasure
9 let at least a remnant cherish tn
=, ideal, cultivate the beautiful an
=, seek to inspire the love of mors
~ and intellectual excellence.
=. Carolina is proud of her sons wh
:, in the past have adorned the bencl
the bar, the forum and the pulpi
Rufin, Graham, Henderson, Nor
head and host of others, who's
names while they may not appes
- upon the pages of histories con
- - piled by Northern writer's get I
~ ~ least into their biographies, for q
a sA admiring generation has bestowe
them upon the counties, tow,
and cities of the State, and tn,
rendered them immortal. Humbl
but enduring monuments they ar
to those who did their country Sc
10 vice. We delight, too, to hon'