The state chronicle., 1893-06-25
Morehead Chips.

MOREHEAD City, n, u, June 20.
A most delightful day has been
passed at Morehead, the weather
being superb, the water calm and
the broezs just strong enough to
send the white winged sharples
scuddng over the sound, there
being so many of the young people
embraced the opportunity 4 hope
not each otherD and spent the
morning most delightfully."-.
In the Assembly Hall an in
tsresting and spicy morning ses-
sion was much enjoyed. After
devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. W. E. Edmundson. OF
Morehead City, and the singing of
number of songs the methods OF
the Teachers Bureau was explained
by the chairman, Mr.. Edward E.
Britton. The bureau is the means
of securing positions for the teach
ers of North Carolina without cost,
and is proving of great value to the
fraternity.
DR.. J. B. Shearer next occupied
the attention of the Assembly il
most humorous dissertation on va
rious subjects, during which he in
dulged in some pleasant raillery
anent the teachers seeking to OBJ
tain better paying positions, or as
he termed it "roosting high" His
final remarks were devoted to
thoughts pertaining to the upbuild-
ing of the temple of saucation
At the close of DIR. Shearer's re-
marks Mr.. Britton and President
Blair took a hand in the jesting
and paid Of the esteemed President
of Davidson in his own coin,
Chief Justice Shepherd next
made most interesting and pecu-
liarly fitting talk concerning new
work 10 be undertaken by the
teachers, especially the training OF
the youth in the system Of govern
ment of our country. He urged
| that elementry classes be instruc-
| ted in civics, and was loudly ap-
plauded when he said that it was
his purpose at no distant day to
write a series Of lectures On this i'm
portant subject for the use of the
schools.
''The School Savings Bank" was
the subject Of an address by Mr.
Edwin E. Brittop, who urged the
necessity for the inauguration o
snch system in the schools of ou,
State. His talk was Of a practica
nature and as result already two
of the superintendent of graded
schools have informed him that the.
would give the system fair tria
in their schools
Secretary Harrell offsred 8 reso
luton OF thanks to the press 0
North Carolina Tor the valuable as
sistanes they had given in dissent
> hating information Of the Assem-
: bly, and especially for the aid rem
dared to the Teachers Bureau b,
1 the insertion Of It's notices withou
I charge. This resolution was adopte,
by 8 rising vote.
At night the ball was ja2med {
I listen to the gentleman from Trim
q ity, Wake Forest and Davidson com
8 pete for the Assembly Gold Mods
8 for orator.. The exercises wer
= prefaced by g most charming solo
.i rendered by Greensboro's swee
singer singer. Miss Lula Brown.
The rules governing the conteE
were read by President Rlair, VII
snnounced that she young men hs
selected as their judges Govene
Elias Carr and Chief Justice She,
= herd; that the Assembly Judge
L were Mr. P. IL. Pearsall and Ga,
/ ersl Chaplin, of Rhode Islam,
. These gentlemen selected as tt
= fifth judge Major Lewis Latham,
u Greenville, N. G. The commit,
L. being seated in different portions
J. the hall the contest began amid
p intense interest.
q The first speaker was Mr.. T.
"a James, of Waycross, N O., repr
10 Senting Trinity College, his subie
10 being "The Voice OF Nature"
y The second contestant was Mr..
u, @. kittrell, Kittr ell, n. c., repreher
ia ing Wake Forest; his subject W
AS "The Cry of the Masses Answered
o. Like the first speaker he was earne
and impressive end Vas literally a
o. plauded. A brief synopsis is
BE follows:
"a The next speaker was Mr. II.
10 Murchison, of Coronaca, S. c., re
resenting Dadidson College. L
subject was 'Intsllectual Hygie
ID les"
DO The fourth speaker was Mr..
ar K. Pool, Keyser, n. O, representa-
te Davidson College. His subject W
ID NORTH CAROLINA IN THE LrrERA
~ WORLD.
Up MIR. Pools patriotic allusio
ne brought forth applause in the mic
p. OF his speech, and he was consi
%. cred as being among the leaders
p. the medal.
n she subject of the fifth speak
Id was
be THE ORIGIN AND TRIUMPH OF DEMoCRA
By Mr.. Charles E. Turner, Co
ch Springs, N. G, represented Trim