Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-28

ways finds that the woman has
been there, waiting for him till
she is beginning to grow tired.
There is not poor man who
would not be rich to-day if he
had the energy of his wife.
There are few schools for girls
that are not humbugs. The cur
riculum is proudly for the
weaker vessel. We send our
girls off to school scarcely hav-
ing acquired the multiplication
table. They are there to be put
through a course, which is fuller
than the boys course. They are
expected to come out equal with
the boys. They work con-
stantly yet with such a course
they cannot be thorough.
There should be a harmonious
education. First education of
the body, then the mind and then
the spirit. Women ought not to
be bread winners; and right
civilization will not let them be.
The weakest education is that of
a specialist. There is no ques-
ton with interest to the superb
ority of women along the line of
spirited candidates. Men may
claim that woman led him out of
Eden. yet, if he will follow her
she will lead him back.
After DR.. Atkins had finished
the question was open for volun-
tary discussion, DR.. r. III. Lewis,
of Kinston, testified from his ex-
perience to the equality of the
mental power of girls and boys.
Capt. G. F. Siler, of Holly
Springs, said that the most good
he had received from the meet
ings of the Assembly in the past
had come from the suggestions
Of women. Mr.. J. M. Weatherly,
High Point declared that he had
found the girls in his classes su
perior to the boys in mathema
tics. Prof. Dred Peacock, of
Greensboro Female College,
stated that he preferred to teach
girls than boys because he be-
lieved that his work would be
larger n his departments of
Latin and Chemistry, the girls
did we'll, and showed fondness
for these studies.
Mr.. Henry Blount spoke elo-
quently Of the moral and physi-
cal bravery of women.
And here acknowledgement
should be made Mr.. Blount for
his interest in the Teachers AS
sembly, and his services in in
structing and entertaining the
members. His address was full
of thought and well delivered.
It also carried encouragement to
all struggling with difficulties,
and we feel stronger by it.
This evening Mr.. G. w. Bar
deau, editor of the School Bulletin,
Syracuse, n. Y, was on the pro-
gramme for address. AS he was
not present Mr.. Blount consented
to entertain the audience with
recitatiOnS, which he did in a de
lightful manner. Mr.. Blount ex-
cells both in tragedy and in com
edy. He is truly genius, and
continually surprises one with
his versatility.
Programme for Saturday:
Intercollegiate Debate Sub
jects: Resolved, that great men
make circumstances, and circum
stances do not make great men.
| Assembly gold medal presented
by State Superintendent Scar
| borough.
$50 p. m. What does it prof
State to educate it's boys anC
girls?" Senator Thomas j. Jar
| Wis.
The Goldsboro Rifles stormeC
the Atlantic Ocean this evening
in bathing suits, against a fierc'
incoming tide. 1t is no re1ec
ton upon the courage of our sol
: diers that after a gallant tigh
they retreated, for it is learne'
that subsequently the tide di
the same.
President Hobgood arrived thi
evening There came also Supt
E. P. Moses, Capt. G. P. benson
t Raleigh: Misses Lula L. Whit
r field, Eva Kinsey, LAGRANGE
Misses Minnie Slocumb and Su
Borden, Goldsboro.
At previous sessions of tn
Assembly no work was done o
Saturday morning; but this yea
the regular order was varied b
\ holding the annual inter-colleg
ate debate for the Assembly gol
medal at that time. The a
tendance was larger than at an
I other morning session, and muc
? interest was manifested, as tn
2 debate progressed, by the friend
3 of the debaters and the college
1 represented. The meeting Wa
e opened with a hymn, and the d'
!. votional exercises were conducte
: by Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson
r Secretary Harrell read the rule
Il for the debate, which are as fo
{. lows:
al 1. The contest is open
e the four colleges in the Stat
e for males only, and the Unive
I, sity.
f 2. Each institution to repr,
sent the affirmative and the neg
It tive sides of the question, eac
), literary society sending on
: speaker.
B. Speeches must be origina
n delivered without manuscript {