The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-31
GoLDsBoRo GRADED SCHOOL.

Misses Annie Patience Hardison, Lu-
la Daisy Brown. Catherine Darden,
Mary Best Jones, Mary Clyde Den
mark, Messrs. Willis James Brogden,
and William Spicer.
Twenty dollars IN gold was award
I'd to the boy who had stood highest
among the boys during the year, and
to the girl who had led the girls of
the school. These prizes were award
ed to Miss Daisy Brown, and to Mr.
Willis Brogden. The above prizes
were given by Mr. Henry We'll, a
public-spirited friend Of the school.
We had the pleasure of visiting
this institution few days before its
closing exercises, which gave us an
opportunity to see the school at
work.
This writer taught school for sew
eral years commencing with small
public school, up to a higher school
that prepared boys and girls for col
lege. During that time We seized
every opportunity to visit other
schools, and besides subscribed for
aud read carefully half a dozen or
more of the best school journals. In
short, We lost no opportunity to get
/ the benefit Of 9th RS experiences and
IDEAS, SO as to make our school pro-
gressiye. And while we have not
taught for number Of years, yet our
experience in school work lent pecu-
liar interest to our visit to the Colds
boro Graded school. Every grade
that we entered, we were pleased not
only with the brightness of the pu-
pills, the discipline shown, and the
progress Of the pupils, but We got
some new ideas, which, if we were
still teaching, we would at once put
into practice in our own school.
Every teacher in Wayne and adj
Joining counties should try to find
the opportunity to visit this progress
slve Institution. 1t will be time
most pleasantly and protitably spent,
and besides the talented and cOurte-
Gus Superintendent, l.. ID. Howell,
would make every one feel so COM
pletely at home that you would be
glad that you went.
We remember several months ago
that Prof. Howell published notice
inviting all teachers interested to
visit the school. He told us that but
few had accepted this invitation.
TIE CAUCASIAN wishes to take this
opportunity of urging every teacher
who can do so, not to fail to visit this
Institution, and if you live nearer to
Raleigh, Wilmington, Greensboro,
Charlotte, Concord. Asheville, New
Berne, or any of the other towns that
have similar graded schools, you
would no doubt find the time profit
ably spent in visiting them. And we
are sure that any of the Superinten-
dents in these Institutions would
take great pleasure in showing you
through their various schools.
While in the Library of the Grad
ed school, we were struck with the
fact that one division of the Library
seemed to be devoted entirely to yari,
Gus grades and kinds Of text books
All of the books showed evidence OF
use in the school room. Upon in
quiry, we were informed by Prof
Howell, that this was a new feature
that necessity had forced him to de
wise. He said that in every grade il
school there was of necessity few
pupils, and often more than a few
who were unable to purchase all OF
the suitable books necessary for theil
proper classification and advance
ment. He said that in order to over
come this difficulty, that he had Sc
cured a number of text books of thu
kind used in the school, some o.
which were donated by the publish
ers, some bought by taking up sub
scriptions for that purpose, which
books were placed in the Library a
the property of the school, and loan
ed to such pupils as were not able t.
purchase them. AS long az thes
books last they are loaned to SOM
: pupils in one grade after another 81
that every pupil, rich or poor, cal
l have equal advantage i'll the Institu
, ton. This struck us as being a cap
ital idea. We don't know whethe
any other school in the State ha
:. solved this difficulty by this or an
: other similar plan, but if not, W
o would suggese to them to adop
Prof. Howell's plan. AS teache
+ it was one of the very troublesom
questions that we were forced t
meet every day and we wish to cor
graduate Prof. Howell upon hi
happy solution.
Two Negroes Killed.