Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
A LETTER.
BY AN EDENToN BOY AT OXFORD,
n. c.


| when the struggle for material
gain is the passion of the hour,
we are apt to uHdervaiue the
i'm ortance of education-to suf-
fer its claims to go unobserved,
the; eby failing to secure tor our
selves and posterity that inesti-
Unable benefit, that most emo
bling power, which produces the
best type Of citizenship and with
out which no people can enjoy
the priveledges and blessings Of
enlightened civilization.
Every man, whoever he may
be, owes a debt of obligation to
mankind and. above all, to his
Maker This being true the
question arises how can this debt
be best discharged? There can
be but one answer and that is
by striving to do your utmost to-
wards the development Of your
own nature and that of your fell
bowman, physically, mentally
and morally. This is best
done by the process Of ed
ucation. By education l do not
mean what the word commonly
means, but giving to it its unre-
stricted meaning.
Oxford is noted for its educa-
tlonal advantages. Here, in ad
dition to private schools Of a
smaller grade, are to be found
three Female Seminaries, Mill
tary school and Orphan Asylums
for both races.
Though there are many places
i'll North Carolina that can out
strip Oxford in material prosper
ity, they can boast Of greater
wealth and numbers, iyet there
are very few that can boast Of
educational advantages superior
to those found here. The chief
glory of a nation does not consist
in its wealth or population, but
in its educated men and women.
So it is with a town or city.
AS it has been said before
there are three Female schools in
Oxford, representing the Baptist,
Presbyterian and Episcopal de-
nominations. One of these is
under the efficient management of
the Misses billiard, daughters of
Rev. Mr.. billiard, at one time
rector Of St. Paul's Church at
Edenton.
Edenton people will beIglad to
hear of the success with which
these ladies are meeting; for by
! perseverance and rare attain
ments i'll scholarship and refine
ment they have succeeded in es-
tablishinga most excellent school
for girls. The people Of Edenton
and elsewhere should show their
appreciation by giving the
school a liberal patronage.
There is, perhaps, no family in
North Carolina that has done
more for the cause of education
than the Horner family. Horner
Military School, founded in 1881
under the auspicies of J. H. Hor
ner, who for nearly half a century
was considered the leading edu-
Gator in North Carolina, has en-
tered upon another year of lgreat
usefulness and prosperity. The
| school IS now under the able
management Of Mr.. Jerome C.
Homer, Rev. Junius NJ. Horner
and Col. T. J. DrewTy.
The stand that boys, who COM
p1ete the course at Homer school,
take at college, speaks in words
of highest commentator as to
the merits of this school.
The scret to the SUCCESS of the
principals of the school is due to
the fact that they most strenuous
ly insist upon thoroughness and
accuracy as the basis of educa-
ton and will not permit a pupil
to drop a study until he has
thoroughly mastered it.
Horner School has some most
excellent features that other
military schools do not possess.
Here the boarding department is
under the immediate supervision
and control of the ladies of the
Horner family and hence that
rowdyisn generally present in
Military Schools is displaced by
gentlemanly behavior.
The bows are required TO at-