The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-08-11

the industrial Development OF the re |
sources of the state, that the agricultural |
and the mechanical pursuits Including |
all kinds of manufactures, easily outrank |
al others combined OF course we have |
mines, fisheries, lumber industries, etc,
which add to the wealth of the state !
Preachers, teachers, lawyers, physicians, |
bankers, merchants, etc go TO make up
the remainder of the population Yet it
will be readily conceded that all products
upon which mankind, the professions
and all trades, subsist come as the result
OF manual labor, which, therefore, should
be well trained and directed. AS mat
ter of course only fraction of the popu-
lation can learn to be experts, but these
can be of the greatest service in guiding
and directing others
Therefore the question naturally will
be asked, if ample facilities are already
afforded to so many of the youth of the
state, so far as purely mental acquire
ments are concerned, should not an op-
portunitY be given to other youth TO
learn something of the principles unde..
lying the various kinds of practical work
1t will doubtless be admitted that such
training, coupled with proper mental ex-
ercise, will be in the direction of happy
combination of knowledge and skill which
will fit the youth of any people to be good
citizens and true men.
A period of time, counted by only two
graduating classes, is hardly sufficient to
judge Of results.
The first graduating class left the col
lege in June, 1898. 1t consisted of nine
teen members. Of these, three are farm
ing, one is In charge of dairy at Deco
neechee farm belonging to J. S. Carr,
Esq.,) one is in charge of the machinery
in the new deaf and dumb state school in
Morganton, one is draughsman in large
manufactory in Nashville, one is engi
neer in similar place in this state, three
took postgraduate work at the A & NJ
college and are retained there as instruc
tors, one is chemist at the state expert
ment station, one is in charge Of the ma
chinery on dredge boat in Florida, one
is in the milling business in Salem with
Fries Brothers, one is draughtsman in
Wilmington, one is teaching mathematics
in the state school for the blind. one is
teaching in the public schools, one is
merchandising, one is taking postgradu-
ate work, and one is employed at home.
In the second year there were eight
graduates, four of whom were already
employed when they graduated.
Fourteen students are spending their
vacation in putting up buildings on the
college grounds and in the vicinity; six
are spending their vacation studying
chemistry, and others are undoubtedly
making themselves useful at home or
elsewhere.
1t will be, perhaps, readily admitted
that boys who have been we'll grounded
in English studies generally, and who
are enabled to perform such work as
above named, will make useful citizens.
OF course longer time must be per
mitted to make up fair opinion as TO
the work of the college, but enough has
been given to answer the question, Is
the work of the college practical?
Our students are drawn from the fol.
lowing sources:
Sons of farmers, AZ per cent; sons of
merchants, - per cent; sons Of machinists
and mechanics, 81 per cent lawyers, 4
per cent; physicians, 3 per cent; manu-
facturers, 81 per cent; ministers, per
cent; county off -ers, Z per cent; On
gineers, IL per cent bankers, 7 per
cent insurance men, per cent; book
keepers, II per cent; state officers, :
per cent city officers, per cent; judges,
per cent; teachers, l per cent hotel
men, per cent; lumbermen, per cent
tanners, per cent; sundry occupations,
GA per cent.
The average age of all students during
the past year was 1S 3.
An enlargement of the mechanical
shops is now being made and new dor
mitory building is under way. The agri-
cultural and horticultural departments
are better equipped than ever before.
First-rate work is being done in the chem
ical department, while physics and cleo
tricity are being taught in thorough
manner.
The moral atmosphere Of the college is
excellent. The institution is gaining
ground rapidly. The faculty is made up
of gentlemen of high standing in their re-
spectiye positions. Everything points to a
future Of the greatest usefulness. and the
people of North Carolina may be proud
of the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege. ". ). PRIMROSE,
W B. NCCLELLAND. NJ. D,
y L BROUGHTDS,
Committee.
To Cleanse the system