The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-11
Letters from the People
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ucdr oiu CtatS, are VI INC siuO Va
the reformers. And they are still
coming-company by company,
squadron by squadron, regiment by
regiment, army by army And they
are welcomed, or should be. But
what l started out to say was that
Cabarrus has been fortunate in get
ting Mr.. Morrison II. Caldwell,
ESQ, to locate here. We have long
needed a good lawyer here to cham
pion the reformers' side Of law, and
now that we have one, il will be only
right that our people give him their
encouragement. He comes to as
with bright record and he will make
q brighter one.
He leaves very renumeratlye
work TO come here and we hope him
success. Only this month he delivered
a great speech to very large college
in Columbus, Miss. The Daily Pica-
yune, Of New Orleans, says of it:
"The orator of the day was Prof. Morrison
Caldwell, Of North Carolina, who delivered
most beautiful address,
Governor Stone on presenting the
diplomas said: 81 deem it unneces-
sary, after all that has been said, to
make any extended remarks. After
the splendid address which you have
heard from the gentleman who came
to speak to you referring to MIR.
CaldwelD and the message of your
president, there is little left for me to
say. 1t has been suggested to my
mind that might say to you, ladies,
that /, like the distinguish speaker,
feel loyal tothe cause, &C." That
sounds splendid, coming from the
governor of Mississippi. The Journal,
a high-toned legal journal, says of
him:
"Many teachers become lawyers, but few
lawyers become teachers. Mr. Morrison ii.
Caldwell whose name is familiar to many
readers of the Journal, was formerly not
only practicing lawyer but also an editor
of law reports He was born August rs, 1850,
on farm in North Carolina. After three
years study at DAVIDSON college, he took a
three years course at the University OF
Virginia, where bis reputation rs writer
and debatcr won for him the editorship of
the Virginia University Magazine. In Octo-
ber 1884, he was licensed to- practicej law
by the Supreme court of North Carolina
Having located at Concord, y. g., he enjoyed
n fair practice, until he was called to st. Paul.
Mimi, in February 1883, AS one of the
editors OF the National Reporter System. His
name appears coeditor in two volumes OF
the American Digest.
''In September 1890, he took charge of
College Hill institute, College Hill, Miss.
Having determined to master the science
and art of education he devoted himself to
the study of psychology and .pedagogiss In
September, 1891, he became principal of the
high school at Moss Point, where his success
is shown by the biennial report of Lieut..
Gov. Evans, secretary of the school board,
declaring that AS good work is being done
AZ in any high school in our land
''In an article contributed by him to the
Journal on Meaning of Words, he called at
tention to the loss of energy resulting from
the fact that all common school textbooks
are written in language beyond the cOmpre-
tension of the pupils. In a later article on
Defects of Graded Systems, he forcibly
demonstrated the injustice and absurdity of
classifying pupils in all studies by their
standing in arithmetic alone. In this issue
will be found an article on Teaching Litera-
ture," which makes strong plea for COM
mon sense textbooks in literature. Mr..
Caldwell is "a man of common sense and
high scholarship which, coupled with his
knowledge Of psychology and pedagogics
render him equipped for the teaching pro-
fession."
With this short introduction wish
to add Mr.. Caldwell's name to the
long list of lawyers and speakers who
give their splendid abilities to the
advancement of our cause and to the
championing of our men in the right
Of law.
4. ED. KEsTLER.
Hoping for the Fullness of JefFersonian
Democracy.
For the Caucasian.l
BRAssTOwN, N. c., July 81 am a
farmer. am taking seven different
newspapers; well posted as any
farmer that | knew of. | fully un-
derstand the immense good that your
paper Is doing in this time of human
suffering and restitution. Never
read paper in my life so full of i'm
portant facts as is the CAUCASIAN
everything of vital import to the
toiling masses may be fully compre-
hended by the reading of it's columns.
No paper has so awakened the labor
element to sense of their danger
and duty before. l have never met
a well-disposed gentleman of any
political utilization who reads the
CAUCASIAN who refuses to admit the
facts it contains. Sweep from us
such literature at this critical
juncture. and you sweep from us the
prop of our freedom, and the stay of
prosperity and happiness on this
mundane sphere. ne-tenths of the
citizens of western North Carolina
are for national reform.
| have not cent to pay for any
thing at this time; have a large
family, and not bushel of bread
stuff on hand. l once had plenty to
eat and wear and some money to pay
for newspapers. o! when shall we
realize the fullness of our hopes in
the saving efficacy of the glorious
Jefferson Democracy-too late! too
late!! j. III. BRAssTOWN.