The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-30
WINSTON CITY SCHOOLS.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES A
GREAT SUCCESS.
Eiooucnt Address by Prof Alderman
Presentation of Diplomas-Statis-
ics-SchoIarships Awarded.


The tenth annual session OF the
Winston city schools (and tie most
successful one in their history, closed
last Thursday evening with credit
able and pleasing entertainment.
| The graduating exercises were held
in the Opera House, and we're wit
messed by a crowded house, composed
Of friends and admirers of "Winston's
Growing Glory"
The stage decorations were hand
some and attractive.
The program opened with beauti-
full and impressive prayer by Rev.
A. ID. Theler-
This was followed by a song, "May
Morning." by the class.
FINE ADDRESS.
The orator, Prof. T.. A. Alderman,
of the State University, was intro
duced by Mayor E. T.. Gray, who re-
fcrred to him as being one OF North
| Carolina's greatest literary men, as
well as one of her leading orators.
Mayor Gray congratulated both the
| speaker and audience, saying that 1t
was not often that an orator had such
a good looking audience as the one
present, and that the latter could hear
such handsome speaker.
Prof. Alderman thanked the mayor
| for his compliments, and proceeded to
deliver one of the finest and most Or
| nate addresses ever heard in Winston.
He first paid high compliment to
the Winston schools. He spoke Of the
! splendid work they have accomplished
| and the grand progress they were still
| making.
There is but one answer to the QueS-
tion chow to make man BETTER" said
! Prof Alderman, and that is education.
The greatest and chief agent is the
State, and the most important factor
is the child. 1.-The State and the
Guild, and the Relationship One Bears
] to the Other,' was Prof. Alderman's
subject.
He said that the great black circle
of ignorance which now confronts
North Carolina must be fought out by
the State and child.
There is nothing more beautiful,
impressive or fascinating than the
child. Every great revival, in any
| community, begins with the children
When the war and reconstruction
swept away everything the first
thoughts of our fathers were the child
| rem.
! To save society we must save the
child.
The little child has the same right
to be educated as it has to be free. To
educate then. is but granting sacred
right.
There are 400, 600 children in North
Carolina. This is a greater army than
Lee or Napoleon ever led to battle,
The State of all States, with US, is
North Carolina-where we live, where
we were raised and where lies the
bones of our fOrefathers. She has
always been good and faithful, and
always fruitful. 1t is true that she is
a little slow, but she is sure. When
she raises the foot of progress it is
difficult sometimes to get her to put
it doWn-but when she does it is there
to stay.
Prof. Alderman said that he was
personally acquainted with few lazy
| people, but that our greatest curse had
been ignorance. Educated people
know what freedom means as we'll as
how to use it.
In making a brief reference to the
money question the professor spoke of
gold and silver, saying it was danger
Gus to mention one and not the other.
Prof. Alderman. in referring to the
| newspapers, said that there were
nearly 200 in North Carolina, but if
there was a bloated bondholder on the
State press he would like to engage
him for Barnum. The trouble is that
one-half the people can't read the pa
pers after they are printed, said the
Professor. 1t has been our duty, since
the war, to change all this. The
great body of our people are untaught.
We have been passing through great
revolution.
Poverty is the mother of unrest
nervousness and discuntent, and is
produced by ignorance. We have got
to educate, not only few Of the
| hI1t oil of fhpp rThara Dol1ct
be no such thing as rest. The child
rem of North Carolina, as whole, &C
to school only sixty days per year.
Nearly every town and city in Mas
sachusetts have their public libraries
There is not one of these within the
borders of North Carolina. It's time
for us to plead for better things. "Wt
should spend money to make wOmeI
and men rather than sacrifice our chill
dren to make money"
. The State of North Carolina needs
. brave men for her leaders, as well a.
) wise followers. The highest socia
o duty of every North CarOlinian, dur
: ing the next century, is to lend an up
: lifting hand for the education of tn
children, that they may know thei
{ duty. They are today asking to b
y taught and trained.
Il plead to all classes to make OIL
of this State greater State. Once
North Carolinian, let US he a Mort
Carolinian forever" said Prof. Alder
, man in concluding his magnificen
,, and ediiying addess.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.
Chairman J. G. Buxton, of tn
: School Board, presented the diploma
y to the members of the graduatin
class. He gave some interesting sts
tistics about the schools. He state
@l,;, + 1nr o1n 81,
~ history Of the schools. 1t is compose
of twelve boys and ten girls. I'll
class went further in the variou
studies than any of it's predecessor.
The West End school has turned OF
= 141 graduates since its establishmer
, ten years ago-88 girls and So boy
OF the young ladies 25 have marie,
lr They have been more popular or su
: cesSful than the young men, as on
e out Of the SO have been united in I'll
ds "bonds of holy wedlock." Thirty-tv
of the graduates have taught scho
and Sc of them have attended instit
tions of higher grades. A large nur
ber of the young men, as well as son
,S Of the young ladies, have and are no
holding positions of trust and homo
= One of the young men is Profess
in the University of Georgia. A Z
culiar, as well as an interesting fac
ed is the high standing all of the grad
IN. ates have taken in other schools. r.
highest stand ever taken at Trini
he College was by graduate of the Wi
rrE StOn school. who was awarded a med