The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-08-27
Henderson Female College.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-This institution
began its first term under the new man.
agement on last Monday, Ang oath,
with q goodly roll of students and bright
prospects of success. Its promoters pro-
pose at no distant day, to have and
maintain, as they now deserve a faculty
young ladies and hundred more from
the town. Henderson and all its people
would be proud of such a College The
time is suspicious, and with a united ef-
fort on the part of it's patrons and Of
those who ought to be, the College will
be the pride and glory of the town and
OF the county Of Vance. It's success is of
the very greatest Importance to US all.
BY means of it many young ladies may
have a collegiate training who otherwise
could not. Many may be educated here
and thus keep large amount of money
at home that would otherwise be expen-
ded elsewhere, and thus form attach
ments that will bring them and their
families and kin folks here to trade, to
visit, to live and be educat ted for years
and years to come. Many people will, by
means OF the College. be attracted here
who, but for it, would not come, would
go elsewhere; for oil know that whatever
other splendid enterprises a town has, it
lacks one of the chief features, one of the
greatest attractions necessary to make
it good and desirable place to live in
until it is able to furnish higher education
to its youth.
Judge Others by myself in this: that
wish to give my child a good education
and also to have her with or near me
and give her the other necessary train
ing that can be had only under the fam
lily roof. Henderson is fully prepared
with the necessary equipments to do its
educational work and that Of other com
munties, and it must see that this work
does not go elsewhere.
The public spirit and the patronage of
the county are ample to maintain Col
lege in successful operation. Education
costs less in proportion to its value than
anything else. We maintain at great ex-
pense, water works, electric lights, great
mercantile and business houses and a
number OF doctors and lawyers, because
we feel that they are necessities; and We
labor and labor to lay up for our child
rem that which, we know, both from the
experience Of the ages and our own fire.
quent misadventnres, most certainly
''has WINGS while the investment OF @
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| ings in the cultivation of their intellects,
would provide for them treasures that
| wax not old" treasures that will bear
down the scale in their favor in every
conflict in life where mind is factor,
| and make them better subj ects of Heaven
| hereafter. These business institutions
| live and thrive not because of anybody's
| love for them; but because they are ne
cessities. But the schools are far more
SO. They are near the heart of every in
| telligent person. Next to the home they
are the most important parts of human
society. All realize this. But our liter
erary energy is dormant and scattered.
| 1t is the object of these articles to arouse
| and center it on Henderson Female Col
| lege.
The town ought to hold up its hands,
talk for it, work for it, love it and en-
courage its promoters. The ministers,
doctors and lawyers of the town will be
it's warmest friends. They will monthly
throughout the scholastic year, deliver
lectures and addresses on subjects OF
| special interest to the pupils and such
| of the patrons and Others as choose to
| attend, and will strive to arouse to
| greater activity the educational spirit
| among us. No efforts within their power
will be spared by the principals to de-
velop the faculties of their pupils and i'm
plant within them desire for knowledge
| 1t will be bright day for the town and
county when the predictions OF this arti-
| Gle are realized; but they are as easy OF
accomplishment as it is to persuade peO-
| pie to do that which they know to be
their duty and to their interest.
| T. T. Hicks.