The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-09
Henderson Female College.

EDITOR GOLD Leaf wish through
your paper to ask the attenti on of the peo-
pie of Henderson and Vance county to
Henderson Female College. 1t is pro-
posed to reopen this school August 31st.
1896. and to make success of it from the
start. AS a business enterprise it is per-
haps not worth as much to the town in dol
lars as the cotton mills and railroad shops,
yet in its inception it was thought worth
while to invest about ten thousand dollars
in it. People make town. The biggest
towns are those that have the most people
in them. People move to towns where
there are good schools, not where there are
none. If this school is made success.
the increase of our population that it will
bring, as we'll as the school itself, will
help the doctors. the grocers, the dry goods
merchants as we'll as its proprietors.
Both our town and county are now and
ton, commercial activity and wealth far,
Gerry far, in advance of its educational. lit
erary and intellectual self. Schools give
character to a community. Henderson s
schools give it its character, and while it
has good character in this respect it
should be as in other respects. the best.
The State is taxed hundreds of thousands
of dollars for the common, old field
schools. People are making great sacri
fees everywhere for education. l had
almost said, greater everywhere else than
in Henderson. Who that has not felt at
times great need of power to comprehend
some intricate matter, to solve the per-
picking questions and overcome the diff
culties Of life. to know just how and what
is best to do?? And who has not felt in
anguish of heart, 90! that l had done this
or that or some other way. 0! that l had
Known" |! Given the same natal powers.
one who has had educational opportuni-
ties, chance to develop his intellectual,
knowing powers, by proper training in the
schools. has unquestionably great ad-
vantage over one who has not had such
opportunities. This is too obvious to every
one, too plain for argument. Then we fall
far short of our duty if we can and do not
give our children the benefits of higher ed
ucation That we do not is manifest from
the fact that Henderson and Vance county
have not successfully maintained school
of high grade for the seven thousand chill
drcn residing in the county. The Opportu-
nifty is before us.
The building has been paid for by the
people of Henderson who for some disa-
greement as to its management allo wed it
to be sold 1t has been purchased by Mr..
William d. Horner who now owns it and
proposes to establish there female school
of high grade. He and his wife, tho they
have had liberal share of school patron
age heretofore and are we'll known as
competent instructors. ask the patronage
of the public, not Oh their past records as
teachers, nor on those of Mrs. Henry Perry
and Miss Daisy Stephens, the instructors
in art and music tho all are known to be
skilled and proficient, but on the asSump-
ton that what they have to impart is
needed in every house and that they offer
to guarantee to their patrons satisfactory
discharge of til cir duties.
They know the school will stand or fail
by its record. and if faithful discharge
of their duties will bring success to the
College, as it WILL it cannot fail. The out
lay and the hazard to them are great.
Their failure will not help the community
nor make it easier to establish school o.
high grade hereafter. And school OF
high grade Henderson must ha We or Hen
derson cannot maintain its proud place in
the list of North Carolina towns. This
enterprise asks fair trial. 1t is entitled
to the patronage of the community unless
it proves itself unworthy.
1t is proper should add that have no
interest in this enterprise, financial or
otherwise. except my interest in the cause
of education. and my relationship to the
principals which is known; and while l
write in their interest, 1.-The reason of the
thing" that the success of the school will
benefit us all, commends itself to the
Judgment of every intelligent person.
July sth, 1896. L. L. HICKS.
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