The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-14
Thinks That Greater Portion OF Next
Donation of Public Lands Should
60 Toward Education OF
Women.
News and Observer Bureau,
Metropolitan Hotel, ",
Washiag'ton, D. O, ApllI =.

the Greensboro Normal 7cn09J, WIZ
was here for several days, came on Il
mission at. once practical, patriotic ana
novel. ard, as usual. emenatng mann
Nv from business.
had some talk with him ABOUT q
"Ouite a number Of bills, ne sald'
sehave been introduced in the Seh't1e
and House directing the dist tIputioh q
. ,rra-tion Of the public lands 10 the
saya,,al States for varIaas educational
r1u.noses. One bill prop 10 dlstriD-
i,ta lends :, sneh quantities as viii even
m those Staes which have heretofore
received from tine Federal Governments
less than their equitable proportion
under previous land grants.
..This bill would distribute TO pur-
poses oil public education continued
4be doctor. $50 600, COO ACRES, and North
Cardinals share would BIS l.s94,090
aeres.
Another bilI has been Introduces y
distribute 10000 acres for each senator
and representative for the purposes Of
maintaining universities o. other
higher institutions Of learning in t1e
several States Under this plll, North
C.ar9ifna's share would be $1,000 acres
Another biz distributes similar
saraouat for normal schools.
Another bill propose. 10 establish ln
each State and Territory a school al
ufj41ing. which shall receive from the
proceeds of lands $4,000 annually,
Nth an annual increase Of $1,000, untll
the annual appropriation shall be $50
coo. These schools would pc expected
TO do for the mining industry what has
been done By a similar appropriation
FOR agriculture and mechanic arts
what are generally known as AgflcHi-
tsyval and Mechanical colleges
There are other bills approHE8atln8
lands to various special institutions
NOTABLY one appropriating 8e,000 acres
to the Virginia Military institute. Il
Is not probable shat any one 81 these
bills will pass during the present ses-
sion, bit 1T is more than likely that
there viii he an appropriation or dis
tTibuiion Of Dabilc lands for some geIl-
eral educational purposes I'D the near
future"
DR.. McIYer endeaNored win good
effect 10 impress upon Congress fnat,
at the next distribution of public lands
the greater portion Of what IS donated
for special State institutions should De
applied to the industrial and noTIual
training OF women. His presentation
of the case was very plausible and d
his plan receives just and proper con-
gfdersgtion il WILL no dopht, XII.
Besides " continued the doctor, 'the
great military and naval schools of the
nation at West Point and Annapolis
are supported rs direct appropriations
from the Treasury. and where the etln-
cait5on Is exclusively for men, school
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts jn
each State ia the Union is supported ill
part at least nv money from the Fed-
eral 60YernIneaf. Military ana naval
education, agriculture and mechanics.
as well IS mining, All suggest peculiar
~ masculine pursuits, ard IL IL )Hly
IN these directions that The Federal
Government has aided in the education
of her citizens beyond what L has do1e
IL land grants Tor hs lover public
schools.
Is It net. then. ja.r and wise ING
asked. "that the ae2f step taken pN
Congress to promote industrial or gen
eral education should De for the tram
inc Of women ii those industrial lines
and ia that professica for which tllsy
are peculiarly fitted. ard where most
Of those dependent az their oWn ia-
Dor must employ their energies AMI
falents2 If is rioht aud proper 10 APP
proprfate InoneH to military and naval
schools exclusively for -nen, because
the Government must get IT'S soldiers
Government desires to aid in the pre-
paration OF it's citizens 10 enter the M
du7trial war against poverty. and -
JON the professional army again st ig1o-
rance, then women are certainly as lnl-
portant d factor as men, ard policy
which does not recognize this TACT Is
not only unjust but, ia my judgment,
exceedingly 7TlwIse.
OF the many bills introduced, not one.
looks to The special training OF women
for teaching and industrial arts, though
now there will doubtless be bills Of that
kind introduced and passed in both
branches Of Congress as a result OF
President McIgcr's praiseworthy ef-
forts last week III may interest many
people to know that the Government
owns 100000. COO acres Of land, not
counting the public lands of Alaska.
Of these GOO 000 600 acres, more than
half, am inforImea. have been SUR
yeyed, all lying fnB8nly west 81 the
Mississippi.
North Carolina may vel he proud 81
THE good name sire viii get from the
lawyers who are now and have recently
been connected with the North Carolina
contested election cases. People, even
now. speak Of Aycock and Conner Az
cock who, before the committee. 'n
Mr. Woodards defence seemed in his
characteristic way, that North Carolina
iuries knew 50 well, 10 gather UP a
handful Of minnie bah arguments with
one swift gesture and Conner, the
purity Of Ahose face at once impressee
the stranger with the fact it would
haze been impossible for him to be on
that side unless It were undeniably
and wholly right His remarks had
depth and good talk, and the good
spirit az them was full Of pleasant
"farenf3 even to the prejudices 81
the other side. And now comes the
brilliant Bennett, whose name II al
ways mentioned by Congressman here
n-hareAer North -a-n-Lna -- nen---Le-