The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-07-15
To the Friends of Public Education.

The North Carolina Teachers Assembly
at Morehead City appointed central
executive committee OF the campaign for
gentlemen:
Hon. c. II. Mebane, Supt. Public
instruction, chairman: Prof. K. l..
Flowers, of Trinity College: President f.
A. Alderman. OF the University; President
Industrial College; President E. f.
Taylor, of Wake Forest College; Presi-
dent l.. l.. Hobbs, Of GuiIfori College:
Prof. J. o. Atkinson, OF EIon college;
Prof II. l.. Smith, OF Davidson College;
President John C. Scarborough. of
Chowan Baptist Female Institute; Supt.
Alexander Graham, of Charlotte Supt.
l.. b. Howell, of Raleigh J. W. Bailey.
of the Biblicul Recorder; Josephus Daniels,
OF the Neus and Observer; Prof. Hugh
Morson. of Raleigh Male Academy. Prof.
ID. III. Hill, of the A. 4 NJ College; and
w. H. RagsGale. County Examiner of
Pitt
4 larger committee has been selected
and their names will be announced
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committee.
The central executive committee,
realizing the necessity for an active,
vigorous campaign between now and the
10th of August, when the election is to
be held, and realizing that it is necessary
to send literature and public speakers
among the people, desires to raise n
campaign fund large enough to enable
it to do this work. The teachers them
selves while at Morehead City began to
raise a fund for this purpose, and the
central committee appointed the under
signed subcommittee to appeal to the
friends of public education throughout
the State for contributions.
The teachers at their recent meeting
at MOrehead City were united in their
support OF the local taxation to be
voted upon in August, and the editors
at their meeting passed unanimous
resolutions Offering support and sympa-
thy to the teaching profession and the
people of the State in the movement for
better public school facilities.
Many men live in cities and commune
ties which have already voted special
local tax to supplement the State school
tax, and are enjoying the blessings OF
good public schools. None OF these com
munities will participate in the election
in August, nor will their taxes be affected
however the election goes. The general
interest OF the State, however, will be
affected, and we believe that many OF
these men, knowing the desirability OF II
special local tax for schools in every
township in North Carolina, will cheer
fully make contributions to carry on the
campaign to induce others to do what
they have been doing for several years
| with advantage to themselves and to
their communities.
The tax upon which we are to vote
is small, being generally only ten cents
on the 500 worth of property or 81 on
| the 81 900, and 30 cents on each poll
If the tax should be voted. a man
assessed $4,000 would pay only $53O
special school tax. Probably three
| fOurths Of the citizens of the State would
pay less than 81.
Yet it is estimated that this small tax
would increase the public school facili
| ties in North Carolina from 40 to 100
| per cent, depending upon the conditions
| peculiar to the various townships.
Let all who will, send their contrbu
| tons Immediately. Let all checks be-
made payable to Hon. c. ii. Mebane
| Chairman of the State Central EXecutiv,
Committee.
1t may be more convenient for some
| to contribute through their local news
| papers and it is hoped that some Z"
these will open q column for subscrip
tions and receipt for the same by pub
fishing the names of the contributors
In no way could the interest and earnest
ness in this great campaign be better
shown than by a large number CT con
| tributOrs to the cause
Very respectfully,
CHARLES d. MCIvER, Chairman.
| EDWIN 4. ALDERMAN,
| X. l.. Flowers,
| ALEXANDER GRAHAM.