The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-14
THE SOLONs IN GREENSBORO
The Normal Girls Completely Capture
The Visiting Statesmen.

Greensboro, N. c., Feb. 13.-CstaF
espondence. THE Joint COMMITTEES
on Education headed by Chairman Dock
cry landed in Greensboro FRIDAY night.
their object being to investigate the
State Normal and Industrial School and
the c0l0red A. and M. College, among
those who came were Senators T'tlcv.
Mccarthy and Scales and Representa-
tives Nelson, White, Murphy and Curry
After supper at the Benbow House,
the committee was taken In hand by
President McIver aud escorted to the
spacious chapel Of the Normal School
where it seemed a thousand people Lad
gathered 10 witness an entertainment
which had been arranged by the young
ladies complimentary to the visiting COM
mittee, and it is not saying too much
when [ pronounce the evenings enter
tainment one of the most unique. anus
ing and interesting that has ever been
given by any school iu the State. It
was original and very instructive as Wen
as amusing, and reflected the highest
credit on this splendid institution and
caused more than one Of the visiting gen
tlemen tQ declare that Dr. Curry was
= ght when he said that IN school
4ttA& NADtA| hADAC t1ANll N4lF @NNNbI I'D lLlN
South if not IN the United States.
The programme consisted Of humorous
instructive and very pleasing illustra tions
of the old North State from border to
border, each Congressional district, each
county, and all the leading cities and
towns and their various resources and,
characteristics being presented and H.
lustrated By their respective pretty and
talented daughters The beautiful
statue carved from the marble Of Sur.
ry and resting on base Of its famous
granite, the cotton picking scenes In
Halifax. The sales Of the famous yellow
leaf in P5tt; the cotton spinning and weav-
ing Of Alamance; the naval scsnes Of
New Hanover; the tar pitch and turpen-
tine Of Robeson and Richmond; the mnl-
her Of Moore; the fish and fruit Of Cra-
ven; the strawberries of Duplin; the
huckleberries of Sampson, and the pecu-
Earities and resources of each Of the 9TH
er counties were all fttingly, willingly
and charmingly Illustrated much to the
delight of probably the largest audience
that ever gathered in the chapel Of this
School.
The entertainment closed with a scene
in Wake. This was a most interesting
Jo9H session Of the General Assembly.
Having under consideration a bin nlak-
ing an annual appropriation to the Nor
mai and Industrial School The bin was
reported by the chairman os the joint
educational committee The gentleman
from Wake who was impersonated by
Miss Bessie Whitaker, of Raleigh,
storm of opposition followed the report
of the bin, but Miss Whitaker and the
other advocates OF the measure present
ed such eloquent and convincing argu-
ments in its favor that the opposition
was oyerwbelmed and an ameDdmei9
was adopted making the annual appro-
priatiou 100000 Many able speeches
were made by the fair young legish tors,
and when the friends Of the apprUpra-
ton finally won the v0st audience went
wild with applause. The committee re-
visited the school this forenoon and made
a careful examination of the institu-
ton and this afternoon paid their res
poets to the colored A. and NJ college and
many expressions of qualification and
approval Of the management Of each in-
stjtution, are heard from the members
Of the visiting committee.