The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-04
SCHOOL MAKES
A FINE SHOWING
A Notable Feature OF the
CoIored Fair.
THE GARFIELD SCHOOL
A VERY FINE EXHIBIT FROM
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
THE GARFIELD SCHOOL
THE RACES WILL COME OFF TO-DAY
Three Horse Races, Fine Bicycle Races and an
Athletic Contest White People
Ought to go Out and Encour'
age the Fair.
age the Fair.

The Colored Fair is a success. The
exhibits are very creditable indeed, and
the crowd yesterday was good.
Only one things remains to complete
the success of the occasion. The white
people ought to go out, if possible, to
day and lend their encouragement to
these people in their efforts to better the
condition of their race by showing wha1
they have already done and gaining new
inspiration for further efforts.
But aside from this the exhibits are
worth trip to the grounds. You will
not only be made welcome, but all pos
sible courtesies and attention will be
shown you.
At 9 o'clock today the horse racing.
bicycle racing and athletic contests take
place. The horse races will be as fol-
lows:
First race-Trott:ng, 3-minute class
Purse SO Entrance 20 per cent. Five
60 enter. three to start. Best two heats
out of three, in harness.
Second race-Running. Purse $50
Five to enter, three to start. Entrace
fee 20 per cent.
Third race-Mule running race One
mile. Five to enter, three to start. Purse
$40. Entrance fee 20 per cent.
Premiums for the bicycle contest
amount to $50, divided as follows:
One quarter mile dash, So; one half
mile dash, $40; one hundred yards, slow,
for ladies, So; one mile, championship
of State, open to ALL $40; one quarter
mile dash, for ladies, So; two mile han
dicap, SO.
In addition to this several special
prizes will be given as follows:
One bicycle lamp; one Christy saddle;
one parlor lamp; one clock; two caps;
enc hat: one watch chain; one rock
ing chair; five pair pants guards; one
pair handle bars.
At $3.50 O'clock the tug of war be-
tween foot ball teams will begin for the
State championship, and for a purse Of
$50. Free for any team in the State.
The general manager OF athletics is
Prof N. C. Bruce; special director OF
bicycle contest, Theo. f. Williams; spe-
sial manager Of foot ball team, John FL.
Love.
Va COuISt VI Liz GOulLitS III Lie CtdlS
represented in the exhibits, Wake ha.
the largest, best and most extensive dis
play Of it's products.
Next to it comes Franklin. John Will
hanson is in charge of this, and John
is not used to being beaten or doing
things by halves. This year he has a
department all to himself and he has ar
ranged it into a place of beauty. Ger
tainly in The matter of fancy work he
has the most beautiful and exquisite
exhibit on the Fair ground. A silk
quilt, made by his daughter, Carrie ID.
Williamson, is greatly admired by all
who enter Floral Hall. There are 9TH
ers, scarcely less beautiful, made by
Estella johnson, Kate Singleton, Blon-
ME Williamson and Mrs. Savage, wife
Of the president of the Colored Normal
School at Franklinton. The domestic
work of Mrs. j. NJ Wilson, of Franklin
ton, is also much admired.
There are also creditable exhibits from
Wilmington, Charlotte, Durham, Colds
boro and other places in the State.
One OF the most notable and prominent
features of the exhibit in Floral Hall
b the exhibit made by the Raleigh Col
ored schools. They are all represented,
each exhibit being under the personal
supervision and management Of the prin-
eipal of the school making it, as follows:
Garfield school, Prof. C.. N. Hunter,
principal; Washington school, Prof. l..
b. Capehart, principal; Oberlin school,
Prof. j. II. Branch, principals johnson
High School, Prof. ii. s. Smith, prin-
icipal.
The Deaf and Dumb and Blind In
stitution also makes q very fine exhibit
and st. Augustine school makes an ex
Aibit OF its industrial work.
GARFIELD SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
Last year the News and Observer
took occasion to pay a well merited COM
pliment to the exhibit Of the above school
at the Clored Fair. This year the same
school has installed display far more
elaborate, far more interesting and far
more excellent. 1t consists Of specimens
of the work Of pupils in each division
from the beginner to the most advanced
classes. These specimens are made
from time to time as a part of the regu-
lar work of the school.
1t would be worth ones while to give
this exhibit and that Of other schools
around it close inspection. 1t will re-
veal something Of the methods Of teach
ing pursued in our city schools and Of
the results attained. Written specimens
of reading, penmanship, arithmetic, his
tory, grammar, geography, spelling.
drawing, is attractively displayed in
alphabetic order.
Especially in the Garfield exhibit some
very excellent work was noted. The
penmanship of Sadie Gill, haywood
Mitchell Grover G. Miller, Charlie
Higgs, Hugh Higgs, Clarence Rogers
and Mabel Perry are specially good.
The maps Of North Carolina and Of
North American and Africa by Johnnie
Worthaw, Susie S. Norwood, haywood
Mitchell, Hillary Dunston, Grover Mil
Ter and several others are exceptionally
well executed.
Sewing has been introduced this year
n all the schools and there is a splen-