The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-18
THE COLoREn SCHOOLS WILL.
CLOSE AND THE PUPILS
ATTEND.
THE SCHOOL ENTHUSIASTICALLY GOOD
Hon. lohn S, Cunningham and Mr.. IOsephus
Daniels will Deliver Addresses to day.
The Old Officers Re elected.
Notes &C The Fair.

the EA1 1E0Nhu> ~ tAS N@SA1aN - AtaN4 -
trial Association, and saw quite mum
Der of evidences that the negro is learn
ing much in the industrial arts.
The nasty weather has worked against
making the Fair success, but in spite
of lowering clouds fair crowd was out
yesterday, enjoying holiday, and exam
lining the ereditable exhibits in Floral
Hall enjoying the spirited horse-raeing,
and talking about crop methods, religion,
and everything else except politics.
The farm display was not large but
embraced some very fine cotton-one
stalk was exhibited that contained 2slS
hollis most Of them weil-deyeleped.
There were pumpkins. yellow, large and
iuicy locking. that made one long for
Thanksgiving and an old-fasalioned
nnnankin ME. There were turnips as
big as your head, cabbages Of immense
size and potatoes bigger than John
Williamson's head. The farmers Of the
race do not take enough interest IN the
Fair. and ii is encouraging to know thaI
the best among them promise to send
more exhibits next year.
The exhibits of needle work, bed-qullts.
and every kind of work done by wo-
men. is quite large and very ereditanie
in size and excellence. The same y
true of the pantry supplies, pickles, pre-
serves. cakes. piss and the Ike. Tor
All these there is 4 Lively eompetltlon
for the premiums offered
The exhibit from Franklin. collected
and displayed by the representatives
John Williamson and daughter, shows
that Franklin county leads here as else
where
The exhibits that attract most aftel.
flon fiji the main portion Of Floral Ian
they are from the A. and NJ college
~ Greensboro. the colorea Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution at Raleigh, the
Garfield Graded School at Raleigh. and
the johnson School Of the A. N. e.
zion church. Of Raleigh. The A. and N.
College display is large. exhibiting all
characters of work done IN that institu-
4on. A negro student. who talks Ter
man fluently. is in charge Of the ex-
hibit. Few of the visitors to the Fair
can converse with him in the German
tongue. and he has to come down 20
Afro-American language to make HIM
self understood One student besides
himself ehurning butter By a novel pro-
cess that attracts much attention.
The Industrial work By the pupils Of
the cDlored deaf. dumb and blind school
il large and varied. showing dizziness
and skill.
The exhibits of the Garfield and the
johnson schools are mostly exercises and
drawings by the pupils. indicating that
the negro youths Of Raleigh are making
good use Of theid educational adyant-
ages.
The exhibit OF the Garfield school Is
especially good Prof G. N. Hunter.
If this school. il a great advocate Of
industrial work. and thinks ii ought to be
Incorporated into the school course. and
thinks the school authorities should give
the matter their attention as many Of
the eolorel children are growing M IN
idleness and crime gimUly because they
do not know how 10 do anything and
the schools are not helping them III this
respect They should be taught how 10
do something how to make d living,
and how t. live. The idea II worthy
of sprions thought and fl Is To be h0ped
that our schools will give the matter
their best thought
The Garfield school exhibit attracted
much attention. There N d good dis
f,lay Of It's work in MI lines. Beginning
with the pupils III the lowest divisions,
there are specimens Of work In writing,
spelling. numbers. drawing. reading,
history. geography and needlrwork.
The Industrial work is d specinl feature
and showed great progress In this line.
The cQlored A. and NJ. College, ~
Greensboro. have their exhibits ID the
center space of Floral Hall, opposite the
main entrance. This Is one Of the most
attractive display ri the colored Fair.
The skill of the col0red youth Ii well
represented by the various specimens Of
work In the mechanical. agricultural and
domestic science departments. The me-
ehanical department exhibits work in
blackssnifhing, woodworking, iron turn
ing. carpentry, truss construction and
architectural drawing. Experiments Of
milk separating, butter-u3aking, cream
and milk testing were carried on under
the eye Of the spectator and was an inn
porfanf feature Of the display
Yesterday the Greensboro coiored band
diseoursed good music on Fayetteville
street
AT noon the procession formed on Fay
cfteYille street at the intersection u
Dagie, aud headed BY the band march
ed 10 the grounds. There were Il large
number NJ magahais more In fact than
heretofore In line. followed by carriages
containing the officers of the association.
To-day will be the big day Of the Fair.
Yesterday had 3 good Attendance, bui
To-day greaf crowds are expected. The
town and people Of the surrounding
country viii be there. The c0loreti
schools Of the city viii close md fhp
pupils viii all attend IN addition to
this great crowds special trans will an.
rive On the various railroads. and these
are expected ~ bring large numbers.
One Of the most unique features az
the Fair II Dr. scrugg's pickford SAM.
tarium hospital exhibit A neat hospital.
with cots and surgical instruments b