The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-03

In addition TO the facts noted in our
last issue We learn that the attendance
at Zion College ia twenty five per cent
larger than last year, that at Littleton
Female College the largest in the bis
tory Of the institution, the enrolment
at Buie's Greek Academy is said to be
fully fifty per cent larger than at this
date of any former year, while the
Baptist Female University Of this city
began les career last week with nearly
200 pupils. Such an educational revi
val North Carolina has not known for
years. We trust this revival is per-
manent. Since writing the above we
have learned that Guilford College
had the best opening in it's history, as
did also Data VIDA College. The growing
patronage of the latter has necessiEated
the erection of additional buildings.
The folio wing papers have published
the Alliance address,: Raleigh Post,
Raleigh News and Observer, Whining
ton Star, Moraviau Falls Y GLOW Jacket,
Wadesboro Courier, Lenoir Topic,
Chatham Record, Chatham Citizs IN,
Charlotte Peoples Paper, Oar Home,
Greensboro Christian Advocate, Kings
Mountain Rstormer, Smithfsld Cou
rier, henderson Gold Leaf, Yadkin
Ripple, Winston Republican, Ruther
fordton Press, Shelby Aurora, Lum
barton R1besonian, Aberdeen Tsle
gram, and Newbarn Journal. The
Kinston Free Press announces that
but for being so crowded it would also
publish. We hope the address will
yet appear in the Free Press AMI other
papers that have not yet published it.
II will not quickly become stale but
will make good reading a month or
even q year from now.
Some of our exchanges have been
rejoicing over the replacement Of the
old ''Blue Back Speller" in come Of the
schools OF the State. The Lumberton
r Jbesonian notes this and says:
Somehow we cannot understand
either the virtue Of the book or the
real views OF many OF our esteemed
and intelligent contemporaries in re
joicing over it's retention or replace
msnt in the schools Of the State. Be-
tween, or behind, the lines we rather
think there is a conviction that it is too
heavy AID slow for the increased speed
Of these days. Moreover it is based on
a false principle of instruction, one
that has been now a long time ex
ploded." For our part we do not fully
endorse the views of either the Robe
sonian or the rampant B ue- Back"
advocates. Our opinion is that for
more beginners the old Webster is SUI
psrior TO other spoilers but it does not
meet the ncsds of intermediate and ad-
vauced student1. Many excellent
teachers take this vi Of the case.
Recently while holding court at
G;eenville, N O., Judge Il 1ke publicly
and very properly commended the PEG
pie of Pitt county for their law abiding
spirit. H said: Il want to commend
the conduct of the people OF Pitt
county. Tney are a law abiding. self
cont aimed people. Your county Ulcers
are efficient aud your jurigs careful
and wise. YOU bring your criminals
TO the bar to nave them dealt With In
stead # taking the Law into your own
hands. To deal with crime, as you
have in the past week, will go far to
yards ~lessening it's occurrence l
have never seen q community where
the people showed more self constraint
under such a wave OF crime, and acted
more wisely than have the citizens of
county" And Judge Hoke is
poly one OF the multitude who love to
honor people who realize that the rem
for aWlessness is not more law.
70 sness and that the safety of our free
institutions depands upon the punish
nent Of criminals, not by unruly mobs,
but lawfully, decently and in order.
One Of the most inexcusable acts of
he last Legislature is thus referred to
~ Charity aud Children: We hors
ihe county superintendents will carry
tut Superintendent Mechanics guggee
ion and have a list of the names and
he prices Of the books posted in the
choolrooms where everybody can see
t But if the books are sold according
. contract, and not a penny is made
the lawful profit by the local
still the children of North
carolina will pay twenty per cent.
more for them than they are worth.
is not a statement made at ran
lom but it comes from J B Lippin
'ott & Co of PhiIad llphia, one of the