The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1899-01-19

public school TO our best colleges, where
students trained at The State Normal and
Industria, College have not been EN-
ployed. or course, the largest class Of
teachers trained by the Institution have
gone TO the country public and private
schools, and these can be numbered by
the hundred.
Il Is notable fact, however, that every
city public school system In the State,
from Asheyille to Wilmington, has given
employment to our students More than
sixty have been employed within the past
five years 10 the public schools of Ashe-
VILE, Shelby, Statewide, Charlotte, Sails
bury, High Point, Greensboro, Mt Airy,
Winston, RsidsVille, Durham, Raleigh,
Goldsboro, Wilson, Tarboro, and win
mington.
Four Of the six orphanages In this
State and several prominent colleges for
some', also number among their facul-
ties ex Students Of The State Norma
and Industrial College.
IA. A large number Of young women
trained In the Commercial Department
have been enabled TO earn salaries rang
ing from $3.50 to 81 200 year as slenog>
raphers, book keepers, and in kindred
employment. Some have secured lucra-
tive government, positions ~ comp, titive
civil service examinations.
For thu past four or five years the pro-
ceediugs NJ the North Carolina Meaicai
Convention, the State Flremau's Assucia
and the North Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly, have been reported by stenogrApher-
trained at The State Normal aud Indus
trial C'lledre.
Is About l~enty students each year
earn their b,ard and laundry by Gazing
iur the iiDluk-fo rm. No SERVANTS d
any work in Ihsi room. Tea siuden,s
care f0f IL In the fJreuo IN aui ten 10 the
alIernonn. They III do their college work
wien Mt eogag,d IN the dining room.
10. A stBdeht who shows good ahilny
or special merit is rarely allowed 10 dis
continue her enurse Tor waB' of means.
The two Literary Societies. the >Alumna
Association The Wnmen's Education
Club, and few ftlends 0f the institution
who have established small loan fun .
lend money without interest for a,reasnn.
able length of time 10 ~ many ~ posi-
bic of the worthy applicants for aid
In each 0f tue las, five grad" ating classes
students we're so aided
IL or the lis graduates, twenty have
putsuei special courses Of study al the
institution since their graduation.
Is. 10 addition 10 the work done by
the Faculty al the College. considerable
work, especially 10 PcdagogiCs and Ia
COMMERCIAL course. is done by clrrespon-
dence. Forty fur people received in
struction In ibis manaer during the past
year. Moreover, certain members Of the
Faculty conduct Teachers Institutes ia
counties In every part Of the state durinl
the summer vacation. receiving M extra
compensation for his labor.
10. The State Normal and Indus
Trial College stands for q public educA
tinnaI system that will educate all ID,
people. IL teaches it, students aud urge
them TO teach others the d,cifine Of uni,
yerssl education. The authorities OF th,
lpstitutIon regard Ihe College as = par
ot the public school system Of the Stat,
aud believe that Il has duty TO discharge
not only 10 those whD study within IL
walls. but 10 that great body Of peopit
who, Tor one reason OT another, will mol
enter this or any other schoolOr college
The greatest amount OF educational %
porIuniiy 30 The greatest number Of PEG
pic, Il It, motto aud its aim wlth0u
reservation, members Of ils faculty stan,
Tor l1cal taxation, for public taxation 10
!, public schools aud Tor every moyUmen
which tends to secure to the State effect
tive teaching for every child, preparin
him for productive labor aHd inlelligen
CiiiE Bship.
20 This Institution undertakes 10 emphl
size 10 every legitimate way that any syi
lem Of education which refuses to fecol
Mise the equal educational rights Of ",
men Ia unjust, unwise. aud permanent
hurtlul II II the privilege and duty
=. your Board to lead the cducaiIon
thought Of North Carolina 10 this dire,
4 tIon,
Il respectfully submit that there IL q
4 part Of North Cafolina's public educ
Il Iiunsl system from which she can expc
4 more In proportion 10 what she has ei
a pends than she may reasonably hope
/. resp from the work Of this College
sou kBos, II IL the only college 10 Nor
u Carolina for women Of the white "a
/. which has 40 appropriation from d
II State, and no woman's college has
q. large endowment fund.
~ one.thItd Of North UaroIina's popul
10 ton IL composed Of women aud girls
b The white race, and the opporiuniti
given % this Glass u our population y
/. determine North Cardinals destiny. r
81 chief factors Of any civilization are
9 homes and liz primary schools. Hon
ii and primary schools are made by WON
In rather than BY men. No State Viii
siIl once educate its mothers need ha
ID any fear about future illItetacy. An ed
Il. Gated man may be the father Of Hitter