The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-30
Here and There.

This pcntentlary claims squabble
makes me tired" said Il business man
yesterday. "or rather it did make me
awful weary until | settled the thing
for myself. | held Il warrant for a neat
little sum myself 1t read, due March
&. 1899 Well, | knew the State Treas
urer, under the Attorney Generals rul-
ing. couldn't pay that paper. | also
found out by experience that the EXecr-
tive Board had its back up and wouldn
change that warrant to read due Jan
uary 1st. 1899. though they knew and
knew every cent of it was for stuff
| let that old blister of penitentiary
have six months ago Being able to eS-
ntablish all these facts. simply directed
my book-keepcr to make the change OF
date on the warrant. He did it. | sent
the paper to the State Treasurer. He
paid it. The money is now in bank. and
the Board and Treasurer can row about
other peoples warrants as much as they
please. they are not worrying me. And
what's more. when the pen wants more
stuff they can whistle for it. so far rs |
am am concerned, if they haven't got the
dough. See
II had Il peculiar experience near Wei
don the other night, returning ON the
Tabernacle excursion train said Sta
ton Master Bunch at the Union Depot
yesterday. 1T was ut the Roanoke
bridge. The train stops just before
crossing the bridge. YOU know. Well,
when it did so. strong black negro
jumped up on the steps of the platform
stood on, and another climbed up on
the steps of the car next to it. where an
other man was standing. The negro on
my car looked carefully around. then
jumped down The one on the other car
stayed on until the car got well under
way. then reaching up he snatched the
hat from the head of the passenger
standing there. 1t was Il neat job--so
neat. in fact. that I'm sure its not the
first time that negro has done such
thing. | must think that the business
of hat snatching is Systematically car
ried on ut this point on night trains.
State Superintendent Mebane yeSter
day returned from Chapel Hill. where
me spoke Wednesday night before the
Summer School. He was delighted with
his trip and with the school.
Il had IA splendid audience of cultured
men and women such as Il public school
man seldom has the privilege of address
ing" he said yesterday Il found college
men. city school men and women. private
school men and some public school teach
crS.
Il am sorry.'' he continued9 that the
impression in the public school mind
seems to he that these summer schools
are simply Il recreation. Il sort of jolly
good time for the young folks. One only
needs to 80 and see for himself to he
convinced that this idea of the summer
schools is erroneous.
II found at the University about
forty-fiye young men and women this
morning doing actual work in the De
partment of Physics. making their own
apparatus, preparing something of prac-
teal value to take home with them.
Good work in history, geography and
the other studies is also being done.
OF course there is. as there should
he. some time for recreation, but was
surprised at the amount of work that
is being accomplished.
What is being done at the University
is. no doubt. also being done ut Wake
Forest and other SUMMER schools. The
result of these schools will certainly he
OF great service to the cause Of educa-
ton in our State--to give not only zeal
and enthusiasts but also to make strong
er and better equipped teachers for ser
vice in the class room.
THE pity of it is that so few of our
teachers have the means to attend these
schools mean SO few of the public
school teachers