Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-09-07
MORGANTON- N-HISTOKIC OLD
TOWN.
Tine Great School for the Deaf and Dumb:
More Children From Wayne Than
Any Other County.

DEAR ARGUS
Your correspondent has jus
spent a day in the historic oil
Town of Morg nton, the count.
! seat of BurAe county, North Car
/ olina.
/ Burke county was formed il
| 1777, from Rowan county, an'
was named in honor of the grea
English statesman and orato
Edmund Burke. Morganton wa
named after General Daniel Nor
gan, adistinguished officer of th'
Revolution. Congress gave him ;
gold medal fer his splendid vic
tory over Terleton at the Battle
Of the Cowpens.
| Morganton is beautiful
healthfuI town, and the Supreme
Court of the State formerly helt
lis summer sessions there. Burke
county has given to the STATE
many able men. There was the
home of Col. Waightstlll Avery,
one of the greatest patriots and
heroes Of the American Rovolu-
ton, Attorney-General of North
Carolina, and one of the States
ablest lawyers.
Bot l started out intending to
write some facts in regard to q
State Institution in which every
good citizen of North Carolina
feels a deep interest, the School
for the Deaf and Dumb.
From It's foundation this noble
institution for the afflicted chill
dren OF our commonwealth has
been presided over by Prof. E.
Men. Goodwin. In fact, having
the full confidence of the Board
of Directors, Prof. Goodwin has
been a part and parcel of the
school and has given his entire
time and attention to the institu-
ton since the State purchased the
lands for buildings, grounds, and
farm. The splendid work done by
the school proves conclusively the
wisdom of the board IN electing
Prof. Goodwin. He loves his
work, and as he shows the visitor
through the large, substantial,
comfortable brick buildings, the
chapel, school rooms, dining-hall,
bed rooms, printing Office, shoe
shop, wood shop snd the like, one
IS Impressed with the fact that q
master hand is e; the helm guild
ing this institution, SO dear to the
hearts of the phi'authropic people
of North Carolina.
At the Deaf and Dumb School,
children are not only taught books
as other children are taught, but
there they have an opportunity to
learn trade. No toy methods are
used. Take the wood working
shop, for instance. There is steam
dry house for seasoning the lum.-
Der, the most approved mschinery
for dressinglumber, making doors,
blinds and other articles from
wood. The same practical methods
prevail in the shoe shop, printing
Office and other departments of the
school. The children who learn
trades at the Deaf and Dumb
School go right into the busy
world and take their places side
by side with other trained work.
men, for they. are skilled work.
men themselves.
There are eighteen teachers at
the School, among them, our
Prof. John G. Miller,
concerning whom, the Superin-
tendent, Prof. Goodwin, spoke in
the highest terms. Last session
there were nine children from
Wayne county, a larger number
than from any other county in
the State.
AS taxpayer walks through
the buildings and grounds and re-
alizes the wonderful amount of
good this school is doing, he is
proud that he has made a con-
tribution to this noble charity.
This was my first visit. / was
and delighted with what
saw.
Ibid not have time to visit the
Western Hospital for the Insane.