The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-08


clusion. The soil, climate, resources, all.
declare Enthusiastically the mission Of the
State to be one of manufactures and
varied agricultural industries. To ac-
complish these successfully, our people
need two things: First, general educa-
ton; second special education, that is,
training and skill. Education and ma
chinerv are the two forces that win build
up North Carolina.
s.For century the educated white
Yankee mechanic, and the Southern
white PLANTER with slave labor struggled
for the possession of this continent. The
struggle was not political, as is ordinar-
lily supposed, but was purely industrial.
The educated Yankee mechanic has tried
the steam engine with reapers, mowers,
threshers and binders-in short, with
tremendous power of machinery applied
to every department of labor, and direct
ed by mathematician possession of the
Mississippi Valley and the Pacific coast,
while the Southern planter, carrying up
on his hack the ignorant negro slave,
devoted himself to the cultivation of
few staple crops, practically without ma
chinery, importing from abroad nearly
everything requisite to comfort or luXu-
ny.
1T is the mission of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College to educate the
youth of the State and put in their hands
tools and machinery. This is an indus
trial age: the age of men who create.
The late war with Spain was really an
industrial war. The struggle in the
Philippines is at bottom an Industrial
struggle. The coming partition of China
is but one phase of the world wide in
dustrial war. that is now going on and
with greater intensity than ancient wars
with weapons. Even the occupation and
possession of Africa is an industrial
struggle.
North Carolina cannot keep out Of
the industrial fight even if she would. If
She stands back. her very existence win
be at sake; if she go forward manfully,
intellgently and energetically, she will
soon be in the South what Massachu-
sets is in New England, Scotland in
Great Britain and Switzerland in Eu-
rope"
The reporter asked DIR. Winston
whether it was true that he hoped to
make great university OF The Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical College. He an
swered
''Holding the views that | have Just
expressed, you can see that | regard
the mission and the future Of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College to
be far greater than that of any uniyer-
sity. As the chief work of North Car
Dina is the establishment and maiuten-
ance of industries developing her re-
Sources and profitably employing her
large and increasing population, So The
mission of the Agricultural ana Me
chanical College is to actively ana in
telligently promote and direct this
work Those now here are struggling
for an existence. Every one of them
needs an endowment twice us large as
the combined endowment now enjoy
ed by them all. j have no desire TO
make university of the college, but |
desire to help make it a great msti-
tute of technology, becoming for the
South what the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology is for New Eng
land"
Doctor, what are the prospects for
the college for next year,
Every good" said he, ALREADY
have received a great many letters from
parents, children and teachers, ndicat-
ing Il purpose to patroniZe the college.
The new course in textile instruction
diiI Et dblSiItipi. lild Ss.N' ti'it
students have already engaged % take
it, We hope soon to arrange this
course so that many man already
working in mills may come and take
short course of instruction, thereby TT
ting them for promotion in the mills.
OF course the full course is intended
to furnish not only complete educa-
ton in textile science and art, but also
Il reasonably good literary and scientific
education"
What changes were made by The
board at its last meeting?" he was
asked.
| mo radical change" replied Dr. Vim
ston. THE military discipline which
has heretofore been employed in half
way fashion is hereafter to be rigidly
enforced. Students will be expected to
| keep regular hours and observe regu-
/ lar, healthful habits, deyoting them
selves to work and study. The college
is not to be place for idle or vicious
/ boys. The young men will be allowed
| sufficient time for recreation and amuse-
ment, but not in a careless way. Ath-
letics will be permitted and encouraged,
/ but viii not be allowed to Interfere
with study or monOpolize the interest
and attention of the students
What change has been made in re-
gard to scholarships"
/ mo material change. The number Of
scholarships has not been changed, be
| ing 100. Appointments to these schol-
/ arships will he made hereafter by mem
bers of the Legislature and members Of
| the board of trustees of the college, as
/ well as by the county board of educa-
| ton. Under the former system APP
| pointments were made exclusively by
| the county board, but lack of interest
/ caused large number or counties to
| be unrepresented. 1t is intended that
every county in the State hal erjoy
/ its share of the benefits OF the college
and for this reason the representative
in the Legislature is requested t. make
an appointment, complying, of course,
with the legal conditions"
You do not consider the college then
to be in competition with other colleges
! Of the State or UniyersityT
No, not in the sense usually meant.
1t is probably the only college III the
| State not in competition with some
other. Its main work Is technical and
| industrial training, history, mathe-
| matics and other studies as is essential
| to It's main t,,tpnoca