Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-17
AN INTERESTING REPORT
Few Students Who Arc Matriculntcd
Are Well Prepared TIA EnyIish-
Colonel BeIo's GIFT 40 the nome--
Iess-IIistory OF North Carolina
Regiments -"KovcnoOcra" Capture
DIstIlIerics but Miss tho Operators


"One of the best pieces of work ever
done by the Teachers Assembly was
the appointment of IL committee at the
last session to prepare course in Eng
lish and literature and report at the
present session Of the assembly. The,
committee appointed was composed of
Edwin Minis. Trinity College. Durham.
chairman; j. Y. Joyner. State Normal
and Industrial College. Greensboro;
B. T.. Slcdd. Wake Forest College,
Wake Forest: Il. ii. Harrison. David
son College, Davidson; Thomas Hume.
University of North Carolina, Chapel
Charlotte; ]. ID. Eggleston, Graded
Schools. Ashcvile: w. r. Whtsett.
Whitsett Institute, Whitsett.
In the absence of Prof. Minis. chair
man of the committee. the report WIS
read by Prof. j. Y. Joyner. of the State
Normal and Industrial school at
Greensboro. 1t is an elaborate and ex
haustive treatment of the important
matter and will be published in fun.
1t will have interest for every student
of English and every lover of English
literature. Statistics were given from
the University, Davidson, Wake Forest
and Trinity which showed that few
students who were matricuated were
well prepared in English. In fact the
reports from these colleges showed that
comparatively few boys would be ad-
mitted If Il thorough preparation in
English was made condition prece-
dent to entrance. OF 257 students adj
mitted to the University and the three
colleges above mentioned. 1S4 had to
be admitted on conditions which
means that they knew little English,
IS were excluded, and So per cent. were
or oil
Der of books read by the applicants for
entrance in one of the colleges was 2E."
HOME FOR THE HOMELESS.
AS already stated in this correspon-
dence. Colonel A. II. Belo, n former
citizen OF North Carolina. now of
Texas, has generously donated his old
homestead in Salem. N. c.. to that
town as a home for the homeless.
This home was yesterday Incorporate
ed by the Secretary of State. 1t is to
be known as THE Belo Home OF
Salem'-a purely religious and charitn-
bic association. Its object is the estab-
lishment of n home for the aged and
infirn. and persons of good reputation,
who are left partially or entirely with
out means of support. and also for des-
titute orphans and neglected children.
The government Of the home shall be
by board of directors. from whom a
president, secretary and treasurer shall
power to receive any gift, divise or
bequest.
The incorpora tors OF the home are c.
f. Shaffner. T.. l.. Shelton. NJ. 4. Fug,e.
A. T.. Linebaok. T.. T.. Bahnson A. r.
Fogie, l.. c. Shaffner. NJ. y. Grouse
and Gertrude Siewcrs.
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Secretary of State yesterday in
corporated the Ruti1erfurtitun Tctr-
l.
of from $1,000 to $4,000, divided into
shares of $40 each. The incorporators
are j. G. Mills. j. i. Morrow and NJ
Q. Dickerson. The purpose OF the cor
poratlon is to erect. maintain ana
operate telephone lines anywhere IN
this State.
MILITARY HISTORY.
Colonel w. II. S. Burgwyn, now ma
tional bank examiner again. but who so
efficiently commanded the Second Rcgi-
ment, North Carolina Volunteers dur
ing the Spanish war, is preparing a
sketch of the Thrty-fifth North Caro-
lima Regiment, c. A, one OF the many
immortal regiments of heroes contri-
buted by North Carolina to the Con.
federate army. in pursuance of the ar
rangements made by the last Legisla-
ture.
1t will be remembered that the Cen
eral Assembly last March made n
small appropriation UO cover the ac-
tual cost of printing and binding, etc.l
for the publication of sketches of ali
the North Carolina regiments i'm the
war between the States, of which work
Judge Walter Clark has general super-
vision.
Colonel Burgwyns work, like that OF
Colonel Clark, is a labor of love. and
1t viii be faithfully and intelligentIy
done. lie is now here hunting up some
data and details to which he can Sc
cure access nowhere else.
RAIDING MOONSHINERs.
News was received here yesterday
that deputies of Collector Duncan-J.
W. Perkins and George Perry-had
captured two Illicit distileres in New
light township. Wake county.
The "shners' got wind of their an
proach (as is often the case) and got
out of the way. abandoning their dis
tillery to the mercy of the "revenooers,"
who have no mercy. The stills were,
therefore, destroyed in the usual man.
ner. by being chopped up. Whether the
operators are ever CAPTURED c. even
located Is altogether another qiiest ton
More "moonshining." 1t is said. has
been carried on in this county than be-
fore in many years during the present
and last year. Some OF the little
branch stills" are almost In sight of
Raleigh at times. The same still fire.
quently changes location, being light
and handily carried off. the man hunt
ers says.