The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-07
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent


merous News Notes.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
RALEIGH. \. e., June ), 1900.
In talking to-day with Chairman Sim
mons who keeps in touch with every
locality in the State. | was told that the
| political conditions are satisfactory and
the prospects bright wherever the Dem
OcratS are at work.
Mr.. Simmons then intimated that our
folks are not working as they should in
some counties, and steps will at once be
| taken to improve the conditions in such
localities.
Still, it is necessary to appeal to the
patriotic white men for more individual
effort in behalf of the cause OF White
Supremacy. As was stated in this cor
respondence last week, personal effort is
needed and it is to be hoped that wher-
ever there has been lack of it in the past
will be made up by unusual zeal in the
future on the part OF every champion and
friend of the amendment TO work!
MONUMENT TO NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS
Tomorrow "wednesday the cere-
monies attendant upon the unwilling OF
the beautiful monument to the memory
of North Carolina Confederate dead at
Winchester, Va. will take place.
1t is to be regretted that zen. }. s. Carr
(whO. as COMMUNICATIVE Chief of the North
Carolina Division has been in attendance
at the Confederate Reunion for Il week
past. and whose veterans led the great
parade there) could not arrange his ap
continents so as to deliver the address
on this occasion, as at first cOntemplated.
But he has a worthy successor in Capt.
c. B. benson. of Raleigh, Secretary OF the
Confederate Veterans Association, who
will make a splendid and appropriate
speech.
THE SUMMER GIRL IN ALL HER GLORY.
The Mecca Of pleasure seekers just now
is Morehead. where the famous Atlantic
Hotel celebrated its annual summer open
ing last Friday. one OF the features being
a great ball at night, at which the beauty
and gallantry of the State We're largely
represented. Never was there a more
suspicious beginning. and the gayest and
most pleasurable season i'll its history has
now begun-and never We're such elabO-
| rate and perfect preparations made for
| the en- oyment OF guests as now. The
| brush of the painter and the skill of the
| decorator and house renOvatOr have
made the hotel buildings appear like new
structures, with many added comforts.
Surely our people have no cause to take
! their presence and patronage out OF the
| State when such provision is made for
| them here at home to spend the heated
season in the most enjoyable manner,
| and while hundreds from other States
| flock to our leading resort and travel
| hundreds of miles or more to avail them
| c.1r of m In
! tions The Messrs. Scoville. of Atlanta.
| who are managing the hotel for it's own
e., this season, are the experts who
! made the Virginia Greenbrier White Sui
! phur Springs SO popular few years ago,
| and those who intend to avail themselves
OF their hospitality at the "Atlantic" this
| season may go with the expectation and
assurances of getting the very best-and,
| what is also Important without being
| robbed by excessive charges. The rates
have been made very liberal, and it is
| we'll worth the price OF admission to see
and admire and love (even at a distance)
the picturesque and altogether fascinat-
ing summer girl who is there in all her
glory.
| THE GREAT WORK AT THE A. AND NJ. COLLEGE
The past week has been a week Of col
l
tute, st. Mary's and the A. 4 NJ. College.
There is NO institution or work more
important to the young men of North
Carolina, especially of the rural districts,
and their parents to-day than that now
being carried on at the latter institution
and what follows ought to interest your
readers as much Or more than anything
else | could write about this week
The closing exercises of the College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts We're very
interesting. and this excellent college
never had more successful commence
ment'
There We're % graduates, out of a
total enrolment of 3O2 for the scholastic
year, representing Is North Carolina
counties and States every trade and
occupation being represented.
DR.. George 7. Winston. the able presi
dent and experienced educator, has his
heart in this work of teaching the boys
of North Carolina to do as well as tc
think, and he has recently completed d
campaign of the State in the interest Of
industrial education. He tells me that d
great impetus to industrial education is
noticeable throughout the State.
This is encouraging for the ''learned
professions have long been Overcrowded
l y y
found it impossible to find fields in which
to earn living as lawyers, doctors
preachers. etc. while we have found i,
necessary to import skilled mechanics
from the North-and pay them better
salaries than the average professional
man earns here.
| In his report President Winston urges
the establishment (as an addition to this
cOllege) of a Manual Training School fOl
both white boys and girls. He tells me
that there are now fully 10000 young
white men in North Carolina earning not
over 90 cents a day by unframed labor
With two or three years training in a
school OF this character they could be fiji
ted to earn 80 day and more
He strongly urges the passage of the
Vance Textile School bill. which was
pending in the Senate latter passing the
House) when the last session of the Leg
islature adjourned. Georgia, South Car
DINA and Mississippi have recently estab.
lished textile schools mississippi voting
$4,000 to it, 4 State that has not one,
fifth as many cotton mills as North Car
Ollna), and those States are now trying
to wrest from North Carolina the textile
manufacturing supremacy and industrial
opportunity she now enjoys. No State
i'll the Union needs first-class textile
school so much as North Carolina. and il
is hoped the present Legislature will sup.
ply, or at least pass the bill carrying the
comparatively small appropriation now
pending, and do SO at the extra session
this month. 1t is high time our legisla
tors We're waking up, also. to the i'm
portance and necessity of industrial edu
cation.
The health of the college has been excel
lent. not death during the scholastic
year, and from a financial view also
President Winston's first year of man
agement has been highly successful.
| During the year 1876 students paid
their own expenses, by money previously
earned or by work during the session: 81
earned their money as farm laborers and
- as clerks 81. 7O6.96 being earned at
odd hours. OF the parents of students