The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-29
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH. n. c., August 26,

From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, n C., August %. 1901.
At last we are to have a creditable
school history of North Carolina it ap-
pears; and. moreover it is to be adopted
for use in the public schools OF the State.
The Text Book Commission is now re-
| viewing the work from the original man.
uscript, and after its approval and some
possible alterations or additions, the
book will be published and added to the
| list recently adopted. The fact that this
| work was in course OF preparation
actuated the commission in leaving open
| the adoption of State history when the
| other school text books were adopted
| there really being none now fit for use i'll
! existence.
Capt. S. A. Ashe, of Raleigh, one OF tie
abest, best posted and most ptoti iotic
| gentlemen in the State, is the author OF
| the work, which he has prepared chiefly
during the present year more as a Labor
| OF love" than for pecuniary gain. and
| North Carolina owes him debt of graft
tude.
| BETTER AND CHEAPER SCHOOLS AS WELL.
| With better (much better) schools, and
colleges especially, as well as books,
| larger appropriations for their main
tenance and better equipped teachers and
| facilities, North Carolina certainly ought
to now make rapid strides along educa-
| tiOnal lines.
When our children leave the public
| schools there are such colleges as Trinity,
| for instance which they can at once
enter and secure 'higher education"
not to be surpassed in the South under
| conditions and advantages which up to
| within very short time We're unknown
| in North Carolina. Note this rapid in
crease in courses of study at this one col
| lege, for instance:
| In 1S94-'95 at Trinity College 81
courses only We're offered, and all OF them
undergraduate courses. Now this college
offers 125courses-73f for undergraduates,
Is for undergraduates and graduates,
and 81 for graduate5-an increase OF II
courses within about five years, or an in
crease of 1873 per cent.
This increase is distributed among the
| various departments as follows: Latin
eight. Greek four, English seven, Philoso-
ply eight History four Political Economy
| four, German three French four. Chem
istry three, Astronomy one, Physics ten,
Biology four, and Bible eleven. This
large and rapid growth has been made
possible by the increased facilities Tor
work supplied by the fuller equipment Of
the laboratories and the library, and by
the increase in the teaching force. And
| yet the cost OF education at Trinity has
| been decreased until, almost without
ready money at all, deserving young men
can secure it-nOne need despair.
MONUMENTS TO MACON AND MURPHY
Within the past week steps have been
taken looking to the purchase of the
Ground haro tla (nny,- I'll ofl
only by "a pile of native stOnes") OF
Nathaniel Macon, the great cOmmoner of
North Carolina, is located in Warren
county, and the erection of a suitable
monument thereon to his memory Gen.
j. S. Carr has headed a subscription for
that purpose and The Morning Post, OF
Raleigh, supplements it with like
amount aid will receive and announce
further contributions from the general
public DR.. +. A. Macon and Mr.. T. NJ
Pittman, of Henderson, have also inter
ested themselves in the movement, and
this long neglected duty of properly
marking the last resting place OF him who
has come to be generally regarded as
1.-The greatest North Carolinian,' it is to
be hoped, will now be performed without
further unnecessary delay. If you want
to help in the good work send contribu
ton to The Post
1t is also proposed to raise fund tC
erect monument at Hillsboro over the
neglected grave of Judge Murphy. OF
) Orange, the founder of the public schoo
system of North Carolina 1t is sug
gested thatif each child nov enjoying the
fruits of Judge Murphy's foresight anC
patriotism will contribute one cent the
work can be easily accomplished. Each
: county school superintendent could lool
after the collection. Will they?
100000 FOR A BRIDAL PRESENT.
Much interest was manifested in tn,
, marriage (predicted in these letters las
week. OF Miss Mary Lily kenan, of this
State, to Mr. II. NJ. Flager, the multi
millionaire, oil and railroad magnate. ,
of Florida, which has just been quietly
, and rather exclusively celebrated at tn,
, old homestead of the brides people il
+ Duplin county. 1t is stated that til,
groOm's gift to his wife was 81 100000
Mrs. tlagler who is now 80 years of age
has been popular and widely known il
5 society for a number of years Mr.
r Flagler, though II years of age. is sale
} to be well preserved and has long been al
admirer of the talented woman whom h.
has won and made his bride at last.
HORRIBLE RECORD.
, The epidemic of crime against whit
q | women by black brutes which has shock
r ed all North Carolina during the pas
, week or two is as horrifying as unexpect
ed, if not inexplicabe Three assaults il
r Mecklenburg county alone, followed b,
, the awful affair in Arson county las
, Wednesday, when highly respecte,
+ young lady. Miss Lena Keith, was prac
tically murdered for she cannot recover
, by the devil incarnate who assaulted he
| in her own home is Il record unparalleled
o in this State within Il like space of time
The prompt trial within two days an,
sentence to death (withn thirty days. O
one of the MecklenbuIg negroes, was il
strong contrast to the summary execu
ton by a mob of the Arson county cul
prit. within a few hours of the commits
3 sion of the awful deed
e Three negroes who attempted assault