The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-18

III the college. The young women S Chris
tian Association is the organization under
whose auspices most of the religious
work OF the college is done. All the Sit
dents are invited to become members.
and the faculty aid in the prosecution Of
the work The association has charge of
the charity work, daily Bible study ana
prayer meetings, and other general relig-
lous work. The pastors of the city and
others are frequently invited to make adj
dresses before the organization.
EXPENSES.
The cost of living for a session of So
weeks at the college, including board,
laundry and fees for use of text books,
etc, is:
Free tuition students ........... 500 90
For tuition-paying students .... 1000
For non residents Of the State 49, 100. 90
Additional charge for Instrumental
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
The students are not required to bring
any text books. The college will, for the
book fees, furnish the use of all ordinary
textbooks.
FREE TUITION
The State Normal and Industrial Col
lege offers no scholarships. 1t offers abb
solutely nothing that may not be had by
all students under like conditions. The
only students who can have free tuition
are those who signify their intention to
teach upon such conditions as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.
From the registration cards filled out
by the students the following interesting
facts are obtained:
During the nine years of its existence
the college, exclusive of the practice
school, has had a. total emolument OF
3,61S regular students, or an average
yearly enrolment of over 400. In this
number have been representatives from
every county in the State.
OF this total number, LIZ, or nearly
one third, have betrayed their own e.i-
penses without help from parents.
OF its students about sc per cent. oc
cordng to their own statement, would
not have attended any North Carolina
college if they had not become students
of the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege.
In the short space of nine years a,1o0
of the States daughters, representing
over 1000 Carolina No destined to
have here enjoyed the educational advant-
ages provided for North Carolina woman
hood.
Let him compute who can the rich
returns this investment is yielding aed is
destined yet to yield in the years to come.
GRADUATES AND THEIR WORK.
During the past nine years 203 young
women have received the diploma OF the
college. OF the 1SS who graduated prior
to this last commencement It's, or more
than "a per cent have taught in the
schools of the State.
There is no section of the State and no
kind of educational institution requiring
women teachers with ordinary profession
al training, from the country public school
to our best colleges, where students train
ed at the State Normal and industrial
College have not been employed OF
course the largest class OF teachers train
ed ty the Institution have gone TO the
country public and private schools, and
these can be numbered by the hundred
IT is notable fact however, that near
ly every city public school system in the
State, from Waynesville to Wilmington,
has given employment to it's students,
about one hundred having been employed
within the past eight years in the public
schools of Waynesville, Asheville, Shelby,
Statesvile, Charlotte, Monroe, Salisbury,
Concord, Albemarle, High Point, Green's
boro. Mt Airy, Winston, Reidsville, Dur
ham Raleigh, Henderson Goldsboro, Kin
ston. Wilson Washington, Tarboro and
WILMINGTON.
-Four Of the six orphanages in this
State and several prominent colleges for
l.
ex-students of The State Normal and In
dustrial College.
SPIRIT OF THE INSTITUTION.
And what shall be said of the spirit here
prevailing? Only this: that here is no
aimless waste of precious opportunity,
nor Teverish struggle for gaudiness ard
sham. Here the dignity and worth of
citizenship are felt, its duties stunned
not, its privileges esteemed; here IS pur-
pose in the very atmosphere, with earn
est strivings for sincerity and truth; here
lthy and courtesy prevail, and cheer
fulness and charity sweeten all.
THE COMING SESSION.
The college begins its work this year
on September the 19th--two weeks earlier
than heretofore by reason of the fact that
it has been thought wise to lengthen the
term three weeks making the length OF
the annual session 80 instead of 32 weeks.
The peoples institution-its advantages
are offered in the spirit of universal edu-
cation; the greatest amount of education
al opportunity to the greatest number OF
people-its motto and aim.
RICHARD BATTLE
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