The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-22


and many of the citizens were in
favor of the move. After hearing
what the friends of the move and
those against it had to say the board
ordered the consolidation, there be.
ing two in favor of the move to one
against it. The question is being
considerably "cussed" and discussed
by the people living in that section.
There Is no doubt that the move will
be for the betterment of the school
system in that section of the county,
and while there is some opposition
to it now it is thought that all oppo-
sition will cease when the system is
inaugurated.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer :
Statistics compiled in the office of
the Superintendent of Public Instruo-
ton show that there are in the State
1,716 male public school teachers
holding first grade certificates and
1,775 female teachers with first grade
certificates. The number holding
second grade certificates is 9O2 males
and S83 females. There are 21 males
and 13 females holding third grade
certificates. Warren and Edgecombe
Counties have each only one male
teacher holding first grade oertif
oates and two holding second grade
certificates. Taking the State over
there are 800 fewer holders of frat
grade certificates than in 1900, but
more than there wer a year ago.
Of the 20 counties which asked no
aid out of the second 800, 900 appor.
tionment TO provide 4 month terms
for the schools 13 have a majority of
female teachers.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer
Postmaster Bailey, of Raleigh, is ad-
vised that % new rural free delivery
routes were established April LIST,
making 102 in operation. These are
also arranged for and mapped out
40 mor will be established May LIST.
So there will be over $50 when the
fiscal year ends; and the pay roll
will amount to $50, 900 annually.
There are more routes in the Fourth
Congressional district than in any of
the others. Wake County has 10 in
operation. Mecklenburg has Is laid
out, and soon TO be in opeI alton
Some of the public road overseers in
Johnston County have inaugurated a
reform, and this in a very simple
way-that is by carving out the old
road law, and making the road force
all turn out and do intelligent work,
that make the roads of sand and
clay, ditching them properly and
arching the roadbed. They are max
ing their men work the full six days
and say in that time they will have
the roads in fine shape; roads IN
worked for years.
Durham Cor. Post: Superintend.
emit q. W. Massey told me this after
noon that he had secured orders
from the three remaining white
schools in the county for rural
libraries. These orders make thirty
four rural libraries in the county,
one in every white school. So far
no colored school in the county has
ordered a library-in fact most of
the colored children in the county
are inside the city limits and these
cannot get the benefit of the rural
library fund. So far as known here
Durham Is the only county in the
State. that has placed a library in
every white school. This was made
possible by the generosity of Col. j,
s. Carr and the county board of edu
cation. The State assisted the first
six by giving ten dollars, together
with an equal amount from the
county board and each school. When
the six had been taken General Carr
offered 20 give ten dollars each TO
the remaining schools that wanted
to take advantage of the offer made.
The county board continued it's offer
of ten dollars to each school, and in
this way the thirty-four libraries
were purchased.
A Craven County correspondent of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER writes
We have had nice working weather
for ten days, only it has been quite
cool. Thermometer has registered
below 40 degrees several mornings,
but owing to wind and dryness, very
little damage has Q done TO the
truck. Irish po~tatoes are coming up
nicely and general coed stands are
indicated. Cabbage growing nicely,