The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-11-18

ought to write up this meeting for his
own county paper, and If they We're too
modest, they could say on his authority
that it was an intelligent and fne-look-
ing body of men.
He said he could pledge to them the
support of the North Carolina papers IN
their great movement. But he would
modify this somewhat by saying that the
North Carolina editor always stood with
The people.
The editor of the Manufacturers Rec
ord had been inclined to doubt this move
mcrt because someone said it began out
side. and was an effort of the North to
Full the South up, which God forbid,
But such was not the case. If he was
not mistaken. this movement which
called into being the General Education
Board, began IN North Carolina, where
every good movement begins.
The speaker considered this a move
ment of the reunited American Repub-
lie.
The press of the State wants to bring
a messenger to this body. Clear the air
around the status Of the colored man IN
education.
There is opposition to this movement,
but there is a large part of the State
that is ready for it, and our work now is
to organize those who are ready and
hurl them against the forces of the
opposition.
In closing, he assured the superintend-
| ents that they could rely upon the news
papers of the State.
The next speaker was Prof. Plato F..
| Durham, of Trinity College. Prof. Dur
ham paid a graceful tribute to the
splendid gathering in the hall, and said
he had been thinking Of what must be
| gone through before the hopes here eX-
pressed could be realized.
| He was of the opinion that apathy
was the greatest obstacle we had to con-
tend with, and that this apathy was due
in large part to our living 100 much in
| the past.
The speaker made a powerful and elo-
quent plea for the bringing into a syn
| thesis the modern money-making methods
and the old ideals of purity.
We must be very careful, he concluded,
| Of the motives we put into the hearts OF
men in obtaining an education. 1t is
not that we may make more money, but
| for the eternal purposes of bringing this
human race of ours up to its highest eff
iciency.
Superintendent Joyner announced at
this point that through the generosity OF
the Secretary of State, Col. J. Bryan
| Grimes, a beautiful medal had been Of
fered for the best chart made by a public
school pupil of the county genealOgy OF
North Carolina.
| Great applause greeted this announces
ment.
superintendent Joyner then very beau
tifully expressed his appreciation of the
l nrncnpnn an1 work of tho county C1Innr-
intendents in this conference.
Finally, with an eloquent historical al
fusion, spoken With almost dramatic
feeling, the chairman introduced the last
speaker, who needs no introduction in his
State, Gov. AycOck, the man who more
than any other man, had erected hls
monument in the hearts of the children
of North Carolina.
Amid prolonged applause the Governor
went TO the desk and said he wished
he had something to say commensurate
with the words of Introduction Of the
chairman.
He could see but little that had been
done in comparison with what had been
lone before, in times of dire distress.
But what little had been done, shad
been done, not by him, but by these
county superintendent, and he wanted
to thank them for it. And this work is
being done for the negro children as well
as the white children. 4 think l am
a brave enough Governor" he declared
ito be willing to do justice to those from
whom we have taken away so much.
1--WE are not going to let the ~colored
schools have longer terms than the
white schools, dictum or no dictum Of
the Supreme court. loud and prolonged
/ applause.)
What I want to ask" concluded the
Governor, "is that you will not let the
negro children prevent you from edu-
eating the white children"