The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-30
THE GOVERNORS TRIP
Addresses at Marshallberg
and Beaufort.
Speeches on Education That Stir Mems Souls.
Marshallbsrg and Graham Academy.
A Prosperous School.
(Staff Correspondence

| Beaufort, n. c., April 29.-Yesterday
was typical spring day and one made
| suspicious by the speech of North Caro-
! lina's Educational Governor on the last
| day of the commencement exercises of
| Graham Academy, Marshallberg n. c..
| Some two thousand people from Morehead
City, Beaufort and the interior of Car
| teret county. east of Beaufort, assembled
| On the spacious grounds surrounding the
academy building. The refinement, beau
, ty and intelligence of the section were
speech, delivered from the plaza of the
dormitOry building, electrified them. 1t
came straight and hot from a heart warm
i'll the cause of education, from a mind
| trained to the great need of proper citi-
zenship. His splendid effort was appre-
ciated and will cause this people to take
pride in present accomplishments and
press for greater ones. The Governor
was presented by Rev. Chas. NJ Levister
the aggressive president OF the academy
in short, pretty speech and from the
moment the Governor arose to the close
of his address perfect order prevailed
and the closest attention was given.
The Governor was met at Morehead
by Messrs. N. w. TAYLOR, A. t. Uzzel,
John Furlow, j. H. Potter and Alonzo
Thomas. committee from Beaufort. and
Rev. l.. Jackson and Messrs. Staley Mel
son and T. S. Davis, committee from
Narshallberg. The trip down the sound
from Beaufort was made on the Naptha
launch Kitty Watts" Quite contingent
from Morehead City and Beaufort ac-
companied the Governor and party aboard
the launch and in sharpies. En- route,
the Morehead City Cornet Band, led by
Prof. Cook, of New Bern, dispensed
sweetest music. The Governor steered
the launch on the down trip.
Marshallberg, is a small town, ten
miles east of Beaufort, on Core Sound,
noted for a homogeneous people, an ex-
cellent preparatory school, large crab
and oyster Industries and last but not
least, the fact that the vicinity is abso-
iutely free, from malaria. Graham Acad-
envy is located prettily amid a pine for
est about one and a half miles from the
dock. The school was organized in the
fall of 1887. by the Rev. w. @. 4. Ora
ham, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
(NorthD. During its thirteen years ex-
istence, aided by the church, it's power
and influence has been far-reaching. Dur
ing the present regime the school has
prospered beyond the expectancy of it's
fondest friends. The enrolment the past
school term was 100 pupils, coming from
five States--North Carolina, Virginia,
New Jersey New York and Ohio. The
faculty consists Of Rev. G. NJ. IeSiter,
resident Prof G. H. Shafer. of Allie
ghany College; Miss Mertha T. WILSON,
OF the State Normal, a bright GoldSboro
young woman: Miss Lena, o. Watson. of
the Southern Conservatory, and Miss
Lolita Davis. splendid moral atmos-
phere pervades the community. the
nearest saloon being forty miles distant.
remarkable fact during the thirteen
years life of the school is, that, only
two students have required the service
of a physician. The school term is nine
months and the cost for board and tuition
Independent of books is but $S5.
Mr.. Levister the president, is very
popular with the student body and the
people of the vicinity say he is the right
man in the right place During the sum-
mer months large additional building
fitted with all modern conveniences, is
to be erected.
Relating to the industries there l am
advised that some two thousand people