The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-16


surface is a grldiron Of railroads cloud
applanse) The speaker paid a magnifi
cent tribute to the heritage of spiritual
and moral force of the people of the
south n the close of the war.
/ 1t seems that this educational revival
has been sent just al the right moment
to stem the tide rushing toward Mann
mon.
1T rests with you to preserve in the
Young men and women of the South that
personal purity and that reverence for
God and all that is beautiful Let MS
show the world that the South can grasp
tho new wealth in one hand, while hold
ing to her old high ideals with the
| other
AT the request of the chairman, the
hand played Dixie" at this iuncture.
Then Mr. = W. Bailey, editor of the
Biblical Recorder. was announced
Every superintendent present, he said,
| 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 fine-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
| mcnt because someone said il began out
| side ard was an effort of the North TO
pull 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
mcnt 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 III
| 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 too much in
the past.
The speaker made a powerful and elo-
Quent nlca 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 IN to its highest ef-
ficiency.
Superintendent Joyner announced at
this point that through the generosity of
the Secretary of State, Col. ]. Bryan
Grimes, beautiful medal had been Of
tered for the best chart made by a public
school pupil of the county genealogy OF
Great applause greeted this announce.
ment.
superintendent Joyner chen very beau
tifully expressed his appreciation of the
presence and work of the county super
intendents in this conference.
Finally, with an eloquent historical al
lusion, spoken with almost dramatic
feeling, the chairman introduced the last
Ic - to- V.
State, Gov. Aycock, the man who more
than any other man, had erected his
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
done before, in times of dire distress.
But what little had been done, had
been done. not by him, but by these
county superintendent, and he wanted
to thank them for it. And this work is
hcing done for the negro children as we'll
as the white children. Il think | am
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 / want to ask" concluded the
Governor, sis that you will not let the
negro children prevent you from edu
eating the white children"