The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-06
Educational Conference En-
Unused the People.
Terms Of The Offer by the General Education
Board The Meeting Means Much For
the Schools.
Especial 20 News and Observer

Especial 20 News and Observer)
Greensboro, N. c., April 5.-The Won
derful educational meeting held in the
Grand Opera House last night, as the
elimination of the conference between
educators and others interested in the
advancement of the schools, is the talk
of the town. The people here are proud
of the showing made, proud of their
schools and prouder still of what the
schools Will be as the result OF last
nights meeting. The enthusiasm and
unanimity of purpose displayed was GER
tainly remarkable The 81 900 subscrib-
ed fer the rural schools of the county
was not secured from one or two men,
but came in subscriptions of various
amounts from dozen or more men.
With the exception Of two subscriptions
of 81 900 each, not a single subscription
amounted to more than 800. Mr.. j. Van
I.indIey subscribed $1,000, and Mr. f. P.
Wharton, representing the Greensboro
fire insurance companies and the South
ern Loan and Trust Copany gave like
| amount.
Rev. DR.. Buttrick. representing the
General Education Board, who offered to
duplicate any amount not exceeding
$4,000, was elated over the enthusiasm
with which his offer was received and
the ease with which the amount was
raised. Just before leaving for New
York on a late train last night ne said
he had never witnessed a more spcntan-
eous outburst of enthusiasm by any peo-
pie for any cause His proposition was
couchCd in the following words:
"1'he General Education Board will
duplicate all private subscriptions made
by the people of Guilford county, N. c.,
for the public schools in Guilford coun-
ty to an amount not exceeding $4,000 in
all, provided that in each case school
districts where such gifts are made shall
have levied tax for free public schools
for all the people, and provided further
that the appropriation from this board
in fulfillment of it's pledge shall be paid
to each of the several districts through
the North Carolina State Department of
Public instruction when information is
received that the above conditions have
been. fulfilled.
The people will not stop with the
amount raised last night but will in
crease it by at least $4,000, and probably
more. Several business men who were
not at the meeting last night have al
ready expressed their intention of Civ
ing something to the fund
President Winston, of the A. and M.
College, ct Raleigh, said this morning
that last nights meeting was by all odds
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history Of the State He predicted that
the influence of the meeting would be
felt all over North Carolina. and that
,it would result in other towns and com
muLities raising money by popular sub
scription for the country schools
Mr.. Y. V. Taylor, Secretary Of the
Greensboro Electric Company, announced
today that his company would donate
.cne-helf the receipts from the first days
operation of the new street railway to
the educational fund.
The graded school at Guilford College,
the first rural graded school established
in North Carolina. will close next Satur-
day. The first term has been very sue
cessful, and while the school was estab-
lished by majority of only four votes,
y
body in the community to a hearty and
cordial support of the school. At the
closing exercises next Saturday, DR..
Charles D. McIvcr will deliver an ad-
dress and the patrons of the school will
raise handsome United States flag over
the building.
The commencement exercises at Gull
ford College will take place this year on
May 2Sth. The address will be delivered
by Or. G. M. Brumbaugh, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, a very gifted
man. An interesting feature of COM
merCement this year will be a reunion of
former students of the college. The in
stitution is siXty-eight years old and has
students in all parts of the United
States.
The student body of the State Normal
ard Industrial College is preparing to is
sue a handsome dcccnnial souvenir vol
ume The book will be issued at a cost
of about 81 90 and will contain photo
graphs of all the classes that have been
graduated from the institution, views Of
the campus, buildings etc, and a histor-
lea! sketch