The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-18

capital of the State at the same time for the matters o. buer Wi 7
and better public Dads are 50 closely Onneet ad terdePende ina. a. Cue ro -
largely dependent upon the other Free Rural Delivery, emphasized al the 200
Roads Congress is the third progressive sep in North aroma '"'
premest needs.
The educauon OF a IL the children of h state is Of course the matter OF para
mount Importance Cur good commonwealth has not madet he progress in man
.ufactudng, in onmerce. in invention, in the arts that ever state have mae
largely because education has no. been general. No men nave been Drawer
than the unleuered North arolnians, as has been sho~n in every var : men
are ,ruer to correct governmental principles. as mas been shown IN 'H s'"s
adherence to correct political principles for more than ar hundred years -
people are more devoted TO he religion of the Bible as the large membership Of
Christian churches attess But they have nt zen uaeu nv p'Ls ~
chinery or books and other things which command The highest prices in the mar
|kas of the world Only educated men-thOse educated n head ad hand as ven
as in heart-know how to convert the cheap II" pr0a"t m0' W lHHo
product. North Carolina has quit selling it. cotton at the low price cotton com
in the fields, am is selling at " and three times the price Ds con,
lu"S n.y. - NV no '" : u.s. am 49, m,s 49, an = a. srtv oents > round. But before
it can 60 more rapidly in industrial and higher education, il must clear ne wy
50 hat every boy ad girl may have a n unrestricted path to acquiring the
1t vas to map out plans for better rural school hat III Educational Con
ference ws held in Raleigh last week hat "a a notable conference whether
reference be had to the position of the educators present or he admirable ad-
dress prepared and published. The educators participating IN that conference
embraced ue Representatives Of The State educational institutions, the de-
nomnauonal colleges tn heads OF important academies aa pepaaa"
schools, graded school superitndents county suprintendents, college professors
the men h are best fitted to ma u the educational programme OF fhe
State. They devoted NO days to discussing "h' mac o"h 'e '""p ~
vfdng educational facilities nd what was tbs chief need for the future. IN the
platform Or address, they sun up Wa has been done; they how te alarming
prevalence 4" mnAay' "y recount 'ne pFrS '' D3 ~. - aar
llarser towns o the State; they show wherein the State is behind its sister
earnest to find The means BY which all our children can receive hat education
which will give them equal opportunities with the children OF other sections of
our common country" And thent hey point out the practical method of finding
the means for this great work. They av:
,, "Ssv ms e our saaeato aa a. problems IN 80 h nd conc conditions ano .. in .s "G That q tns sa nx' sp
forward S stor . Sasn Caroline mam. in n, s1%atq ion. IS to n, Ps9tas more no .m ms "y.5 5ss hs sI,' sGsn-
f fum ~ oa of the tea"finn " doe si IN the a onoois' o ne ls"'" /" (" e~
rMs say nm. '~ s "Ap ~ :" mSsratto an 49, axamana - avuv VILLAGE and
ruralc ommunty in NmthC Carolina" They declare thai thse w and cities
that ave voted a local tax have adopted the only means at hand for the ae-
quate education of their children" an declare w. thnk this time most aus
pious to urge general moyemen Of anor EDUCATIONAL forces in that direction
and, therefore, We appeal to all patriotic North carolnans men and women
who lovetm their State. and especially hat pato their State which is worth more
han all its timber lands, mines and manufacturing plants, to ban themselves
together under the leadership of our Educational Governor ad the state u-
pnintendent of Public ndruoti0 aided by the Southern Education b0ar'' TO
carryf forward the work of local ta0atona am better schools, to the enc hat very
The address closes with an appea to the pulpit TO tnculcate the supreme
duty of universal eduCauUn' A II in ALL, it is a dOcUmeItt that is an
argument for universal education, supported by facts that must arouse the in
erest of the most Indifferent OF North cerolnians It is destined to become
historic, like the paper Of Muphey ad the Halifax declaration. Elsewhere in
toays paper We print tina declaration in full It ought to be read m re-read
" very citizen OF North Carolina :.
At ny time an appeal coming from sue a source would have great weight in
North carolina, bt today, when by reason Of the adoption If the educational re-
n~1am 10 aa,ns = Goa 49, vHa a. 49, na, 80 annsa1 viii. rouse 10 earnest
effort every patriotic citizen who has not heretofore beer Jealous for universal
education. 1t is gratifying to see he edu Gators OF the State, forgetting those
things wherein they are lot agreed uniting to call sharply to TIE attention of the
people the supreme duty of educating their chldren-not in the colleges and
academies controlled by them-but in he rural. public schools and in demanding
that these schools 'e made efficient All honor to the nobe educational leaders
of North Carolina for leading il the only wise steps for preserving the ballot
to he humhet children of the commonwealth by efforts to qualify them to use
The Southern Educational Conference held at winston-salem last Spring, is
bearing fruit The Northern men in thai organization have learned that they can
be most helpful " working in harmony with the educational forces, headed by
the Governor and State uperintendent OF Schools, in the Southern States. They
have raised a fund, expended upon the recommendation of the executive comnt-
e, composed Of such men a. Charles |. haNer chas. W. Dahney and Edwin A
Alderman, to assist in whatever measures he State authorities adopt to advance
the educational interests in that State. The Northern men h werep present
n~e Will tell as powerfully for outhern education as Mr. Peabodys gift The
papers Of the past few days say that Mr. Rockefeller is deeply impressed with
the plan of the Conference b. which tn money attributed by Northern phnan-
thropists shall be used to forward the broad educational plans adopted by South
ern educational leaders. He is expected to gvea million dollars to further the
work. but its success is dependent upon 10 one great gift The spirit of CO.
operation and sympathy are sure % results IN larger and wiser gifts from those
boad-m minded men VIC are willing to help the South in the educational struggle
lit is bavely making.
| The Good Roads Congress had attendance the largest nurbc of substantial
men of all caIngs ever before assembled in a voluntary congress to advance the
very mud -sn progress of the State. hat five hmdre of the most substantial
citizens Of rorthC Carolina should at their own expense come to the States
camtal m devote two days to discussing practical methods for road improvement
is the best proof Of he dep interest felt in Iad building. he exchange O
opinions was ofg great value. the addresses by experts the enthusiasm mpart b.
Il the great Congress will tell nightly in building VI a public sentiment that vii
|demand M be willing to pay for good roads.
The organization of a permanent Coco Roads Association is he beginning of the
IsysHmatcc ampaign for better roads b must precede an material advance il
Iroad building. The wspape will d. all in tmr lower and they have done
81 much but ermanen association to direct The pLano of carnnaign 10 aSi+ h
meetings m he circulation of literature m in many other ways vii result il
w Quadruping the number of miles of god roads thtw will be blt in thu mex
decade he good Dad people may congratulate themselves upon the selection