The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15

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Its close he was vigorously applauded.
In :, concise manner without the use
OF technical legal phrases he pointed out
The advantageous changes that the new
laws of. the State showed how each
community would practically have entire
control over the expenditure of It's own
school money and that beyond the reguI
lar assessment the citizens of each Schoci
district could vote n special assessment
to the extent of five mills on the dollar
to establish schools above the grammar
school grade. He concluded his interest
ing address by saying, do not make the
mistake OF founding a private school IN
Morrisviile; the time is coming When tne
public school system OF this State Will be
made SO thorough and so perfect that the
private school cannot compete with it
and the best instructors in private schools
shall be compelled to seek employment
like this with a good wholesome moral
tone and where such a general interest
is shown in educational matters IS tne
place TO train the boy and girl between i,,
their minds their bodies are toughened
and they can endure twice as much as
a city-bred man. Only one Of our presl-
dents was raised in city-Arthur. You
have n healthy location here with pure
air and cool water. you board those stu
dents who arc among you from distance
by the home-like air with which they
are surrounded you have a man well
fitted to carry on this work and it is the
man that makes the school:
Female Normal School at Farmville and
now field agent of the Southern Educa-
ton Board. followed DR.. Barrlnger ana an,
for an hour he held the audience spell
bound with his earneStneSS ana elo-
qucnce.
He spoke of the great illiteracy pre-
vai!ng in the South and pointed out ner
needs. quoting extensively from the writ
ings of Thomas jefferson. j. L. NJ. Cur
~. Governor Montague and others. Using
Massachusetts, as an Illustration he show
increased her productive power to over ,
81, 600 900 and he declared that civil
ization. wealth and the continuation OF
representative institutions are all oe-
pendent upon education.
In addition to the common school ana
high school subject, he urged that the
girls be taught to cook and sew ana tie
general duties Of a home and the boys
be taught various useful handicrafts Ma
ture study and school garden he ad-
vised. He urged the people to donate
five acres of land and start an industrial
school. To emphasize it he twice. read
the following passage to the audience:
I'VE need to have our people recognize
that the highest type of manhood is
found in him who with clear head, an
honest heart and a skilled hand faithful
ly does the work that God has given him
and who can feel as he goes to rest at
night that his own right arm has brought
been increased without detriment or loss
to any other living creature. tie was
loudly applauded upon conclusion:
After Dr. Frazsr Rev 81 : W Iiphe awI IT,
stitution of Learning TO all the People
of the Community" He especially dealt
upon the effects of education upon the
character of the growing child "a o,oso.+ If
attention was that of the Hon Julius
Pitcher. senior member of the School
Board of Lee District. in which Norris
vile is situated. He spoke in a humorous
"a shion of the trials of a. school trus-
tee and told how he had tried to better
the schools of mis- district. He was loud
new school in ,Morrisvills should receive
all the symnathv and aid from him that
it was in his power TO extend
Hon. Julius Pitcher then introduced the
Rev J. s. Stanton, who told how a large
part of his education had been gained
walking seven miles TO and from school
in all kinds of weather. His address w1S
From n y what What see see of things here he
said there is only one thing neede! 90
gain the school. that is to start In right
now and built it,
The las; speakers were the Rev: j.
Royal Cook and Major ]. B. Mc1-aughiin
of the Ncrrisville Education Committee
who e,ypained what had thus far been
The Educatio,, Committee has decided
TO Immediately begin the erection Of
two-story building. soX4o. feet. to be fur.
niShed with modern equipment. WnlSh u
ise believed can be made ready by Octo-
Der 1892 to accommodate sixty y, add nraennt
public school system in Morrlsvlile MI
T. T. Jones has offered five acres of land
adjacent to the present public school prop
arty an on this an industrial school tor
both sexes and a school garden where the
pupils may learn how plants, grow viii
be esta blished Rev ]. Royal Cook has
been appointed as representative to
the association of college a n,
tects which is in session in Char.
lottezvile from the 18th to the 10th :, of
July to study plans for the new build,
ines The Industrial Department and
School Garden will not be ready, It is
thoue before the fail Of a., 1903 ce Whin
n,,n7hr,, of hours each week will be de-
voted to the sshool room Gerfain and nam
cert.in number TO the school garden. The
good results Of the meeting is already
shown by the large increase In the money
building material. labor and land sub
scribed for the school,