Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
WE WAKE BUT WAKE LATE
Hitherto We Have Not FullyiRealized
Our Duty.
EDUCATION IS THE CHILD'S RIGHT
No investment VIII Pay Better Than That Made
in Cultivation of Brains. Let Young
Men of the South Take
Hold.

At the recent Southern Educational
Conference held in Athens, Georgia, |
North Carolina was better represented
than any other Southern State and bore
Oft most Of tho honors. /
In addition to the able ard Eloquent
college presidents, teachers, business
and professional men present North
| Carolina was officially represented by
it's two foremost educational leaders in
public office-Governor Aycecll, 'the
| Educational Governor and Hon. John
H. Small, member of Congress from the
Third district, 1.-The Educational Con-
gresham" Already we have printed ex-
tracts from the speech of Governor
Aycock, and below we publish extracts
from the speech delivered by Mr.. Small.
It was fitting that MIR. Small should
have been chosen to represent the
Federal legislators in the Conference,
for he has been foremost in educational
efforts, s'beginning at Jerusalem" Three
elections were held at Mr.. SmalIs nome
town of Washington or the question of
levying a special tax before its advo-
Gates succeeded, first in 1895, then in
! 1857, and again in 1899. During all these
contests Mr.. Small was the wise, ag-
grcssive and successful leader for public
education. He did not confire his efforts
to his home town, but in the campaign
! of 1897 he canvassed Beaufort and other
counties for the levying of special taxes
under the general law.
MIR. SMALL. INTERVIEWED.
A reporter of the News and Observer,
talking to Mr.. Small a few days ago,
asked him about the work for public
education in his district, and Mr.. Small
said:
EARLY last year we selected Belhaven,
in Beaufort county, as a most promising
point, and l made several speeches there
and when Governor AycocI and General
Tcon spoke there ct a later date, public
sentiment was so fully aroused by their
fine addresses that the people resolved
to form a special school district and
levy a special tax, and they subsequent
~ carried the election for same.
l Il made several visits 20 Hyde county
last year ard on one occasion canvassed
tie entire county in company with Mr..
S. S. Mann, of Swan Quarter. The re-
suit has been that they have held an
election and levied a special tax at Swan
Quarter. An election was also held on
! the Island of Ocracoke, but the friends
of education wavered there at the last
moment and the election was lost. I
have made several educational speeches
in Pitt county, and whiic no special
:. school districts have been formed III that
county and no special elections held so
|, far. yet I believe the field is ripe for
the formation of a number of school DIS
: tricts and [ expect to devote some time
. to that county early this summer The
I field is ripe there and only courageous
q action is necessary.
''Fhere are many sections in my dis
r triet in need of an educational revival.
s Not much work has yet been done in the
counties on the north side of the Sound
and that section requires attention.
Il think perhaps there is one propo-
@ sition which appeals to me mos. strong
n ly, and I have made a resolution in con-
e %neetion with it. L believe that today
d the most important essential to the
South is universal education. Without
e it we can neither effect material pro-
s gress nor establish cur industrial iade-
~pendence. I believe that it is the duty
OF every young man in North Carolina
and in every other Southern State tc
joi1, this educational movement and tic
contrlh1te of his time and talents toward
IS the creation Of q healthful sentiment
upon the necessity and duty Of the hour
For enc I ave enlisted in the cause fol
all time. I have preached the doctrine
d of local taxation and universal education
when it was supposed to be unpopular
to do SO, and I shall certainly not aban-
n con the fight when we nave our oppon-
lie ents on the rum. In my humble judg
20 ment no man who opposes universal edu-
cation upon whatever pretense. is en-
titled to the confidence and support @
our people,"
MR.. SMALL AT ATHENS.
Below we give extracts from the ad
/. dress delivered by Mr.. Small at Athens
He said:
Mr.. President: The subject of univer
y, sal education is one about which my con
victions are probably strongest and thi
is true because the conditions emphasiz
its Importance. My early reading, m
brief work as a teacher and my expert
ence as the editor of a local newspape
l all tended to direct my attention towar
our educational condition in the Sout
= and its causes. For some years thes
convictions remained in abeyance, c
" which I do not speak with pride, OWN
4. somewhat to local environments. Loca
lie taxation for schools could not be con
sidered, it was said, because of povert
of the community and because Of til
perplexing race problem. / subsequent
0, ~ learned that these and other excuse
constituted only a thin veneering in ea