The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-04

dfed or two thousand dollars. InlS was
done in a community which has not more
than forty tax payers whose property is
assessed on the tax books for as much
as one thousand dollars each. 1t is
significant, too, that the largest sub
scription was only fifteen dollars and
many of them were one. two, five and ten
dollars. 1t is also very significant that
number of the subscriptions were made
by men who not less than year ago
opposed the levying Of the special local
tax in that community. similar propo-
siton to the one made to this school dis
trict will be made to all other districts
in the county willing to levy a local tax
to erect suitable school houses and
otherwise make their schools effective.
Thus every dollar given by the General
Education Board. not only secured an
other dollar at the Greensboro confer
ence, but each dollar of that general
fund will probably cause the investment
of from two to ten dollars in the free
public education work of Guilford county.
A conference similar to the one held
in Greensboro will be held in Charlotte
on Nav 1st and End. Towns and cities
in every section of the State have asked
the privilege of entertaining one of the
district conferences. The Greensboro
conference produced a deep impression
upon the State and it is the beginning
of a great movement for the promotion
of proper school facilities for the chill
dren of North Carolina. The leading
newspapers of the State have in their
news columns and also in their editorial
comments given enthusiastic aid to tho
movement.
hope that the Southern Education
Board and the Southern Educational Con-
ference will remember that those who
are leading this movement are exceed
ingly busy people, end are carrying
heavy burdens connected with their regu-
lar work. Too rapid progress must not
be expected in a campaign which must
be managed tactfully, though vigorously,
by the use of such time as the leaders
can spare from their regular employ
ment.
After our district conferences shall
have been held, the executive committee
of the central association will know in
what counties and in what communities
of those counties it will be best to
prosecute an active campaign to secure
an increase of funds for schools. Dur
ing the summer months we propose to
place in the field the best available edu-
cational speakers. During the two-year
campaign in which the Southern Educa-
ton Board proposes to give it's assis-
lance, | doubt not that great good will
come to the cause Of universal educa-
ton.
No amount of money could have Sc
cured such progress as we now have
reason to hope for without the leader
ship OF our Educational Governor" and
our progressive and popular State Super
intendent, backed by a united teaching
profession. l desire to say, however,
what is equally true, that without the
substantial and sympathetic aid given
by the Southern Education Board and
that promised by the General Education
Board we could not have organized the
educational forces at this time SO as to
accomplish the great things that evil
IDENTIFY will be accomplished within the
next two years.
For myself personally. l desire to ex-
press to you and to the Southern Educa-
ton Board the great satisfaction it gives
me to represent it and to act as its
agent in giving what service can to the
people of my State and to the people of
the other Southern States.
In the service of the board. in addi-
ton to my work in North Carolina, in
| Guiding very large correspondence with
people in and out of the State, | have
visited Richmond for conference with
DR.. Frissell and other representatives
OF the Southern Education Board in Vir-
ginia; Athens and Atlanta in the State
OF Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina
Washington and Baltimore
The board of directors of the State
Normal and Industrial College have
kindly permitted me to give to the SER
vice of the Southern Education Board
such portion of my time for the great
work undertaken as can be spared from
my duties as president of their institu-
ton.
With profound sense of gratitude for
the privilege OF taking part in this great
work. and with due appreciation, | hope.
of its Importance and its attending re-
sponsibilities, l have the honor to be-
Very respectfully yours,
CHARLES D. McIVER,
District Director