The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-01
H0NOR|NG THE STATE.
Mclver, Alexander, Cobb and
Other Teachers Praised.
North Carolina Msgnifceny Represented at
the Great Summer School at Uni
versity of tennessee.

DR.. Charles D. McIver is receiving a
genuine ovation at Knoxville, where at
the summer school of the South at the
University of Tennessee he is delivering
lectures in civics.
The Journal and Tribune of Knoxville
Ia its issue of Friday, under a big head
tells of great reception rendered him
on Thursday. 1t says that "by far the
most important event of the day was the
appearance of DR.. ChaS. d. McIVer
president of the North Carolina State
Normal and Industrial College, the re-
ception given to him by over 900 of the
teachers now in attendance on the insti-
tuition and the subsequent address deliv-
cred by him to the assemblage."
over 1000 of those in attendance
upon the summer school gathered at
the pavilion to welcome him and in the
gathering were the representatives of
over twenty-five States. The University
quartette rendered several songs in
the interim before his arrival and as he
appeared THE Old North State" was
sung in his honor
He was introduced by DIR. Charles w.
Dabney, president of the University of
Tennessee, and as he appeared he was
greeted by round after round of ap-,
plause. He delivered magnificent adj
dress on what is the Cost of Educa-
tion," developing this in a threefoId
manner: O The amount of money neces-
sary to train a child from infancy to
the position where he can meet with
hte emergencies of life This he placed
at $4,000 in North Carolina. (2) The
sacrifice in the life of the teacher (3)
The self-denial and Willingness of the
pupil to do drudgery.
The account says that DR.. McIver
aroused great enthusiasm and urges the
people of Knoxville to hear him, adding
that his classes are largely attended
The same paper, speaking of the final
address and departure of Dr. w. T. Har-
ris, United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation, says: His place will be occu-
pied by one just as learned and elo-
quent, DR.. Charles d. McIver, who ar
rived in the city yesterday. He is we'll
known in Knoxville and elsewhere as a.
public speaker and lecturer and the
citizens of Knoxville will remember the
excellent address which he delivered at
the close of the University one year
ago."
Other North Carolinians are taking a.
high stand at the meeting Speaking Of
one of these the paper above quoted
says:
Zone of the features of the summer
school work not announced in the cata-
logue is the class of geology and miner
ology conducted by Prof. Collier Cobb
of the University of North Carolina. A
large box of specimens of minerals has
arrived for the use of Prof. Cobb and
his class. In a few days he and his
class will take an excursion in order
that they may study the rocks and min
erals in this immediate section. Prof
Cobb is an enthusiast in his line and his
enthusiasm is contagious"
Another extract shows that North
Carolina is making itself felt. 1t SAYS:
The North Carolina Spirit is showing
itself at the summer school no less than
1T shows itsef wherever North Caro-
linians are gathered together. The Tar
Heels have had meeting and have or
ganized club with DR.. Eben Alexander
professor of Greek in the University of
North Carolina, as president. There are
just an even hundred at the summer
school and every one has joined the
club. They propose to make them
selves felt for good work during the
six weeks course Already they are
distributing little pamphlet containing
the constitution and bylaws of the wo-
mans association for the betterment of
public school houses in North Carolina.
The pamphlet opens with a striking
sentence from Pestaozzi and closes
with a no less striking one from Cover
nor Aycock, the great educational Gov
ernor of North Carolina The little
pamphlet is strikingly illustrated With
two pictures. the one a picture of al
school house now standing in one of the
North Carolina counties and over on
the opposite page is the picture of a
model school house. Underneath these
pictures 40 asked the question: (which
shall we have?' Those who know the
North Carolina Spirit are confident
that this association is going to revolu-
tionize the character of the school
houses in North Carolina in the next
few years. The State is most fortunate
in having Governor Aycock, DR.. MeIver
and State Superintendent Joyner as
leaders for better educational conditions
1t is an enthusiastic leadership and
these three men are leading an enthu-
siastic army ready to cooperate in any
good movement for education. 1t is Il
striking fact that fourteen members Of
the faculty of the summer school are
either North Carolinians or have lived
in North Carolina long enough to have
come under the influence of the great
educational movement which has beenI
gaining strength in that State FOR .ev~
eral years. The summer school is for
tunate in having Governor Aycock as
one of its lecturers and the North Caro-
lima Club is preparing to give him a
rousiing reception
Speaking of DR.. Alderman. who is one
of the lecturers, it pays him high COM
pliments. He is lecturing on the great
teachers, and tbs morning he is tol
speak on Christ, the Great Teacher.
Some of the greatest teachers of the
country are being heard at the summer
school, and it is pleasant to read the nice
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