The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-13
DAY OF STRONG SPEECHES
Educational Rally Led by Governor
and Leading Educators,
MARKS AN ERA FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
The Day Was Filled With Addresses TeemiOg
With Suggestive Ideas For the Improve
ment Of All Grades of the
State Schools,
(special % News and observer.)

Especial 10 News ana ODSeFNeF.J
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, June
12-This has been great day at the
Teachers Assembly and the enthusiasm
and interest are intense. The attendance
has grown and the great speeches of to-
day, practical and full of suggestive
ideas for the Improvement of the schools
and for the driving out of illiteracy from
North Carolina, have made it day long
to be remembered.
The Assembly devotional exercises be-
ing concluded the days programme was
entered into.
'The Development of the Common
Schools of New England" was the sub
iect of the address of Prof Charles l..
Coon, Superintendent of the schools of
Salisbury. He traced these and showed
the influences which had made them, us
ing their best points as an Illustrative
example of how our schols should de-
velop.
Professor Alexander Graham of the
Charlotte schools was heard with deep
interest as he told of "The Significance
of the Educational Conference at tethens
in the Development of Universal Educs
tion.' It's salient points and what these
meant to the South We're presented
clearly and with deep interest.
Then came symposium of good things,
all bearing upon the theme Of What can
be done for the common schools of North
Carolina" three papers being presented
under this head, and each of them being
discussed earnestly by the members of
the assembly.
The first speaker was Prof e. w.
Skies, of Wake Forest, whose subject
was
A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN.
His views as to this campaign, were,
in brief. as follows:
DR.. Walter Skies, of Wake Forest Col
lege, opened the discussion of what
might be done for the public schools in
the country. His theme was a ''Vigor-
Gus Campaign" He argued that only
strenuous campaign would change edu-
cational ideals in North Carolina, and
that the people must be talked to face
He said among other things "The bust
ness men of our State must furnish the
/ sinews of war for a new educational
system, therefore they must be enlisted
When they cry: Forward, march!"
then will the army strike its tents, and
march on the road of progress, then only
will our augean stables be cleansed
There is needed in rural districts a
community pride such as towns have
The towns first won freedom in England
and in Europe, but a vigorous campaign
can make the country as ready to act as
the towns. In 1875 the counties of Vir-
ginia were as ripe for freedoms as the
towns of Massachusetts.
'Moses struck the rock and the thirst
of all his people was quenched. but
North Carolina will need many masses
fer her people are scattered. One Moses,
though he may have the gift of Aaron
cannot do it. WASHINGTON entrapped
CORVALLIS because Marion and Sumter
were his guerilla chieftians. With such
chieftains Gov. Aycock will never be
able to entrap his foe.
All great movements have this cam
paign to precede them. North Carolina
has had her educational missionaries
who have prayed for the carrying ef this
day Col. Toon, like Simeon of old,
watched on the threshold of the temple
till he saw the sun rise and then rested
in peace. The hour is now ripe for great
things. The new civilization that is com-
ing with the hum OF wheels and the click
of the hammer is the friend of education.
1t was when the quays of Alexandria
were crowded with bales Of commerce
that her great schools and library -four
ished The islands of the sea poured
their wealth into England and not till
then did Elizamettan literature come to
it's full bloom
The speaker closed by saying that Gov.
Aycock was the young and princely
David of young Israel singing a song of
a triumph and inspiration to the Saul OF
old Israel and call the old State to high
er and nobler heights.
CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS.
The second speaker was Hon. G. IT.
Mebane, ex-State superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, who said in part:
The great mission Of Calvin II. Wiley
was to organize a system Of schools and
preach the gospel Of education for all the
people. We are annoying abunrant
fruits OF his laN
From 1868 q had no state SUI
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