The gold leaf., 1902-07-03

Extract from DIR. Winston's Address at
The Teachers assembly at Morehead.
The following facts tell the story OF
our progress during the last thirty
years:
|. Forty cities and towns in our
State have more money invested in
public school buildings and equip
ment than the entire public school
plant Of the State was worth 80 years
aro.
2. The same cities and towns spend
more money in annual support of
public schools than was spent by the
entire State 30 years ago.
). To-day the State spends in an-
nnal support Of rural schools five
times aS much as it spent b years
ago.
/. Today there are 373 libraries i'll
connection with the rural free schools
aud ID graded school AMI teachers
libraries in connection with the city
free schools, where not one existed 3
YEARS ago.
,. To-day there is IA great State
normal school and normal depart
ment in the State University for the
special training of public school
teachers, where 80 years ago the mere
idea of a professional training for
teachers was regarded as a mark oi
pedaL Logic imbecility.
o. To-day at least Il dozen public
high schools in our State are furnish
ing as varied, as thorough, and a.
systematic education as was furnish.
ed 30 years $50 by the average So
called college.
I. To-day the State College Of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts is training
nearly 400 lads for skilled work along
all lines Of manual industry. agricul-
ture, engineering, cotton manufacture
ing and mechanic arts. whereas 81
years ago educated men were trained
away from manual industry.
s. To-day there are at leaS, 20 high
grade academies in the State fol
private education compared with less
than half doZcn 30 Years ago, and
the city OF Ashe>ille alone has larger
| and better provision for the academic
| education of boys than the whole State
| 30 years ago.
9. Today every church college in the
State has more students, more teach
| ers, more buildings, more equipment
| more endOWments, more extensive
plan of instruction, and higher stan
dard of scholarship than its most
sangnine friends hoped for 80 year:
| ago.
10. Today Trinity College alone ha:
a larger equipment and endowmen'
than was possessed thirty years ag(
| by all the colleges in the State, in
cluding the University,
II. Today the University has more
students, more teachers, more courses
of study, and Il larger equipment thar
all the colleges in the State, includin:
| itself, 80 years ago.
| II. Today two new colleges, no
| yet ID years old, the State Agricul
tural and Mechanical College and th
State Normal and Industrial College
| have more students, more teacher
and more equipment than was pos
sessed 80 years ago by every colleg
in the State, including the Univer
sity.
| The following great principles o
public education have been establish
ed in the past 80 years:
| /. The principle of State aid TO
the support of higher education an
for the maintenance of free schools a
least four months in the year.
| ?. The principle of local taxation
whereby each community may tax it
self, practically to any extent. for tn
enlargement and improv of it
own public schools.
3. The principle OF technical an
industrial education, whereby tn
youth of the State may be prepare
for industrial pursuits as we'll as fo
the professions.
/. The principle of special trainin
for the supervision, cooperation Az
unity.
These wonderful improvement
have been wrought in single gener:
tion; and best of all, they have bee
wrought by North Carolina none.
North Carolina brains, and Mort
Carolina character. We have realize
and acted upon the greatest truth
nature, that the development OF
people, whether material, moral {
educational, must be wrought t
| themselves.
What the future demands-Rur
science in the country: industri
training in the city.