The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
MOBILES CHALK TALK
The Grand Festival Chorus
for Tonight.
The Good Things Of the Summer School are
Now Coming Along in Rapid
Rush

This evening at $50 o'clock the grand
Festival Chorus of the Summer Sshoo
will give concert at the Academy OF
Mucic. The price of admission is small
and it is hoped that the people of Raleigh
will take advantage of this opportunity
Ia near some exceptionally fine music. II
viii be proper act of appreciation OF
the value of the Summer School to the
city
Yesterday at noon Prof. NJ. G. S. Noble
of the State University, delivered most
delightful historical lecture before the
students of the Summer School. Prof.
Mobiles subject, 1.-THE Battle of Moore S
Creek was treated in such a manner as
to be of the greatest value to the teach
ers. both from the standpoint of history,
and from the fact, that he dealt with his
subject as the true teacher should. so
that even a child could understand and be
filled with interest.
I..story and geography go hand IN hand
Geography furnishes the stage, and 1T is
geography that determines largely how the
actors shall conduct themselves. The New
Englander would tell you that the battle
battle of the Revolution. In reality this
was fight and not battle. 1t was the
battle of Moore's Creek, North Carolina,
February 9th. 1915, that was the first
regular engagement between Patriots and
Tories. Concerning this Prof. Noble gave
what, in pedagogical circles would be
termed a most interesting and instruct
i've "chal., talk" After roughly draw
ing the man of the State in outline upon
the blackboard he slSetcned in the historic
Cape Fear, the old settlement of Cross
Creek, the small creek which passed in
front of the preserves of one widow
Moore, and thus named "Moore's Creek, =
New Bern, Wilmington, and other points
closely bearing upon the subject. By the
use of different colored chalk, the plan of
British. Tory and Patriot in that early
struggle, was clearly demonstrated. Mr..
Noble appealed both to the ear and to
the eye, and no child seeing the sketch
could possibly confuse the historic facts
of the battle. The intended course of
Clinton from New York and Parker and
Cornwall from across the sea. was indi-
Gated by red arorw lines. The Tories from
Cross Creek, who proposed combining
they should land in Wilmington were like
wise represented by red arrow lines, while
he represented with yellow lines the pro-
posed line of march of the Patriots Moore.
Ellington and Caswell In this way the
movement of each body of men was pre-
scented so clearly to the mind that collision
was rendered impossible.
The lecture was one of the most enter
tanning and helpful that the teachers have
been privileged to enjoy: 1t was so in
terspersed with Prof Mobiles own mimi
table humor so that despite the unusually
warm weather and the approach of the
dinner hour. his audience gave him their
Tapt attention.
Mrs. f. c. Blair will lecture on Temper
ance in Pullen auditorium wednesday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Wednesday evening at $50 p. M, Mr.
Collier Cobb, of the State University, win
give an illustrated lecture. His subject
will be 1.-The Sand Reefs of North Caro-
lima"
Wednesday evening at $3.50 p. m, there
will be a reception in Pullen auditorium
given by the faculty to the students of
the Summer School and to the faculty and
students of the Music School.
Saturday afternoon last, the Misses
RoystcF entertained the teachers from
More county who are attending the Sum
mer School. Each guest was presented
with a fan upon which Shapespearian rid
dies We're inscribed. The prize, a copy OF
1.-The Merchant of Venice" was won by
Miss Rosina Dowell. of Carthake Moore
county sent eight representatives to the
Summer School Two were compelled to
return home before the close of the ses
sion. but the other six declare their in
tention of remaining until the last gun
fires.
The people of Raleigh are most cordial
ly invited to attend the exhibition given
by the Manual Training Glasses of Miss
Graham and Mr.. Bragg. The work in
Raphia and Sloyd done by the students
during the Summer School will be dis
played in the Mechanical Building this
morning from o'clock throughout the
entire day A visit to this department
will more than repay for itself
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