The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-02
Spirit of the Press.
IF STATE AID KILLS ONE METHODIST
COLLEGE, WHY IS IT STIMULAT-
NC TO FIVE PRESBY-
TERRAIN INSTITUTIONS?

Presbyterian Standard
We really thought that our friend, The
editor of the Biblical Recorder, had be-
come converted from the former error oil
his way. But the closing OF the Greens
boro Female College was too much for
his newspaper instincts and he breaks out
again after this fashion:
Greensboro Female College, the
Methodist educational institution Of
the State for women, has fallen. 1t
has failed after nearly sixty years OF
usefulness.
'The State of North Carolina struck
it down. The newspapers say that the
College failed for want of students.
It's debt amounts to 5000 They
know that the direct cause of the clos
ing of the Colleges doors is the States
Normal and Industrial College.
''The State College rises. The Chris
tan College falls. And Christian peo-
pie go indifferently on!
The Greensboro College was well
managed. Men and women worked
hard for it. But leading Methodists
faltered One of their edtors-now
fortunately retired-took to himself
policy; we trust he is happy and proud
this morning-other leading public
men, Methodists, editors and politi-
clans, were proud to stand up in
North Carolina and claim to be too
broad to protest against the States
policy; others fought John G. Kilgo,
the one man amongst them who stood
boldly for Christian education, and the
man that has saved them, as il he were
a criminal. We congratulate them to-
day upon their broadness. Methodista
might have saved Greensboro Female
College. But now it is too late. They
are chargeable with its death. But
they cannot bring life back again.
Christian education for their women
is dream of the past The daily pa
per that calls upon them to build again
knows too well that it does not mean
what it says. In light of this failure,
it would be unworthy OF ignorant chill
dren. no, they have surrendered the
education of their women to the State.
1.-The warning is ominous. AS went
Greensboro Female College so shall the
other Christian Colleges go, unless
halt is called upon the State. For the
present, Wake Forest, Baptist Female
University and Chowan may stand;
but let the State go on In its mad
career. and nothing can save them.
The Greensboro College was worth
s125. 900; and $4,000 has been expend-
ed in improvements. 1t was strong.
It did not die of weakness"
Now. OF course. the theory that the
State of North Carolina struck down TIE
one Methodist College at Greensboro, il
bosh, balderdash, buncombe and Other
words to that effect The State Normal
increased competition, bul
competition ought to have been a stimu
lus instead of demolition. Since the start
ing of the State Normal the Baptist State
University has been built and is in fiou1
ishing condition. And the Presbyterian
church has rehabilitated Peace Institute
and Statesville Female College and has
built I'D the colleges at Charlotte and Rec
Springs to an excellent degree of equip
ment and of attendance, and has planted
good school at Kenansville The theor,
that a State Institution is fatal to Z
Methodist college and stimulating to fiv'
Presbyterian colleges is unavoidable.
Seriously, the Biblical Recorder is put
ting itself against both civilization ant
common sense in that sort OF talk. VII,
should $4,000 Baptists and 10000 Meth
odists be afraid of State competition while
IS 900 Presbyterians support their own in
sritutions with increasing success eacl
year and welcome all the aid that thu
State can give to the cause of education.
p. S-If the editor of the Biblical Re
corder and the president of the Stat
Normal, each know what good fellow
the other is we should never hear anoth
er word about State aid and the educa
tional millennium would be due.
p S. again.-W should the Presby
terian church be able to keep five flour
ishing female colleges open in North Car