The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-24

", jenkins $50. The chairman Of the
committee was directed to obtain 4 char
ter. z. r. Cray. Esq. wrote the char
ter. \ most LIBERAL enc. The names in
the charter are Rcys. J. \. Cole, e. G
Glenn. McsSIS. jos. c.. Brown, j.. s.
Nynlo. f. J. Parrish. L. r.. Bynum. +.
T.. Gray. Il. c. Wall, ". r. Springer.
mai Vaughan. l.. l.. Smith. Judge n.
K. Allen. Hon. Fred 4. WooGard and }.
v. Jenkins. No one was IL the field II
1853. But the subject was .agitatcd. and
tnIra District Conferences were visited
ana The subject presented in ten minutes
talks. The books We're opened and con-
;r.butions came in. Some few one hun
arcd dollar checks were received. During
the war Nj 4. F. Page proposed TO give
IL Sc. 100. So there was no further doubt
IS TO the success Of the undertaking.
This donation he changed before his
death TO that, or an option on one half
interest IN the Academy of Music during
Mrs, Pages life tim and all of it At Ter
demise. We accepted the Academy OF
Music. which we disposed OF on favorable
conditions after having purchased Mrs.
Pages lie Interest think the whole
hcqueSt Melted US SO, 600, $12.0 900 OF which
az at interest at FIVE per cent.
The site, sc $40 acres was purchased
from Mrs. Devereux at sf.Q50. The COM
mittce appointed by tho Chamber Of Com
mcIce Of Raleigh, to whom we are in
dcted more than we can ever express, re-
ported subscriptions TO the amount Of
$3.50. How much Of that has been paid,
I do not know. The city was TO give Us
the site. Three acres. more or less. was
sold for 5000 10 help make up the deficit.
The remainder was paid cut OF the or
phanagG funds.
~ To ~o-,;c0 80 tto CCpfnpoo~n IN Oa-
cember, 1899 j. w. jenkins was appointed
agent for the work. In 1900 the first
cottage, a brick building, two stories high,
@6T6i feet, vaa erected at 4 cost Of Si.-
go.
The Board of Trustees met AZ It's coEn-
pletion and appointed the following
Thanksgiving day, November %, for the
formal opening of the institution.
The agent was directed to move INTO
the building and to direct It's affairs. On
the appointed day, Bishop H. G. Morrison
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, South.
conducted the religious services
The full organization was effected at the
conference in New Bern III December,
1901.
J. ". jenkins was made superintendent
md Miss Matte V. Atwater, matron. The
main building had been planned during
the year on a much larger scale than at
1rl, was contemplated.
n an agent was asked for to sielp INC
superintendent to raise the money Tor It's
ERECTION.
The Rev. ]. B. Hurley was given us,
and worked in that field ably and cfh'
GENTLY for two and a quarter years.
The children were sent to the city
schools until last spring. Then Lucy NJ
heek~, Of Warren county. was nut at the
head OF our school. Ii Is REQUIRED by our
1y-laWs, that the superintendent and tins
1oatron see to it. that The children ave
q plenty OF good nourishing food, have
NICE comfortable bedding. and sufficiently
good, neat clothing. That they attenc
church once on Sunday. attend Sunday
school and are taught the Holy Scrip
fulcs. That they shall be trained to hap-
's Of Industry. and taught the rudlnen''
Of an English cducation-i. g. train the
aand. tie head, the heart. The girls dc
>~fything about the house. The BOYS any
'il0g about the premises. We have ID
7erFant here. \ wholesome discipline Il
exercised. II Is for needy orphans IRON
FIX 70 fourteen years of age. The boy'
.eaTe at sixteen and the girls at seven
ten years OF age.
Nc do not put any children cut II
ONES. We do not propose to tram ser
'a-.1, but to make men and women on
~ these boys end girls. Blt We keep {
+s1 OF these who want a boy or girl. an{
"'en there - one who wants a home, w
put them in communication some goo
or rs been done here il that way
'1F ~ehil5ren are bright and there - no
o-z mere who canno. be u man or q Wo
nHn that vii honor our race. They ar
Di0E We'll. Their IMPROVEMENT Is MARI
N Fn1 highly gratifying.
nc expense Of keeping them is abou