The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-03
THE TEACHERS
WARM WELCOME
The State, City and College
All Express 1t.
A MEMORABLE EVENING
Speeches BY Or. B.F. Dixon, Mr.. A. B. An
drews, Jr., Sup'. W. G. cltmsnis and Pres.
Geo. T. Winston --Music by Mrs.
Brown and Prof. Brochmln,
Brown and Pro-. Brochm IN,

For the first time in its life the audi
torium of the Pullen Memorial Buildinl
at the A. and NJ. College was aglow witt
light and life last night.
1t was the formal opening of the Raj
eigh Summer School fir Teachers, and the
people of the city had turned out in
large force to welcome the visiting teach
ers to the capital city and to the A. and
M. College.
Building that is to be the auditorium
when fully completed was well filled last
night with an appreciative audience OF
teachers and their friends, to hear ex-
pressed in living words the warm wei.
come that all the city felt.
The speeches were made by DR.. B. F
Dixon, the State Auditor; Mr.. A. B. An
drews, Jr., Superintendent w. G. Glenn
ents, of the Wake County Schools; and
President Geo. T. Winston, and they all
breathed the spirit of beauty, welcome
and triumph in the consummation of one
of the hopes of our great archaeological
college.
Besides the speakers there were noticed
on the platform Ri. Rev. Joseph Blunt
Cheshire, Bishop of the Diocese; Rev. L
Mex. Pittenger, rector OF the Church OF
the Good Shepherd; Mr.. Wade R. Brown
who will conduct the School of Music;
and Prof Brockman, of Greensboro.
There had been an informal opening
III the afternoon, when the faculty out
lined the course of study and gave out
any information that might be necessary,
but last night was the real opening. Work
Will begin in earnest this morning at $40.
The following will be the daily order
and visitors are welcome at all times:
Opening exercises, $40 to 900.
kindergarten and practice.
School, 9:45 to 11:15.
N. C. History Lectures, 12:45 to / 80.
Evening Lectures, $50.
More than three hundred teachers are
expected to be in attendance during the
month.
First last night DR.. B. F. Dixon, the
State Auditor, welcomed the teachers. on
behalf of the State. His brief speech was
witty. and he captured his audience with
his accustomed beauty OF diction and elo
quence.
After DIR. Dixon. came Mr. A. b. An
drews, Jr., who spoke the words of well
come to the city. representing the mayor
He was brief and to the point, making
the visitors feel at home in our beautiful
capital city.
Then came a lovely diversion. Mrs
Wade r. Brown rendered delightful
vocal solo, accompanied by Miss Mac
Arthur on the piano. This was loudly ap-
plauded.
After that Prof. Brockman, of Greens
boro. gave a splendid violin solo that was
heartily appreciated.
President Winston announced that or
Friday night Prof C. Alphonzo Smith, Of
the Chair of English. at the University.
would lecture to the school, and a rare
treat was promised.
Dr. Winston also stated that there would
be meetings held of the ladies attending
the Summer School, with the object OF
aiding the work of the Woman's Asscia-
tin for the BettermenI of Rural School
Houses.
Rev. w. G. Clements was next intro
duced by DR.. Winston, and spoke on the
Rural School Teachers of Wake county
He said this was a reunion Of. Wake coun
ty teachers, with lot of their friends In
vited also. He recalled the meeting 9
year ago in the Centennial Graded School
and spoke beautifully of the removal tc
the school above of their leader on that
occasion, Prof c. c.. Crittenden. of Wake
Forest.
He entertained the audience with {
very amusing description of the old-time
rural school.
Then President Geo. T. Winston wei
coined the teachers to the A. and NJ Col.
| lege, and spoke of the great power:
welded by the great colleges of all lands
Next to the home. with its influence upoI
character, and next to the church. come.
the college of the land. The great institu
| ton is creator of life and power, and
distributes power throughout the com
munity.
Coming to the great industrial question
he spoke of what a power for gooo {
great industrial institution could be /
only its power were directed to that end
He knew of one cotton mill men wht
was really conducting a college as wei
as a great institution for the production
of wealth He would not employ an!
operative who would not learn to read ane
write, who would allow their children t
work to support them. who used liquor
| or whose character was not good. II
every way he tried to make his employee
better men and women.
At the close of his speech DR.. Winston
asked for the long metre doxology iron
the entire audience. and it was sung will
| fine effect.
Bishop Cheshire pronounced the bene
| diction, and the splendid evening was over
DR.. Skinner Very Ill.