The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-30
TO-DAY'S THE LAST
Summer Schools Closing
Exercises Tomorrow.
Mrs. J. c. BARS Lecture Yeserda, ---Prof. Col
Iier Cobb Last Nigh" hidsummer
Nights Dream"

Today is the last day that regular
classes will be held at the Summer School
Tomorrow morning the students will
meet the faculty in Pullen hall where, af-
ter addresses by men 5ers of the faculty,
the closing exercises will be held
Yesterday Mrs. l. C. Blair, of this city,
gave an address upon Scientific Temper
ance Instruction. After dwelling on the
disastrous effects of nicotine and alcohol
upon the human system, morally, mentally
and physically, she made an earnest ap-
peal to the teachers to mstil the prln-
ciples of temperance into the minds of the
children committed to their care. In many
of the cities of our land, the habit OF
cigarette smoking has become so preva-
lent and SO marked in its ill-effect upon
young boys that in certain schools it has
been deemed necessary for the good of
the majority OF pupils, to remove from
their midst all boys who have grown ad
dicted to this pernlcious habit.
y Mrs Blair earnestly requested all teach
ers present to give her their'most energetic
support and cooperation in this matter.
Last night Prof. Collier Cobb, of the
University, delivered charming illustra-
ted lecture on The Sand Reefs OF North
Carolina
Those who have had the pleasure of
hearing Professor Cobb lecture before,
unite in agreeing that his lecture of last
evening was one of the most charming he
has ever delivered.
The faculty reception held last night in
Pullen hall was delightful occasion. The
members of the school and the invited
guests were received by the faculty, stanc-
ing in line, and after a cordial exchange
OF greetings, refreshments were daintily
served by a chosen number of young ladies
of the school.
One of the wisest women at the Sum-
mer School, woman acquainted with con-
citions in our mountain sections, is filled
with enthusiasm over the prospect of bet
tering agriculture in our State.
She says the hope of improving the farm
lies in the public school. Therefore she
has concluded to get the people interested
in this idea. She proposes to call her farm
er neighbors together and see whether
she cannot induce them to study methods
for bettering the work on North Carolina
farms. Great would be the result if such
clubs could be formed all over the State.
We quote the following from the Daily
Summer School. 1t might be termed, "a
Midsummer Nights Dream:
Saturday night as one of three hun
dred editors of this colossal paper tossed
in the heat, a phantom, long, lean, grisly,
appearcd. It's face was distorted with
supernal agony. its muscles contracted
with death-produclng pain. I am it
sroke in soul-harrowing tones, "a defunc,
summer schoolite. l am sentenced to tor
ment because l sirned a great sin. l can
not keep all the lectures 1 have heard
straight in my head. In my added
thoughts the Pope is one of the Southern
orators. and is lecturing on why We
Sbouh Not Leave North Carolina. An
drew Jackson in elucidating School Hy-
giene is quoting from Timrod to show
How science advances culture Pictures
of Good Roads by Governor Eden's house
are bv Similarity of Conditions in Eng
land and North Carolina mixed with the
Conformation of the Dairy and Beef
ives Of Cattle Modern Educational
probloms in North Carolina in vocal
colo on haskatry in Nature Study accord
mo 10 the continental system of pro-
nouncing Latin in kindergarten methods
of matbematical section of the class in
aer;cnIture on theme writing u French
and German.
GAS these words, shrieted in the bitter
ness of an expiring hysterla of conglom-
Grated and loosely concatenated ideas,
suote the EDITORS awed-lnto-silence ears
be fell ont of his parching bed, and 10! it
was a truthful dream.