The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-26

amount of money that might be made
in this line.
Mr.. VIM. Kerr.
Mr. William Kerr was the next
speaker Our Agricultural Opportunity
was his subject What he wanted to
see was attention to scientific farming
on the part of our planters, the prom
er rotation of crops instead of biindl2
growing one staple crop like cotton.
He gave figures to show the enormous
quantity of farm products shipped into
Raleigh every year, and calculated
from that how much was imported
into the whole State. He pointed out
the terrible waste going in North Car
Dina. Look at the apples shipped
into our State, and yet western North
Carolina produces the best apples in
the world. Mr.. Kerr made a strong
plea for the teaching Of agriculture in
our schools.
Mr. Geo. I'll. Hodges.
The Social Effect of Power Trans
mission was the subject of Mr.. George
Fl. Hodges speech. The natural pow
er from streams amounted in total.
said he, to ten billion horse power. The
longest transmission of power was in
the far west San Francisco got pow
er from the American river, two hun
dred miles away; Niagara Falls now
furnishes 215,000 horse power. Anoth-
er great source of power for trans
mission, besides electricity. is COM
pressed air. The electric car was one
of the greatest benefits derived from
this transmission of power, this doing
away with the crowding together OF
the workers in mills, etc. They can
live far off from their work, in little
I,,,,
ages life in small towns instead of
in the great cities. Vice can be more
easily eliminated in these small towns.
1t seems that the working mans world
is to be reconstructed by this trans
mission of power.
Mr.. Il. p. Bailey
Mr.. Edward p Bailey was the last
speaker. His subject was Democracy
and Education. He dweit with some
humor upon the Individual tastes and
peculiarities that were seen in this
republic of ours in architecture dress
of woman, laws, etc. What was the
counterpoise to all this liberty? IT was
public opinion, the great regulator of
the world. Hence the great and press
ing need of education to train public
opinion in a democracy. He showed
the vast amounts that had been ex-
pended in kingdoms upon education.
How much greater than the need of it
in democracy! Five ighths of the
distinguished men of this country were
furnished by the college bred men,
who only number a little over one
million out of over forty millions of
people over twenty-one years of age.
Here in North Carolina the educa-
ted leaders want better roads, better
transportation facilities. How can we
get capital enough to carry out ali
these plans? By educating the peopJ
SO that they can earn more ana 50
produce more wealth. The true wealth
of State lies in its people.
Prizes Awarded.
Then came more music from the band,
and President Winston announced that
to stimulate the study of history. a
prize, called the Archibald ID. Murphy
medal was given by his grandson,
Judge A. NJ. Aiken, of Danville, Va,
for the best essay on the Life and
Work of Archibald ID. Murphy. No
commencement would be complete
without some mention of Archibald D.
Murphy. who established the public
school system in North Carolina TWEEN
ty years before Horace Mann in Massa-
chusetts. The winner of this prize was
Mr.. E. C. Bagwell.
The prize of SO offered by the
Board of Agriculture for the student
earning the largest amount by work
during the year was awarded to MIR.
Is. M. Clement who earned $50. The
second prize went to Mr.. a. c. Jones,
who made $35.
The two prizes in Biological work
were Won first by Mr.. James o. Nor
gan, with paper on Fungus Diseases
of Plants in West Raleigh. and second
by Mr.. William Kerr, with a paper on
Recent Studies in Distinction.
Besides these, other friends of the
college had given prizes as follows
CaralefSh Phosphate and Fertilizer
company, a ton of Commercial fertili-
ger. for the best essay on the Use of
Commercial fertilizer, won by Mr. A.
L. Paschal.
The Vermont Farm Machine COM
pany a Davis swing churn for the
best essay on making, won by
Mr.. a, C. Wharton.
d. H. Burrell & Co., a Babcock milk
tester. for the best essay on Milk
Testing won by Mr.. ]. A. Squiers.
The Cornell Incubator company, an
| incubator, for the best essay on Poul-
Try Culture, won by Mr.. w. r. Nc
| Girt
The Macmillan Publishing compdnv
set of rural science books, for the
pest essay on Teaching Agriculture in
rural Schools, won by Mr.. w. W
! Finley.
Prof. Charles W. Burlxett, gold
medal for the best Grafton ON an agri-
cultural subject, won by Mr.. w. w
Finley.
Inc zenner Disinfectant company a
sliVer medal for the greatest efficiency
IN judging stock won by Mr.. j. c.
The State Agricultural Society, a
cdsn prize Tor the student doing the
best work in Judging stock of The
State Fair, won by Mr.. VIM Kerr.
HonoPs.
DIR. Winston then announced the
Honors in Scholarship for the variou.