The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-20
BRING GREENSBORO FEMALE COL.
LEGE TO RALEIGH.

Raleigh is steadily growing as the edu-
cational centre of North Carolina. 1t SIS
destined to be the chief seat for the es-
adjustment of colleges for the education
of women in this State 1t is ideally
located and possesses advantages which
are unequalled in any other city of the
commonwealth. There are few men and
women in any section, who have sons or
daughters to : be educated, who do not
have occasion to visit the capital once a
year or .oftener. They much prefer to
have their daughters educated at Raj
eigh, both because of the advantages af-
forded by the capital city and because
they can now and then<visit them with
out making special trip to do so.
The proper city for the location OF the
great Methodist @Woman's College. burn
morning is the capital of the State. OF
course Greensboro would like to retain
it, but those who will give careful con-
sideration to all the conditions will come
to the conclusion that Raleigh is the
place where it should be rebuilt. There
is not room to doubt that if Raleigh is
chosen, the college will have three times
as many boarding pupils within three years
as it has had any year in its entire exist
ence The history of the Baptist Female
University shows what the Methodists
IS, in, Pol 10
: had located their new college for women
( in any other city in the State than Raleigh
it would not today have over an hundred
boarding pupils It's wonderful success is
to be attributed largely to its location
like a city set upon hill. Every day the
public has heard of its advantages, OF It's
work, of it's needs, and that is largely
why it has tiourished. The Methodists IN
North Carolina are almost as numerous
as the Baptists. They have much wealth.
They have many daughters to educate.
Thev have several excellent and useful
institutions, but they need to transfer
their chief college for women to the cap
ital Of the State, where it will have the
same appeal to the church that the Epis-
copalians Rave in st. Mary's; the Pres
byterians in Peace; and the Baptists in
the University.
1t is only a few months since the an
nouncement that the doors of Greensboro
Female College would be closed. Most
people accepted the announcement as
final and not to be prevented. In
that nothing could be done to revive the
ancient and honored institution. The first
rallying call to reopen it's doors came
from Raleigh. This paper showed how it
could be done and day after day lent its
every effort to help chose good women
who were organizing to save their alma
mater. The first official declaration, pro-
testing against the calamity of closing
the doors of the college, came from the
Raleigh District Conference Raleigh
Methodists spoke out first and with en-
phasis. The Alumnae Association felt the
inspiration of enthusiastic support in the
States capital and in its chief newspaper
and in its pastors. The college was saved
by the heroic efforts of band of noble
women, aided by good men, who received
the first spoken help from the States elo-
quent educational Governor.
Years ago Methodists wished that
Raleigh had been chosen as the location
but the plant at Greensboro was too val
liable to move. Within a short time at
ter the re-opening, the commodious col
lege building is burned to the ground, and
the young women have gone to their
homes. The time is now opportune to
make a change-a wise change-in the
location of this chief institution of that
great church for the education of women.
Raleigh is the best location. If there had
been no fire III Greensboro, the college
would have prospered,s but-men and
brethren-past experience has shown that
it has not grown as it should i'll its pres
ent location. No need to discuss the rea-
sons The need is to discuss the best
place for the rebuilding. The sentiment
of the wisest men in North Carolina will
be that Raleigh-the educational centre
OF the State-is the place. Rebuild at
Greensboro, and it will do we'll Rebuild
at Raleigh, and within three years its halls
will be crowded. Raleigh will give it
warm welcome, parents will send their
sdaiphtprs nv the score In tho State cam