The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-03
EDUCATION IN DARE
Eloquent Addresses by
Aycock and Joyner.
The People Enthused and FIocking to
the Speakings in Boats---Banquet
.s ss and Fishing Trip For Leaders
of Educational Campaign.
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| especial News anu oDScINcI'I
| Manteo, N. c., Aug. To-day
marks the conclusion of the series OF
educational rallies in Dare county held
during this week Governor Aycock
and State Superintendent of Public In
s,ruction Joyner arrived at Roanoke
Island Monday night. 1t having been
arranged to separate forces SO as to
| hold q rally in every section Of the
county, the Governor. accompanied by
members Of the County Board of Edu-
cation and a large party of citizens and
guests, left for Cape Hatteras Tues
| day morning on the swift and COM
modious gasolene launch Edna Mae.
| Superintendent Joyner, accompanied
| by the county superintendent ana
other guests, took the launch "Roa-
noke," and after stopping on the way
for the Mann's Harbor Cornet Band,
went to East Lake. The two parties
| Were then eighty-five miles apart and
in opposite portions of the county
On Wednesday at II a. M, Governor
| Aycock spoke to a large and appre-
ciative audience Of people from all
iparts of 1.-The Banks" 1t is useless to
undertake to describe the speech or it's
effect. 1t is sufficient to say that the
speaker was sat himself and appear
ed to be feeling we'll. from which the
reader will readily infer that the ad-
dress was a gem of eloquence and
thought.
Leaving Cape Hatteras, after the adj
dress of the Governor, the party next
stopped at Dodanthe, where the Gov
ernor again at p. m. electrified his
audience with an educational address
of such power as perhaps most of the
Individuals present had never before
heard. After spending the night at
| the United States Life Saving Station
| at Rodanthe, the party left next morn
| ing for Stumpy Point. Here it SEEM
| ed the entire population of that por-
| ton of the county We're assem- pled.
Land if possible, -ne great educational
leader surpassed himself. At the con-
| clusion of the address here, and after
partaking of bountiful dinner, the
party left for Manteo, where they ar
rived about p. m
| At East Lake the rally was held in
connection with the annual Sunday
school picnic, and superintendent JOY
ner was greeted by a large crowd from
| that section of the county and many
visitors from other points in this and
| adjoining counties His speech was a
masterpiece and made a profound i'm
preston on all who heard it. The la
| dies Of the community had provided
dinner on the ground. Before the
=
dinner it began to rain, but taking re-
| fuge in the church and school house
linear by until after the rain the crowd
lsoon assembled and heard the able
| address of Mr.. Joyner with the highest
appreciation. There was some delay
I in getting from the grounds to the
| landing by reason of inclement wealth
| cr being overcome the launch sailed
for the next rallying point at Mann's
Harbor.
On Thursday morning at that place
Mr.. Joyner was again introduced to
an appreciatiye audience, which he en-
| tertained for an hour with another of
his matchess educational addresses,
ad after dinner left to join the Gov
ernors party at Manteo for the big
gest day of the week.
Notwithstanding the threatening as
pect of the weather this morning ere
the sun had risen far above the horiZ-
on, boats from the various surround
| ing districts ladened with men, wo-
men and children began to arrive. At
| 10 a. m. the band arrived and soon
sweet strains of music from the Acad->
emmy grounds filled the air. The eXer-
Cises began at IL a. M, with singing
by the choir, composed of pupils from
Manteo and Wanchese Academies.
This was followed by prayer by Rev
&c. r. Taylor, afer which Mr.. Joyner
was introduced to an audience that
taxed the capacity of the building to
its utmost capacity. At the conclus-
ion of his magnificent address, after
the large audience had been thrilled by
the inspiring strains of THE Old North
State" Hon. John II. Small, who had
arrived Thursday night was called
upon and responded with an educa-
tlonal address of power and influence.
An adjournment was then had for din
ner, and during the recess patriotic
airs were played by the band.
At p. m. Governor Aycocl was in
PRODUCED. His address, which occu-
pied about an hour and fifteen min
utes, was marvel of inspired elo-
quence. No more appreciative aud
fence was ever assembled and no
greater orator can be found in this or
any other State.
A banquet will be given to visiting
educators and local educational work
ers at the Tranquil House at s p. m.
Among the prominent visitors We're:
Hon. John II. Small, of Washington,
N. c.; Prof. J. r. Alderman, Superin-
tended of the Graded Schools of Hen
derson, n. c.; Prof. Harry Howell, Su-
perintendent of Graded Schools of
Washington, n. c., and Messrs. Alex
ander, Smith, Cohoon and Pordan, of
Elizabeth City, N. G.
This has been gerat week for Dare
county and great good has been ac-
complished. The people of this good
county cannot fail to appreciate the
great advantage of having addresses
from these great educational leaders
delivered throughout the county. New
inspiration has been given and new
enthusiasm awakened. No people ever
had an opportunity to hear more elo-
quent speakers or those more conse-
Grated to the great work before them,
and no speakers ever had more appre-
Ciative people to address or those ma
lures were more deeply stirred by
their eloquent words.
All honor to the greatest education
I'll administration the State has ever