The news & observer., 1905-11-19
North Carolina Day Fri
day, Dec. 22nd.
HOPE IN THE FUTURE:
"The Conservation of at Least One Day
in the Year to the Public Considera-
ton Of the History OF the State in
the Public Schools is a
Beautiful Idea"

The program of exercises for North
Carolina Day." Friday, December %,
was issued yesterday in Il pamphlet
by the State Department of Public
Instruction. The material for the pam
phlet was carefully prepared by Mr..
r. D. w. Connor, and the pamphlet
is a valuable contribution to the liter
ature of North Carolina.
This pamphlet presents the story
of the principal historic events con-
nected with the Upper Cape Fear Sec
ton, or the Scotch Highlander Settle
ments, in North Carolina. 1t will be
made the basis for the study of North
Carolina history by all the pupils in
the schools who are sufficiently ad-
vanced to understand the subject The
work will be begun sometime before
North Carolina Day, and continued,
article by article until the subject is
mastered.
Teachers are urged to make
special effort to secure a large at
tendance of the people of the district,
and to avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to interest parents and patrons
in the school. The occasion can be
used by the teacher to secure the
hearty cooperation of the committee
men, the women of the district, and
all other public-spirited citizens. The
day will be made North Carolina Day
in truth. for grown people as well as
for children.
These pamphlets issued from year
to year for the celebration of North
Carolina Day will contain much val
liable and interesting information
about the State and her people. They
must be preserved as the property of
the school and filed in the school lib
rary, where they will be accessible to
teachers from year to year for the
teaching of North Carolina history.
One Date Fixed.
In his preface to Mr.. Connor's
pamphlet, superintendent Joyner says:
LAS many of the public schools are
not in session as early as October 18th,
have taken the liberty allowed un-
der the law of fixing the date of North
Carolina Day this year and hereafter
on the last Friday before Christmas
1t is earnestly desired that all the
public schools of the State shall en-
gage in this celebration on the same
day. This pamphlet has been pre-
pared and sent out to aid busy teach
ers in the proper celebration of the
day and to leave no excuse for fail
ing to celebrate it,
THE conservation of at least one
udy III JIl0 year " the pdDlIC
Grafton of the history of the State in
the public schools, as directed by the
act of the General Assembly printed
on the preceding page. is beautiful
idea. 1t is the duty of every public
school teacher to obey the letter of
this law 1t will, | know, be the pleas
ure of every patriotic teacher to obey
the spirit of it by using the oppor-
tunity of North Carolina Day to in.
spire the children with a new pride
in their State. a new enthusiasm for
the study of her history, and a new
love of her and her people.
''Following the chronological order
of the States history, the subjects of
the North Carolina Day programs have
been as follows: In 1901, The First
Settlement in America;
in 1902. The Albemarle Section; in
1903. The Lower Cape Fear Section;
in 1904, The Pamlico Section: in 1905,
The Upper Cape Fear Section. In
succeeding years the history of other
sections of the State will be studied
somewhat in the order of their settle
ment and development. until the entire
period of the States history shall have
been covered. 1t is hoped ultimately
to stimulate a study or local and coun-
ty history.
Object of North Carolina Day.
v1rnoror bavo haan