The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-17

round. There are still 521 school dis
trictS i'm the state without a school
house and many more with houses
worth as little as SIS.
Brond ,nd Patriotic
| In concluding his address Chairman
Joyuer gave a condensed but tuil re,
port OF the machinery and the means
| Of its employment in the educational
campaign work, saying IN part:
- In appreciation OF the
! heroic struggle that the people of the
! South were making for the education
of their children. in recognition of the
| oneness of our united country. Ger
! tain men at the North, actuated by q
| broad catholic spirit of patriotism, as
! we have every reason to believe, de,
| sired the privilege Of having small
| part at least i'm this great work
work that ought to appeal to the heart
of every good citizen of common
| country whose common destiny,
whose common progress whose COM
mon safety, whose common danger,
are involved in and inseparable from
| those of every part and every section
of the common land,
After conference With Southern
men occupying positions OF leadership
| in the educational work of the South.
they were advised that a fund for car
ryng ON a campaign for education
among the great masses of the people
in the Southern states would perhaps
be the most serviccabie purpose to
which any money that they wished to
contribute could be put. With what
seems to be a splendid magnanimity
this fund was raised and has been
placed at the disposal of several South
ern States for meeting the necessary
expenses of carrying on campaign
/ TOR public education
Speaking for North Carolina. | de-
sire to say that the campaign, car
ricd on through the use of the part OF
this fund set apart to North Carolina.
has been absolutely under the dircc-
tion of a committee elected by Il con-
ference of leading educators represent
ing every phase Of educational work
in North Carolina, and this commit
tee consists of the superintendent OF
Public Instruction as chairman of
Hon. Charles II. Aycock, governor or
North Carolina at the time of his APP
pointmcnt; and of Or. Charles ID. Me-
Iver, president of the State Normal
and Industrial College, and chairman
of the Campaign Committee of the
Southern Educational Board. all three
Southern men, native North Carolin-
ians. who claim to be. / presume, as
true to Southern traditions and as SEN
sitive to Southern rights and ques-
tions affecting civilization and society
In the South and in North Carolina as
any other~thrce men anywhere I'm the
borders Of the state The campaign
has been planned and carried on by
this committee absolutely without con-
dition, interference or suggestion in
any shape. form or fashion from any
Of the contributors TO the campaign
fund or from any man or set Of men
North of Mason and Dixon's line. In
other words. the funds have been pro
vided and placed al our disposal to be
used in our own way to aid our own
people in working out their own cdu~
cational problem i'm their own way.
WC have heretofore received without
question contributions OF Northern
money for carrying on Southern po-
/ itIcdt campaigns. contributions ol
Northern money for cndow1g south.
crn institutions Of learning, contribu-
tions Of Northern money for home
and foreign missions, contributions Of
Northern capital for the establishment
Of mills and banks and our general In
dustrial development: I cannot under
stand, therefore. how any reasonable
man. whom he knows the facts as TO
the spirit In which the funds were con
tributed and the manner I'm which they
have been used can urge any reason
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self respect or pride IN allowing phi
lanthropic men at the North most Of
whom arc Southern hy birth. 10 con-
tribute funds for carrying on cam
paign for our educational develop
ment absolutely under tho control and
the direction Of our own people"
The Wo--cn's Work
After Prof JoynerB speech. Mra.
Hollowcil. president of the Womcna
Association for the Bettermcnt oi
School Houses and Grounds. made an
entertaining and Instructive addTege
as 20 the work Of that order. showing
many encouraging instances Of :he in
tercet end the help patrons of schools
IN ali parts Of the country had taken
/ In improving the conditions existing
before this organization went into the
work She Was followed by Congresg-
man Robert Page who made an in
llspiring short talk 10 the teachers. he be-
ing followed by state Auditor Dixou
and others.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon there was
q general educational conference. ~
which many short talks were made By
prominent workers, the reports from
the many county supeTiBtende8ts pres
cut being almost without exception en-
coUTagiuZ. Al night tho session c@Te
10 an end. the principal speakers beins
Or Charles y. McIver president ~
The state Normal and industrial Col
Ie9e. who made one ~ his characterig-
/ tically strong an delOgUeDt addresHe1.
aud Governor Glenn. who spoke with
bis usual eioqucnce and contagious en-
thusiasm.
OF one thing in connection with this
notable meeting II the assembly there
has been no doubt expressed. That ls
lhe efficiency. energy. ability and de-
votiou which retiring Secretary y. ~.
Carmichael mas shown.
Governor Glenn Speaks
Governor Glenn set the meeting
aGre with his ferv5d elogaeuce and
enthusiastic enlarge emeut Couuaeliug
the teachers and professional e5uca-
ting officials ~ prudence ~ well as
v5gor 10 the prosecution II advanced
ideas. ne spoke Of Intellectual efforts
he had made for enactment of iaWm
paomotive of immigration and other
industrial reforms.
Thee proving futile for the pres
eut the crly tBsaz left Tor him aside
from tins promotion II the general
welfare along traditional 1Bnes laid
d0wn 70 Ftne chief executive meFe tO
give his energies and support ~ as