The news & observer., 1905-08-13

Robinson was the father of Judge w
S. OBJ. Robinson, and devoted his
whole life to teaching. He was an
ardent Catholic and was a man of no.
BILE and generous impulses. William
Robinson, in connection with teaching,
was an editor of papers in Goldsboro
and at the beginning of the war was
editor of a paper in Raleigh, the State
Journal. He was a chaste elegant
writer and at that time one of the
best educated and most cultured edi-
tors in the State. He married a
daughter of Col. Jones Davis, of Lee
Goldsboro.
Among the earliest teachers in my
fathers family was a Miss Betsy
Campbell, of Duplm county. AS l
was one of the younger children !
never knew her, but | have heard the
older people speak of her in the high
est terms. She was resolute woman
and was q fine disciplnarian and could
manage the largest boys. She had
great Will power and was born to rule.
Among the best teachers who taught
me was Miss Emily Webb, of New
Bern. She was a tall, large woman,
and was one of the best teachers for
small children / ever saw. Being a
woman of a commanding appearance
she could rule the children without
any trouble. She went TO Goldsboro
to teach and married Dr. w. b. Moore
and one of her daughters married
Professor ClaXton, who. at one time
was at the Normal College at Green's
boro.
George S. Lovejoy a son of j. NJ.
Lovejoy, who had a school for years
in Raleigh, came TO my father as
teacher when l was a boy He put
me to studying Latin and in three
months / was master of the Latin
grammar He had been taught by his
father, one of the finest teachers we
ever had in the State He was then
a boy himself He went to West
Point after leaving our school and
graduated there about the beginning
of the war. He was appointed Lieu
tenant Colonel and died early in the
war. In June, 1861, | was walking
along Fayetteville street and | saw
man on horse back and / thought |
had seen him before. / noticed that
he looked at me as if he knew me. We
passed each other. / turned and look
ed at him again and he had turned
in his saddle to look at me. | spoke
to him and he recognized me. / never
saw him again. After his death his
father came TO my fathers house and
we were standing in the yard, and the
old man asked me what room his son
George occupied in the house when he
was teaching there | pointed out the
room to him. He gaZed intently at ii
and never said a word and the tears
streamed down his cheeks. His spirit
seemed to be utterly crushed and his
heart broken. 1t was painful TO be-
hold him in his agony. | wept myself
| am glad | can shed tears at human
suffering. great teacher was spoil
ed when George S. Lovejoy became
soldier
John G. Pitchford succeeded Love-
joy and taught four years. l was pre-
pared for college by him. He was
born in Warren County. graduated at
Wake Forest in 1855. In 1853 he
went to Mississippi and made a for
tune teaching. His father was DIR. T.
j. Pitchford. for number of years
Senator from Warren county. He had
three brothers. Robert Thomas and
James. who taught in Lenoir county.
Col. w. S. Stallings taught about
five miles east of LAGRANGE. He was
raised in Franklin county He yolun-
teered at the beginning of the war in
the Second Regiment. was Lieutenant