The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-05-18
EDUCATIONAL AWAKENING.
Cooperative Efforts for the uplift of
North Carolina Educationally.
Special Correspondence nj the 6oLp LEAF

Special Correspondence nj the GoLp LEAF-
GREENSBORO, y. C., May Il, 1903.
In my regular work of editing news
every day on almost all subjects. an op
portGnity is afforded me of taking Il
birds-eye view of ofimportant events ,vouch-
safed to but few Concentrated informa-
ton gained in this way has working
value that may be styled strictly corn
mercial, or professional. since out of n
full storehouse Of garnered threads of
thought and accomplished deeds. there is
left IA residuum or afterglow, which makes
the web and woof of other things. even
local, common passing events. lfit were
not for a Providential ordering that the
mind could throw off the mass of details
OF worka-day matters. retaining this
residuum for growth and ripened wis
dom, there be but few editors. reporters.
teachers or lawyers, who would not he
insane from insomnia in six months OF
regular conscientious devotion to their
duties. 1t occurs to me to write for the
benefit OF my State, n series of letters.
giving III concrete shape some off-hand
epltome OF deeds done and doing towards
North Carolina : uplift That wonders
are beng worked i'll many fields of en-
deavor. everybody realizes. The partic-
ular things being done. few can recount.
In this initial letter. it strikes me that
some facts about education would be
most appropriate. In subsequent letters
| shall relate facts about manufacturers.
facts about general industrial progress;
iacts about moral progress, facts about
increase of electrical appliances. expert
wOrkmen, etc, etc.
Education by Cooperation.
The educational campaign that has
been carried on constantly and aggres-
sinely for the past few years has resulted
in much educational progress Friends
OF the movement for more liberal school
taxes have every reason to rejoice at the
result OF the recent elections held in vari-
Gus sections of the State So far as
have seen in the newspaper reports
Mooresville is the only place where the
special school tax was defeated During
the past few weeks the following nineteen
towns, villages aud communities have
voted for local taxation:
Louisburg, Franklinton and loungs-
vile, in Franklin county; Siler City, in
Chatham county: :Smithfield, in Johnston
county; kernersviile, in Forsyth county;
Pinnacle, III Stokes county; and Churchill
in Warren county; Distsict No. , of Lilies
vile Township in Anson county: Mon
! ticello, i'll Guilford county; Lake Landing.
III Hyde county; Webster. in dickson
county; Fremont, in Wayne county: Nebo,
I in Mcdowell county; Terrell, in Catawba
| county; Abbottsburg, in Bladen county:
Hertford, in Perquimans county; and
Kings Mountain in Cleveland county.
In addition to the local tax establish
ing better public schools in the above To-
| calitles the following communities have,
during the same period of time. voted
bonds for school buildings
henderson, $40, 900 for u building;
! Durham, so 900 for a high school; Nor
| canton. $4,000; Randieman, $50 900;
| Sanford, $50, 600; Washington, S20, 900;
! HertfOrd. SO 900; kernersville, 81 900:
Kings Mountain, $4,000; Franklnton,
$4,000: LOuisburg. S1O. 900
Many other local tax elections have
been ordered. Most communities will un-
doubtedly vote in favor of the tax With
in the next few weeks fourteen school
districts in Guilford county will vote,
and ii the vote in all of them should he
favorable to the tax the county superin-
tendent informs me that over half of
Guilford county would then enjoy the
advantages of special local school tax
Already twenty-six districts have voted
n special tax. An election has been or
dered i'll Greensboro in June at which
so, 600 of bonds will probably be voted
for a high school building.
ANDREW JOINER.
Manager Greensboro News Bureau and
Special Correspondent.