The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02

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simple preventive does not appear. but, In
the interestssof human life.5i would seem
that 1t might well be Insisted upon.
Educate the Farm Boys.
IN his annual mcs.nge, Governor TER
rell, Of Georgia. gives more attention to
schools, says the Savannah News, than
to any other subject.
HE is particularly impressed with$the
necessity for educating along agricultural
lines. He advises that m appropriation
sufficient to erect agricultural college
buildings at the State University be made.
He points out588thnt the prosperity OF
the State Is largely due to agriculture.
which, therefore,, ought to be 8encouraged
in every possible way. That he is right
|in this matter, there are few who will
deny. 55 g$8f$
N"In connection with the proposed ag-
rioultuml college at the State UnlVerr
sity. he helieves there ought to be mn
agricultural school established In enqh1
congressional district, n lf3lt 1s Athon8ht
not to be advisable to ~ 30 many az
ricultural schools supported at public :
pense, he thinks there ought to be at
least three such schools, one In the north
ern part OF the State. one In the central
part and another IN the southern part.
There Is now ono in the Northern part
The South has developed It's manufac-s
turing Industries In q way that 1s Won
dorful and has become$a great manufac-s
turing section; but It is still great
agricultural section, and Its {manufactur-5
ing industries make the farming industry
all the more valuable. The South has
many technical schools for the training
Of men In the manufacturing branches,
hut she has neglected to provide ample
schools for the training OF men IN the
art OF agriculture. 1t Is encouraging TO-
know, however, that this subject is now
being agitated in all the Southern States
and that the people are becoming more
and more Impressed with tho Importance
Of better school facilities for our embryo
farmers. @
It is a branch OF education that must
not be neglected. Agriculture Is the very
foundation OF our wealth. and It ought
to be conducted by men who have hedl
the best scientific and business training,
%2G
George Washington in Compare
son.
A Philadelphia preacher by the name OF
Steele has jumped Into notorlety by say
ing in a public address that George
Washington was, after al, only . clay
man. and by no means q model
for the young. His criticisms are
that washington was q Shareholder; he
never won a battle; he was not we'll edu-
cated he was not q money maker; nc
was not a religious man, 2,
While this good man was In the hu!nor
OF 1t, why did he not so after General
Grant also?
Washington was q Shareholder; so
was Grant. but washington was opposed
to slavery and often said that he would
gladly vote for Its abolition. Moreover.
he provided In his Will that all his slaves
should be e,nanoipated at hts ~ife's
death. TO omancipate them before" he
explained. would. though earnestly
wished by me, BIO attended with such
insuperable difficulties. on account OF
their marriage with the dover negroes
(his w,ife's slaves), as to excite tho most
painful sensations, It not disaSreeabla
consequences TO the latter. while both
descriptions nre In the occupancy Of tho
same person. II not being in my power,
under the terms by which the dover
negroes are held, to manumlt them"
That is a pretty good record for Wash
ington as q s~lave-ownsF, A General
Grants quite so goodf
But MT, Steele says that Washington
never won q battle. Ho2 At any rate ha
managed to BIO at Yorktown when Corn
wallia surrendered, and Frederick tho
2 Great was so much more Impressed THAI
Mr.. Steele with his military ability that
he proclaimed him to be the greatest gen,
. eral In the world. And there be those
. who think that Wnshington's triumph
? over the forces OF Great Britain was Q
t greater accomplishment than Grants
Anal triumph. with unlimited resources
behind him, over a hand ~, OF ragged,
: poorly armed and half-slarYed confed,
crates.
Mr.. Steele also complains that Wnshing-
r ton was not well educated, Some such
$ slurring renark was once made by Tarle,
ton OF another Washington. wbersupon
witty North Carolina oma retorted'
Y "Re that - II may. YOU, str, bear eyi,