The farmer and mechanic., 1906-12-04
By MISS ARLINGTON.


rarncssed to and dragged toll
,..alv along Il very hiIy and sandy
The driver was hungry and per
....l no tagging. Despite the Difficult
f drawing the coach at all, the top
covered with personages who
yer got down, even at the stcepcSl
..utl The desperate SL~ainingS of
... team, their agonized lCapinR and
...1nrjug under the pitileS5 laShiuGS Of
auscr, the many who fan,:cd at the
..rn and were trampled in the mlFe.
...dc a very distressing spectacle
..n:rh often called forth highly cred
table displays of feeling on the Top
.t thc coach"
N YOU think this figure 0Ver-dfaWn.
r.ui5 Of the women who could have
Uurn 50 much more useful If they ldo
uucn given more training OF the f1Shl
-..rt- think of those i'll the homes of
rritcd means on whom tbs drudgcrY
e.f. heavily and sacrifices are very
fragucnt Drudgery which could be
.ghtcncd by knoWnleEc anG Shllt, ana
-.,.rifccs which should never have
been made. Think for Il moment OF
.ar thousands of young girls doomed
f. the daily grind of mills and fac
fpric1 whose mental and physical pos
-biIities are forever denied them:
n was Dr. McIver'S self-aDrolnted
task to rid the ptrsOnagcs on the top
nr the coach of me singular hai!ucI',2-
tIau that they were not exactly itNe
their brothers and sisters who Iuggcd
.t The ropes but of fin cl~y and III
l,,uc Nav belonging TO a higher order
.f beings who might justly expect To
br drawn: and to give to those of the
~ruggling mass the ability to carry
rhci1- burdens more easily 1t was the
lnruuaI chance of the woman III ti1jE
struggle for existence that appealed TO
dr. McIVer.
saw him for the first time in the
autumn of 1892, the night hCfor" the
opening day OF the Normal School.
The train from the east crowded with
Students arrived in Greensboro two
hours late. Before the wheels had
ceased TO move. there n stood IN tn
doorway of the car, anHOurci"r thnt
the young ladies for the Normal
ANA industrial School would re-
main seated until other passen-
gers had passed out. Not u person
arose For an instant, he looked a US.
We looked at him (and each oth"r)
and we all laughed EhuS 1t was a.
vays-his Vsry presence lent ease,
We had been sitting there for hours
I'M stiff silence for the most part.
There were several GrOu0s of fri"nGs,
it was true, VINO chattcG knowingly of
what lay before u&. but their talk only
emphasized the loneliness Of others.
rs the night dacpcnnl the vague
thought had Crept into our musings
that perhaps We were W"En:s ana those
friends ana salf-uDpo;ntej advisers
we're right who said th1t this scho"l
would wear the badge of charity. my
such uualms as to the Soclal STATUS ol
%" Sonool we're Spe2d''E r':i 10 l'Nt
ana forever, ior tht Sre'lI II vu''"'A NC
"lehd'u IhaI II SHoolt oc $50
.nough for any of its citizens.
md Within he reacn Of all. Tia
first student 3olV Was composed "f
Young women from every c'ass Cf e
. % e; f W. ttor.tin,5
~ , lr 7iI.' H., ,ta.,1 ~
f.f,f" 1l" ,.,r,o,,o:I :I,;1;ti..c .I,i-r,
. +a.t ,111oo;'1,r l;1+i!izo4i, ~ ,,,s i,7,
...,,,r .7.rir, ''ll >'"-
. ~" '-'.'
i" NE adHt't SFttl?n OF b', LuSl-
rs dHeII% &L me cOIleSc ~. NCiN'i
@1 tA%elii% however me IetlulIe
nus. oaSeC. On Il i'lS SGllSt "l +",7-
~ d." ho'lSlN' 3poGt'e1 ai 'tl'7 -
Co4WoA sense OF TIE Slude'''' is !
'." sure t.eN VIII I" yours.
]. Each student vas rucuircd t" con
,'.'t H.r UAu cor .'Sprrttet,c~, p:;N all
'*'S promptly = the burs;.r, and take
,1eelpt l5.hgr C@'n name. THIS s.h-
:" business transaction was done IN
IAN ytases fnr he firstt.mt. un leI Nj.
t"ineT'S tUtcIugc
- The ooII.,r,, on,.o.d a,d ci,s.d
fa. all alike ~, tho r.,ian1ar. It's SUI
"r>s is duo j.: 10 small nlrasur.. tn tn"
"1jorcemeuf - tr,is rule. The effect
o.. the 5nai,-:.i,',i student Of this drHO-
-..l.to .lllt,, ana ~ strcnrth if gave
leg the general cl,ractor Of class room
H.rE cannot be estimated.
-,b ,; - - ,., ,-
ElcI br I.l',. ,I h''tI ~ ,,1ovpid.lhIo tu s',,.
plus Y [',iu eitI nc, ,9',,, r1I, o4
b., a,,.li,,I ''u VI 10 ,,ea no o.,nr
slldar- ~ f,9y,3od Sliy 3oliO 1,or 1iroIortion.
arn .L.,.'' ''' TI ne 1ll1 - lt1oIt.
g,r. ,ir.I',,-ci,i,t r,+ 1oe'll onotho, fGn
Nfrfv7 r.1,tS. NJ Ooi''0'
fFIrhds and relatives of studchIS
h'J entertained at thc common
f "7' ana visitors whether StfahSer9
mcr students always PAID 10Y
meal. Each student WAS required
',7A The following contract: