The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-06
RALEIGH HAS
BEEN SELECTED
Teachers Assembly to
Meet Here.
THEBESTADvANTA
Railroad and Educational Center and
Genital of the State. 1000 Teach
ers Can be Comfortably and In
extensively Entertained in
Raleigh.

the North Carolina Teachers Assem-
br,v
: .ha oyacrfira
Inns - 'hS "'1i7i'' ~
committee Of the assembly as an
nounce Yesterday by the Secretary.
~ - NJ, rluun
III. ~
me readers OF me news ann ''
qc..sc.' VIII remember that h eEecu-
tiv. cn,auiftrn held a. meeting i'm his
.;-t+ - Eu;a.-. r.ruar.
''tf wv ~
~, ana that an invitation 10 mona liit4'
next session i'm this city was extended
to them bv q DELEGATION from the
Chamber of Commerce. This delega-
tfon was OF President Jos
cra @. Brown. Secretary X. NJ. Phil
ilue. Messra. Charles J. Parker, Cary
: Hunter. and .JGeapnus Daniels. NJ
members OF the executive committed
of the Assembly are the President, Or.
w. r. Whftsctt, Of Whitsctt institute:
the Eice-Praeifept Suut. !. \. Mathe-
eop If the citv schools of Durham:
the Secretary. Nh. r.. ID. w. COnnor.
Of The State Department of Education:
MIR J. I. F.uet. of the state Normal
and Industrial College; DR.. r. T.
vann of the Raptiet University for
women. DR. r !. Stevens of the
North Carolina Agricultural and Me
chanicaI COLLEGE. Mr.. c w. Massey.
S1nerintpndant Of the schools of DIR
ham comfy. Mr. w II RarsdaIa. Su-
Dcrintendent of The schools of Pitt
county; and superintendent r. ].
Tigbe of the CITY schools of ASbo-
vile.
In presenting the invitation from
the Chamber of m the mem
bers of the d~eIegation pointed out 10
the executive committee he advanta-
yes offered bv Raleigh as n mecfinc-
nlaco for the Teachers Assembly II
80, ,,oo,l 3L,+ p,lo;rI :. ~ ,,;1
road centar ana ae canitol Of North
Carolina tho canfnr Of interest for the
neoDIe of the state. and that her ca
nacitv for entertaining. y large crowd
is equal if not superior TO that of any
CITY in the state.
The advantages offered as a rail-
road center are demonstrated by the
fact that fourteen regular passenger
trains pass in and out Of Raleigh daily.
goinE in all directions and at all hours
OF the day hight. These taken IN
connection with the fact tina the city
IS situated near the center of pCpula-
ton of the State makes Raleigh the
most accessible point in North Caro-
lima. The city can be reached after a
Jew hours ride from any part of the
State.
AS the educational center Of the
State it is peculiarly fitting hat Raj
clgh should De selected as the place
for holding the Teachers Assembly.
There are more people engaged i'll ed
ucational work in Raleigh than in any
other city in North Carolina. twenty
five Chools are located here, with
faculties a~ggregating $50 teachers,
ana with enrollnents Of more than
5000 students. These give an educa-
tonal atmosphere about the life OF
Raleigh that should make it an at
tractiVe place for teachers.
Another good reason for holding the
Teachers Assembly hero ic that Pol
eI@n' as me CaFllal OF Norm taFollha,
- tne one place tnat IS OF interest to
-toltH N"ioliHidli, IeSafdIeSS OF
80 business u .hG iocdtIoA OF ms
oilo ~ e9pecldlS SO 70 u1e ledcn-
90 O"ioillld chllofeI.
H3IelSh IS North Carolina in Il nut
shell. one who wishes to study North
Carolina in a short time and at q.
small expense must come to Raleigh.
More facts about the State, its history,
IT'S people, its resources. al be
Sathereo mere than in any other place,
ana such Iacts as every teacher is eE-
pected to know. The teacher who goes
mo me capltoI ana visits the Depart
lhentS OF the state government will
learn many valuable and practical les
sons in ciVics. one Who wishes to
KNOW the geography of the state bet
Ter IMAM 1t can be learned from any
TEXTBOOK must visit the State museum
where will be found a mabgnifcent col
lustratlon OF the great and varied re-
sources OF ihe state. In the State Lii
prdfy' IN the library Of the Supreme
Coort' n IN me HAN OF History more
"a y { Ie1I!leu ABOUT the history of
NoIIIl oafotlNa tnan IS to be found i'll
an the t~eAt-pookS ever issued from the
Dress. NO North Carolina cache can
"ioiu not TO VISIT raleigh and so to
,iitSe' ana ot1er places of interest to
nc loullo mere.
Hon GOV, ~, So.
as many as 1000 teachers can he
comfortably and inexpensiveIy enter
tanned in this city. Certain Of he
boarding schools have offered 10 pro
vide entertainment for as many as $50
at rates of 500 per day. An equal