The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-12-18
Charles Duncan MclyeT
Champion OF Education.
HIS LIFE A BEACON
Raleigh la Public school Memorial
Exercises, Addresses by Jo~cphu~
Daniels and y. \ .IOyncr. Nhtic
Deaf and Blind Paid Iionors
TO His Memory.
TO His Memory.

There were ibute from the heart
paid yesterday - the memoir of Tho
late Charles Duncan McINer i'm the
public schools of North Carolina. for
while it was North Carolina Day in
the schools l. xragram had to do
with the life. the Influences and the
4ork Of the man under whose cohtrpi
tbs Normal and industrial College
grew apace and Who did mighty decd
for the making OF better ctucatlonal
opportunities for women and the re-
sulting uplift of the state.
The program for the day had been
prepared by the State Department OF
Education ana this was observed IN
public schools throughout tire
state but nowhere besides RAT
eigh could there have been
paid more sincere and eloquent trib-
utcs. for at the memorial exercises
OF the Raleigh High school. held IN
the Centennial school hall the speak
crs were men who had been close ana
warm personal friends OF DR.. MclVer.
these being Josephus Daniels. editor
OF the News and observer and ]. Y.
Joyner. state superintendent Of Public
instruction. Tributes from these had
in them the personal equation ana
they We're from the heart.
Besides the exercises at the Ccnten-
NAL School there We're also memorial
exercises at the State School for the
Blind, at the Brook lyn Public School,
and at the State Colorcd Deaf
the sign language being used To aid
in the fund for building q statue $lS.42
was the contribution at the Raleigh
High School. $500 of this coming
from q visitor at the exercises. In
commemoration Of the day the
Baptist University fer Women bought
a new North Carolina flag and it float
ed from the flag pole on the lawn, the
only North Carolina flag flying in Raj
eigh, except that on the Capital.
At the Centennial School a number
of visitors were present 70 join with
the pupils in the days exercises which
while simple and informal. We're mark
ed throughout by a keen appreciation
for Or. MLcIver and the good he had
done. On the rOstrum were Mr.. Jo-
sephus Daniels, invited to deliver the
address of the day, State S~uperintend-
ent J. Y. Joyner, DR.. W. 6. Tyrec, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church. MI.
q. R~osenthal, secretary of the Board
OF Trustees, superintendent l.. +.
Moses. of the city schools and Prof.
Hugh Morson, Principal of the High
school. About the rostrum We're ferns
and branches of pine, a tand of lilies
Of the valley being on the speakers
table, While near the steel engraving
of d.. McIvcr on the wall was in
scribed: "Charles i. McIver, Born In
Moore COunty, n. c., Sept. ., 1860"
The exercises began with prayer by
| DIR. Tyree who in it thanked God for
| DR.. McIVer'S life and work in North
| Carolina after which Prof. Morson eX-
| planned the purpose and character Of
the exercises, and with pupils and Wis
| tors standing ''Thc Old North state
was sung with enthusiasm by all.
Then came Rotations and read
ings by the pupils, these all delivered
| cxcellently, the young people being
| given frequent applause. Miss Mamie
! Lee recited the sonnet written in
| memory Of DR.. McIver by Prof. w. G..
| Smith of the Normal and Industrial
| College. After this -four bright boys,
| Neal Ivcy, George Strong, Arthur Nc
Kimrnon and Charles Busbee gave Sc
lectionS concerning "McIVer, the
Farmer Boy" Next was q recitation
| telling of "McIvcr at the University"
by Enos Blair, thus ollowed by d
reading How lie Found His Mission"
by Miss Virginia NcN&om. The next
recitation was "Thc ~Coronach" by Miss
Nellie Lewis, who while young cXlib-
tied artistic evolutionary ability. as
also did Miss Isabel Haynes who read
A Important Plank in Dr.. McIver's
Platform" This ended the rccitations
and then all sang "America.'
Mr.. J%osephus Daniels was introduced
by Prof. Morson, who II doing SO said
4 Jnct ne Hl0 not Dcl1cNG t#1at III the
State OF in the south We're two men
more closely associated with Dr.. Me
!ver than Mr.. Iosephus Daniels and
MI. J. Y. Joyner, and it was a pleas
ure to have them present. that Nh.
Daniels would deliver an address on
the life OF DR.. MrIver.
MI. Daniels declared that there
DR.. Mowers life. that in the few
minutes he would talk he could only
refer to the greatest things he had
done for the Young mon and young
| lie described MCIEcr IS u ''lOme-Sp;in
| product. North Carolina in fibre and
#oof. born here, reared on d farm,
educated in youth in the rural schools,
| brought up to hard labor. without any
pun. and with no opportunity superior
! TO any one else. while none in the sound
! Of his voice hat had better opportuni-
ties II" told Of d.. McTver making
his decision 10 live out his life here
am"ng his own people. Educated all
her" he was part - them aCd he loved
them. giving I'D opportunities Of
greater positions 10 serve the state.
Then hJr. Daniels told Of McIver.
"drcaming dreams" ana planning for.
his work. the speaker paving . tri-
hit" u the Greamers. who see visions
! and wort, tn attain hciGhts To bcncfi
mankind. He told e how Ir. Viewers
work grew, blossomed and fruited. of
| his efforts for the tcachers in the
! rural districts, how he inspired them.
and then Of his great dream 81 the
! state lifted ont frptl iiIitcracy ~ the
! education OF lis women along the bast
Ines. lie held III tho never ceasine
work Of McIEeg to ACCOMPLISH this a
an example to all. telling the bows
and girls that happy is thai one who
early selects his work Ill life and see
ing visions, works on to make these
good.
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