The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-17
Papers on the ''0Id Field
Schools
BY Mr.. ]. w. WHARTON
Guiliord County Literary ard ui-toF-
ica. A~-os4atlou Iotds Ia ~~ml~
annual session. and R~-eIcct~
col. JaIne~ 4. Morebcsd
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GTreUSu.EH y Il De- 9-A Al tae
reguIsr tnt-HrHual mc.1sns last atgnt
y tne CuItfart counts IltrtaN and
H3starartt A-.4.Hsv Css James III
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No'1.1 80
president 2nI the ~fal.sa it.g other NJ
cFrs elected Ftrst E5re pEet1tut+ Af~
J y elmer second Nt.e president
i " scott ih5td Nts president Al
drew JQNH~f tcgoraasE s@etetAT Atss
bettte caldwell corresponding seste-
tarN. Mrs 4iafS + tfA~t3f2 las
urei. Capt + + Hobgood. Jr Ih4-
association otFantzea about tAfrt
sfaI7 *" = IONS h.el si1te.s
Nofh t't t"S present "" tdt.tS ~
toIialt ana no" H"' q hu"ats"
earnest members - ''l"'A TO-
c"ii-clloh. pteset 5t."i II.'''d, .''I' a.ru
discriminate ~ our Sl~te ht~t etatt
ana tlst'.H 'He ~eoutsseth = tne
puoAS NO. ''ot ~
itttt o. !" hiS'otl.d! h"-sii ~ .
ditto' - = itrtdfN *Lt44t 8'"3Ak
me people Inc eottesu3" ~ pi.hls1
"ti9i pr >tht"'.2" 1'H.s ! in.& =
1t3'ti ! 'Hu -.
go ~ r.. 80 p, na-
- c-.an1
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~ '"u - $3.50
80 -, .isct tstn I-,a1-
n.hI. $3.50 ,,.re sat n, -, ~ 49,.
m9sf estImnbIr and aged gentlemen ~
tb.. ,nn,Ynun{t HON IeIt 900 the
~ - -. a.,sbar ~ n.,.n6 III,
~ ~ Nt.h,r, : ,.ri,al -ULl
SchnnI. literary ana SCHOLARLY man.
NIr e.,tts. ,r., a. me. S..oF.t - j.
series on rhr 81 the Gsreeus-
boro bar. dealing uIth the p,,iod be
tween 1871 and 1870. ~ his en-
-irtt vance. John A Gnue,. father
and son. Governor Molrhtad. Coz
ernor North. Judg- Dick. the elder.
Ralph GORE 1. Mendenhail, the elder.
and many others WHOSE public acts
were neutrality-suspicious. With -, great
movements of the STATE and nation at
different periods OF time. its Ta!ue can
be seen al a glance. Among otrer
things was presented the resolutions
Of respect adopted 10y the G~rtSns35Hn
bar upon the deatA 81 Governor
Worth 4 native or Gulllford me
resolutions are IN the handwriting ~
Governor William \. Graham ana the
court records snow that he offered
them.
The paper by MI J"hh natt"h.
who Is 81 years O AZ, NJ ny ieS't
7 l~ections - tire "olu fttld S1hoot
The school he WAS educated IN, rra'
AlamanCe Churc1. SIX mics it9a'
Greensboro. Vas. ne Sald. y ialf NI,e
OF all o. tlat DAY ~ i Sil2l!aF en-
roAment. LBS blAiolhs Nc uTStii"t'
as haN!nE peeh co4l>tFpGtTu - -" Z
iogs, chll!htd "ili S1,"S dh' 1850
with red cIah mud = arg ShlhiiSs
VAS IN i end. ana IN the 'fiiTT Va
the space OF q displaced log used as =
window. Under thlS Wlndo" "as .
desk, where the pupllS We're required
to practice p-etimahsalp aTtel coby slN-
en- BY th@ teacher. The other furnl-
turc Of the hGhoiAg consisted 81
boards about Twelve llSir% ~ Niaiil
with tour aAser NplrS II Mll-I Nef,
four Woeoen bench iess MS I'li!t
the seats. when. Wttn the tt.9Htf :
table anu chair made ~ thH flFAt-
tule. I building vas Known a.
the old Hca SCHOOLGIRLS.
Mr. wharton gave as three uetIGl
articles Of the old field ~cn0oI. the
birch the vail ana the p~ockttkrife
He said That all the BOYS could guess
what the birch VA USED TOT ne
vail s.a~ used as a straight edSF t"1
the teacher to rule the paper on WFhlei.
ne set copies III p~tumarSnlp. The
picket knife was used to sha.re the
feather Of the goose into 4 writing
quill. the only pen known IN those
DAYS. lie also suggested that the
term 'peukuife' must save originated