The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-16
TRIBUTE
TO A NOBLE LIFE
Charles Duncan Mciver a
Leader of Men.
ItCcT IhCTlNC FAME
LEFT LASTING FAME
conference, Tor Education in tiit
south Acknowledges. liz Great
Service to lie Ctu>e-lsicit-
moul Pearson Noh>ou
Orator of thc Day.
Orator of lie Day.

Orator of iiic Day.
Pinehurst. \. c. April lI-Thc 70.
loving resolution II memory q
Charles Duncan McIvei. was adopted
liz he Conference for Education in
the south:
n native of the south. endowed
with Ia virtues of n scotch ancestry.
4chooled by the adversely that follow
war. ne carly developed those tran
Of character which made hini a leader
! Of men. He loved his friends. and
they in turn were devoted to him. His
innafc sense OF justice. ~
instructive sympathy. impciIcd him ~
champion the cause of the oppressed
and unfortunate. To him ignorance
MAS slavery. and to The call of chi
Ircn for freedom through education.
he responded bV unewcrNingiN one
in" The full measure of his manhood.
His lirs. vote was cast for local tax ior
public schools. and his life long lac at
IIcrcd to the doctrine that liberal tan
alton, fairly levied and properly ap-
piled. is the chief mark Of il civilized
people. lie knew wen the power oi
personal influence and understood IL
few do the full Significance Of the Of
flee Of teacher. ChiValrOus Ina his re-
| Succt for V~oDEaDbOod. convinced thai
no state which will once educate it,
! mothers need have any fear about
future ilIitCracy. his first great public
device was the creation Of a college
for the traii.ing OF teachers and t1r'
! higher education Of women. an cDdur-
ing monument. erected AT public ~
| penec and conSccratcd by his devotion
10 the public service OF his native
State. SO efficient was his work in
J NortI, Carolina tItat Oillcr States ca
| ..crly sought his assistance. And cv-
| .A,.x .shvN,ni fOt. helm whether. from hi,
own beloved South. or from the North
on from the West. was answered by
The limit OF his strength. lie had tie
| genius of friendlincss that made linn
! at hOinc with those OF every class and
iu every section. Wherever he Went
| his enthusiasm was contagious. and
the good he did no man can estimate
| What his leadership has mcant TO ti,i,
conference we are beginning" TO know
| aud appreciate. lie brought to ",
the sunshine OF his hope: he stimu-
lated us with abundant good cheer:
he guided rs with Infinite
sense: he inspired us with patriotic
| rcr,or: he enlisted Us permanently
in the cause to which he gave his life;
and he made of every one of Us a
| friend who loved hint-and VIC love
him stu.
This tribute we pay to his mcIDOr
| and i'm bringing IL we acknowledge
publicly the debt we owe TO a life that
Has yCtu ~ uS III Il DrSSSSo CAhSoi
ton" .
JlobsOn Captures Ills Audience.
The largest attendance Of the scs-
| sion and the best was today. There
| Was the greatest interest in the speech
Of Richmond Pearson HobSOn, and
q large crowd greeted him. Woult
he make good? He was given great
ovation when he arose to speak. hat
meant appreciation of his heroism ~
Sa1ti1rn and rood Will ta the man
When he'foad finished the ovation was
greater. That meant appreciation OF
his splendid speech, which was punct-
uatcd by applause. His bearing il
fine. his gestures few and graceful.
his speech practical and state5manlikc.
It is to put it mildly to say he cap
tured the conference by his sensible
speech. He did more, he showed an
appreciation of the chief problem Of
the South and q conception of the real
attitude toward hat problem which
the public servant should hold. He
intends TO co the things that will be
most helpful in Il practical way for
his constituents, and the consensus OF
opinion here is that Hobson is as wise
in practical craftsmanship as he was
brave in war.
Wonderful Speech by DIR. knapp
In the morning DR.. Seaman j.
Knapp. who has rcyolutionized agri-
culture in Texas and Louisiana. and
Who has made these States rich from
rice culture and shown them how t,
fight the boil wecvil. made a Won
dcrful speech. 1t ought to be read
by every thoughtful man as by every
Farmer in the South. It had, in addi-
ton 10 Il sensible discussion of i'm
proved conditions for the Southern
farmer much common sense and
round political principles. 1t Was So
good hat it Will be printed in full
IN Sundays News and Observer ana ;
ihe Farmer and Mechanic.
Congressman Hobson /!
that he was going to incorporate il
in Il speech 50 he could frank il to |
every voter in his district.
Other Speakers. |
Or. L. II. Bailey. Professor Of Arri- |
culture at Cornell and the first Amer |
lean author OF Agricultural TOPICS. F.!
was forced 10 suspend his speech by |
sudden illness.
Mr. McIyer Williamson. who has |
shown how 10 grow as much or more |
corn on an acre of land in South Caro-
ma as can be grown in iowa. spoke |
about his plan. The Interest; sh.vynl
demonstrated that the Williamson pla1 |
IS known throughout the south ana |
people are looking to ii 10 improve |
agricultural conditions.
"Ine School Farm" was the sub |
J.'' 81 an address BY Professor Henry |
Griscon Parsons. Of New York. Who |
spoke interestingly and instructiVcly. 1
AZ night Or. Edwin Minis scored in |
an able ad6:.ss. aud there were brief
addresses from half q dozen promin- 1
ent men. The night session was pre-
sided over by Mr.. w. CT. Blair, of
WInStOn-SaleIn. |
All the CID officers We're rc-elected |
except Gunby Jordan of Columbus. |
Georgia. vas elected yice-President 10
succeed Governor Ay, ock. There veraf
many expressions OF regret that Gov
ernor Aycocl1 could not be present tot
preside over The conference. as he
you'd have done in the absence OF Mr..
Ogden.
4 by Professor AIims.
frof- Edwin Minis, of the Chair oft
English. in Trinity College. Durham
\. g, spoke on Learning Erorn cnr
Following is q Nnopsis
Of his remarks:
There arc