The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-02

the establishment Of Public High
Schools. liz familiar knowledge For a
definite understanding n the inme-
date sections OF the act. relating q
the States part in the building ana
acuIpp.ng of the school. and the part
/of the community which secures -
these are reproduced. and read
sec. Is That the sum of ffteen
thousand dollars be and the same =
hereby appropriated - be PAID from
any funds in the hands u the state
Treasurer. not otherwise
for the purpose or a1dlng IN ereclns
and equlpping the buildings for said
school. one-half Of sad surn 10 be paid
in one thousand n,ne ana
seven and one-haIf In oe thousand
nine hundred and eight. PROVIDED.
tina the town or community IN "nfcH
said school IL located shall contribute
the sum Of not less than twenty-five
thousand dollars ts25.000) toward
the construction and equipment ~
said buildings. and he title 70 said
buildings shall be In and held by the
State Board or Education.
State Aid for support of Training
school.
Sec. 10 When IL shall be certified
TO the State Board IF Education b.
the trustees that said buildings Of said
school are completed and ready 10 be
occupied. the sum Of Eve thousand
dollars (s5.000) annually shall be and
the same is hereby appropriated for
the purpose Of maintaining said
school. to be paid out of the special
appropriation Of fifty thousand dol
lars ts60.o0o) herein appropriated
for high school instruction and each
ers training.
The sections relating to the name
and manner Of location are:
Teacher Training School TO be Es-
tablished.
Sec Ii. That there shall be estab-
Iished and maintained at some suitabl
point in eastern North Carolina a
Training School for the
Of young white men and wo-
East Carolina Teachers Training
School
of Training School by state
Board.
Sec. IL. That said school shall be
located by the State Board of Educa-
ton at such DIN in eastern North
az they may deem rop
and shall be located in or near hat
offering the largest financial aid,
having cue regard to d~esirabflity and
suita bility for the location of said
Pursuant to this command, the
State Board OF Education. as soon as
practicable after the adjournment of
the Legislature met and promulgated
the following rules. which We're pub
lished in all the papers:
Rules Adopted by the state BOARD of
Education Governing Bid and the
Selection of a Site for the East
Cardinals TEACHERS Train
ing schools.
l.. All bids will be received and all
representatives heard in open meeting
Wednesday, June ), 1907. in Raleigh.
.. Under section Is of the law, bids
for less than $4,000 for the construc-
ton and equipment of buildings can
be considered. The site is not in
in this amount.
S. No bids will be considered that
does not offer. in addition to the
of $4,000 for buildings and
equipment, a site containing at least
twenty-five acres. 1t is desirable to
secure as ample grounds as possible.
4. AS soon AS possible after June 5,
1907. the State Board of Education
will visit and inspect all sites offered
in the bids.
5. The election on bonds by any
or county may be held before or
after the consideration of the bids and
the selection of the site.
r. B. GLENN.
President State Board of Education.
J. Y. JOINER,
Secretary State Board of Education.
Advertisement For Sealed Bids.
In addition to these rules the fol-
lowing advertisement was published
in the News and Observer and other
State papers:
Sealed bids for the location of the
East Carolina Teachers Training
School will be received and opened BY
State Boar of Education We'd
nesday, June 5. 1907. at II d. IN. A
time will be allotted to each
or delegation for the pre-
sentation of its claims: the same time
will be allotted to each. The decision
of the matter will be deferred until
the board or a committee of the board
shall nave visited and inspected the
offered by the competing places.
Only those SELECTED to present the
probably be heard separately by the
State Board
J. Y. JOINER.
Supt. Public instruction.
Submission of Bids and Arguments.
On Jun 5th, the towns of Green
Vile. Kinston, Washington. Edenton,
Elizabeth City, New Bern, Rocky
Noun and T~arboro. submitted bids
and made argument through repre-
sentatiVes before the State Board in
executive session. The following az
counts of this meeting best Illustrate
its importance, and give history as
.chronicled by the different reporters.
From the News and Observer of June
9Th:
The East believes in education.
Eight enthusiastic delegations, repre-
Sentlng eight of the most progressive
and prosperous towns of Eastern
North Carolina, appeared before the
State Board of Education Yesterday
and presented the bids of their towns
for the Eastern Carolina Training
School. which was created by the last
Legislature.
The delegations were heard separ-
ately, the hearing beginning at eleven
o clock, and concluding at Il quarter
past five yesterday afternoon. During