The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-02
mo DECISION
UNTIL JULY TO:
Location of Eastern Train
ing School Not Fixed.
GIVE ANOTHER PANE
.uis,ory of the Successive Steps Look
fnp To the Location OF the School
Established by the Last
Legislature.

Legislature.
The location ofthe Eastern Training
School is stil1 fnthe air. and Will be
! until JuH 10th
The state Board OF Education met
! in the Office OF the governor yesterday
! morning at nine O'Clock. for the pur-
| pose Of deciding upon the location of
tho Fast Carolina Teachers Training
: School.
There we're present Governor Glenn,
: ex-of1cto chairman: State Superin-
enden of Public Instruction Joyner,
ex-oficio secretary, Auditor Dixon,
Treasurer Lacy, Secretary Of state
! Grimes n Lieutenant Governor
Winston. Attorney General Gilmer
was the only absentee
The board had been in session but
a short while before it was seen that
there could not be a settlement Of the
matter, under the present status. II
was plain. that the recent tour of IN
spection of the sites offered by the
eight towns interested had. instead OF
clarifying the situation. only confused,
! for the reason that no two agreed as
to the construction to be placed upon
section 12). Of the law, which re
lated to this particular matter. The
result was the adoption of a resolu-
ton not only p~ostponing consideration
of the matter, but practically reopen
ing the whole case to subsequent bid
dere.
The resolution adopted reads:
That the selection of the site of the
East Carolina Teachers Training
school be postponed until 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, July 10, .
that, on account of a. variance and dis
crepancv in the offers made by the
different bidders for the location Of
the school and misunderstanding by
the members of the Board as to these
offers made at the meeting on June
5th. the Board decided that, in fair
ness to all and that there might be no
MISUNDERSTANDING and no advantage
given to any bidder, all be allowed, if
they see fit, to state in writing what
they are willing to do. allowing them
to add to or explain the bids hereto
fore made: that, confusion having
arisen on account of the ambiguity of
the bids heretofore made, no alteration
or increase shall be considered except
as clearly made in writing; that no
further oral argument is requested by
the Board but ZACH bidder so desiring
may appoint one representative TO be
present on July 10th when the bids
are submitted to the Board"
That was the end ofthe matter and
of the session. When asked for furth-
er particulars, Secretary Joyner
said the above resolution, which he
was sending out to superintendents of
schools of all the counties directly
concerned, was seIf-explanatory.
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declaring that he was ready to vote
right now and am sorry at the post
ponemet1t," added that While this
matter is continued. it is the inten-
ton of the board to give each and
every one of the towns a fair and
equal chance" I'm this fair and
equal chance. due regard will be had
to the question of the greatest bene-
fit to the school, to the State. as well
as to the particular community, and
all will be averaged with a just and
impartial consideration, the financial
side, certainly coming in as an i'm
p~ortant factor"
Others Mum.
No other member of the board
would express my opinion.
Speculative Gossip.
This postponement, has given rise
to considerable speculative gossip al
ready. There seems to be a mystery
ABOUT 1t Some say the announce
ment above means that the inviolable
rules of auctions and sealed bid
ethics are being violated: that it
means a chance for the losers under
the first bids, at the expense of the
supposed winner under the terms of
the law, that opening the whole mat
ter anew on July 10, thereby renders
No1d the former bids in toto.
n is an invitation to towns which
had not before made bids to step TO
the front, notably Goldsboro and Will
son.
: IEat there will be another warm
,Snntest among the towns concerned.
Athere is no doubt. THAI new towns
YIN enter the competitive race there
may De ocuot. That trouble is ahead
Is certain That things are once
more up in the air cannot be dis
puted; that the situation is resrettahle
II not deplorable from many stand
points can be claimed; that this en-
tire gossip may be a thousand miles
wide ofthe true mark. cannot be dis
proved.
But IN order thai those readers of
the News and Observer. who are so
deeply interested in the matter NAV be
fully informed and therefore freed
from possible prejudice heretofore
formed through an improper consid-
Grafton ofthe facts, the subioined
collation. OF vents. connected with
the school is presented.
HISTORY OF THE LOCATION MAT
TER.
The matter uppermost now in the
minds and hearts of a great MANY of
the pest people on earth, who live-and
heip to lead the van of progress in
Eastern Carolina. is that of the loca-
ton OF this new educational State in
stltutlon, authorized by the last Cen
eral Assembly, and to be known as the
eastern Carolina Teachers Training
School"
The fight for the establishment of
the school and the conpromise made