The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-06-11
President Winston

Resigns as Head of North Car
olina College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts---Board
of Trustees Pass Resolutions
Expressive of the High Re-
gard in Which Able Educa-
tor is Held.
The resignation OF DR.. George T.
Winston as president of the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, which was made pub
lie last week, came somewhat in the
nature of IL surprise to the general
public. DR.. Winston had but recently
left on trip abroad and his resigna-
tion was mailed from London. 1t is
as follows:
presidents Office,
The North Carolina College Of
agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
ITO the Honorable Board OF Trustees of
the North Carolina College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts:
y
been my purpose to retire from the work
Of teaching as soon as should reach my
sixtieth birthday. The fulfillment of this
purpose has been hastened some four
years by the recent action of the Trus-
tees OF the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement OF Education, who, as |
am just now officially informed, have
granted me retirement allowance,
which they very kindly declare to be "a
recognition of your distinguished service
in the cause OF education in the South,
and in particular in your own State
while am loath to give up the pro-
fession to which my whole life has been
devoted, yet | realize that my own espe-
cial work is already in a large measure
accomplished, so that l may now fairly
retire with the consciousness of duty per-
formed and with confidence that others
will carry still farther the work OF nv
life
''In thirty-fve years of active service
as teacher very unusual opportunities
to serve have been vouchsafed to me. 1t
has been my privilege to aid in reviving
and regenerating the University of my
native Stat-, my own Alma Mater; to
help construct and establish a system of
State public schools; to see that system
firmly founded in the hearts of the
people, supported by popular taxation
and rapidly becoming a mighty bulwark
of popular liberty and government; to
aid in the development, equipment and
popularization of the States great Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts;
to see the beginning of manual training
and industrial education in the public
elementary schools and the early promise
OF system of State agricultural and
technical high schools; to assist in broad
ening the foundations, enlarging the cur
ricula, elevating the standards and III
tensifying the educational leadership of
the University of Texas; and, above all
to guide into paths OF patriotism, hu-
manity and truth-seeking the enthusiasm
of two generations OF youths.
I'm retiring from active work as presi-
dent OF this college | abate neither inter-
est nor confidence in it's growth and de-
velopment. Its future is well assured;
it's plan OF development is clearly defined;
it is expanding in usefulness and popu-
larity with amazing rapidity. 1t needs
now only larger equipment, which the
State will surely grant, and an auxiliary
system of industrial schools, which must
soon be organized, to enable it to fulfill
it's noble mission as the head, the hand
and the heart of the States Industrial
life.
In rendering my resignation, to take
effect at the end of the present year,
June both, prox., l desire to express my
grateful appreciation of the constant
and earnest support of this honorable
| body and of other boards under whose
| authority | have served, and to testify
with admiration and affectionate- es-
TEEN to the noble, heroic and self-sacri-
fcing lives of many colleagues, both here
and elsewhere. Their lives and labors
amply demonstrate that no work for the
uplifting OF mankind is performed with
greater fidelity, unselfshness and efficien
! cy than that of the teacher. With great
respect and esteem,
"Your obedient servant,
GEO. T. WINSTON,
.kDrocilant