The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22
MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS AND
THE CONSERVATION Of C||lZtAoHP
A Story of the Pluck and Ambition OF co''o'e" A'''
parents In the Mountains of Mitchell Con"'y
~, MISS Ed TIL ROISTth.

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hars in an upper window OF the &C.
I@is 4Ia ctalid face of q man ifnprl5-
o,ad for murder. drug ana ulihh -
saved And frequently the mo'iel
less little daughters could De
ter!ng the building to VISIT tue 60, 80
accused OF the murder OF fiei ilo'
T,hat sin is ignorane IS no more ~
3la+ 10, tbat ignorance is sin. Ihe
sight OF the man up there
,au-aa strength for the daily battle
with ignorance. p.;4.h-
Rakersyille was Judge Jeter Prltch-
ards home when the man was III !.
rnating Proverbs do not come ~
4 arciaent. and We accept that II 'H
is father Of the man. Nhsh -
News and Observer praises 4 fsepuo,
lean it may be taken Tor grah's4
that he deserves it. judge fIl.oiaia
seems to have won 4 place hi9nel
than partisanship could give nihh' ~
! secret OF it may De louhd Il nsl,
acter developed when the VIZ
t,iunnhs over obstacles III the WIN
ming of an education. Inc BAKERS
lille friends and k~inspcople OF tnls
DISTINGUISHED man speak u tiiii WIN
great pride. They tell thar even asa
small boy he walked six miles aailS
to school,, and SIX mics oaeh "7"''
determined to earn.
Not only among school cilildreh
ana teachers is found this obiivious-
ness to obstacles-the will that WINS
out. The same characteristic IS found
everywhere. Il Methodist munster
Mr.. Shelton. with three charges. on
his circuit. found a total membership
Of 90. In his second year it had IN
creased TO 49,. 4 rugged man OF the
mountains. 4 survival OF the carly
type that constitutes the chief glory
OF M%ethodisrn. he leads his people III
self-sacrifice and quiet devotion to
duty. The sick and sorrowins know
him best.
The Methodist Sunday school at
Rakersyille had only about seven
. members November a year ago, ana
no man was available as superintend-
ent. \ woman took charge and by
June IS members were enrolled, Ia
July there were 81 active members.
Then Mrs. Gudger resigned, having
persuaded a man TO be super1ntend-
ent.
At Snow Creek another woman was
Sunday school superintendent. There
were 40 scholars On her roll with an
average Of about twenty
This work among the Methodists is
mentioned because the church Is
, weak in Mitchell. The county is
|, strongly Baptist. with fine work also
being done under Presbyterian au-
spices.
E There came recently from the
y principal OF the Sprucepine High
School. Mr.. Edwin W. Cooke. an In
yttation to be present March 18th &c
V talk to the people and to organize 8
Retirement Association for the schooI
il possible.
. The inevitable zain postponed
g exercises until Saturday. but it gay<
g the visitor an opportunity to Sc.
t something Of the work of the school
q Free hand drawings, water color stud
D les. stenciling, and other examples o
te hand work were on exhibition. Th,
building was effectively e~cora
l. with rhododendron leaves and il
re rainbow colOrs. SO that upon enterin,
:e the exhilcration Of harmonious colo
q glory was Immediately felt. Pane
d Easter lilies and carnations made b
st the children gave effective decoration
20 to the rostrum.
tx Nearly three hundred children ar
IN enrolled In the Spruce Pine lit.
re School, for whom there are thre
n teachers, including the principal. cnl
deeply interested teachers could &C
n complish what they are doing. III
st, boys and girls are Interested in thei
work. most Of them having lon
he walks. There was one girl WHO live
of four miles from the school and rall
n ed in. and many who walked ts
II. miles to school.
ar In addition to the regular pabl
Tn school instruction, MIR. cooka
lie working out with his pupils q mo,
n vital life. The Industrial and nra,
ees teal ldea IS maze prominent. and
IN, tine DeSlnninS mas oeen made. II
1ss school gave an entertainments ar
he bought a $50 sewing machine Wi
Of the proceeds; but all supplies {,
his seat work and industrial work ha
ar been PAD LOT by the principal hin
-op self.
the Mr.. Cook, in answer to inaair
OF said OF THIS Ncrk-
mt In sewing. we just teach The abs
Lutte horror Of gay coiors, irdiscriu
de- nately put togetner. The value Of
eat clean white snlrtWalst. as opposed
18th a lavender lawn with vslauriann
too lace and pink sash. and a b,,,e on
er's fon hat with black lace n,its. =
value OF II color note ~predom;oa