The Robesonian., 1910-01-27


ident of the County Farmers
Union, called the crowd to order
and Rev. John Prevatt, of Raft
Swamp, led in prayer. Followed
the address of welcome, by ex-
Sheriff G.. B. Mcleod; music;
response to address of welcome,
by Mr.. J. E. Carlyle, of Raft
Swamp. Mr.. Carlyle rendered
thanks to the people of Lumber
ton for helping to make this the
greatest day in the history of
the town and handed bouquets
to Lumberton merchants, doc
tors, lawyers, mothers, and the
girls - All, the girls! There
is where Mr.. Carlyle shone.
Here he painted with a vivid
brush, but time and space urge
one to hurry on instead of yield
ing to the inclination to linger
and gather posies with Mr..
Carlyle.
School children were invited
to the front, and after Amer
ica" was sung Mr.. Steph-
en- McIntye, of Lumberton, in
! troduced State Superintendent of
Public instruction J. Y. Joyner.
Mr.. Mcintyre said that after
looking at that crowd he could
understand how Robson rails
ed 10000 bales of cotton this
year and how it is that Robe
son stands 9th in all the world
in the matter of raising cotton.
And much else worthy Of notice
did Mr.. Mcintyre say in brief
space. AS he sat down a man il
the crowd remarked that he was
a speaking white man. Even SO;
and there were other speaking
white men: but let it be under
stood that this account must
perforce be hurried and much
that was said that it would be a
| pleasure to record must be pass
| ed over.
Prof. Joyner addressed the
children as MY children', and
said they were his in very truth,
that he has the biggest family in
all the world 100000 children
belonging to him and to the
State. He was satisfied that
the people were here from Dan
even to Beersheba. He had
heard of the State Of Robson
and was now prepared to believe
; that it was not only State but
a world in itself, and he could
now understand not only how
: Robson can raise 80 much cot
ton but how she can pick and
save SO much cotton; and that he
: was prepared to believe that
Robson is also 9Th in the raising
of children.
He came not to speak to the
children but for them. He stress
: ed the Importance of the mind
and heart of the child, which he
! declared to be greater than al
l else. and all depends upon the
5 development of the resources thai
2 lie hidden in the child. He spoke
Of the money value of education
2 The only way to make money
!, out Of matter is by mixing brains
4 and intelligence with matter
Digging iron ore out of the
e mountains and selling it as pi&
I, iron at$2O the ton, we have bough
!; it back from New England
z where it was mixed with brains
and sold in the form Of horse
: shoe iron at $50 the ton; 0,
n IN the form of watch springs
$ at $1,000 the ton. We speal
II of the evils Of a protectiv,
n tariff, but there is no tariff lik
$ that which intelligence levies up
!. on ignorance. Canvas am
e materials worth not more thar
), $l.5O, when mixed with brains
d culture and genius, sell in tn
: form of painting for $1O0,O ,O0O
e He traced the development o
e education from the time when i
e was considered as belonging
n only the favored few to the pres
a ent, when men realize that edu
a cation must fit men for all walk
II of life, must train the industris
t, classes, must teach men how
d do better the things that tn
1t common man must do. In tn
ID next ten years there must b
placed within reach of ever
1t farmer an agricultural schot