The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-22

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shin. It might be profitable 10 turn
aside tor a time from frultless dis,
r,lssion of the place or the educat0"
negro in our economic SYSTEM "
consideration Of the loss to the Sta's
in lack OF conservation. bE edue'eioi
and cooperation, or an nl4edsad
blv large mount of AnGlo-SaSon ei-
argv-an energy that. mlisdlTected OF
nndirncted. makes for iaWleSsneSa
and crime. for inherited initiatlve
and fearlesSness must have outle' II
expression.
Bishop Horner. Of AsheVllle. III 1he
Outlook of March 18th, writes:
NEARLY a quarter OF million peo-
ale in the mountains Of North caro-
lima alone are today without rellglous
aff1Hations OF any kind.
and uncared for by any religious de-
nomination; fifty thousand chlloteh
in these same mountains DO not ae,
tend any school, and a huhdisu
thousand have school advantages only
xnur months in the year. Many fam
lies Of from six to eight persons i've
on q single wage Of $40 to $50 d
month.
These people are the descendants
OF the best A~nglo-Saxon stock that
came to this country IN the cary
,}axz > Industrial educa-
rion is what IS needed nova series
Of primary industrial schools.
These Mountains came to the res
c1e when the tide was turning the
other way In the War or the ReVolu-
zion at the battle Of Kings Noun
rain : Z " The Nation may need
the same kind OF help when overrun
with a mob Oh strikers poii' ~ 'A1
lands
Can North Carolina afford to per-
init these conditions to exist within
her borders? Can she afford to leave
entirely to la~rge-hearted strangers
the privilege of lettering these state
of Affairs
Njtchel. county is $40 quare miles
Of mountains. with Il population of
15.22f persons, only one OF whom Is
Foreign born. and there are practi-
<,atly no negroes.
Accordingly, ri average OF 63 white
people live on every square mile.
In Wake county $4,000 people are
scattered over III sanaro miles. an
average about II to the square mile,
Dut over one-third Of our people are
negroes.
Good roads in Wake shorten dis
tances; mud aud M sides
greatly lengthen them III Mitchell.
In Wake the people give volun-
fariIy to their schools more money
than the entire mount raised by
taxation IN Mitchell for public edu-
cation,
Last July a Institute
Tor the teachers OF Mitchell count,
was held at Bakersville. Seventy-nins
men and women attended with regu'
.arity. The majority walked IN ever.
day and returned at night, trudSin;
from two to ten miles each way, owe
creek and mountain, through Xnnt
and rain. One frail woman rod
n~nule-back eleven miles over tn
mountains in the pouring rain TO &c
TO Bakersville, Il at the close or Tn
institute made the same hard TIL
again. rejoicing in having had tn
opportunity for instruction
One morning the proverhia1 pitch
forks were pouring down., and tn
teacher, judging by past experiene
IN city public schools. expected
small ~ttendancc Nine O'Clock foun
t~hirty-eight assembled FOR work, mo:
Of whon had walked at least Nv
miles. one woman had walked in 81
miles. and one boy OF fifteen, te
miles. The woman trudged that san
long walk daily throughout the IL
S+itute.
If that kind Of pluck and anbist
cannot rouse a teacher 20 do ner bes
nothing can. =,
When the weather permitted. Il
afternoon sessions were held out
doors. the seats being moved out IL
der the trees during the dinner not
In the distance rose grand old Ros
Mountain, high against the SKY.
the foreground were wide fert
fields. with Cane Creek winding cali
" through them. Under the tire
the teachers listened to DR.. Peterso
the county superintendent, discu
health conditions and emphasize t
Importance Of caring for the body
the child as was we'll as training
mind. here the inimitable Mr.. II
ner taught: you do not want TO st
when you shall ave arrived at t
destination to which the author
the book has directed you-you We
r. go beyond the book"
nna long rough walk to the acat
fo,,r times 4 day through h
ana heavy rains and much mud. w
tha lnng hours Of teaching We're
great a tax for the tsaGn$
strength. after her winters "ofA'