The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-30
JACKSON TRAINING SCHOOL
Interest Editors Feel In the lnsti-
turion Shown by Interesting DIS.
cussion and Resolutions Adopted
atthe Press Convention at Wrights-
willie Beach.

One OF the most interesting papers
read aft the meeting Of the North
Carolina Press Association at
Wrightsville Beach, and the one that
was the subject of more general DIS
cussion perhaps, was that OF Mr.. j:
p Cook, chairman of the board OF
trustees OF the Stonewall jackson
Training and Industrial School, and
editor of the Uplift, the very credit
able monthly periodical published at
the institution. In its excellent re-
port Of the proceedings oftheconVen-
ton the Wilmington Star had this:
The next speaker on the programme
was Mr.. j. p. Cook, chairman OF the
board of trustees of the Jackson
Manual Training School and editor
OF The Uplift, published at the insti-
tuition, which is located near Con-
cord. Mr.. Cook made a strong and
eloquent appeal for the support OF
the newspapers of North Carolina in
behalf of the magnificent institution
at Concord and cited many concrete
instances to show beyond peradVen-
ture the value of the school to the
State. The school is an institution
in which the editors of the State are
vitality interested and no address be-
fore the convention was listened to
with greater interest than that OF
Mr.. Cook, and no address created
such prolonged discussion. Mr.. W.
G. Hammer, editor OF the Asheboro
Courier, and solicitor in his judicial
district, was the first to speak on the
paper, which he heartily endorsed in
every respect. He spoke OF the great
work that is already being done by
the institution with its limited capaci
ties and declared that the facilities
for taking care of greater number
of hayward boys and girls should be
provided without further delay. The
newspaper men and the people gen.
orally of the State, he said, do not
appreciate as they should the value
of the institution at Concord because
they do not realize the real condi-
tions in North Carolina with reference
to the criminally inclined youth.
Being in the courts almost daily,
Mr.. Hammer was in position to give
his brethren some pointers as to the
urgent need for increased facilities at
the training school so as to take care
of the hayward children. He was
followed by Mr.. W. l.. Hill, editor OF
Our Fatherless Ones, published in con-
nectiOn with the Presbyterian Or
phanage at BariumSprings. Mr.. Hill
told of the condition of some of the
children when first taken to the Or
phange, where they are given such
training as make them Christian men
and women, some of whom are a
power for good in the State. Several
of the former pupils OF the institution
who have made good in the world
were mentioned by name by Mr.. Hill
and some of them we're we'll known
to the newspaper men assembled.
Friends, said Mr. Hill, "the train
ing up of children and making OF
them Christian men and women is
the grandest work in the State, and
he was heartily applauded. Mr.. Hill
stated further that he had long been
an advocate of q State institution
such as the Concord school promises
to be and urged the editors to give
the movement for increased facilities
their hearty support. Editor J. J.
Farriss, of the High Point Enter
prise, was heartily in accord with
those who had preceded him, but
brought out another important
point, that the mothers of the State
should give the children more atten.
ton than they are wont to do in this
day and time, which would materially
decrease the number of waywards
Mr.. Farriss said, however, that be
was not one of those who believed
that the State was going to the bow
vows. Ihepercentage OF waywardchil
dren in the State he considered very
small. At this point Mr.. Cook stated
that there were only 60 children II
the Concord institution, being taxed
to it's capacity, but there were al
least 900 in the State who should
be there and probably would if they
could be taken care of. Mr.. w. X
jacobson endorsed the institution
and the movement for increasing tn,
accommodation, following which Mr.
Archibald Johnson, editor of CHARITY
and Children, Thomasville, made
strong appeal in behalf of the insti
tuition and told several pathetic In
stances that almost brought tear
to the eyes Of some of the editors
lie begged the newspaper men tt
urge upon the next Legislature tn
Importance OF making q sufficient ap
preparation for enlarging the insti
tuition. Editor D. Il. Edwards, of tn
klnston Free Press, expressed his en-
dorsement of the institution, AM
Editor r. T. Beasley, of the Monro
Journal, in his remarks, made tn
point that it cost more to deal wit
the youth after he becomes a harden
ed criminal than it costs to proven
becoming a criminal. Editor Marsh
oil, of the Madison County Record
thought the work OF training tn
children should begin at home, bu
he thought that there was necessit
Tor the training school. Mr.. W.
Dowd, OF the Charlotte News, lon
an advocate of training schoC
Tor hayward children, made power
ful plea for the institution. Heurge
the saving of the boy who Is on tn
brink OF destruction and then thro
out the warning to others, instead {
letting those who are near the water
edge go down, while warnings al
being given to those safe on the shor
1t was generally agreed that the a
ISOLATION stands for increased a
commodations at theinstitution an
1t is q safe bet that something will
done at the next Legislature.