The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-06
0R ELECTION ON
FARM LIFE SCHOOL
Called for by Mass Meet
ing Held Satu rday
0F VALUE TO WAKE COUNTY

sneaker After Speaker Declare That
i VIII Mean For Great Advance in
Farm Life and Conditions For Such
u school to be Established and That
the Tax Will be a Mere Trifle.
A call Is to be made to have Wake
county vote upon the question Of hay
ing a Farm Life school. That was the
determination reached yesterday at
the mass meeting held in the court
house to discuss the matter.
AS the result Of the meeting a COM
mittee of eighteen. one member from
each township. was appointed to ap-
pear with the County Board Of Educa-
ton next Wednesday before the Coun-
ty commissioners to ask that an cleo
ton be held on the question. It is
in the discretion of the Board Of
County Commissioners to call the cleo
ton, and if it results in favor of the
establishment of the school a tax is
to be levied to provide for a bond
issue Of $25, 900 for buildings, land
and equipment and for $4,000 a year
for maintenance, the State to supply
$500 yearly. The township securing
the school is to bond itself in a sum
not eAccculuS 9AC,UVV III tIio iS ~
be deducted from the county bond is
sue.
Presiding over the meeting was MT.
/. J. Sears, of White OAK, chairman
OF the County Board Of Education;
MIR. j. Y. Simms being elected as the
secretary and the organization was
made permanent on motion of Col r.
b. Arendell.
The purpose of the meeting in that
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bility OF asking for an election was
stated by Prof. T.. Y. Judd, who in do
ing this told of the value Of the Farm
Life school in giving the education
needed by the boys who are to be
farmers, and by the girls for house
keeping and home making.
In Favor of the School.
Mr.. Joseph G. Brown, Of Raleighf
was called on, he spoke earnestly in
favor Of having such a school in Wake
county. He endorsed the movement
for it, n declared that the county
could make no better investment.
Mr.. N. B. Broughton. Of Raleigh. be-
Ing called on made q strong speech In
favor of the movement for a Farm
Life school. He told Of the value Of
the instruction to be given and de-
clared that such a school would de-
Velop the boys Of the county and thus
prepare them for further Instruction
In the A. and M. College,.
Mr.. F. H. Whitaker, Of st. Mary's,
spoke earnestly in V of the eStaD-
lishment of such a school, declaring
ii would give the instruction needed
by the boys and girls of the farms and
that it would be q great aid building
up the county.
Rev. George w. Lay being asked to
speak, in strong words gave endorse
ment to the movement, declaring h a
1t would be a most excellent thing tor
the county to do, that it would be a
benefit to all the people, a progressive
step which the county should take.
Make a Fight For 1t.
Hon. Ashley Horne, or Clayton, was
called on to speak concerning the mat
ter. In reply he said that today the
farmer is making great progress and
that such instruction as a farm Lie
School would give would prepare the
boys and girls for greater success. He
said that he had voted for the meas
ure in the Legislature and that ne
saw no reason why Wake county
should not have one Of the schools He
held it to be a big question, something
new In North Carolina and that il
would take time for it to be under
stood, that it would prove a great aio
TO progress, as we had to go to agrt-
culture to build for all. He liked the
plan. We need progress as wei
as conservatism. He would rath-
or see a man make an attempt and fal
than to sit still and do nothing, tina
We should loo forward. For this
reason he believed that Wake count,
would be wise to vote on the increase
and adopt it.
Col. Benehan Cameron being called
on, said he approved all hat Mr.
Horne had said. H told Of the inter
est OF the National Farmers Congress:
In such work and that it was a meas
ure hat should be adopted. He spoke
OF the national side Of the movemen'
ana gave strong endorsement fol
favorable action in Wake
Mr.. j. r. Medlin, of House's Creek
expressed his approval Of the meas
ure, that it was the right thing tt
teach for better farming and better
farm life. that a farmer could MOI