The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28
NEWS Of BULL CITY
More Talk About medical
Factions" School Closing.
Flag to High School;
Other Notes

between the two factions at the med
zeal society has reached the rather
acute stage, and the physicians in the
city who are opposed 10 the new rules
and the new staff at the Watts Q
pital are aid to be making
tons for the establishment Of d new
hospital. The physicians who are p
posed TO these rules have refused 10
treat patients at the Watts Hospital.
The two factions Of the controversy
have been giving the public the ben
eft of their views o the matter
in the papers, and the u has
caused much in the city.
1t looks impossible that a new hos
pital could possibly hope to pay eA-
penses in the city. since the town and
county already contribute 10 ne Up
keep Of the other Institution, Ihe
opposing physicians call attention to
the fact that if the charity patients at
the Watts Hospital is reduced to ten
per cent of the total. an average Of
ten patients at the hospital during
the year would cost the city and
county about $4,000, a rather high
price to have to pay for the charity
work Of the hospital.
The doctor. who has been sending
the articles to the paper signed "A
Physician lays no blame at the door
of Mr.. Watts other than as a member
of the board Of trustees, he had let
designing friends work into his GOOD
graces. The citizenship generally
seems to feel that the board of trus-
tees are perfectly right in the eStab-
lishment of rules making some man
responsible for the running of certain
departments of the hospital.
The talk about a new hospital a
cached the stage in which a numbe
lf places nave been suggested as
available for the new Institution.
Among those mentioned was the Cor
coran Hotel building. The proprietor
of this hotel enters a vigorous denial
Of the availability Of this place, say
ing that he has no intention Of giving
up the building as a hotel.
The last Of the county schools came
to a close this evening. A part Of
II exercises We're held his afternoon
at the Loves Grove school. one of the
newest and largest State high schools
in the county. This evening the hill
dren Of the school will give a play.
Supper will be served on the grounds.
and a very large crowd heard the
speech THIS afternoon, and more at
tended the night entertainment.
This school is one of the finest ex-
amples of the good of special tax and
the combination of small districts
into one large one. Just "a few years
ago the average attendance at this
school was less than twenty. This
past year. the first term in the new
school, the attendance has been Yer
fifty. and the people OF the ommu-
nitv have taken the liNeliest interest
in the school. They have bought five
acres Of land. and are preparing to
run a farm school next year. 1t is
probable that three of the count
high schools next year will have do
r'estic science AND agricultural de-
~partrnentS. The count school board
hopes to have the e Legislature ap-
propriate $4,000 for this work il
Durham county. They will add ar
equal amount. and with this a do
meStlc science supervisor and a maj
to teach farming will be employed
They will make weekly visits to the
various schools.
The presentation Of the flag staff
and flag to the city high school by
the senior class took place this after.
noon at sunset. The flag was raised
while the orchestra was playing pa
trlOtlc airs. and the members Of the
class gave their class yell. The gif
WAS presented to the school by Mr.
William Tmstead,, one of the mem
bers of the class. and Superintendent
Green accepted II IN hehal1 OF tht
school. The president of the class
NJ. Preston Epps. raised the flag
These exercises were followed by
) D%anQuet Of the senior class.
, lie county convention meets her
; tomorrow at noon, and the Under
. wood supporters are juhilant over tn
!. fact that they have the majority o
5 the delegates to this convention, an,
: hence Will be able to control tn
situation. There has been som
talk OF not making d fight not TO in
struct the delegates that are to b
sent 10 the State convention. but I
f let them vote their own sentiments
Inc Wilson men in the ~COnventio
: VIII possibly favor this plan. if the
are flowed to have a hand in tn
= nomination OF the delegates TO tn
convention. They are at least eX
pected TO try TO have their strength i
me county, represented at the Stat
= convention.
The judicial convention. 10 who
= delegates will also be selected tonor