The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-30

As a native North Carolinlan. the
present achievements OF her sons III
commercial and educational progress
appeal as strongly to me IS her glories
IN the past. In fact, the ola North
States educational development anl
progress in the last decade have been
marvellous, and have appeared TO 1ne
as if they We're in the nature If i
great revival and oNeTWhtlnlns
force that was permeating, and even
dominating her whole people. I can
account for il in but one way, and
that is, that the crusader spirit Of
Il gifted and lamented Charles L.
MclVer, aided and sustained by the
guiding wisdom Of the Hon. Charles
e. Aycock has taken hold of the
hearts and affections Of The people
so powerfully that nothing short Of
what is best is good enough for them,
especially in educational matters.
When we remember, as We do with
loving memory, the spirit and thu
work of those constructive statesmen,
we can not wonder at the magnitude
Of the results being even now mani
tested to the honor and glory of their
names, as we'll as to the pride Of their
native State.
AS a most interested onlooker and
sy~mpathizer, l wish to record also,
another fact which has been a source
Of great pleasure and pride TO me,
handsomely her Agricultural and
Mechanical college, her cache train
ing schools and her university. This
year the legislative appropriation fol-
the support Of our two schools that
are training teachers for the White
schools of the state is s132,000. IL
Georgia for the support Of two SINH
lar schools, it is~only $89,500. The
legislative appropriation for the SUI
port of the University of North Car
olina this year is 1000; for tn
University Of Georgia, it is $4,000.
The increase Of expert school Ofh
Gals in North Carolina sets a pac
for US elsewhere. You have a super
vision of teacher training for tn
state: a corps of trained institute con
ductOrS; nearly half Of your count
superintendent, giving their entr
time to their Schools: an expert /
charge OF the AGRICULTURAL "oIk Z
the public schools; a supervisor Q
elementary schools; a high school in
spector and a special clerk for tn
school building loan fund-all work
ing with your state school superln
tendent and all pulling a-team.
OF Ourse results come from or
ganized effort like this. Look at tn
!, results: one new rural school houSt
: averaging sos each, for every day 6
!. the year. Sundays included; II
, country high schools to date; an
l $500 public schoo libraries. Yo
are establishing new local tax schot
!, systems at the rate of nearly three
! week. BY 1910, you had nearly LOO
: Of these and doubtless many NOR
now.
However, some Of US in Georgi
n think that countrywide, local ia
! school systems are better h loo;
tax systems in county districts G
townships. 1t seems fair and wis
n for rich communities and cities in
t county to share with n poorer q:
tricts the proceeds Of a general cour
. ty school tax. Already Georgia he
tWenty-eight such countrywide scho'
systems.
These last ten years IN North Car
6 olina make a story Of achievement, ]
every direction. Her absent sol
n and daughters everywhere declar
a with u%uickening pulse and pride. tn;
s thew were bred and buttered' in tf
O old North State.