The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-12

Board Of Trade. The ministers had
offered their churches for meeting
places. there are several arg
auditoriums and many small ones
adapted to committee meetings.
We bring pledges OF $500, he
continued. Mr.. Conner asked who
made the offer, if it was official. Il
had almost said [ am doing it" Mr..
I'll continued. but | don't know
whether | am worth it or not He
continued to read h Subscribers.
When asked personal questions. he
said: Il have not been there long.
but every man who goes to Winston
Salem stays there until he has to go.
Mr.. Common laughed and said: II
hope they viii let you stay there
longer than they aliowed me. Mr..
Latham promised to ook up the rec
ords and profit by the advice. Mr..
Connor said: Don't do it. tear out
the page" The teachers were laugh
ing throughout"
Raleigh Speaks Some.
In came the Chamber Of ON
merce and a fine. representation.
President Henry Litchford introduced
the speakers, first welcoming the as
sernbly to Raleigh.
MI. j. Z. Pearce spoke FOR the
Merchants Association. lie said
that he brought no monetary offer:
that he was not OF the opinion that
the North Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly, should make its conventions sub
jet to the highest bidder.
He spoke Of the great growth Of
the educational idea in the State, and
said hat whereas there used to be
assemblies at Morehead with . or
100 teachers present. they now have
more than a thousand. They met.
ten or twelve were in the business
sessions and the others fishing he
said. Then he caused a roaring
laugh when he said Prof. +. p. Hob
good had been member of the fish
ing party referred to.
Prof. L. v. Judd made a telling
speech for Raleigh. He did not think
this d competitive bidding. First OF
all he congratulated the people upon
the serious attention now being given
to the schools. Within a few years
there had come about such a change,
he said, that the teachers are now
enabled to attend the assemblies on
1ire 3 substitute. These gatherings
are held during the school year and
that is right.
/ "Italtigh is the centre of education,
1t is the home Of the State depart
ments and Of four white colleges
There are more students to the pop
ulation here, | am told, than else
where III the country. 1t will be good
for d teacher to come here and be
come acquainted with the system in
the deaf and blind institute.
There are great colleges at Dur
ham Chapel Hill and Wake rores,
SldetripS car be easily arranged
Our schedules are unsurpassed and
this is geographically the place fo1
meeting. Being the capital with 8
certainty always Of having a reure-
sentative audience, great speakers
can be more easily brough- here
They know where Raleigh is.
My idea is that the line OF prog
ress IS along securing the creates
numbers Of people to attend. Some
generous cities have put w large
sums to defray expenses. It is good
Raleigh has done it and / wish sh.
could do so again. But if the or
ganization insisted upon the paymen
Of dues and collected them. Their,
would always be money for neces
sary expense and that's the way i
should be"
DR.. D. II. Hill spoke briefly. men
tionlng especially the advantages t,
come from the visit to Raleigh an
the superior attractions possible b
reason Of the city's being the capita
The only danger is that there is s.
much building now in progress tina
q brick is liable to drop n hit
teacher he protested. still, if yo1
will promise not to sue the city, com
on
Or. Charles Lee Smith made a han
dred wore speech that attracted at
tentiOn: He said: "One of the be-
reasons that we can urge for you
cOmIng here is that of publicity.
W. all know that much of tn
!, success Of our educational work Ia
been the result Of that publicity. L
!, further it, we must depend upon tn
press. Raleigh's papers have give
? unlimited space to the educationa
campalgns and they are the only one
that reach the entire State. 1t is &c
I this reason that | say these fe'
. words
$ Mr.. B. +. Montague closed the a,
Gument for the State, as the- say i
the prosecutions. He pointed out
few needs that school committeeme
, have hic never reach the nnUnv