The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-18
RALLY.

aurora, NOV. Io.-A Dig educational
rally and farmers conference was
held at Aurora, Beaufort ounty. n.
c., Tuesday, Nov. II, under the SUI
pervision Of the county superinten-
dent, w. L. Vaughan, and the farm
collaboration, Mr.. J. F. Latham.
A large crowd was present for the
occasion, there being many orr COM
mitteemen and teachers from other
schools.
Rev. Crosby, of the Episcopal
Church, e a few verses from the
Scripture and made the opening pray
er. Immediately afterward all the
people present rose and the pupils
of the Aurora school sang the inspir-
ing air Of Dixie Land.
Then Supt- w. l.. Vaughan made
an Introductory speech, in which he
insisted on cooperation among all in
terested in school work as the best
means to securing a good school sys-
tenn. He pleaded for more progress
n more interest in the schools.
He introduced in the. highest terms
the first speaker of the occasion. Prof.
NJ. {. S. Noble, dean of the depart
ment Of education Of the University
of North Carolina. who strongly up
held his wide reputation as a polished
and forceful speaker.
He told Of all the modern methods
OF securing better schools, of the
great aid that instruction in domestic
sCence is doing for the girls in GER
tain sections of North Carolina and
III other States of the Union. He
asked the people to come together
and build in a convenient place a
school that could accommodate all the
|chlidren for miles around, and thu
nave a school which would be an
ornament TO the community in hicl
1t Would be located. He 0eplored the
ancient view Of having a school at
every mans gate. Pupils should
come in contact with others. there
is much 70 DE gained from associa-
ton. by having one convenient school
with two teachers it would naturally
as much better prepared for WORK
!, Fan a one-room school with the
same number of grades. He pleaded
Ior greater supervision in one-room
; schools than ':ouid be possibly given
. ." a county Superintendent himsel
, mere should be some one to direct
= or a1o a teacher of a one-room school
= 1t would be impossible for the com
" superintendent alone to do all this
WORK, but there should be another
one 70 aid the teacher and the super-
!" lntendent in doing the planning and
lHa n me course Of study.
member Of the County Board Of Ed
y ncatlon' followed Prof. Noble. M
butt made a strong appeal for more
interest In. school work, also told ri
= the great effort now being made by
the people of Beaufort to secure het.
ter schools. 0 "e''
L. Mr.: B: D: Raine, the attendance
= o1ncer OF Rlchland township. wa
= called on by the county superinten.
oe antto explain certain phases of tn,
recent compulsory attendance act
~ DINA. :" 1olth Gar
q after Mr.. Raine's address. the meet
y ing adjourned until 2:15. During tn,
Il noon recess the town band rendere.
SeYefai OF the latest popular airs.
In the afternoon the meeting wa,
- lu,neo over to Mr.. J. F.. latham. farm
I'd mnaauuiator, who emphasized tn
modern methods Of scientific farmin,
- and introduced Mr.. Zeno Moore. O
"a demonstration of Edge
coAnoe County. He discussed all tn
MODERN methods of seed selection
~ emphasized the weed Of such, discuss
eu the frequent diseases Of cote
n remedies for such.
y. Mr.. Benjamin T. Ames. .Jr..
radua Of Washington and Lee Cn
lversity, Virginia, is principal Of III
rs school. "