The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-29
ROlESv|LLE HAS
BIC SCHOOL RALLY
EduCatiOna! Growth at Place
FIttIngIy Celebrated by
Gathering
NUMBER OF SPEECHES
Rousing Spirit of Enthusiasm
Is Shown by the Audience:
Building Enlarged and Paint
ed inside; Big Picnic Dinner
of Barbecue Is the Climax of
the Day
Especial TO The News and otser7ert

Rolesyille. Sept. 26-Today an
other nigh water mark in the sweep
Of educational advancement and in
the progress of the forward spirit
among the people OF the rural COM
munities was eached at the big tiu-
catlonat reunion, celebration and
picnic at the Rolesville school. The
school building here. which is a new
one, is being made newer by the ad-
dition Of paint on the inside and the
building of additional room. The
three recitation and study rooms of
the school were thrown together to-
day and formed an auditorium of
good capacity. and it was full of
earnest people.
Yesterday was the day originally
planned for the big gathering. but
the continuous rainfall prevented, but
on the short notice given OF today's
meeting a splendid crowd gathered.
Governor Craig. DIR. j. y. JOyner and
Judge l.. w. Winston We're on the
program for speeches. but were all
unavoidabiy detained. This, how
ever. did not hamper tho ardor of the
people. for they had met TO ak about
and plan larger things. In the alb
Sence OF the scheduled speakers. DR..
w. r. Cullom. of Wake Forest Col
lege, Supt. Il. Y. Judd and Messrs. Hal
Hayes and +. +. Witherspoon. of
Raleigh, and Mr. l.. \. RaneS. Of
INO1tSNll1t, VI INK SDt6 Nt1iS-
Quito, OF Community.
Mr.. J. II. Mitchell, of the commit
tee of this live school. was the presid
ing officer. DR.. Cullom spoke first
He was not introduced. There was
no necessity. for he had labored 9
number Of years With the people o
! this section of the county, both re
ligiously and educationally. and i
truly one of the hOmefolks. He re
: called the fifteen years of his com
ing to this community, Of the need
2 and progress of education here ant
of its elimination in such "a wave o
, enthusiasm as he had never befor,
e witnessed. DR.. Cullom then spok'
briefly Of the duties of the communit.
n to the school,. of how they should
g give their children their inborn rights
4 of the cooperation due the teacher
S and of how they should see that tn
child should go to school in a place j
s could respect.
e The Triple Need.
e MI. Hal Hayes, who recently ha
been secured by Prof. Judd as
S co-worker. was presented and mad
h a delightful short speech, confirm
d his remarks to Faith, Hope an
Love in education. He urged
e strong faith in the power of tn
X would come forth with the succeed
o ing days and a love for the cause tina
it would call eor determined and pei
d ~sistent effort for better days.
l. Value to Industry.
d Mr.. +. f. Witherspoon of The NcW
and Observer staff. followed NJ
Hayes with a brief tai OIL the indus
trial value of education and its al
endan public spirit. He confine
himself to pointing examples Of wha
education among the employees {
certain industries in North Carolin
~ had accomplished for the nance
success of the employers. He tol
q of a certain textile factory whose haa
made it his particular care to Sc
e that every child IN the village had
r chance to get the best of training
n tina it had a chance to grow up III
"a der sanitary conditions This. he d.
N clared. had resulted in a finer pre-
to duet from the labor of these peopl
SIS a product that public always demand
IN and put the owners in a position
OF stand the strain of all %troublous tim,
1t in the financial and commerci
In world without danger of induStri
OF shtpwreck-
er Education That Works.
IS. Superintendent Judd brought to Il
e. audience a message full of inten.
In facts about the real needs of the rur
es schools. Each one of his points We
practical and were driven home wi
a force that bids fair to make tho
to of lingering usefulness. His ma
theme was to do the things and lea
is tine things that would benefit the pe
)i- pie of the ountry ach day. til
it would make rural life more and mo
U desirable and that would take ava
the glamour of the city and the spil
of adventure by making the count
and the country home SO attractive
90 the boys and girls that they wots
in catch the uplift spirit n low 10 Il
.es ger there and work. He said tltt t