The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-08
WAKE COUNTY CONFERENCE
FOR EDUCATION HELD AT CARY
Prof. j. H. Highsrnith Says Compulsory Law
Should Compel---BettermentW Work Growing
With Rapid Strides.


Il beg that you will express not
only my regret but my sincere sorrow
at my enforced absence, and the as
Surance of my hearty and active CO.
operation at all times in every pos
sibe way, with the commendable ac-
tivitieS of the conference for the pro-
motion of the educational Interests Of
the county; my congratulations upon
the splendid spirit Of cooperation
among the educational forces Of the
county that has been so successfully
fostered by this annual educational
conference, and my earnest hope that
this may prove the most successful of
all these conferences.
with best wishes for happy and
serviceable day for all. ] am,
VERY truly yours,
j. Y. JOYNER,
State Supt. Public instruction.
"P. S.-Please read this letter to
the conference that the people may
understand the cause of my absence
-Supt. Judd's Ambition.
Chairman L. J. Sears, Of the
gan the programme by stating that
he would announce, rather than in
trOduce, the man who knew every
hog path in Wake county and many
paths that the hogs didn't know" and
County Superintendent Zebulon V.
Judd came forward and took charge
Of the ceremonies. Mr.. Judd opened
with cordial greeting to his CO
workers in the school and told of his
longing to see the day when the
schools Of North Carolina would reach
out and include the entire citizenry
from the cradle to the grave, either di-
reCtly or indirectly. Between each
speaker who follows Mr.. Judd deliv-
cred other fine speeches, upward of
dozen in number, any Of which
were we'll worth quoting, showing
himself to be readily prepared for
any subject arising. He stated that
while the crowd was not as large
at is might have been that 1t was rep
resentative Of the best thought and
work Of the different communities of
the county.
Rev. B. T. Parker, pastor of Cary
Methodist church, then read a pas
sage of Scripture and the invocation.
Enterprise Of Cary.
Mr.. Chas. j. Parker, chairman Of
the Cary school board and one Of the
| moving spirits of this hustling town
welcomed the visitors to Cary. He
told Of the welcome that Cary was
always ready to extend to folks on a
good mission and spoke at length of
the leaven of progress that is do
ing wonders in this town. The new
| high school building, one of the
| model school buildings of North Car
olina, with its departments Of man
| ual and domestic training, for which
| equipment will soon be installed, Of
| the farm life school of Cary, of the
| new union station soon to be and a
number Of other items of a forward
| looking growth. Mr.. L. j. Sears spoke
a few words in response to the well
| come, saying there was nothing he
| could say quite nice enough to show
| the appreciation of the genteel well
come afforded, but would try to show
his proper appreciation a little later
on-alluding, it is supposed, to the
world of good things to eat awaitins
| the crowd
Mr.. w. A. Cooper, of Raleigh
brought greetings to the conference
| on behalf of the Junior Order DR.
j. M. Templeton spoke of the efforts
of the Farmers Union in behalf OF
| education. These two speakers re.
called the stupendous efforts put forth
by their respective organizations ir
behalf of six months school term.
| Newspaper Men Also.
Editor E. E. Britton, Of The News
and Observer. was on the program
but was detained and Mr. E. E. With
erspoon. Of the staff. conveyed in
few words the greetings Of the "Olt
Reliable" and it's undimmed inter
est in the educational progress O
the county and State ard made I
J few remarks on the general spirit Q
the press toward the uplift of the peo
pie. He was followed by Mr.. John A
Parks, publisher of the Raleigh Times
who gave a brief outline of what h
, thought a newspaper ought to try t.
be. Mr.. Parks explained that tn
! newspaper liked to see the people edu
3 Gated and prosperous, both from a.
lmpersonal and a personal standpoin,
7 When folks are better educated the
Will read more, and when they ar
: more prosperous they can pay 70
l their paper, is the way he express
( Woman Finds Herself
DR.. Della Dixon-Carroll, after eX
j planning the intimate relations of tn
t woman's clubs with the betterment as
: sociation, declared that only fe,
: years ago had woman discovered her
r self. The progress of woman is but
t natural growth, she declared, and re
: called the lamented McIver, who wer