The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-23

says the lunQa1nentalS must always Dc
the three Rs. reading, riting and rit,l-
metic, he goes far enough to say tina!
the fundamentals can be supplement-
ed by as many as possible Of the 9th
er things that will help to equip men
and women for their work in life.
Results Prom Corn Climbs.
Tie branch Of school work known
as the corn club seems TO be one of
the features Of Durham county school
work, and the superintendent believes
that the corn clubs have Increased
the efficiency of the farms very large
ly the acreage yield probably showing
a gain Of twenty-five per cent since
the FIRST club was established With
| the corn club movement has come the
| greater interest iii diversified farm
| ing, and the wider knowledge Of the
use OF fertilizers effectively, of soil i'm
| provemcnt, etc. It appars that al
| most Any good thing having Cor jta
| purpose the welfare OF the people, is
| siezed upon by the Durham county
| schools as q factor in the curriculum.
| A suggestion for men OF means in
other counties is observed in the story
of library development in Durham
county. A dozen or more years ago
Gen. Carr started a library movement
by giving to each district ten dollars
conditioned on raising another ten
dollars with which to start a library
From that twenty dollars beginning ip
each district has grown up a library
Of eight thousand books in the coun-
try schools. A little suggestion, lit.
tie help at the start and an awakening
| of the people will do an infinite lot.
One of the interesting features OF
the Durham county schools is the ag.
gregation OF fine new school houses
A county that has increased the value
, of its school houses ten times in little
more than as many years gives suffice
, lent evidence of progress. Most Of thi!
increase has taken place in the las
five years. The value of school build
ings now is about three times wha
! 1t was five years ago. About 1905 th
= districts began to vote special loca
: school taxes. The rest was easy. Nov
they are surprised at the results. New
| school houses, more teachers, increas
ed wages for teachers, increased at
tendance at school, all give to the ed
= ucationaI work of Durham county a
= entirely different appearance.
Incentive to Other Counties.
do not know the relative pOSitiO
/, that Durham county holds with tn
. other counties of the State, and
= have not taken the trouble to hunt VI
. any information, for the thing tha
- struck me was the outbreak OF edu
. cational enthusiasm in this immediat
things starts it rarely stops where
Il begins. Durham county has mad
l. such a pleasing success of its whir
is wind school development that il car
II not fail to attract the attention
It other counties If they are not alread
le picking up the enthusiasm for goo
al schools. 1t is not lack of apprecis
is ton of education that has kept Mort
j. Carolina down near the foot OF tf
s. class, nor is it the lack of mean
ID When the Durham county schOO
Is stimulate the boys with the corn clul
e. to make a greater yield of corn
Ill the acre. so that the increase in pr
Is duction amounts to twenty-five p,
or cent the schools have already show
es how to provide means for the school
H. The more intelligent methods that fO
I'd low new school houses in Durha
rs county make Durham county farm
de enough more productive to pay for {
OF the school outlay and for a lot
OF other things besides. There is o.
in of the first proofs that educate
n pays. When the people realize ii
nd generally over the State you Will iii
that North Carolina will blosso
to with new school houses from Beaufo
IT. to Attorney General Bickett's lie
d Slick Creeek out in the extreme We
rs This old State will pay any manner
be school expenses and road expenS
OK and any other legitimate expenses
he we just proceed With proper diligen
IT and intelligence to utilize the I
nc sources. Before the Durham coun
he schools get through they will have t
lee Durham county farms yielding CT
OF that will be enough bigger than t
he old crops or the ilttle mus ana Dl1
OILS Hlow days 20 make the school hoN