The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-10-05
General Julian S. Carr Accepts
Invitation of National Train
ing School To Be Chairman
of Board of Trustees; School
To Open Oct. g. Others Start
Tomorrow
News and Observer Bureau,
lot Market Street,
Durham, N. c., October 2.
(By S. II.

Durham county's farm-life experts
and Prof. c.. w. Massey, superinten-
dent Of county schols met this after
noon in the board of education office
and made plans for three community
fairs to be held at the farm-life
schools in November. The fairs will
be made by the residents of the dis
tricts surrounding the chools and ex-
pert judges from Raleigh will award
prizes and blue ribbons.
The first Of these community fairs
will be held at the loves Grove
School on November 5, the second at
Bahama on November 16, and the
third at Minera Springs on NOvem-
Der 10.
Additional rooms and booths for
the fair exhibits are to be arranged
in the meantime and the public will
be invited to attend free of charge.
This Is the first time that a plan Of
this kind has been attempted and
the county school authorities are hop
ing for its success.
Gen. Carr Heads Trustees.
DR.. James f.. Shepherd, president
OF the National Training School, an
nounced today that the school would
open on Wednesday, October 6. Later
in the week there will be a meeting
of the new board Of trustees and a
new name for the school will be Sc
lected. General Julian S.. Carr has
already accepted an invitation to be
chairman Of the board.
DR.. Shepherd told the News and
Observer today that while the word
Religious will in the future be lef,
out of the Institutions name, that the
theological department will be kept
He also announced the addition OF
rural school. teachers training anG
social service departments in the list
of studies.
The training school was recently
sold and General Julian S. Carr, E
p. B~roughton and j. B. Mason wer,
the purchasers. The understandins
is that 1t will be re-sold to the board
Of trustees Of the school
Others Open Monday.
Durham county's regular school
will open next Monday morning an,
the indications are that there will b
a record breaking attendance. Prot
G. w. Massey, superintendent O
county schools states that all Of tn
teachers for the ensuing term hay
reported and that the census Q
school children in the county show
q large Increase. All of the specia
tax district schools opened on the frs
Monday in September and the report
from them for the first month, ar
said by Mr.. Massey, to be UNUSUAL
good.
Business Is Good.
The Durham Merchants Associa
ton has received, upon request, letter
from the presidents or general mar
ayers of this city's largest manufae
turing plans. These letters are to til
effect that business in this city is o
the boom and hat financial cond
tons have greatly improved. M
Julian s. Carr. Jr., president of til
Durham Hosiery Mill Company, state
In his letter, that all Of his mills owe
the State are running full time an
n a future prospects were nevt
better.
At a meeting of the officials of tt
North Carolina Farmers Union he
in this city late Friday afternor
tentative plans for the unions anna
convention which is to b. held in tn
city November 16, II, Is, were mad
The officials announced that Senat,
McLaurin. of South Carolina and M
John Sprunt Hill, Of this city ha,
consented to deliver addresses befo
the convention. 1.-The Cotton Stu;
ton in South Carolina" will be Il
subject Of Senator McLaurin, viii
Mr.. Hill will discuss Rural Credits
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