The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-23
DURHAM COUNTY A LEADER
IN EDUCATIONAL, PROGRESS
It's Schools Models of What Can Be Done In Short Time From
Small Beginnings Entire School System Undergoing
Marked Change Teaching Things Helpful In Real Life
Departures All Over State.

the most pro1ita Die Investment the
county has ever paid for.
Departures All Over State
One thing that is noticeable about
the educational advancement OF North
Carolina is the departure into new
lines all over the State 1t is possible
that this thing Of making education
more applicable to the neetts Of the
people has something to do with the
increasing interest in the schools
Along this line is the extension III
I'll University at Chapel Hill is u II
taking. The county ciub work Sc
10 he exciting an Interest ali over tn
State. and because the work outlines
things Of local interest and pertains
people seem 10 be taking q. hand IN the
pOpie sem To bee taking a hand in the
tasks and are reading and thinking.
/ have half an idea that North Car
olina is heading toward a development
in education about on d par with the
development it is pushing forward in
all other directions. The county study
that is outlined by the University for
county work is an innovation in cdu-
cational practice as much of the eX-
tension work is. The central force OF
the county study clubs is the North
Carolina Club at the University. The
intent OF the club is to arouse an in
terest in every county that will result
| in the study Of county and State af-
| fairs, the comparison of each county
| with all the others and of the State
with other States to see y herein the
| counties and the State might make
greater progress. Probably the work
| that is represented by the Durham
| county schools aid by the county
study in the University clubs in the
most important thing in North Caro-
lima at the present time. Like enough
the University is doing on a wider
scale what the county schools are do
ing In their more restricted sphere
Unfortunately the University is not So
situated that the resident Of each dis
tricttrict can extend it's work, for th'
districts can have voice in hOv
much can be done by the district b,
saying how much they will contribute
The University county club work is
sort of thank-you ma'am job on tn
side and small fund for postage an
similar kindred incidentals about GOV
ers the amount that may be expnde
on it. But that will be remedied i
time, and meanwhile the stimulus Civ
/ Ell the counties will have started ther
on their own route toward brOadenin
! the educational facilities of tn
+, schools of their districts.
/ Finding Pertinent Material.
The University is printing a weekl
3
, sending out to the papers all over tn
t State, and the geniuses who get it Il
2 seem to have sort of second sight
their faculty OF finding pertinent ma
= terial concerning the progress and De
I velOpnent of the State and the cOur
y ties. They go into every thing. frO1
4 the amount of meat each county buy
/. from Chicago to the attendance
b the moonlight schools.
g Wiping Out Illiterary.
). And there is another place Whel
9 the educationa ambition is breakir
$ through in this State There are a
o ready in North Carolina nearly half
- hundred schools for the overthrow
Z iliiteracy among adults. At BentOl
n Vile q school Of this type has an el
T. rOllment of AZ students. COlumbl
l. county has at one Of her ten mool
n light schools student I" years of ag
IS This is in line with a. and NJ. COLES
Ii over at Raleigh, which has III one
If the special farm courses a stude
g also over 70. To make initeracy "a
II in Vance county cotton mill ma
is over at Henderson is offering a DOLL
q for every adult white illiterate taug
n to read and write.
It A feature about the University VOL
W is that it is OF the same democrat
t. character as the farm bulletins tn
IF are issued by State and Federal agi
IS cultural departments. Jrlnglng eve
if subject into the field of the Stude
- who is disposed 10 read OF listen
2 lectures For instance the professo
sv OF the University, who go to the cOu
lc ties to lecture without any furth
70 cost than the payment Of their travt
le ing expenses take up such things
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