The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22

state perntend OF Fubhc struftio
and Industrial College,, Chairman of tn Board of Trustees If he East Caro-
lima Teachers Training School, Chairman of h Board OF Examiners Member
se t Boa SSa ofr a1 Heszt ef ts of c en- eRP T1ainins s Tfa5oin eh sfnosl c on, MsB Board d
of Trustees of the Culowhee Normal n 1ndustials School
THE FRUIT OF IL ALL
the Weight ght Oh of ehm his Construction trueu ar poHeies "n in ' m 'g greats atssu mn ma nf ,gf fate a me-
cent Of m1tarao rednced f rn % nr an4 n , % - :. 10 ,a on 20
greatests single stride in this period of M h State in h Union.
This crop OF adult interates says Dr. Joyner lis an inheritance from
former generations from slavery, rom the civil var, from h poverty and
destruction OF u school system n h institutions following it,. 1t must
inevitably handicap tn progress Of he State, discourage immigration o TIL
desirable sort to the State n invite h sneers of he scorner n TIL defa-
nation Of he willing to the sham al injury of h State for h next two
or three generations unless We find IN put into. immediate operation m
effective means of reducing, n if possible, eliminating adult hhteracy during
this. generation"
And to effect this he, with the leaders in ducauon in the State, is pre-
pairing with ut care a Statewide sweeping campaign fr moonlight
schools. the idea tina has already swept over Kentucky, making tn State
famous n that hs been tied with splendid success in IIarneu, Columbus.
Sampson, n Buncombe counties Of this State.
Since 1900 the school enrolment has grown from 2sssss to 4os72s. a
$so7s7oa sine 1900 over four hunt red per cent The length of h school
e1o7 ~ ontiro wow snant an nuh1lc edrcation hos ran,ed n,uaras
number OF teachers las gon rom s,sea t. 1926, or hfy-three per cent
The percentage Of thu population enrolled las jumped from IS per EN- in
1901 to 72 per cent in 1914.
In place If h eighteen local tx districts in 1900, here are at the last
biennial report in 1914, $40 districts raising by taxation a toal OF s1as7-
s4se5, or twenty-five per cent OF he entire school fund. seventy-one county
superintendent low devote their entire lime to tn work OF supervision in
the county, IN the average annual salary Of superintendent las increased
from s24327 to $7e6.e5, or 227 per cent
All Of his does % take in n loan fund created n 1903 Of h State
Literary fund to be loaned to thu ounte for building school houses, or
mtories. rural high chool and farm life schools, SUCH loans to be reloaned
was created ss6o225 lave been oaned' 80 COUNTIES aided $3.50 children
reached 1881 schools quit to h value Of s2'4l15oo' replacing school
the tn county farm al life sch9 f%t all s aimed alike hnsi in ths p0 aT %" IF S or the ea5 h1aren
Of h state h will eve reach a college
goa, " "f a ts @h es h hu ,ae p pe%u cent n nTsaeD tw "0o ob5sscss Dr Joyner has
eMh @ 4 W Somneeannss7 of more Quickly attaining tina end: efficient teaching and
eaaciont supervision. With a hard set back by the last General AssemOy Of
~o San 1 prophet ia "a a' new N Sorthh State vas nt discouraged, just dEappoint-
md R of t maS new We d hz turned MS 0a'os :" IN '~N ~' 49, ""' y ~~
Next t. a oun rueo ,: faith there In tn absence of tn usua sugar
is nothing of SO much consequence a supply from Germany the British