Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-11-04
Moonlight School Month is
on All Over State by Cows.
Proclamation
12LESSONS
ARE ISSUED
Over Five Thousand Teachers Volun-
teer For Campaign to Emancipate
Every Man, NonIan and Child
in State From IIIiteracy.

"AIl together for the elimination OF
illiteracy in North Carolina, for the
emancipation Of every man, woman,
and child from its tragic limitations"
declares DR.. J. y. Joyner IN an urgent
message to the people OF the State to
take up the banner against ignorance
in the Old North State.
From the rugged hills of the West
to the shifting sands Of the Carolina
coast, fifty year old school boys and
school girls will sit down to the long
neglected task Of learning to read and
write It is Moonlight School month
in North Carolina, set apart by official
proclamation Of Governor Locke Craig
to the successful consummation of
which over five thousand teachers Of
the State have pledged their heartiest
efforts
By strong resolutions and by effec-
tive material support, the State Asso-
citation of County Sup uperintendents. the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly,
the Junior Order United American
Northumberland the North Carolina Far
mers' Union, the State Federation Of
Women's Clubs have entered into
generous cooperation with the State
Department Of Education for literate
State
Friday was Community Service Dav
and North Carolina Day all in one. By
general consent; the observance of the
day in public schools, usually given
over to the study of some phase of
North Carolina history. was on Friday
devoted to the subject of moonlight
schools. 1t was a day of conservation
to the serious work before the State;
to wipe out the seventeen per cent.
white ilIiteracy from the mountains Of
North Carolina; the twelve per cent
from the Piedmont section: and the
thirteen per cent from the easten sec
ton; and all in all the lifting of North
Carolina from the position in the IL
1iteracy column as the State which
with the exception of Louisiana and
New Mexico, has the largest percent
age of native born white iHiterates in
the United States.
Twelve Lessons Sent out.
To every county superintendent OF
public instruction in the State, has
been mailed out from the State De
partment copies of the twelve lessons
in reading, writing, and arithmetic
which have been arranged for tht
moonlight school. Two pamphlets
compose the list of school bo rs One
of them is designed for the teacher
and the other for the pupil.
The stories for reading were select
ed from 'Webster's Blue Back Spell
ler," book studied by many genera
tions. The lessons designed 70
three recitations each week for fou
weeks. Throughout the State, by ac
tion of the North Carolina Press Asso
citation, the county newspapers hav
agreed to publish the lessons eac
week for the moonlight schools i
their territory.
Organized For Campaign.
The organization for this, the great
est educational campaign and the mos
unique one that the United States ha
probably ever witnessed, is the sam
that generated the community servic
observance of last year. DR.. Clarenc
Poe, is chairman; and Mr.. W. G. Crost
is secretary. The remaining member
of the committee are as follows: D
J. Y. Joyner, Major w, A Grahar
DR.. E. K. Graham, DIR. ]. / Foust, D
H @. Alexander, DR., D. H Hill, D
w. s. Rankin, Pro-. 7. B, Parker ar
Mr.. w. J. Shuford
The line up of the counties and Il
percentage of nHterate white voters
as follows:
New Hanover, 3; Mecklenburg, 4