The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-09-30
Sad---Rut True

tive born white illiterates in the
United States" This was the de-
claration made by ". {. Crosby,
secretary Of the committee on Com
munity Service, in an address at
Chapel Hill on Moonlight Schools
in North Carolina.'
We boast Of our good qualities in
| North Carolina but conceal our
faults. We hide our ilIiteracy as
horse trader does an old sore. The
tendency now is to uncover tee sore
and heal it with the salve Of moon-
| light schools. IL order to further
the campaign against iliteracy, the
month of November will be set
apart and will be observed through
out North Carolina as Moonlight |
| School Month. A nj hit school |
will be organized and conducted |
three NIGHTS week for at least this
one month in every school district
IN the State where such iiliterates
are TO be found The day school
teachers will, in most cases, teach in
! these night schools Five thousand |
/ teachers have already volunteered |
/ for the work. The State Depart
nlent Of Education viii place in the
hands OF each of these teachers a |
little bulletin outlining the work to
be done The school will hold twelve
! night sessions during that month. |
! Twelve lessons each month il read |
ing, writing and arithmetic will be
! given. The reading book will not
! be q primer such as the children use
! bat something which contains sim
pie sentences and yet which con-
Germs the movement Of the people
with whom those attending the
schools are acquainted, together
! with such sentences as would in
spire their country pride and awaken
them to continued effort, We want
to get the old people interested in
this work and get them out to these
schools 1t is fact little known
that one seventh Of the voting popu-
lation Of North Carolina cannot read
or sign their names This means
that one-seventh of our homes are
; devoid Of books or papers. This
means that many homes are with out
the Bible, and eternity is approach
ing rapidly The responsibility rests
on US. Let US try to clear the
stain from oar State Let us hope
that when the census Of 1920 is taken
there Will not be a single adult il
literate il North Carolina
When the Howe Great London
/ Show exhibits here on Mond ay Oct.
: II the people Of this vicinity will
!. not only be given the opportunity Of
: seeing the grandest array OF eques-
e TRANS, equestriennes, acrobats, gym
nasts, leapers, tnmblers and per-
formers generally, but at the same
time the opportunity Of seeing the
most complete geological collection
ever assembled In connection with
h both will be museum fairly TEEN
e ing with wonders from every sec
l. ton of the globe. The magnitude
1t OF this sterling aggregation is vel
S. worthy Of consideration, and Will;
j. doing 50 the merit must not be over
y looked.
,e The three rings, aerial enclave
ie sporting plaza and various moder7
Z amusement devices are far create
re proportioned than those Of any sim
ar liar organization in this country.
le There is absolutely nothing tina
ty the other shows have that this sho1
to has not, and a whole lot more tina
an the other shows have.
y The courteous treatment that
II given patrons is commendable, an
an the management at all times conslt
u er their comfort first and their ow
oe interests as secondary. Seats wit
most modern and comfortable bac
and foot rests are PROVIDED, anu
*, corps Of fifty uniformed ushers al
in constant attendance to answer {
Il civil questions promptly and politel
u The same ushers are under strict al
- imperative orders to provide sea
for every holder of a ticket, for sta
INF ding room is never sold with tt
show. No matter how great t
crowd may be, the management h
hat wisely oecioeo 'i,S'' - 20 0o''o ~ -
IT. comode some than to inconvien
- many. The people have at all tim
! &c an unobstructed view Of the p'
ong loi'i'"i'oo