The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-01
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IOH dllu llllu oil INSTITUTION
of higher learning"
wilmington can have a Junior
college, and I hope and believe
something more splendid. How
can you afford to do anything
less?" he said.
Alton B. Lennon, State Senator
elect, and R. M. Kermon, General
Assemblyman-elect, joined Clark
in messages of support for the pro-
posed junior college.
Both Lennon and Kermon urged
public support of a general re-
ferendum to authorize a county
five-cent property tax levy to
carry the college through it's initial
stages.
Explains Details
T. T. Hamilton, New Hanover
High School principal, who pre-
sented the most detailed explana-
ton of the colleges operations,
estimated that $780, 900 annually
would be needed for it's operations
at the outset. A student body of
$50, at $3.50 annual tuition, would,
he pointed out, provide $37, 900 a
year.
Under these circum s t a n C e S,
Hamilton declared, the college
would need tax-fund assistance
only for a few years.
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the college as part of a general
statewide effort to DIETER our
educational system"
A county's standard of living
almost invariably rises in con-
junction with its standard of public
education, he asserted.
He urged his audience to "be
vitality interested in establishing
this college" and ITO vote for an
extra five cents per 500 property
tax to support it,"
Exodus OF Youth
Lennon based his support of the
college partly or what he described
as a trend among young people to
leave Wilmington in search of
higher education and better econo-
mic opportunity.
J. C. Lewis, earlier in the even
ing, entertained for representative
Clark and the school board at a
barbecue supper
He cited his own 1925 senior class
at MINIS whose male members,
he. pointed out, only eight are
still living in Wilmington.
Kermon backed the college pro-
ject on the grounds that it would
provide vocational training "a
feature that would dc more for
the city and New Hanover county
than any other portion OF the plan
The assem- lyman-elect pointed
out that, in many cases, the city
must still import its artisans in
jobs for which training could be
provided at the college.
Establishment the college, he
asserted would increase county
attendance at institutions of higher
learning by so per cent.
when the time comes for you
to vote On this plan, look abut
you at your children and say I'm
going to give them an opportunity
to earn a livelihood he urged
his audience.
Rep. Clark termed the junior
college lone of the finest things
that could ever happen to Whining
tom.
1t would, he indicated, be large
ly a local responsibilities chal-
lenge which he had every conf
dence the city would meet.
Pledges Support
AS the city's Congressional rep
resentative, he pledged every
effort" to secure any surplus
federal building that might be
needed for the project.
He reminded the audience OF
the decade more than 100 years
ago when Wilmington, then a city
of 5000 people, rais S9oo,ooo 10
support a public works program
That included the worlds largest
railroad.
Nov Wilmington, city OF
Al, 1000 people, with a total CITY
county property valuation OF $40
million can establish this great
if it wants to-" he con-
cluded.
Congressman Clark was intro
duced by DR.. w. Houston Moore
who presented a summary of the
Fayetteville representatives. con-
tributions to Wilmington's prog
ress.
Hamilton, in a detailed brief
for the junior college, pointed out
that, in a few year, "a junior