DECLARATION--AGAINST IL-LITERACY.
Address to ilia People of North Car
olina, by Conference of Educators,
Held in the Governor's Office in
Raleigh, February 13th, 1902
The" .Names of the
hgners.
Profoundly convinced of the pro
phetic wisdom of the declaration of
the Fathers, made at Halifax :n 17TG,
that "Religion, morality, and knowl
edge being necessary to good govern
ment, schools and the means of ed
ucation shall forever he encouraged
and cognizant of the full meaning of
that recenc constitutional enactment
which debars from tho privilege of
the suffrage,. after 1908, all persons'
who cannot read and write ; and re
lying on the "patriotism and foresight
of North Carolinians to deal" with a
great question which vitally concerns
the material and social welfare of
themselves and their posterity, we,
in an educational conference assem
bled in the city of Raleigh, this Feb
ruary 13, 1902, are moved to make
the following declaration of educa
tional facts and principles :
1. Today, more fully than at any
other time in our past history, do
North Carolinians recognize the over
shadowing necessity of universal ed
ucation in the solution of those prob
lems which a free government must
solve in perpetuating its existence.
' 2. No free government has ever
found any adequate means of univer
sal education except hi free public
taxes of all its citizens, where every
child regardless of condition in life
" or circumstances of fortune, may re
ceive that opportunity for training
-into social service which the consti
tutions of .this and other great States
.iuid the age demand.
" '3.' We realize that bur State has
-reached- the constitutional limit or
tuuhin fr- fho ni pit I , crhrr!a thflr.
she has made extra appropriations to
lengthen thi term of these schools
to 80 days in the year. We realize,
too, that the four months' term now
provided is inadequate, for the reason
that more than 20,000,000 children
of school age in the United States
outside of North Carolina are now
provided an average of 145 days of
school out of every 365 ; that the
teachers of these children are paid
an average salary of $48 per month,
while the teachers of the children of
North Carolina are paid hardly $25
per month, thus securing for all the
children of our sister States more ef
ficient training for the duties of life.
'"And we realize that,, according to
tlie latest"'census report and the re
.port' of 'the U. S. Commissioner of
-Education',, for every man,, woman
- ttuxl cmldof its population, the coun
try at large is spending $2.83 for the
' education of 'its children, while
North Carolina is spending barely 07
'"tents'; -that 'the country at large is
spending on an average of $20.29 for
every pupil enrolled in its public
. jBchoals. " While - North Caroli na is
spending only $3 or $4, the smallest
'ttmotint Expended by any State in
Uni(n;., -Arid still further do we re
alize that the average amount spent
for the education of every child of
school age in the United States is ap
. proximately $9.50, while North Car
olina is spending 31. 78.
These facts should arouse our pride
and our patriotism, and lead us to
inquire whether the future will not
holtl tliis generation responsible for
the perpetuation of conditions that
have resulted in the multiplicity of
small school districts, inferior school
houses, poorly paid teachers, and
necessarily poor teaching; that have
resulted in twenty white illiterates
out of every 100" white population
over ten years of age; in generally
itoor and nooilv paid supervision of
h expenditure of our meagre school ,
funds and of the teaching done in
our schools; and, finally, in that
edncatioual indifference which is' the
chief cause of the small everage daily
attendance of about 50 pupils out of
every 100 enrolled in bur public
schools. ' 1
We believe the future will hold us
responsible for the perpetuation of
these unfavorable conditions, and,
therefore, we conceive it to be the
patriotic, moral, and religious duty
of this generation of North Carolin
ians to set about in earnest to find
the means by which all our children
can receive that education which will
give .hem equal opportunities with
the children of other sections of our
common country.
4. Viewing our educational prob
lems and conditions in the light of
educational history and experience,
we declare it to be our firm convic
tion that the next step forward for I
North Carolina, in education, is to
provide more money for her country
public schools, making possible the
consolidation of small school districts,
the professional teacher, and skilled
supervision of the expenditure of all
school funds and of the teaching
Ldone in the schools.
The history of the adoption of the
principle of local self help by our 35
graded school towns and cities must
surely be an inspiration and an ex
ample to every village and rural com
munity in North Carolina. Those
towns and cities have adopted the
only means at hand for the adequate
education of their children. In adopt
ing this principle, local taxation,
they secured : first,- adequate school
funds; second, competent supervis
ion ; third, skilled teachers. Lacking
any one of this educational trinity
no community has ever yet succeed
ed in establishing the means of com
plete education for its children.
Those 35 towns and cities within
our borders have followed the lead of
other sections of the United States
in adopting first the means of edu
cation, local taxation. The fact that
G9 per cent, of the total school fund
of this Union is jiow raised by local
taxes, while North Carolina raises
only 14 per cent, of her funds by
that means, and lags behind all her
sister States in every phase of public
education, has both its lesson and
its warning.
5. Remembering that in the last
year nearly thirty communitiss in
North Carolina, some of them distinctly-rural,
have adopted the prin
ciple of local taxation for schools, Ave
think this time most auspicious to
urge a general movement of all our
educational forces in that direction,
and, therefore, we appeal to all pat
riotic North Carolinians, men and
women, who love their State, and
especially that part of their State
which u worth more than all its
timber, lands, mines, and manufac
turing plants, to . baud themselves
together under the leadership of our
"Educational Governor" and the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, aided by the Southern
Education Board, to carry fovward
the work of local taxation and bet
ter schools, to the end that every
child within our borders may have
the opportunity to fit himself for the
duties of citizenship and social ser
vice. And, finally, heartily beleiving in
the Christlikeness of this work of
bringing universal education to all
the children of North Carolina, we
confidently rely on the full co-operation
of all tl?e churches of the State,
whose work is so near the hearts of
all the people, and, therefore appeal
to the pulpit to inculcate the su
preme duty of uuiversal education.
Charles B, Aycoek. Governor of North
Carolina ; T. F. Toon, Superintendent
of Public Instruction ; John Duckett:
Charles D. Molver, PreBideut State Nor
mal Dd Industrial College ; F. P. Veua
ble, President University of North Caro.
lku ; George T, Wiceton. President Col
lege of Agriculture and Mecnamo Arts ;
Charles E- Taylor, President Wake Foi
est College ; Edwin Mima. Trinity Col
lege ; Henry Louis Smith,' President Da
yidbon College ; -Charles II. Mebaue,
President Catawba College ; J. O. Atkin
son, Elon College ; T. D. Brattou, PreBi.
dent at. Mary's College ; K. T. Vaun,
President Baptist Female University; L.
L. HobbB, President Guilfor College ;
C. G, Vardell, President Red Springs
Seminary ; J. D, Carlyle, Wake Forest
College; J. L, Ketsler, Baptist Female
University ; J. Y. Joyuer, The State Nor
mal and Industrial College ; D. II. Hill,
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts; L. V. Crawford, Jr., Rutherford
College ; J, I. Foust, The Slate Normal
and industrial College; M. C.B.Noble,
University of North Carolina ; Henry Je
rome rftockard, Peace, Institute; F. P.
Bobgood, President of Oxford Seminary;
ltobert Bingham, Binghnin School ; J .'
A. Holt, Oak liidce Imtitute; Hugh
Morson, Raleigh Male Academy ; D. Matt
Thompson, Superintendent Statesyille
Publio Schools; C. L. Coon, Superin
tendent Salisbury Public Schools ; E. P.
Moses, Superintendent Raleigh Public
Schoels ; It. J. Tighe, Superintendent
Anhviile Publio Schools; T. R. Foust,
Superintendent Goldsboro Publio Schols;
E. P. Mungum, Superintendent Wilson
Publio Schools ; E. C. Brooks, Superin
tendent Munroe Publio Schools; Alex
audbr Graham, Superintendent Charlotte
Public .Schools ; Frank H. Curtis, Sup
erintendent Burlington Publio Schools ;
Harry Howell, Superintendent Washing
ton Publio Schools ; W. L. Curiniehael,
Durham Public Schools ; W. S. Long,
County Superintendent of Alamance; J.
A. Anthony, County Superintendent of
Cleveland ; J. A. Butler, County Super
intendent of Iredell; J. E. Kay, Superin
tendent of the School for the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind ; E. McK. Goodwiu, Superin
tendent of the School for the Deaf and
Dumb.
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Important to Farmers-
In view of the fact that it is not
generally understood that the Kice
Crop is highly protected from for
eign competition by nn import duty
and that the crops raised in this
United States have every year fallen
much below the home consumption
the CAROLINA RICE MILLS of
Goldsboro, N". C, in order to encour
age the cultivation of Rice on a lar
ger scale than has heretofore been
done, is now prepared to make con
tracts with planters in North Caro
lina for their crops of Rice they may
raise during the year 11)02 on the
most liberal terms.
Parties interested, who wish to
avail themselves of this offer, can
communicate with us and we will
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CAROLINA RICE MILLS,
ap23 Goldsboro, N. O.
NOTICE.
NorHi Carolina, Washington County
Superior Court. Before Clerk.
Par&nant to an' order of the .Superior
Court made in a special proceedings enti
tled Hannah, Louis and Wm, Norman and
others of the collateral heirs of Audy Nor
man, deceased, vs. Frily Norman aud W H.
Davenport on the 18th day of Feby. 1D02,
I shall Bell by pnbiio sale at the Court
House door in i'lymonth, on Ibe 7th day of
April, 1902, at l'o'clock M. the landn de
scribed in uaid order, lyinp in bkinnersviile
township, adjoining the ljnda of J. F.
Davenport, Wm Bishop and others, on the
old sound side patent, being the land pur
chased by Andy Normau from 13. B. Ph-lps
by deed dated Oct. 7th 1873, lit-g. book Y.,
page 361 and from U. L. Pettigrew by
deed dated March 1st 188G, eg. book A.
A. page 78, containing 20 acres more or
less. Terms of eaie made known ou day
of Bale.-. '
Tbu tfce 26, day cf Feby. 1902
U. S. vVaed,
CommiBsioDer.
A Little Scrapping
took place at i ,
w. P ayees' sTomiE ; ,
Among the Ladies this week.
J 600 yds of Calico was put on tho market at 35". yd.
For the next 30 days I will;
sell:
150 Children's Toques, all wool
30 inch all wool Flannel
Machine Thread
Misses Heavy ribbed Hwse, S to 9h,
Heavy Bed Comforts, satiiio covered, only $1,75
Ladies' "Bl'k Hose, regular made, only
Fine Kid Shoes, Ladies' sizes, at
Laundried Shirts
Silk Velvet and Plush, per yd.
Hamburg Edging, 3, in. wide,
Children School Sho e, 3 to
A 20c Pearl Button "for
All Linen Table Damak , 58 iQ-
All LinenlrCrash,
A ioc. Pearl Button for
36 in. Percals,
Ladies' Kid. Glovesi
Bl'k Stainless Hose, heavy weight,
Heavy "Dress Goods, 34 in.
In connection with above prices. I will continue to
sell the remainder of the P. W. Brinkley stock at
and below cost, ,
Give mo a trial and I will convince you that I can
j save you from 20 40
Very truly, yours to please,
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Illiiet'rated catalogue 4 cts. stamps
feb 28 .-
NOTICE.
Ravino; qualified as administralor of the
estate of Jno. A. Norman, deceased, notice
in hereby Riven IQ all those having claims
against said estate to present them within
one year from the date hereof or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery. All
thrwe indebted to the said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This Jan'y. C. 1902.
C. V. Norman,
Administrator.
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