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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, April 24,1959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
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New Bern, N. C., by the Sole Owner
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DISCONCERTING
In the course of a recent talk here, an official of the
DuPont plant in Kinston expressed concern over what he
termed the inferior quality of education on the High school
level in North Carolina.
Before you jump at conclusions in voicing resentment
against criticism from this Yankee invader, we hasten to say
that the speaker referred to is sold on the South, is married
to a Southern girl, and is active in school and Boy Scout work
at Kinston.
As a matter of fact, he is president of a PTA there, and
as a parent who intends to remain in North Carolina has every
right to express his opinion of the schools that Tar Heel chil
dren attend.
Aside from this, he is an exceptionally brilliant man—an
outstanding chemist who holds a doctor’s degree. Certainly
when it comes to intelligence, we can give him the benefit of
the doubt.
From his point of view, the boy or girl who graduates
from the average High school in North Carolina enters col
lege under a severe handicap. In his own case, as a High
school student above the Mason-Dixon line, he says that he
had the opportunity to study French and Latin before reaching
High school.
And, according to his contention, the mathematics he
learned in High school far exceeded the math available in the
High schools of our State. “As a result,” he said, “a North
Carolina boy or girl goes to college with a lack of necessary
schooling, and has great difficulty as a Freshman.”
This visiting speaker wasn’t indulging in loose, destructive
criticism. From a strictly selfish point of view, it is to the ad
vantage of the great corporation of which he is a part to
produce skilled young men and women. The need is great, and
never ending.
He believes that North Carolina’s youth have as much
potential ability as any other group of youngsters, and he
wants them to have the best education possible. All of us can
agree with him on that.
Historical
Gleanings
. —By—
FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE
and
ELIZABETH MOORE
HERE TO STAY
Sam Ragan, in the Raleigh News and Observer, has little
praise for any library in the land that sees fit to banish the
books of Mark Twain from its shelves.
Let it be said without further delay that 'The Mirror
shares Sam’s contempt for self-appointed censors who consider
the Twain masterpieces objectionable. In fact, we never ex
pect to find anyone wise enough to be a censor anyhow.
Trying to boyptt Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
is just about as futile an undertaking as milking a cow with
boxing gloves on. Tom and Huckleberry have been around
for over fifty years, bringing joy to young and old alike.
They’ll still be around after today’s critics of their creator
are dead and forgotten.
Pity the boy, or the adult, who doesn’t get a wonderful
insight into human nature when he reads about Tom’s method
of inducing other neighborhood kids to white wash the fence
that Aunt Polly wanted tidied up.
Mark Twain, with his incomparable humor, got across
great truths to his readers in past generations. If there are
mortals among us in the current era who can’t recognize these
truths, they lack the qualifications to select reading matter for
others—and that’s an understatement.
Of course. Twain wasn’t the first to emphasize truth with
stories. Aesop did it with his fables, Grimm with his fairy
tales, and the Man of Galilee with His parables. Having once
read them, they remain in our minds forever.
According to the censors, there are certain passages writ
ten by Twain that are objectionable and offensive. Having
butchered the lyrics of great songs penned by Stephen Foster,
they now want to blank out Twain’s works in part or in their
entirety.
If a censor, whether he be a librarian, scholar or run of
the mill mortal, wants a book that suits him perfectly, he ought
to write it himself. Meanwhile, we’ll keep right on being
thankful for Mark Twain.
WILLIAM TRYON, ESQUIRE
GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE
OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1765-1771
During the months prior to his
leaving New Bern to assume the
Governorship of New York, Gov
ernor Tryon was busily engaged
with the affairs of the Province of
North Carolina, as appears of rec
ord:
On March 11, 1771, at a special
Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Goal Delivery held at New
Bern in the District aforesaid, in
the eleventh year of His Majesty’s
Reign. Present: The^ Honorable
Martin Howard, Esquire, Chief Jus
tice, produced a commission from
his Excellency William Tryon, Es
quire, empowering him, the said
Martin Howard, Maurice Moore and
Richard Hendrun, Esquire, to hold
a Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Goal Delivery in the Dis
trict of New Bern, which was read
accordingly.
The Sheriff of Craven county re
turned the following persons for
the Grand and Petit Jurors: Viz.
Joseph Leech, Jacob Blount, Thom
as Hasten, John Hawks, Richard
Cogdell, James Green, Sr., John
Fonvielle, Sr., and Samuel Smith,
Charles Crawford, Thomas Webber,
Edward Franck, John Turner.
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March 26, 1771, New Bern, Re
ceived of his Excellency Governor
William Tryon by the hand of John
Hawks, Esquire, 28 pounds six shil
lings proclamation charges of the
Craven Regiment as above. Signed
by Joseph Leech, Colonel.
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April 21, 1771. Received of his
Excellency Governor William Try-
on, Esquire, 10 pounds, for paying
the several disbursements, accounts
of the expedition and superintend
ing the making of carriages and
other preparations for that service,
signed by John Hawks.
^
April 23, 1771. His Excellency
William Tryon to Baltser Cleber,
To making 8 horse collars at 7s. P.
Pair . ... l2 16 0
To making one do. 0 6 0
To making 2 crupers .-1 4 0
Total l3 6 0
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His Excellency William Tryon to
Alexander Sanders, Dr.
1771, April 23:
To 4 Ensine Straps at 1 s. 6d.
- - -- LO 6 0
1771, April 25:
To 1 dozen farmers for
Muskets at 6 d 0 6 0
Total xo 12 0
Received 5 June of John Hawks
the contents of the above.
Signed by Alexander Sanders.
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June 17, 1771. Received of his
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GRADUATION
What is the best advice to give, at high school graduations.
What word or thought can help to solve those future situations?
I wish I knew, for this old world has so much grief and need.
Perhaps, the key to happiness is banishing all greed.
Folks completely selfish are seldom ever gay,
They miss out on the sunshine, hoarding for a rainy day;
They covet what their neighbor has, begrudging him his pleasure,
Instead of sharing life with him, they lay up gold to treasure!
I have no gold to gaze upon, or finger with delight,
And I suppose I’m just a fool, to think that skies are bright;
To think that empty pockets, and a bank account drawn short,
Are really unimportant, if you have a brave, full heart.
But I know folks who boast of wealth, and flaunt so called success,
Yet spend their lifetime wishing for my kind of happiness;
So to you, soon graduating, I have one thought to give,
Strive to be unselfish, every hour that you live.
—JGMcD.
Excellency Governor William Try-
on seven pounds proclamation for
my meadow eat down by the cat
tle and horses of the Army. Signed
by Edward Turner.
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Governor Tryon was promoted to
a Colonelcy in the Army 25th of
May, 1772, he became third Major
of the Guards, 8 June 1775; Major
General 29th of August 1777, and
Colonel of the 70th Regiment 14
May, 1778.
On March 21, 1780, he resigned
the Government of New York,
which for many years had been
only nominal and returned to Eng
land, where he was appointed Lieu
tenant General, 20th November,
1782, and Colonel of the 29Hi Foot,
16th August, 1783. He died at his
house on Upper Grosvenor street,
in London, 27 January, 1788, snd
his remains were deposited in the
family vault at Twickenham.
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