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ARE YOU TAKING T H E WAS H I NG TON TRIP APRIL 29? tubmt MATERIAL GATHERED BY BUSINESS DEPARTMENT The Official Publication of the Raleigh Public Schools Volume IV RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1927 Number 23 This Is Raleigh Issue l : FIFTY HUGH MORSON STUDENTS WILL TAKE TRIP TO WASHINGTON Will Visit National Cap ital Under Chaperon age of Teachers and Will Stay There Sev eral Days. MUCH INTEREST EVIDENT About fifty science, history, civics, and geography students of the Hugh Morson and Junior high schools will , take a field trip to Washington City, April 29-May 1. They will he ac companied by five teachers, who will act as guides and chaperons for the party while in the National Capital. Arrangements for the trip are being made by J. S. Bloodworth, Southern passenger agent. The objective of the science stu dents will be visits to the National Museum, Botanical Gardens, and Zoological Gardens, while the history, civics, and geography pupils will have a better opportunity than Is offered in any other city in the coun try for field work, visiting points of, historical and governmental interest, Annapolis, Mount Vernon, Alexan dria, Arlington, the usual tour of the public buildings, including the Na tional Capitol, the Library of Con gress, Pan-American Building, Army and Navy Building, Washington Mon ument, and others, On some of the trips expert guides will be employed to lecture on some of the places of interest. Everything for the comfort of the pupils is being arranged beforehand, in order to devote the entire time to sight-seeing and study on the field , trips. Moving pictures of Washing ton are being shown daily at the 'wterh Srhnol to nrenare the Tiunlls : - ' - -" ' -j: r f-'-i'MJ' "V. lor uie iriy. . - - . , . Sunday in Washington the pupils will attend the church of their choice or one designated by the teachers, Some have already expressed a wish to attend the church of President Coolldge and others are planning to go to the National Cathedral where rests the body of President Wilson. Physics pupils plan to visit the big radio broadcasting station of -the Army and Navy, which is in constant communication with foreign stations Students from a number of other North Carolina schools are alBo ex pecting to join in the trip. Each year the Chicago High School pupils take an annual pilgrimage to Wash ington, six solid Pullman trains being required to transport the pupils. High schools from many cities east of the Mississippi annually send field trips to Washington at Easter. The Ra leigh high schools decided to wait a week later in order to avoid the crowd and be able to obtain better hotel accommodation. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL The City of Raleigh is situated in latitude 35 degrees 47 minutes north, in longitude 78 degrees 48 minutes west, just north of the geographical center of North Carolina, in the upper valley of Ncuse River. The central lo cation of Raleigh gives it the advant age of being In the center of North Carolina, being only 225 miles from the most distant part of the State. Not only Is Raleigh the center of North Carolina, but it la also within a short South. It is mid-way between Wash ington and Atlanta, and on the great highways between Washington and At lanta and Quebec and Miami. Raleigh lies just on the fall line which divides the Piedmont plateau distance of all principal cities of the from the Coastal plalry For this rea son most of the surrounding country Is gently rolling, with a remarkable va riety of timber, and Its vegetation Is a blending of that of the Coastal plain and the highest Piedmont region, for it is on the boundary line between the long leaf pine and the hardwoods which mark the Piedmont section. The city, which occupies an area of even equqare miles. Is located on a hill about 890 feet above sea level. The ground slopes gently In all directions from the Capital Square, which Is In the center of the town. The Capital City Is located on the following highways: Ocean to ocean, Central, Capital to Capital, Calhoun, and Bankhcad, and Is on the Southern, Norfolk Southern, and Seaboard Air Line railroads. A typUal telegram received by freshmen this season Is brief and to the polntV "It won't be long now." Paul Clemens' Marionettes Here on Friday, April 22d On Friday afternoon and night, April 22', at the Wiley School auditorium, Paul Clem ens' marionettes will present "Robinson Crusoe" in six acts and a prologue. They bring with them scenery, light effects, music, and marvelous puppet acts. The afternoon show begins at 3 o'clock and In the evening at 8 o'clock. The price is 15 cents for children and 35 cents for adults. Mr. Clemens is coming here from Gastonia, and his marionettes are said to be ex cellent entertainers. Remember, Friday afternoon and night, April 22! RALEIGH'S HISTORY OF GREAT INTEREST Old Times in the Capital City Recalled by Journalism Student Colonel Creecy, in his "Grandfa thers' Tales," describes the look of the City of Raleigh In the year 1800 as a "town of magnificent distances, of unsightly bramble bush and briers, of hills nd morasses, of grand old oaks antrfew inhabitants, and an un welcome look to newcomers." At that time the first State House stood solitary on the Capitol Square, and near it was the famous sassafras tree, which was later removed on ac count of decay, which had long markedw-Qnier,f.uidej stand whence forty deer had been shot bs one hunter's rifle, within the memory of those then alive. Governor Ashe was the first Gov ernor to make Raleigh his permanent residence, and he came to' town in 1795, "while the other officers also found It necessary to "go out there In the woods to live in order that they might help with the govern ment." The first governor's man sion was a plain frame building on Fayettevllle Street, about where the Raleigh Banking and Trust Com pany's building now stands. .By 1800 there were two respectable hotels. The first one, Easso's, still stands on the corner of Morgan and Fayette- ville streets, opposite the State Li brary building, Is especially in excel lent repair, and were the fire escapes and such modern additions taken away, would remain much as It used to be when the stages rolled up to the door. The second was called the Eagle, which was demolished In 1922 to erect a new State department building on the corner of Halifax and Edenton streets. ' One handsome residence had been built In Raleigh which is standing today, and has been kept in repair remarkable besides for the fact that It Is still Inhabited by the representa tlves of the family that built It. There Is no other residence so old In town or county today as "the old Burke Haywood mansion," which now sets in a large lot on the corner of Blount Street and New Bern Avenue. The Haywood mansion was built In 1794 of which we may confidently say, as it Is today, so It was almost Identl cally more than a hundred years ago. There were homes and stores along Fayettevllle Street small frame buildings long since burned or de mollshed; the Joel Lane house stood near where it now Btands. but facing South Boylan Avenue; the Mordooal Place was partly built; the old An drew Johnson birthplace, judging by the style of Its architecture, was then In existence, but tradition says that it stood near the plot whore Tucker's store was built Immediately after the war of '61. From thence It was moved at that time to Cabarrus Street, where It remained until 1900, when the local committee of the Co lonial Dames of America had It taken down, board by board, and recon structed, exactly, In Pullen Park, where It Is now preserved at a relic. Around 1800 there were no church es In Raleigh, although services were frequently hold by the few denomi nations In the State House. There were no common schools In all North Carolina, and but few pay schools. In the year 1801 Raleigh ailed for State aid In building an academy, and also petitioned for the use of Burke Square, where the Oov (Contlnued on page 1.) RALEIGH tHAS GROWN FROM VILLAGE TO PROGRESSIVE CITY . i . Historical Facts Brought Out to Show Development Since Its Creation by Legislature Wake County, of which Raleigh is the county seat, was created by an act of the legislature sitting at New Bern, January 26, 1771. About 1800 the first courthouse was built on the site of the present courthouse on Fayettevllle street. In 1835 it was removed to the southeast corner of Wilmington and Davie streets, since which time it has been used as a residence and boarding house. A brick courthouse was erected in the year 1835, was remodeled in 1882, and later replaced by the present imposing structure. The present state house was built In 1833 from granite taken from the state quarries In the eastern suburbs of the city. : "Raleigh's first street car" is a very interesting subject to think about. The Raleigh Experimental Railway was the first attempt at a railroad built in North Carolina. It was a cheap scrap-iron road, costing $22.50 per mile, and was completed January 1, 1833. Captain Daniel B. Brigham, who was an accomplished scholar and who taught a military school on Hillsboro street, was the engineer. The road ran from the east portico of the capitol to the rock quarry, in the remote eastern part of the city. It was constructed principally for the purpose of hauling stone to build the present capitol. Later a passenger car was placed upon It "for accommodation of such ladies and gentlemen .as would like to take' a ride." Raleigh, the Capital Village Colonel Creecy, in his "Grandfath ers Tales," describes the look of Ral eigh In 1839' something like this: "It was a town of magnificent distance,' of unsightly bramle bush and briers, of hills and morasses, of grand old oaks and few inhabitants, and an unwel come look to new comers." At that time the State House stood on the capitol square, and near it was fthearnous sassafras tree which had long marked a wonaerrut aeer siana from which forty deer bad been shot from one hunter's rifle. Governor Ashe wasN the first gov ernor to make Raleigh his permanent residence, and he came to town in 1795, while the other state officers found it necessary to "go out there in the woods to live and. help with the government" as they expressed it. The first t'.vernor'8 mansion was a frame building on Fayettevllle street. Bituated about ia the plase where the Raleigh Banking and Trust Company is today. In 1880 there were only two hotels, which were Crassos, where it stands today, and the Eagle, which was destroyed in April, 1822, to erect a new State Department building. One handsome residence that was built then still stands today and it is Inhabited by representatives of the family that built it. This particular home Is the "Old Burke Haywood Man sion" on New Bern avenue. At this early period, if one passed down Fayettevllle street he would have seen a few frame buildings and homes, including the Joel Lane house, the Mordecal place, and the old Andrew Jackson birthplace.' No church edifices were In Raleigh In 1880; however, various denominations held services In the state house. There were only a few pay schools, but Raleigh asked for state aid In es tabllshlng an academy, and also peti tioned for the use of Burke square (where the Governor's Mansion now stands) for Its site. When the building was completed it appeared to be about fifty feet long and twenty-four feet wide, with fire pfaces at each end. Very soon a female department was added. This school was supported partly by tuition fees and partly by subscriptions to either bonds or shares. In 1813 aruither (Continued on page 2.) Stunt Night at Wiley School Held By Hugh MorsoriHigh Parents, Teachers, and Students Particfpate in Joint Frolic and Have Big Time MISS LIZA WINS DEBATE Contests In spelling and arithmetic, amusing debates, with a general air of comradeship which wai good for all partlea present, featured the "Stunt Night" program of the Hugh Morson Parent-Teacheri Association held at Wiley School Friday evening, April 8. In spite of the rain, which came down at tlmei in torrents, there wai a OLD SCHOOLS OF RALEIGH ARE COMPARED WITH THOSE TODAY Many Improvements Noted and Number of Students Increased Most of the early private schools of Rale.gh were of ar high order. The free ' schools, as the common or public schools were called, were confined to the lower grades of study: reading, writing, and arithmetic. The first schoolhouses,were built about 1841 Fayettevllle and Halifax streets were the dividing lines between the two dis tricts. The eastern ward schoolhouse was in Nash Square, better known as the "Baptist Grove"; the western schoolhouse was on William Boylan's land, Immediately west of Sylvester Smith's. The latter was abandoned in a year or two and another built on the southwest corner of Cabarrus and Mc Dowell streets, and known as Gum Spring School. After a few years a school for girls only was built at the northwest corner of the old City Cem etery. The Cabarrus and McDowell street house was sold and another erected in Nash Square. Subsequently the school was taught in an old field on West Hargett street, of which E. B. Thomas was teacher for several years , i The school in the Baptist Grove was taught by William T. Womble. It was not uncommon to find the schoolhouse with ground floors and with chimneys built of sticks and dirt. Fuel was supplied by brush, which the children had to gather every few min utes. There were no lectures, few expla nations, no oral instruction. To get through the book was the great end, and to whip well the paramount means! Schools of Today Since the days of the above com mon schools Raleigh has progressed in education. It is the educational cen ter of North Carolina. In the Capital City there are seven colleges, including the colored, and nine public schools for white and three for colored. The white schools and supervisors : are 'taf o'.iovrST' "i '-' Superintendent H. F. Srygley. Assistant Superintendent Mildred English. Supervisor of Art Minnie Martin. Supervisor of Music W. A. Potter. Assistant Supervisor of Music Margaret Highsmith. ' Supervisor of Physical Education Dorothy Nash. Supervisor of Cafeterias Florence Conibear. Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds and Business Manager H. T. Jennerjohn. Schools Hugh Morson High C. E. Wessln ger, Principal; enrollment. Junior High P. S. Daniel; 732. Wiley Mrs. M. B. Sherwood; 794. Lewis Miss Myrtle Underwood; 671. Murphey Miss Emma Conn; 668. Eliza Pool Mrs. Herman Senter; 180. Thompson Miss Elizabeth Holman; 398. Centennial Miss Mary A. Page; 312. Barbee Mrs. O. S. Slaunwhite; 107. White school under construction in Hayes-Barton. All thtnHl(lings are new or have been repaired and made up-to-date in every respect. In . the white graded schools there are six grades; in the junior hieh there are only two, the seventh and eighth. The subjects taught in junior high are: English, Math, History, Geography, Civics, Latin, French, Science, Manual Arts, and Home Eco nomics. The Hugh Morson Hliih. or Senior High, has grades from the ninth to the eleventh. The subjects taught are: English. Math. History. Latin. French German, Biology, Chemistry, Physics; a business course which includes 'Continued on page 2) large crowd present and all seemed to have a good time. Mrs, Willis Brlggs planned the pro gram and Mini-re Natalie Coffey and Rosalyndo Nix had charge of the Im promptu classes, while John Park was In control of the spelling match. The debate, "Besolved, that men talk more than women," In which Dr. Noble and Miss Liza Pool took part, wai won by Miss Liza, for the affirma tive. "Who works the hardest, school boys, parents, or teachers?" a triangular af fair, wm won by Harold Glascock for the school boys. After the program, delicious refresh ments were served by the, juniors In the school gymnasium. WILLIAM WOMBLE RALEIGH STUDEN COL FRED A OLDS SPEAKS TO H.M. STjJDENTS IN CHAPEL Talks to the Students on Life and Work of Governor Zebu Ion Baird Vance QUILL & SCROLL INITIATION "Vance was the most intensely hu man man you ever saw," stated Col. Fred A. Olds in his talk to the stu dent body of Hugh Morson High School during chapel exercises at the Thompson School auditorium Mon day. Colonel Olds told of the occasion when he had first seen Vance upon his coming to Raleigh from Hills boro with his mother. This trip took a whole day. He first saw Vance at the courthouse, and he recorded his impressions in these words: "There stood Governor Vance, big and smil ing, and the 'folksiest' man in the world. I saw then what a wonderful grip he had on folks and I never for got it." He continued to illustrate by telling an incident which occurred January 1, 1927, when Vance was inaugurated for the third time. It was snowing hard and people had come from all over the State to see him. Colonel Olds said: "One of the first things he said to me after the inauguration was, 'Fred, did you make the men comfortable?' " "Why did these people love and admire this man?" he continued. "Because he had thought about them during the great war." He then told how Vance had pledged the faith of North Caro lina through its cotton crop, its pitch and tar, etc. If it had not been for this the Confederate States would have had no credit abroad. He began the-blockade. miming ..whicU.s. Glided the South. Low, gray vessels slipped out with the precious cotton to the Bermudas and other islands and re turned with English goods. The first cotton compress was in Wilmington, N. C; and through this they man aged to squeeze the cotton to about one-third of its original size. Colonel Olds told of how, in 1878, Vance said to him: "Fred, a good many people think that I, Governor Vance, started blockade running. J. O. Martin first suggested this idea to me." Then Colonel Olds gave some illustrations of the life of the people during these war times, and of how much they thought of Vance. He told of the battle of Gettysburg, and stated that out of 4,440 regiments. North Carolina had the greatest loss, which was 9 4 per cent of their men. He told of the winter of 1S64 in Ra leigh. The people wore wooden shoes, some even partly made of iron, so that they would wear well. "Every one worked and everybody was hap py," he said. The children worked after school. The people knew they must turn out powder for the Con federacy, so Whitaker's Mill was used for this. Machinery for grinding and making powder was brought there, and powder, bullets, etc., were man ufactured. "Raleigh was a beehive. They made 65 things, and Vance was the head of it all. Although he saw that the south could never win. It was inevitable, it was written on the stars," said Colonel Olds. "At the end of the war he provided for Raleigh as a city to be surren dered by Win. Henry Harrison; and as a capital by the ex-Governor Swain." The city was still, when the key to the Capitol was surrendered. The same afternoon they organized, the Society pf the Army of the Cum-; berlund. j Logan was made provost major-' general. Jonathan Worth, Josephus! Daniels' grandfather, was made first treasurer. The State then got reeon-j struction money from England, be-i cause of the foresight of Vance in i pledging the faith of the State. i Colonel Olds closed his speech with 1 the statement that "Vance was al-j ways splendid, always great; but more splendid and greater because he was so Intensely human and so Inter ested In North Carolina." The members of the Quill and Scroll, journalism honor society, were presented their pins by Mrs. Covington. The students sang sev eral selections and the orchestra played a few numbers. "My carburetor Is out of order, but I think I can put It right." "Have you a mechanical bent?" "No, but perhaps my neighbor has one. I'll borrow it." TO REPRESENT TAT Will Go To Meeting of Southern High School Association and Enter Paper For First Prize. MRS. NINA H. COVINGTON MAY ACCOMPANY HIM William Womble, member of the Journalism Class of Hugh Morson High School, will leave for Lexington, Va., where the Southern High School Press Association will meet, under the auspices of Washington and Lee University, on April 22 and 23. Three consecutive issues of The Raleigh Student have been sent to Howard Thompson, acting director of the Washington and Lee School of Journalism. Since The Raleigh Stu dent is a weekly paper, of regulation, up-to-date size, and is, moreover, in the opinion of Raleigh friends, an excellent school paper, it is hoped that William will "cop" one of the prizes. Mrs. N. H. Covington, instructor of the Class of Journalism at Hugh Morson High School, will probably go with William. En route to Lex ington she will visit her Alma Mater, Roanoke College, Salem, Va. OLD-TIME LAWYERS OF THE CAPITAL CITY One of the first practicing lawyers connected with the history of Raleigh was Henry Seawell. He came here in 1800 from Franklin (then Bute) County. After serving as Attorney General, he was appointed judge of the Superior Court, which position he filled with great credit. A contemporary of Mr. Seawell mSjTgyfM2.smMx9. in.: the early part of the eighteenth cen tury. He was owner of the land later purchased by WUIiam. Boylan, now known as BoylanHeights. Moses Mordecai was another early attorney. Coming to this State from New York, he settled in Greenville, and came to Raleigh about 1820. He was a jurist of note and an advocate of great ability. Another attorney of distinction was Gavin Hogg. Removing here from Bertie in 1820, he soon had a large practice. EARLY ORGANIZATION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH Steps were taken to organize an Episcopal church in Raleigh about. 1820. Rev. John Philips, of Calvary Church of Tarboro, being missionary in charge. In 1822 a vestry was elected, consisting of Chief Justice John Tylor, William H. Haywood, and Dr. Burges. The first building erected was only a wooden edifice situated near Edenton street. The present stone church, Christ Church, was built uader the su pervision of Mr. Upjohn, who was the leading ecclesiastical architect of the country. Rev. Milton A. Barber Is the pres ent, rector of Christ Church. There are two other Episcopal churches In the city: Good Shepherd, of which Rev. Henry U. Lane is rector, and St. Saviours, which is under the charge of Rev. !. M. Lackey. It A LEIGH'S DAILY PAPERS The Raleigh Times (established LS7:I. Martin street. Daily except Sun day; afternoon. Daily, 12 to 16 pages; Saturdays. 20 to 32 pages. Distribu tion confined to central and eastern North Caroliiui. Independent In poll tics; member Associated Press, S. N. P. A , X. ('. Press Association. N. C. Association of Dally Papers. John A. Park, publisher; Robt. L. Gray, editor; V. X. Penny, advertising manager; J. L. Marconi, office manager; Robert M. Duckett. managing editor. Adver tising representatives: Bryant, (.rlfflth, and litiinson, New York, Chicago, At lanta, Boston. The Xews and Observer, Martin street. Published dally, Including Sun day. Established 1865. Josephus Dan- lels, editor and published. Dallyt 16 to 24 pages; Sunday, 48 to 64 puRes. Mem ber A. II. C. Central and eastern North Carolina circulation; 95 per cent of circulation within 75 miles of Raleigh. Associated Press and two Washington wires. Josephus Daniels, Jr., business manager; Will X. Coley, circulation manager; U. W. Haywood, managing editor. Advertising repre sentative. John M. Bramham Co.. Chi- cage, New York, Detroit, St. Louie, At lanta, Kansas City. LEXINGTON
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