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SUNDAY MOKNJNC, DECEMBER 19, 19li THE NEWS AND OBSERVER 13 --'" w--.:-. ' , ' lB ' EARLY PEDAGOGUES Hfi fiORTH fAROLirift pr. I A. VilJiigu Rview Dook Vritteri By Trot Chaa. ! t L. Cooo ,JIELD DISTINCT SERVICE Wilson Teacher Tell of Private School of Period 1790 to 1840 and Unearths Much of Great Interest; Volume I cued Bv State Historical Commission 4 Br U A. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. fVafeoeor of School Administration, I Uaiveraity of North Carolina. rtnteadent Charles U Coon, of Vllaoi. ha again rendered distinct nil I to the tody of educational eon ditfoas in North Carol In by hie Worth Caroliaa Schools and Academies, 17VU- 2M0, "A Docaosentary History." recently published by th North Carolina Hla toriral Commiasioa. The prefatory Bote to the volume az )ins the purpoaa of the book. It carat sTn deoamaata brought together la tVki volume attempt to portray eduea,. Uom aa it ssiatod ta North Caroliaa Wtnrina th any years Immediately mae faaodiag 1790. la two former voluntas isja.niiag thia same period aa attempt made to trace the development or fc aeattieent mhiak led to the paaaago. I aw Brat awaUe sskoal law in IHM a taaay way this velama eapplemeata is material brought together la Us aaiaaiaun of PabMe Education la rth Caroliaa 1790-1840 The latradoctioB af fortr-tv pacta a samatary statement, la ehronologt- oj order, of th laflueae eierted by aa 8UU Uaiveraity, Ua aatpmeat 'Sd qualifications of the toachera, phya 3al equipment of the aehoola, teach! ajarlee, sehool entertainment!, enb- Masts of atndy and method uaed, Ua at ftatsd LaaeaatrUa schools, the Uea tjarrent ideas aliout rellgioua education, piUltary staoola, early law aehoola, uee pi lotteriee to raiee arhool funda, be CjUaiag of the eollogaa, ete. f from tola aumiuary it la evident that , ,a Uaiveraity eaerted a wsighty infln- ffaaca aver Ua academies and arhool ireariag theae years in two respects. X"lrt, a great many of the prineipala ' Wksd teacher were graduate! of tUe L'ni ', 'aarraity. Bartlett Yaaeey, William (J. .love, William J. Brigham, William .1. bjraea, are bat a few of the name of kjtoee who graduated from our I'mver pity and aiade it influence felt in the oaooia or in ntate ox mat period. That key carried thia Influence ia manifest by tb fact that ao many of the Die ia their nawspaper advertise- nta and circular! atatad with pride hat "no email recommendation of the eber ia that he ia a graduate of the Jaiveraitr of North Carolina." Second, it was a proud boast of tlieae fcuoola when they could proclaim that B stadiea pursued and the course when lempletcd would prepare the students B aater the Mate University. The Rasters of Btouy Hill Academy in Naah eaanty gav srprasaios to thia iaflaaao when they aarenisaa in in naieigs Star of December t, IS i Those who intend a eoure at college will lavari ably as sueh author a are recooj aw adod by the Faculty of our X'nJrer. rtr Thi MmH U atUl . further ahowa by the fact thai tba truatee of taa BaUigh Academy ia la 10 apent f,V "for a philoasphical apparatus, to 1 s leeted by Irofaor Mitchell, of Chapel H11L Tke larger part of th descriptions of equipment i very meager, dealing largely with the building, which ranged from SO feet to 64 ft long ami from 20 feet to SO fort wide, often of two etoriea. Htatemeat are found aa to the philoaophlcal (physic) apparatus and caemiatry. Map and globe er' to have boea fairly common and in a few in it an ee a reference ia made to the chil dren working nt blackboard Th training of th Ukm, aa it appeaxa from tba introduction. waa moetly of a high order. It ..waa the common eoadition to find the teacher graduate of college, aniveraity or "emiaary" and while a large lumWr were local product yet many of them came from Haaaachuaeiia, t'nayiv nia or New Vorh ; one, aurelv. H-t Dnrid Kerr, waa a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin. Many of theae early teachera war miaiater and a very targe number aleo thea, aa ew, uaed teaching a a eat' paw to pull them out of debt while preparing to praetie law or to atady far the mlaiatry or, perkapa, to eecure fuml wbareby they might tudy aadiaiaa. It waa aa occupation a at be neath Ua "dignity of a gentleman aad gave fair roturas for s congenial task. Th aammary raveal eloarly, too, tne fact that thia adoration waa ant m fined ta th malee alone bat ehool lihe th KemaJe Boarding School at Raleigh aad the arhool af William M. Oreen. at Uillabora, far (iris, thmiga abort lived, till had a plaoa la U adaoational Uoogkt of ta tiaaa. Wails th ssmrwaS of atady wer eftoa college preparatory la character th Engliah hrartcha were by aa mesas gieoaod. WhUa CocHd, moral phi Weophy, aarigatiaa, aroaody, survayiaf. at, foaad a Urge place, it 1 not lent true that readiag, writing, aewiag, cot tan floaa work, alphabetical (ampler, embroidery, cyphering, etc., equally foaad their plaoa ia the Hat of ctadi. Beludoa aad the ( atechiam war com moa aubjoeta of tndy aad great at rem appear to hava been placed oa th teaching of revarear, veneration aad piety. Begular attendance at nunday worship wa eipocted of all and much eaiphaai waa placed upon the ability of the aeveral arhool to inoculate the ral virtue aad teach th higheet type of ethie. The aection dealing with the mrthodn of the recitatiou, aJmiiiiattatinn and discipline ia intereatlng and amusing. Will a record of the present day prae tie written a century hence t any baa asS Nat oven ia Ueaa gwod old day war U etadeat aafficicatly pre Darad ia (Dallinc. writing. Eagliaa, aad the other sublecta preparatory to doing eolirae work. There wa too littl srammar sr too much attention given to ayatax. tk ubeca wer to aroaaly praeUeaL r too tigfiiy coiturai. ise ne iplla was too eevere or it waa lai and effeminate. How familiar are the complaints! How mocb we are like our fore bear I Th entire summary, making up the introduction. I most interesting aad mirror clearly the educational ntrag cle of the early pedagogaaa. They wer laboring older diaad'aatagaa and yet they labored, giving of their boat aad of themselves. Tb fact a re vealed give one a wholesome feeling of awe aad respect for tbess warrior who fought the educational battle ia theae pioaeer daya. Ho while the summary is raowietg ed ta be Incomplete nad sketchy tt yet sets forth with ticor aad with clarity the apirit of the period. )ae cannot lut read with interest aad with a grow mg sense of the importance uttaehed to these early efforts toward stimulating th intellectual life of the chosen few who might nttend the shole. These Irst forty Ave pages alone are valu able addition ta our literature oa North Carolina htetary, revealing as nothing sloe j-aa th pride aad mabitioa for edacatmn evea ia the days ef pioneering aad aliiToet of iplora4toa. Th neat sn hundred aad forty page IV iw4 the Uocnniente relating to th (9nwl ra th aeveral ooaatir af th Htata, th aountlea being arranged ia al pbabatieal order. bgilative acta of laeorporattoa, advertisements of the arhool la circular letter form aad aa found in th awpapr. retort of eel brations. entertain meats and festivities, lottery advertiavmeata, sonrses of study. ailvertiemata abowt equipment, an aouacemeato oovsriag a variety of mat tors, make ap ths htirdsa af thsaa page. Ma ay af th alleettoa ara vary abort aad a a collect low gtva as aay aoaaoetod idea for a ranaoaaM period of tiaaa as to aay particular la stitatioa. It la unfortanat that Super iatoadeat Cooa waa aaabl ta aaear th aeeeeaary papers aad records ta givs a web a consecutive record. Ua wishes that at least oa sehool might hava mails it records aad bulletins availabl ia ardor that a type mlgfct be found riving a fairly accurate idea of the growth aad development through a period of years. Wake county loads with the largest number of schools aad aeademiea, S; Orange Is a eloaa aaeoad, 81. wbil Uraavill. Halifai, New Han over, Warroa, all hav tea or mors dif f erent arhool or aeademle. One of the moat Interesting act of ixipera is that daaliag mjth th Lincoln FRESH WATER FISH Dig double bunches N'ouso Bivor Chilli. Trout, Tile and IVrch. 40c, HOr, and 00c per bunch. Oyatere 26c, 30c, 35c and 40e per quart. BRITTON PEARCE Phone 271. Quick Delivery. ra ta that Osailag with ta uncoin- toa Female Academy ia Lincoln county during ths year 1HS4 to 141 It 1 a thrilling story thea record tell of the planning for the building, hiring of teachers, fiiiag of salaries, siaaiiaiag of students, payiug of bills, nnd of the seriousneaa and stalwart integrity with which the trustee performed their da ties. Bo far aa th records show there were.no strife and no bickerings, mat ters of vital import were discussed ia- formally and. when all wa said a ma jority voto carried the day gnd there was never a minority report. No record of arhoola during this pe riod would le complete without n ree ord of the Ilinifhani Military School. Krom The Star of August 4, 1HJB, is taken a notice of the contemplated lo cating of a Military and Srlcntitir Academy at W illiaunstiorough. Thus did the Bingham Military K hcnil make 3G Tell Us What You Want for Christmas 54 J N A visit to our store will solve the "What to Give" puzzle that presents itself to you every Christmas. Tell us who you want it for and we'll show you something useful and something that will surely please them. 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Phots Album Dressing Cases Pia gtaUaaery la white aad all Ua dall. cats aaadas sa mnck la vagus (This stationery is put up la rasas auit- abl for aaadkereaiafa, glove or vail ream) Pbato DavrUpiag nnd PriaUag Oatai Carraapaadaaca Cards Ctaas Daak Pad Christ saas Lattsca aad Cards Faaatala Peaa Watorawa'a Pars Daak Pada tl-S raataa Paaa Paper Ealvss Mwt ExcuisiU iChristmas Card Assortment. . v" JAMES E. THIEM, THE. OFFICE STATIONERY COMPANY 12 Eat Hargett Street Anaeo' Lanhtras -TlwGfgSwp! l' 6ifts - ' Cl)rl5tma5 1 Flowers Have a Claim m All Their Own for Gift Consideration llPw TEvcrtrjin in (TlrUhnas J AMERICAN BEAUTIES AND OTHER 1 ROSES; LILIES OF THE VALLEY, CAR- JF kg i YJ NATIONS, VIOLETS, POINSETTIAS, jf S ' t&r ORCHIDS, SWEET PEAS EVERY KIND W ' U OF CUT FLOWER. n ((SI IVt For th Plant Lormr A Cyclamen, a NaT- &VZ C. ilf. s? 11 i ciasua, or a Hyacinth. ff f ; , g I ORDER EARLY " j " g JH. STEINMETZ V lJPp Phone 113 Raleigh, N. C. I its debut. There follows a consider able bodr of material relating to tba arhool aad ita courses, nu t hods, mov iags, teachers, examinations, recrea tions, etc. Nor waa the school without its critics Gaeca. la The Htar for February 17, 1WU Ukea offcaao at t Military, Lit erary aad H tent i tic Tastltutiuu for aev cm I reason. He considers it so af front to the Stat I'niversity, declares it ill -equipped in funds, buildings, lx.ks. aiisiratus. and sven instructors. ZeaU.us for tle welfare of the Mate h waics cioqurat cr ta reasonable de ntands which any durational lustitu tion imiKt meet aad rapoaially one hav inir to d-al with thSiTIHing citizt-nx. His so -rial venom in directed! to the al losing of nny part of (he public funds to 1h' gn.-n over to tko support ot an institution ao Inching and o rncnkicnt. While di laiming any intention to le dianr-ctftil or to hsve nny ni.'ilieinua motite he Mill stands his ground like i man nnd refusea to sanation tliu diver sion of public funds for private pur now. Still another interesting aection is the one dealina with the raising of funds hy lottery for the Haliihury Aiadmv. Whib there seems to have been a suffl cient number of forms for the lottery it would be intert-Mting to know rinrtly bow roTtiblo the eople of those days were aad how profitable suea a srnenie proved to rn-rsoiis other than the managers. No review of the book can, however. do justice to the many points of in terest and information which these doc umcnts contain. It might lie wished that some further means were at hand to know which hools wero for private gain, which strictly military aad which denominational or sci-tarian. But, aa before, ths records doubtleea are ao in complete and unrcrtnin that no mil would risk his reputtioa ia putting a denominational, military or cost tag oa any of them. Ligbty pages more are taken ttp with document relative to the Western Col lege aad Ivvidson, Wake Forest and Trinity College. Twenty five pages are devoted to newspaper articles oa the defects of the schools in which Wil liam Hooper aad oae wbo signs him self "IV" tak oresvioa to find fault with tba established educational order. Documents appear also aa to the Labor System of Education, th Plan of Edu cation by Pbilomathes, and the Raleigh Reading; Boom. Library and Theater. Of pacaliar interest u) tb document oa page 7S3 aad 764. relating to tb rale of a sehool taught in Stoke coun ty. Tba oaly farm of puniabjnent waa a lashing-" aad ita eeverity ran from one aad two for such offense aa, aot mak lag a bow when going oat to go homo," it), aad 'for Every word you miss la .roar Hart Lseon without Good Ea saoe," (1), to Ua for, Tlaying at Cards at rVaool," 'bfiabehaviag to Olr la," aad. Tor Playing Bandy." Two laahea war allowed Tor waring Long rim gar Nails" aad eight laahea waa tb aUowaae "Tor Dhakiag Bplrttaous Liquor at Schaol." -rightiaf Eaek Other Is time of Book" brought two Buhaa walla plaia "Kigbtiag" brought Iva. Ta all lateata aad parpoaa tker was no rayma ar reasoa tm ta grading af tko puaiaaamcBt and yat. parkapa w ar jadgiag at a too long rang to k juat and fair. Bpavao forbtda mors than a meaHoa at tb tiaaslsisg oectlons deaUiag witk th advarttoamaato for tort books aad tko i sum ota far t aether. A gUmpe af tkewar two Slrtlaam riiaala atb. ot ta podfcgsd attrtad of the day. Taack ar aad ti sa alike, evea as today, wax vat for a Job, aad a job hoktor. aar mora tk toacbsrs at sat reeereod ia sattfaag twrtk tkraagk tko pabtta proas tao woJa af taoir war aa wall as tkair To tko laoor of Kartk CaraUaa aa- taeertio aiatory. to th Btwdeat af adaeav ttomal isiaaaata hi oar But, to ths hotaswor hi bawaam prograoa aad h attar ssamt, ta Vaw ha a distteet appmU. It ta bottor than a nf ai son book, for ImnaM iaaa.1, U ta aot inspiration. The crudities of the edu rational thought and of the curriculum making are at times amusing but they are pregnant with condemnation thut the present day has so often done no better. The North Carolina Historical Com mission has doiio much that ham been stimulating and invigorating in its pre servation of ninny historical relies. It has contributed greatly in the preserva tion of the pupera of Jonathan Worth and Hon. Archibald I). Murphey, but it lias never done a greater service to the educational workers in the State than in the publication of the three voluim-a of the Documentary Hurtory of Kdurs tion in North Carolina down to 1840 by Huperlutendent Charles U Coon. To Enlarge City Plant. Columbus Dispatch. An ordinance to be introduced in council will authorize the eipenditure of t'i.iKK) for additional equipment for the a I ii in plant operated by the city under tho direction of C. P. Hoover, chemist in charge of the filtration plant. With this additional equipment, it is said, tlio plunt run produce mum for salo on the open market. Eastern buyers have urged the admin istration to do this nud, it is said, they have ngreed to tako all of the plant's output above what is needed at the fil tration plant, at t.lo a ton. It is esti muted that the city will be aide to sell 3,000 tous a year an 1 thia will bring a profit of from 3O,W0 to SOO.OOO. Taatlag a New Heree. A Welsh tourist telle of aa eapert enre which befell him during a visit to a country house in Ireland. His friend, the host, sent a car to the rail way station to bring him bom. Ua had not gone far, when the bora bo came restive and finally upset the car into a ditch. The visitor asked tba driver how long the animal bad been used in harness. "Half aa hour, snr." "I menn how long ia it since ha waa first put in haraessf" "Sl.ure. I've told yoo half an hnnr, aur," answered the driver, "an tba mnshter said if he corned ye safe he'd buy him." Cardiff Western Mail. What people dont know about re ligion causes ths fowl arguments. THE IDEAL GIFT From a quaint little Electric Candlestick for the dressing table or desk to an ex quisite table lamp. III! 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