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(M. L. JOHN, Earn inburg, N. C.) '■ This question seems to be taken most seriously pv the National Education Association and allied organizations and taken as an assault upon teacher freedom, teacher rights,—even upon teaching. The oath they so bitterly oppose, and damn, is none other than the oath—in so far as the United States jP concerned—that the President must and does take, followed by those relating to performance 0f his official duties.. Every governor in the his tory of the country since the United States came formally into existence, has had to take the oath of allegiance to his government—the United ^tates and his own state. And ?o has every state and county official had to take the oath of allegiance before being allowed to occupy even the smallest of official positions. Everv state superintendent and every county su perintendent of schools in the country has had to take this oath. “"Every voter in North Carolina has to take the oath of allegiance as a prerequisite to registering so he can vote in elections under our state law. The schools teach, very properly, that it is a civic duty to vote in elections. That is, if the teach eI* ;> not “red,” or pink or yellow. And if the teacher is any of the colors mentioned, the'sooner that teacher is required to take the oath of allegi ance the better, though the best thing would be a pink slip telling that teacher to call at the office ami get what is due on salary, as his services are no longer needed. Wow. If I were of sufficient prominence for it to make any difference with those opposition teachers who are so obsessed with their import ance and their immunity from the rules of com mon sense and decency, there would be a howl directed towards me; but being only an attorney and one time teacher and county superintendent of schools, nothing will be heard because of any thing I may say herein. It is simple logic and common sense that the workers in any organization should give loyalty, to the institution, be it educational, industrial or what not. And if they are workers (teachers') in the public state-supported schools, they should give loyalty to the State. Nobody with a_grain of common sense would deny that, even' if this is “argumentum ad hominem.” ' “The oath is nothing more or less than, to “Sup port the Constitution of the United-States, the Constitution and Laws of the State *(M North Carolina) not inconsistent there wit&r/_This oath has been taken, by every official of" the State from the Governor down to township constable, and must be taken by all who hereafter'occupy those positions, unless the law shall be changed. We know of no teachers in our State common schools who oppose taking this oath; but are in formed that some of the higher-ups assume they are too high-up intellectually to submit to such degradation and humiliation and slavery of mind as to take such oath. Well, if there is no reason why they should not, then there is no argument against it. If they have what they think is any reason why they should not take it, then that is abundant reason why they should have to take it. If they object, one can only think they must he at least tinged with ‘red’ or must be actual y “yellow.” They want to work for the ,State, and enjoy living on the tax payers of the country, and yet they are unwilling to state seriously and back it up with a solemn oath that they are loya to the institution that employs them, and enab es them to earn a living.. No sane business, man would willingly employ people known fo be dis loyal to the business; and, if other workers should he available, the relation, of employer and em ployer- would not remain longer than necessary to bring about a discharge, in a reasonable, and business like manner. „... _ '--'h, there you go, as uracie -/vn-en ■^e gods! “Discha*ge, a teacher for disloyal y. - . , i__+Mrhes tn w v*»o 1 i-ZlSCiltW €t ' lvttvl*vl' *V71 —_ j . ■* Discharge a teacher for what he or she teaches in ^'liool ,J Never while there is a spark of, 1 erl7 left. Xever, never, never.” . .nrvftl ^ ell Jet’s see about that. You are on the board and you believe with Solomon that a anu you oeneve wi»n —r. , sw itch is a very good dose for a-disobedient y who will not respond to any other reasomngv^^ wno will not respond to any otner reaou^-&, y°u give your boy a) twigging*: Next day at’sc , his teacher teaches him -th^t no one is ever bm, °nlv wrongly environed, and no -one ^hou ^. ev _• i l_i j 1 suasion, ana igiy environea, aau uv j nse force in what should be moral suasion^ ana that, any parent who does so is igooranhan V f?»ical, and disobedient to ,the -laws ot Ood an tumahity. .What «he ls sacrosanct, being a teacher, though W* kjJP®1 to that she is little above being addlepated, regardless of her position in the school. Now what? Of course this is a delicate situation and one-' at must be handled with utmost prudence and circumspection, if one is pot to hurt either the school or the pupil. It is not within my province at this time, so I let that go. And then little Jane comes home and says that her teacher says that people ought to discard c othing and that all the little girls of the school should learn that the human body is sacred and t at no part thereof is lewd or can be made lewd or obscene and that exposure of all the'body is * ® correct way of living. And furthermore, this thing of one man and woman living together VISIT OF N. C. (By CAPT. S. A. ASHE) Our exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition was the rst great effort made by this State to display its progress and resources. Dabney in 1881 was em ployed as chief of the Experimental Station and his coming was apace with the efforts of our progressive people. O'ur) Department of Agricul ture under McGhee had gone forward in the good work and the Assembly wag in, sympathy. It had established an Experimental Station and the/ State wad ahead of all other states but one or two in its aims and purposes. In 1883 Governor Jarvis strongly advocated our having an exhibit at the International Expo sition at Boston, and it was decided that this should be done. Jarvis was invited to make the opening address. When he advised me of the in vitation, I said, “Certainly, you must go.” “Oh, no,” he said, “I can’t. I have not the money.” I urged, Saying that no, other Southern Governor had been offered such an opportunity. It was not to bd declined; that he must borrow the money. Eventually I persuaded him. Somewhat later he ran over the? speech he had in rrtind to make, to me. I highly approved of it. Our State Press Association had agreed' to hold its annual meeting at this time at the Boston (Exposition. I, as a member, found myself jour neying toward Boston along with1 my associates'. We went from Norfolk, by sea and Henry Lon don and I suffered* greatly* from seasickness, otherwise it was a delightful'trip; in Boston we were treatea witn mucn cun«u eration. It was^indeed ai great exposition, but the welcome accorded to the Press to otfr minds eclipsed the wonders of the Elxposition. A slip per was given us by the city authorities and the next day carriages, having been provided for all members, we were driven for six hours from one historic point to another.' At the hour appointed on the second day, an officer of the State 'Government made an admir able address of welcome representing the Gover nor of the State. Then Governo^ Jarvis was called on and he made that excellent speech which he had carefully prepared. President Henry _A. London of the North Carolina Press Association responded on behalf of his fraternity. Mayor Palmer spoke for the City of Boston, dwelling on the magnitude and value of the resources of North Carolina. Mr. Edward AtkinSon pointed out the immense variety of climate and products to be found within the compass of the Southern ,State Pleasing, eloquent and witty speeches fol lowed, by Captain Ashe of Raleigh, Hon. George A Marden, Captain Lamb of Elizabeth City, N. C Curtis Guild of the Commercial Bulletin, William B; Smart of the Post, Cob Charles H. Taylor of thef Globe, F. W. Griffin, -Secretary of the American Exposition, Stephen OMeara of the Journal, Rev. Minot J. Savage of the Church of the Trinity, Godfrey Morse^of the Common Council, E. C. Carrigan of the Board of Education, John Oxtonof .the ^waTld^;. ‘ Cashman, Superintendent of Water Col Polk, of Raleigh, N. C., and 'Col, Pardee, of the American Exposition. Utters were r^d by Secretary E. J. Griffiths ofthe Associated - Press from'Goveinor Butler, Hon. George .D* RoWnso™ ex-Govemor John D. Long and-Wen deH Phillips;! in which regret was expressed at ^ ^fSUptio,, one Pro* As*, ciation divided ittelf into small I**?* d?.,™* narticular points and industries. Ma,or HaU, of Vavettville some others and I went to Lynn to Cp«theskoe factory. lt was a ddightful trip and' I inq^red what UdUconn^LAe saiS of Salem ^d oth»'fu*hing port^ who^' the winter made shoes on shore; and was told that * as husband and -wife indefinitely, is all foolish ness and people should learn from nature and the animals how to live together in perfect free dom,—with free love. - Well, whait would you do and say if your boy and girl came home with such stuff? , . . Shall little Tommy, who never was .. right bright, and little Lucy, who was always foolish, simply because they grow up and can write A. B. after their names, maybe M. A., and possibly even! Ph. D., be allowed to hold themselves sacrosanct! and immune from any restrictions because they are now installed as teachers . in the village! school? Not even be required to promise loyalty or decency ? 1 Well, hardly. ...... i:t Nineteen states by law now require the teacJjpr loyalty oath, Massachusetts being the last to ett« • pet such a law. all of that was out of date and they had moved out to Ohio and the west, Hr iMany of the visiting members of the press went into various parts of the State and were much interested. I visited the( old graveyard ini Boston and saw the tombs of the ancestors of some of our North Carolina patriots of my ac quaintance. I was astonished at the! sentiment: the Boston people had treasured; their preserva tions of the memorials of the past, and I was awakened to their kindliness and politeness) to strangers—all at varianc^ with the ideas I had formed of them. One day the Association was to visit the schools and then call on the Governor, Ben Butler, of Civil War notoriety. Mr. Joseph Ballister, who lived at Newton but~was employed in the city, ’saying that he knew I did not care to meet Beast Butler, asked me to gO with him and see the the town. We went to Farieuil Hall, to the Meeting House, the old capitol and sotne of the other fam ous places, among them Harvard arid Vassar House where Longfellow had: resided, !alnd Wash* -, ington had his headquarters,built by the Vasf* sar family,- one of whom had been the leader ;®, making the ^ettlemertt of the Cape Fent iii 166&. Shortly before our dep&ftrire for Boston* Mr* Walter Hines Page came td-Raleigh* arid begaft the publication of a weekly newspaper. Mr.' Page, a native of -Wake cOUrity, had' finished hist education at Berlin in'Germariy. Gomirig^o Amer ica he had been thh edito-r of the Atlantic Maga zine at Boston;: After some -yearn he returned to Raleigh. Here his arrival was met with pleafcttre. What he hoped for was cttlturfc arid'litisrary teX’ cellence. We needed just the aid;he was equipped ‘ to give the State. When® Boston' the’Guillea, af firm publishing the Financial Weekly at Boston* gave a dinner to our Press Association.- ,It Wad -> a costly entertainment. Many distinguished guestd attended. Before entering the dining rooirip I wad with the two Mr. Guides in -their private room* and one of -them- spoke Of Mn Page, his friend, who had -gone to iN-orth Carolina to cwnuusn «* papef and take over tile State. He remarked that! Mr. Page had mentioned that there wafe already ap paper where he waff to locate, but he would soonl run it out, etc. Then presently he inquired in what town I resided. I replied, “Raleigh.” He was somewhat taken back but said he hoped Mr. Page would not do me any damage. I said* “He is publishing a local paper—a literary , news paper. There is no conflict, for mine is a daily, newspaper.” Having divulged Mr. Page’s avow ed purpose in locating at Raleigh, Mr. GuilleS was much troubled. \ l A reception was held‘from half past five to »ix o’clock preceding the dinner and then-the! company numbering, sixty in’all’ marched mto! ihe large difiing hall: It was the same hall wherd a week earlier the Lord Chief Justice of England had bien entertained1 by the State- Authorities!, - That in itself was a pleasure. The Gullies broth* , ** ers who took us: in charge and gdve us that' bans * quet v/ere men of' the’highest character and lateri one of them-became Governs of-Massachusetts At dinner I sat with the older brother- jm&it-wad the finest entertainment- I ever attended: _ f After Governor Jarvis had spoken ki the Hall* -, the Organ! red Union Army JRapiesentativie; sfiai^' jar to our U. C. V., invited him to take suppat] with- ttienai say-fifty/monabaf* GttofB&Mjg,,. - J anvis accepted; - aftd-they catted oft him to make - ; a spefech. He did as requested,- ftapfftsded to ‘ their hearts.- They-at--once--talked-bf Jarvis for VicfrPt-e«4ent> add theft ^ few-dayr lalcr wh» there -wa» aStatc Unkui Army masting4orC<«~ neetkut, at- Ba^fcwd,‘thdy/took- J«wi»^ad t**~ ried him down "there and presented him'totbe-. (Continued on Page Six)
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