o
J6i. 4-L)
. kr
a 3 w
. . .
. . ... .V .
' -a V y- m r m - . , - . . . ..
QC)NCCIU),.N. arW3!AYDttJ5MIUi:u-4 1900,
VjlW s : 64. 00'por .year.
AS TO SCllOOL EOQKS."
Thfv Should be Uniform Oyer the State
- .Not Fntircly College Men oil the
i;,ard We. Pay too Mueli For
Hooks.
TO THE EDITOR OF -THE STAN-
dakd: Two days ago I received
a marked copy of the Biblical Re
corder, in which appears an edi
torial on the method of adopting
. the text-books to be used in the
public schools of the state. ' In
this paper the writer expresses
himself as in favor of the state
adoption as opposed to county
adoption, and supports his posi
tion by some most excellent ar
g union ts, but he added a silg
gcstion which I consider dang
orous to the best interest of our
public schools.
The reasons for state adop
tiou are so obvious as to require
little comment. 'It is only nec
essary to compare the cost- of
each child's school books under
the present system of county
adoption in North Carolina,
with the cost of similar books to
to each child in those states
which have a uniform system for
the whole state to see that we
purchase' our state's supply. of
school books not at a cost of
$oGl,000 every four years as
Brother Bailoy estimates but
at a loss of more than a half a
million dollars. For, if as ho
estimates the usual four years
course in a free school will re
quire the expenditure ot about
iinu dollars, and if the same
oooifs are oougat lor about six
dollars in other states where uni
form' adoption prevails, you nouu
only multiply the difference by
about three hundred thousand
the number of children attend
ing the public schools to find
the amount which we pay every
four years for the presence of a
score bf "Southern Representa
tives," advised by a local attor
tiey in almost every county in
the state.
Add to this statement, the fact
that nearly all of this money
enough every four years to en
dow and equip a great college
goes out of the state without
any; return and ' you have, for
the avers go" North Carolina tax
payer, a sufficient argument in
favor of state adaption.
But here arises a difficulty and
dangerous problem the forma
tionof State Board of Adoxtiqn.
The editor of the Recorder sug
gests the State Superintendent
of Public instruction, and four
protestors irom our colleges.
In this suggestion I clq, moft
he;;itily dlgro with him, with
aii exception m favor of ithe
T. -ipcri' ndent of Public In
struction? lie says this board
tit i . '
t .. consist oi men ot emi-
uiiMiu, ui men iuucen 111'
ducatien s! aifairs, of men who
. , but it is much, m'ore importan
ithat the men constituting thi
boaj-dhotlld know thCQiidtioiis
and educatioual want. of our
rural districts;, that they should
bo acquainted in somo idegree
with the humble -yot faithfu
pedagogue who teachbs four
months in the year goes to ong
of our better 6econdaVy schools
for further self -improvement, or
as we so frequently see, goes
home and wrestles with a "bul
tongue" in his father's new
ground.
I haye oh my desk before, mo
catalogues of all the colleges in
the State. A careful scrutiny,
these shows that of the profess
prs in bur leading colleges, no
50 per cent, aro North Oaro'i
nians by birth, nor havo they(
any. kuowlcdge of our people
from association other than tha
which is gained at the college
Many of "them are from cities
north of Philadelphia, and have
no attachments in our Staie
Other than that which grows out
of the development of their own
special departments in the col
lege. Men of eminonco they are
truly men who know books; but
do they know the children who
sit on the rude benches in the
log colleges of Cabarrus county?
Do they know any thing of the
trials of the country teacher, of
crying needs for help in his ef
forts to introduce his little army
of earnest-faced boys into the
mysteries of G per cent., the area
of a circle, or the relations of
subject, predicate, and adverbial
modifiers? Can these teachers
crowd into a four-months term
knowledge of many things which
should enter into our public
schools? Nor is this to their
discredit. Wiiat do you expect
the brilliant youn profossor of
French, born in Msiirjt, educated
at Yale and M Pari'-, who has
just come Suuth to build up his
name as a teacher of French, to
know7 of North Carolina history,
or how can ho select rn arithme
tic for a tow headed boy in the
country schools? Sometimes
we meet a college professor, em
inent throughout the State as a
teacher of science, who will, do
more violence to the King's Engi
lish in a half hour demonstration
before his class than ono of our
grad.ed school teachers would
dare to indulge in a whole vear.
Should you wonder if we hesij
tated to ask this truly eminent
college professor to select the
"textbooks" for the whole.
State? No, I think not. "The
men who should constitute this
board aro the men at the heads'
of our leading secondary schools')
hroughout the- Stato such men
as the principals of the Raleigh
Male Academy Bintfh'ams
Sch6ol at Asheville, or Horner's
at Oxford; and with these, not
ess than ah equal number from'
he leading public school men of
the State the. superintendents
of our .most progressive public
schools. 'Men who are devoting
their fives to the children of 'the
cu.tu; nim who care most for
his m roading. Men a
or even, me hall tliat. we
find in the lowr 'grades of trie
Lcity. schools of .'Boston? Elo-
'moats of Psychology, br .some
similar treatise on thv ajid, kin
dyed subjects finds a permanent
placein the cotrrses of study in
our secondary schools; but the1
teachers in many o"f oar public
schools havo uoyer heard of
Rhyne, or Doffding, or Dewey,
nor could, they distinguish be
tween .palezoic and azoic. The
must bo supplied with the helps
ho needs. .
But these college professors
areeminent men, and they know
books! This is true, but often
they aro not eminent' outside of
their own departments usually
they are not; and th's .wit
should be. Unfortunately it is
true, however, that outside of
their own departments our most
eminent college professors .are
not only ignorant of the oduca-
tional needs of our state but
are themselves deficient as who
have labored with our North
Carolina teachers, and who know
their limitations, who have met
their same difficulties, and who
have stumbled over the same
obstacles which are confronting
the 5,000 teachers in North Caro
lina today.
. ' , '.. , Jay D. Lentz.
Dec. 1st. 1900.
'A FRESH LINE OF
Nice ' Candies,
ALSO NICE FIlESir
Summer Cheese'
AT S. J. ERVIN'S
. .REMBMBER
Uiat the Concord team foundry &Dye
Works still have tile depprtrr.-'nt of
Cleaning nud )$ itijr, nd ia b tu r .re
pared than (yer.n that line. 0"-vleai-L?is
douo tLur.;irlily and lc DYE
OtK PRICKS AUK AS FOI.LOW'iJ :
Cont & Vest Cleane J anf Pressed $ .75
Pair of Par. ts " " . .4)
Or Whole Hint 4' ' " i!o()
AnOvercont 'i " Tn tul.0(
Ladies Skirts " 50 to 100
Suits Dyed dfnd Pressod 2.50
Pants '' " 1 ort
Skirts. " .75 15 i.?k
Prices on r.ny other articles not
mention will bo given upon ap
plication. Also rumembor thai,
25 per cent, discount is allovrod.
.on all Dyo work. Give us a trial.
Concord Steam Laundry & Dye orfo
Silk Made In Our Own State.
4 ' '
It was our pleasure on Mon
day evening to see samples of tho
textiles mado at tho Fayetteville
silk mill. The daughter of
'.. j.' ... .
Bishop Ilood attended confer
ence and brought with her some
very pretty samples of tho goods
ogdther with a sample of ra,v
silk. Miss Hood says they havo
not gotton to tho point of color
ing their goods, but hope to
reach it ere long. Thev send it
o Paterson, N. J., to be colored.
The goods seem fine enough for
a queen. The sample oi tho
warp 'with just enough of the
woof at intervals 'to hold it in
place is very interesting. Tho
fibres are almost as delicate as
spider webs and yet every one is
held, in proper position and the
equally delicate woof is woven in
making costly goods that is tho
climax of feminine apparel. We
iiave been curious to see samples
6f silk made in our own State.
it f
g Come and take a peep
at our China Department.
We havo just finished opening and marking
the Christmas supply of Fancy Ciiiita WaUe.
If you will just take a poop you are sure to
come prepared to purchase many of the tempt
ing things displayed. We have greater bargains
to offer you in this Department than ever be
fore and hope you will take advautage of tho'
opportuniij offered..
Fancy Cups and Saucers in floral
designs c.
"VYedgewood Powder Boxes, Pin
Trays, etc., only or)C.
Our line of Lamps is very elabo
rate, ranging inprie from 15 cents
So.OO.
Cake Plates worth 40e elsewhere,
here only.
Very handsome line of Vases at.
10 to...: ay,.
Numerous articles in Opal Ware
very cheap.
-0-
&
t?
it
'i
vl
J?
is
I
If
n
11
6
i?
vi
2
(I
&
This Department is cortnic(( in ov-; y
spect, which you will -see if you'll pav ii a k
Six Frightful Failures.
t .
Six' terrible failures of eix different
doctors nearly seat Wna. IT Mullen, of
ockland, 0., to an early crave. All
Baia he had a fatal lun trouble and
that he must Boon diG, fut- he was
urggd to try Dr. King's New Divery
ior , Consumption. After taking he
bottles ho wiuj entirely . dtiled. It ia
positively guaranteed to cure (b
eases of throat, chest and lune;s, includ
ing couhs, colds. lagriri'eiinLHini'iiia,
bronchitis, asthma, hayivei, crup,
whoopinjj cough. 50o and $i. Trial
call.
i
i H. Uo Parks &
g . DEPARTMENT STORE Q
TelT it to Your WkM
1 u.i 1 ; :
tho development and growpj of bottles free at Fait er'ajti ng Ftore.
tr.o Ciiiltren and yu4th of the rphe Best Prescription f ox Chills
Statet men who study th wrlij.
in- of tho child's mind, vifho
know his powers, whoi know1
Ana fever is
less Chill Tonic
quinine in a tasteless form,
and come a runmiitf to the
Furniture .Store .
of Bell Harris & Company.
Special Sale
to continue Until December lstHDon'tfrnis the chance of
your life to buy FURNITURE c"beap.Ljr ifteen thousand
dollars worth of , "
FornJlmre and House Fyroislhilogs '
in stock, bought in cad lots ior spotjJcasb.KvorythTnfvJ
new and up-to-date. We will make a change in our firm
at that time. Big reduction in everything (ctd and .-ee.
We willTnake you prices that will beat tho man th;v mado
the goods. .
-StarJVadeiis'JIroii.KinbV Gate City,
"Allshiew, i'j m
STOVES
the best cook Stove's on the xntuk. . ' A
, t pocket addition a stx hole Range. 1?
abuhle.J Gres laste.rBell HallS & GOm
nic. It is enH:,iron And I ' V Z "
r. S. IQ-u owe u.Jind ycur acc't is ir 4 a us - c uuj i ..ey
cure-
9 now books. This is very true, the
limited
circle
f 4 no pay. Pricf 50c
I.
Rfiideno 'phoaoy90.
St-01i IH)
I
o