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BROGDEH'S REPORT ''j.-''J ' ;-S''1' As Superintendent to the Graded School Trustees. Parents Should Bead and Keep Posted on The Work. To the Chairman and Members of the ' Board , of Trustees of Kinston Public Schools. - J ' - - ' G kittle men: We beg to submit the ' following report of the Kinston public schools for 1899-'1900: WHITES. . , Number of teachers employed.'.....,,.... 9 ' Resigned 1 Number of male teachers........ 2 . Number of female teachers ... 7 Number of teachers in service during , year..,........l.....v...., 15 Total enrollment of pupils ...........539 Monthly enrollment .401 Average daily attendance ........333 Percentage of attendance.... ..... 86 ? 'COLORED. v ;""e .':;r;v Number of teachers employed...... 5 Number of male teachers.......... 1 s Number of female teachers 4 Total enrollment of colored pupils...333 ,. Monthly enrollment colored pupiJs.,,.269 Daily attendance.. . ..191 ' Per cent, of attendance , 80 Grand total enrollment of white and ' colored.......:........... ..872 The number of pupils for each grade . next year as sent up from the lower grades is as follows: - r Grade 1, 80: 2, 64; L. 8, 35; 3, 53; 4, 70; 5, 51; 6, 56; 7, 23; 8, 19 9, 23. TUITION COLLECTED DURING YEAR. . Amount for white school,.".:...;...? 98.42. A mount for colored school,.. 8.00. ' " ' - j : Amount for both schools........... 106.42. library fund. " Asa result of the action of the board at their January meeting, the tuition ; fees of non-resident pupils, amounting to $106.42, have been set apart as a library fund. In addition to this amount, the monthly contributions of the pupils hava amounted to about $ 35 which have been expended for books and small book cases suitab'e for the different grades, yj, v - The magnanimous spirit which prompt ; ed that donation of $21.85 to this cause : Yj the pupils ' of the first graduating ! class, I am sure tnat we au most grate fully acRnowledge. . The entire amount that has been real feed for the graded school library this " year is f 161.27. ' We now have on hand for. the purchase of new books. J72J24. - We are encouraged to feel that the library cause is growing and that its prosrects are br'gbter than ever before. Jt is true that it will require some, time for the entire community to realize that . a library for a public school is not a mere , sent'oient but ihat It is an important es ' Katial to the weL'are of this town life. Bat we believe that the people will event ually, appreciate its value and that wben they do realize this that they will esteem ifc a privilege and a pleasure to contribute to this movement. Vf :' C ' t '-'' ADDITIONAL TEACHER RECOMMENDED. - This year the sixth and seventh grades . combined have had on the roll only 43 pupils and these have been under the in stroction of one teacher. - Next year the ' sixth g-ade alone will have on its roll 56 pupils while the seventh grade will ' have 23 pupils. Nor.- do these numbers in- elude any new pupils who may come to rs from other sources. In view of this fact that the sixth grade alone will have 56 pupils and believing this to be as many as any one teacher can, instruct succ3ssfully, we believe it i advisable and necessary to the success of your schools that an additional teacher be elected and that she be elected to the seventh grade. Since this c:rade is the beginning of the high school work, it re quire a teacher of a broad and thorough scholarship. Since this grade is conceded In a'l schools to mark the transition stage from reckless and thoughtless boyhood to tbitof the more serious and thought fulyooth, it requires a teacher who is especially strong in disciplinary powers. In view of these two absolutely essen tial qualifications for this position, we feel bQie that the board will soe to it thai, we shall have a teacber of high schol arly attainments combined with strorg powers of discipline. ADDITIONAL BOOM KECE SHAKY. In the event of the elwtinn of this addi tional teacher we would like to recom- mend that an additional room be fitted up on the second floor of the building for the accommodation of the seventh grade. This may be done without very great ex-r-ense to tbe board. rEF. E5T FACULTY ENDOnoFTD. Ia bLalf of tboce white teacher whom yon f-Wted l.it year, we burrbly but cnn.dMly fnj.-rw that rood p'-rnt Tr..ir,'f,ted io thir sf:W in. TLU yr 1 l- n a crc ;,U tot for them. No t i. :. r c ia l.iv t rAi th lt rcuUs C '-Tt'sf-'T'.'. ltt.V'S t.me for r' . 1 t-1frr,tMvpt""? til ' r v 1 r i' r vet. 1 ii : 1 . 1 'Or- - - c.tf'n . -i i ; : 'r r . r.i r " ' ' n r -, fc ! ( -' . - v I r r - 1 i- . r ; l : it - t - t r '.- 1 - ' '. r -: .:: .. ., -' r n 1 r :- nitylife. The faithfulness and cheerful ness , with which these teachers, as a wnole, have performed every duty imposed . upon them, the unceasing, the persistent , and harmonious -endeavor - .exerted by them to - adjust themselves to their work and the success which has attended their efforts, I believe this board fully recognizes. I sincerely believe that they have made out a sue ceseful diagnosis and are now prepared to make out a prescription the effect of wh!ch will be clearly realized in their next year's work. , - ' Ilecognlzing, as I do, their capabilities, believing, as I do, that they have done good work even during this preparatory stage, feeling confident that now the pe.iod of preparation bting over that they are able to reader your schools more efficient service than ever befoie and Realizing as we must, that they have incalculable advantages over new and untried teachers, even over teachers of experience,' but who lack knowledge of graded school work, I trust that 1 am not going beyond the pale of propriety in requesting in tbeir be-half that they, if such is not inconsistent with the wishes and judgment of the board, without a single exception, be returred to serve you and this community for another year. . In view of the fact that the board may not feel able to increase the salary of all the female teachers for the nest year, we do beg to" recommend that th board make a beginning and increase the salary of such of its teachers as it may deem wise and proper. ' . ; These teachers cannot come before you and endorse their own work; it would be.beyond the bounds of propriety for them to undertake, by words, to con vince you of their worth to your schools; modesty , forbids their telling you that oftentimes from 8, o'clock in die morning until 12 and 1 o'clock at night, that the whole bent of their life is given unreserv edly to the .service of this t community. Neither can they tell you that they would like to attend summer schools, that it is their one ambition to prepare themselves for the most competent service, but ' that these things must be abandoned for want of money. .These things must be told by us, if they are told, whose oppor tunity it is to come Into daily contact with them and to observe their consci entious and meritorious striving. Did I not know their qualifications for good work and did 1 not believe that an increase in the salary of some of them would stimulate and encourage them and enable them to prepare themselves for more useful work, then I. would not enter into this recommendation as neartuy as I do. : : I have been convinced that this board is not only willing but anxious to give its teachers every opportunity possible to make them more efficient and success ful teachers and I have simply attempted to bring to your consideration the con ditions which confront us in order that you might have a more definite basis on which to act. .'.i i-H, , In concluding this report, we again df sire to tnank this board for their leniency and patience with us in the performance of our duties, for the confidence you have seen fit to repose in us in our first year's struggle to place your schools on a stead fast Tooting and for your unanimous sup- Eort in all measures pertaining to the est interests of these schools, i f C .. - - 1 v L. C. Broqden, Supt. ; TO INVESTIGATE NORTH OAR ' OL1NA? A Senate Committee Favors An , Inquiry Into Race Conditions. Washington, June 1. The senate Com mittee on privileges and elections today had under consideration Senator Pritch ard's resolution declaring exclusion from the privilege of the franchise, because of race, to be unconstitutional. ; . ; ': ' The committee decided to recommend the adoption of a substitute directing the committee to investigate whether sucn exclusion is antagonistic to the constitu tion. - - . The substitute passed the committee by a party vote, and if it is agreed to by the senate, the investigation will be un dertaken by the committee. . The resolu tion is predicated upon the conditions in North Carob'na, but considerable interest ia manifested in it by the senators from all the southern states. ( Taylor la Dodging. , : Frankfort, June 2. The application for a requisition on Gov. Mount, of Indiana, for former Gov. Taylor's- return hers for Irial is expected to be filed Monday. So far as can be learned, Air. lay lor bas not communicated with his political friends here directly in the lat day or two, but the report that he has aban doned his intention of attending the na tional I'.epubl'cm convention at Phila delphia for fear of be:rs? arrested after he loaTes Indiana, is emlited by many who are c!oe to him. Wtnle a majority of the Iru! lican leaders stand byTarlorin Lis course, otLers do cot, and he Las receiv ed letters from a r.omter cr tLem ct:d? I. in to ret irn to Kent ky. Ex-Uov. rra!:..'y is credited with Iting amor 5 bc-o w ha ore cr pod to Taylor remaia ir c-t t-f t!.e state. ' . C .! at J. T. I! "Y dn r etor an! frt ,tr-e ;ir." 'e r-f CLa"U rUia'i Etotnach a I c 1 Li vpr Til ! . Tb"y am aa ' 3 irr rov t!. e": - "1 t . - 1 t - 1 I : : : 1 STATE' HEWS. Intereetina North Carolina Item - In Condensed Form.' Mr. George Watts, of Durham last week gave 30,000 to Union Theological Seminary, of Richmond, Va. ;- At Kings Mountain, Friday, Mr. John Smith was killed by a man named Davis. Smith had been charged with; undue in timacy with Davis' wife, v;? .; ; Since the 1st of January . there have been 156 charters granted bf the secre tary of State. This snows! the great activity in business circles in fhe State. The safe of the agent of the Seaboard and Boanoke Railroad company at Seaboard was blown open Saturday night about 2 o'clock. The job looks like the work of professionals. Amountof money secured not stated. - 3 , At Durham Sunday morning about 12:30 o'clock. Will Scott, a negro, was shot and instantly killed oy 1 Henry Jenkins, his brother-in-law. The Herald says from reports ' it appears to have been a cold-blooded murder. Health officer Isariah t West at Wil mington on Friday shot ' J P. Flynn three times, seriously wounding bim. West gave himself up and says he shot in self-defense, while Flynn" was beating him over the bead with a stick. The Waynesville Telephdne company f a corporation whose headquarters is t Waynesville, has been incorporated for th'rtji years, with a capital stock of 110,000. The incorporators are:, R. D. Gilmer, J. P. Swift, W. II. Cole, J. a Wvight, S. C. gatterwblte and D. H. ' lug Deioumuui ouuuw dcdoiuu vi fit l 1 .l 4.At,n .1.. . Morehead City June 12-17, inclusive. An elaborate program has been arranged, and State Superintendent Mebane says that the prospects are most encourag ing for the largest attendance in the history of the assembly. Distinguished educators, of this aud other states, and f riends of education, will be present. ' ' Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer: A gentleman tells us that he was driving through the county, in Lilesville town ship, a few nights ago, and noticing a light moving near the road in a mysteri ous manner, left his buggy to investigate the matter. Pretty, soon a negro boy came up carrying a lantern, and just be hind the boy was a farmer engaged in plowing his cotton by the feeble rays of light emitted by the lantern. , HANNA DEFENDS TRUSTS. The Executive Head of the Repub lican Party . Argues in Favor of Pay infir the Plate Makers Their 'Own Prices. ' "'' " Washington,' June 1. -Probably . the most sensational discussion held on the floor of the senate during the present ses sion, took place today when the fourth conference report on the naval appropri ation bill was presented and again dis agreed to. The report brought up the armor plate question, and when the ar mor plate makers were savagely attacked by several senators,' Mr. lianna, in the longest speech in his career as a senator, defended the .plate, manufacturers. He was the central figure in the three-hour debate and resented all attacks made on the administration. Id the: course of .the discussion Mr. Tillman inferred that Mr. Hanna was "a liar and a thief," in line with all millionaires who- had made money by fraud. Mr. Allen charged that Mr.- Hanna was the . agent of the armor trusts. . -' . Mr. Teller assailed the administration and railed at "the chief representative o! the Republican party," who dared to gel up and defend trpste that he might, the more easily levy contributions in tie coming campaign. He also stated thai) if the people knew the truth about the doings of the present administration they would overturn it ia an hour. Mr. Pettigrew stated that Mr. Hanra was trying to pay back the f i00,0f J collected from the Bethlehem Steel Co. ia the last campaign by means of contracts made at robber prices. , ', . When the conference report was pre sented Mr. Hale moved 'that the amend ments be disagreed to and that the bill go back into conference. He spoke of his sorrow at the delay, but assured the senate that be would never surrender to a proposition which would place the power of regulating the price of armor plate in the hands of the secretary of the navy, and which woud be' a complete surrender to the armor trust. Tarred and Feathered, , Bridjrpport,N. J.,June2. Smith Alford was taken from his home last night by a neore of marked ma unknown, but be lieved to be men of standing. He was fonnd on the river bank tLIs morning trjirqr to clean tar and feathers from b. lie was a ten, tarred and fcathpred by white caps, who were ir ..d at bis Lav;- ; cv 1 the d-nth cf bis wi. ly crafty an i t rctality, and was rjer-vted r-f r-oUorirjlpr. Alford ws drsrr-i, ' rs V.t,": and tirvfzl'.r.z, rt t!. cc;l;n t ' I : ..- c".'. !e, w l.re the l.-ad-r told , :1 t. . tar-,- - Ti "J 1 - 1 . .-i ' . ' . , l -: L,.-.. j 1. 1 b;ai WILSON VS. KINSTON Wednesday and Thursday, June n 6th and 7th. - There will be two games of baseball this week between the teams of Wilson and Kinston at Kinston. Both have strong teams and good games are prom ised all who attend. Prices General admission, 25c; boys under 16, 15c. , Ladies free, except all have to pay, 10c to enter grand stand. T ' Greene County Murder. r Joe Morgan shot and killed Odie Stocks, both colored, Saturday night, on Mr. Frank McLawhorn's plantation, in Ormondsvitle township, near Ridge Spring, Greene county. Stocks was at Morgan's house, when Morgan shot him with a pistol. Stocks was buried Sunday afternoon. Morgan bas net yet been captured. The inquest was held by Dr. G. C. Ed wards, the coroner, . CONFLICTING REPORTS. Reported That Boers Will Fight at Pretoria, Also That Pretoria ' Will Surrender, Unless French Crushes Botha's Flank a Bloody Battle Is Expected at Six-Mile Spruit. - London, June 2. It Is practically cer tain that the peace party which recently controlled Pretoria, and which was ready to surrender the city to Lord Roberts, has been overthro wn, and that the Boers are determined to fight to the last ditch. Roberts, loathing bloodshed, allowed all the armed burghers who were at Johannesburg to retreat northward be fore be took possession of the town. They Went to Pretoria, and now it sev-ois that, rallying with forces from the KOi vb and east, they nave halted at eix ?lile Spruit, south of Pretoria, for a last and desperate battle- . . . It was reported that the forces in the forts around Pretoria bad been dismiss ed, but now it appears that an army of 10,000 men is holding the bills around the town, and it bas been long dinned '.n Englishmen's ears that if these- hills ere well defended Pretoria is as impreg nable as Gibraltar, " England hourly expects a battle at Six Mile Spruit, unless Gen. French, who is believed to be at, Hartebeestfontein, 25 miles west of Pretoria, shall sweep down upon the Boer right flank , and crush it. Roberts, in a report dated Thursday, says French, after driving the ejemy from strong positions, "is now holding the position I directed' him to do," and this is believed to refer to Hartebeestfontein. , NO FIGHT AT PRETORIA. v ' Boers - Expected 1 to Make Last . j - Stand at Machadodorp'. Cape Town, June 2.K. dispatch to the Argus of this city from Delagoa Bay Bays: "Pretoria will surrender. 1 Kruger, ac cording to this correspondent is said to be at Middleburg, and be adds, it is ex pected that the last stand of the Boers wid be made at Machadodorp." , t Oolyille at Heilbron. J London; June 2. It is officially : an nounced that Gen. Colville haa. arrived at Heilbron, northeast of Kroonstadt, at the Orange River colony, after meeting with great opposition. The war office has received the follow ing dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Johannesburg, June 1 (9:25 p. m.) Sir Henry Colville, in reporting the ar rival of the Highland Brigade at Heil bron,May 29thays that he was opposed more or less the whole way from Venters burg. Eight men were killed and four officers and thirty-two men were wound ed." - - - - . ' ; , "Rundle telegraphs that his casualties .ere 22 killed and 150 men wounded." Brabrant Surrounds the Boers. ' ' Maseru, Basutoland, May 31 (Thurs day.) Gen. Brabrant has practically surrounded the Boers five miles outside of Fickeburg; The only side open for the Boers retreat is the Basutoland bor der where thousands of Basutos under Chief Johnathan are awaiting events. - Kruger at the Machadodorp. Lorenzo, Marquez, June 2. President Kuger yesterday was still at Machado dorp, about half way between Pretoria and the Portuguese frontier, on the rail road between the Transvaal capital and Delagoa Bay. Boer commands totalling about 10,000 men leld Thursday all the positions and hills aonnd Pretoria. Another large command was at Bronk hurst's Spruit about 40 miles from Pre toria, on the railroad leading to Delagoa Bay. Telegraphic communications with TrnnsvBal is closed to the public. Fev erieli excitement here owing to the al most total absence of sews from either side. - A Sjrilaei Aikli Carti Calckly. - "At one time lingered from ft severe (prain of tb ankle,", save Heo. E. Cnry, editor of The (5uide, WaLir.ton, Va. A?vr tjpinar several well mvir,n'-nded r.ch' ir- withont I trixl Ch.am- berlaia's Tft'n V:)-, and am p!ened to fj th it r f .- -. : e fks sooa as I l-an it t" r- 1 a r---'. rure jeiJy fol lower : 1 It J. i;. Hood. GENERAL HEWS. f Matters of Interest Condensed Into Brief Paragraphs,' Boer forces have re-entered the Orange Free State and are now nearUarrismith. President McKinley has appointed Cols. Hare and Smith, of the volunteer army, -to be brigadier generals. , ' : O. H. P. Belmont, the' millionaire New York supporter of Wm, J. Bryan, believes that Bryan will carry New York state, and will be elected. ' , Another outrage is reported to have, been perpetrated oy the Boxers in China. They attacked a party of 80 foreigners, killing four and wounding others. The total amount of the cotton crop brought into sight during the nine months ending May 31st, i 8,750,661 bales, against 10,827,770 last year and 10,851,817 year before last. . The wholesale tobacco firm of Max L. Harris, New York, has sent notice to its . creditors that it is unable to meet its obligations, amounting to about $60, , 000; assets are about $15,000." , A heavy explosion of chemicals at the Eastman Kodak Works, just outside of ; Tochester, N, Y., wrecked a portion of i that building. Foreman Tracey was in- -stantly killeJ, and several otlier.- were ' injured. : -: ; , ; ; ; - :At The U. S. circuit court of appeals bas decided against the Southern Express company in the ruling of the Georgia rail road commission requiring the express . company to affix revenue stamps on its , receipts, , 11 Kid McCoy added another to his long list of victories at the Broadway Athletic -, club in New York Friday night by defeat ing Jack Bonner, of Smith, Pa., in the. 13th of what was to have been a 25-' round bout at 158 pounds. - A warrant was issued at Havana Fri-' day for the arrest of former deputy audi- tor W. H. Reeves, who was lodged in Jail, his bail being fixed at f 1,500. It is now . believed that Reeves in his so-called "con 'ission" only gave half the truth. The Llttlefield anti-trust bill, to amend the Sherman act of 1890, pussed the house Saturday by a vote of 273 to 1. It is intended to make more effective the . prosecution of trusts, combinations, their agents, officers or attorneys. .An amend-' ment was adopted declaring that it shall ' not apply to .the trades unions or labor -organizations. An amendment "Offered., by the Democrats, authorizing the presi dent to place on the free list articles in which there is a combination in restraint of trade, was defeated by a vote of 183 to 122. . :, ?! ,v The detachment of blue-jackets, over 800, has reached Pekin. , Their presence t has improved the situation in that city. It is hinted in diplomatic circles that the Boxers is part of the scheme of a certain . European power to give it an excuse , to gain a foothold near the Chinese capital, . which has been frustrated by the concert-. . ed action of the other powers. There are 23 warships at T,aku and Russia has 11, 000 land troops on her vessels here. The -European nations are much exercised at the great show of military strength that., Russia makes at Taku. - , 1 . Ray Couldn't Answer, : While speaking in the house a few days ago, defending the Republican party on the charge that it is the friend of trusts, Mr, Ray, of New York, said the Republi- , can .platforms, state and national, had, condemned trusts, "when illegal or op pressive." Mr. Kitchin floored the New Yorker,, as this dialogue shows: Mr. Kitchin "Let me ask you one more question about the platforms. If your people are opposed to trusts, why is it that they put a plank in the platform of -, 1888 against trusts, and a plank in the , platform of 1892 against trusts, but in -the platform of 1896 your people delib erately left out all reference to trusts." Mr. Ray, of New York "Well, I do not know why they left it out. I was not,, there. Perhaps they forgot it and per haps " . Mr. Kitchin "No, they did not forge it" - ' ' Mr. Ray, of New York "I do not know why that was, if it was so, in that par ticular year, but in almost every year the Republican platform bas contained a dec laration against oppressive trusts and monopolies." . Does it Pay to Buy Cheap ? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is , all right, but you want something that ( will relieve and cure the more severe aud dangerous results of throatand lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a wanner and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you. then in " either case take tbe oxtr remedy that has been introduced ia all civilized coun- . tries with suwsa ia severe throat and lurg trouble, ''Ikwc'bee's German Syrup." It not only heals and simulates the tis sues to d3troy the germ di.pae, but allays inamniat'on, cansos eay expec toration, piTe a pH' 1 E'zht's net, and -curvthe patient, fry os lott. lUxnm men 'ed many yarn I y all dr:rri ia tie world. l"or sale ty U.e'fc e;. hilars ton Dreg Co. .
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