TIONS_ $11,973,408
UNIVERSITY GETS 3780, MO FIRST
YEAR, i860, 000 SECOND
PubUc? School Equalisation Fund
Cut From $2,600,000 to $1,550,000
"Thereby Furnishing the Bulk
<.r the $2,000,090 Cut.
Ruluigh, March 2. ? SlaufrhtSr.ol the
iinorvnU. -(parked the full meeting
uf the appropriations committee thfs
aftemouir, but ? the pension bill in
creasing the Confederate- allotments
i .500,000 Kit through <le3pite the com
pleted bill raising $12,00(1,00(1 anj the |
Lae}' retirement mea?u--c was snl
? aged from the wreck. " '?!
N?v<j was the committee in. surh
fiWlrSerous mood. It- had f-ynvpathy
for all and sundry institution* snd
individuals who ar? dead broke, but
it had no money. When it came -to
^aa?s og, the'$ld,000 appropr'ation for
a monument to Chief Jusi c> Walter
Clark, the committee frankly wns up
a tree. It had no money for memo
rials, none for actual Nviritf e<cpen?es.
* It could not give Mini Julia Alexan
der anything for '.h?<r distiriEUished
kinsman.
Sit On Automobile 'Rniidinv
The committee was kindly toward
Governor McLean And his proposal
for a eomnfls-rion" of 12 to study
?'?wight rates and to inquire into
?HEcriminations against North Caro
lina. This carries an appropriation
,ii $25,000. but the committee Was
vleaHy disposed to do the will of
iim that sent it-Die message, in no
other proposal wail it -so fyontrrous.
fiut at that there wax a right lusty
negative to thft motion to- report this
Mil favorably.
The. additional $150,000 which was
?sked by the secretary of state for
he completion of the automobile
- jilding on Salisbury and ^ Morgan
streets . was voted down wjjth the
? malleat ceremony. The bill had re
reived, morel flattering consideration
-srHer. but there w?j? the all .pervad
:ig poverty and it was suggested that
<he temple . can - be used without the
dditional money. The proposed state
police had less chance than the pro
erbTnl Hants in. hades. So Wciit the
?efermatory fot^ delinquent ^egro
virla alsoigttie state prison for women.
Patton, of Durham, ??etng the hope
:ss?es9 of pros sing this issue. Rep
resentative ' Harrison of Richmond,
nqde- a handsome appeal for Treasurer
Lacy and prob.ably saved the day for
tin. Tha committee was in the mirSd
>iot to put out. Favorable report of
he bill will allow an assistant treas
urer and that will probably be the
urn of the act.'
The s)t?ech of Major1 W. ('. Htfath
. Ivocating the half million dollar in
rease in pensions came near . the
rW of the afternoon and must
<(ave done much to iwintr the com
TSRfcee. _ ?? ?"*?
It was a tremendous -pffort. The
Lj?jor regarded it the most important
Measure yet offered. The cause -no
Mtaemed the highest of all. "Vou
Save been sweating blood to find
?noney for the schools and oth r in
stitutions of this state," he told the
committee, "but here you are railed
tpon fc> do justice to people who shed
their blood far you and for a e?u*e
whirh they beHeve to be righ', and
whieh yon ?nd I knew to have been
He took a stab at state school*.
A. boot 38 or 30 years ago, he said,
ihen State college was started it
?Hi make farmers, it dtd encourage
..grirulture. but now be sees no young,
jaan drawing bell &ord* over mules
<nd none cha-peroning cm arrors
' ?he pasture. The major was plc'.ure.
-que. ''Not a damned one of them,"
toes it, he- said and the commiHw
.oared.
Favorable report by the appropra
? ions committee thia evening on Qio
nroposal to increase the CoflfedWato
pensions from *1,000,000 y> $1,500,
100 does not change the amount of
money HUt UiU committee has, Mt
.t may ipenn resort to some sources
a*. revenue not yet found, or a fur
~ -hrT cutting of the apripriaticm* tv
ported out this evening.
<?Tjt*l 'appropriations fines 1 year
1. 1925. to .June SO. I02?; $11,.
-Ti^r-fta tie tiacai year' foltowimr
i prmrimatoty fli/i!KH).00<I. "
Major* ajipta&ria Uon5 "ujtSct ~ Ehfl
_^\i tnchJd? the 'fallowing for the next
? yaar, the amounts following
? ? ""-1 '? -
The State of North. Carolina lias
no Public Schools ? only a system.
Ppe counties have the schtjfria, .since
they bo-'lrf, equip and run " them f5r
six months except for*the pitiful ?uni
of 92.11 per pupil per year which the
State gives "through the Equalisation
Fund. Hut the State gives to six of
the higher institutions of ' learning
f $>2-6*2 pee student per yefcr, and
then the student has- to. pay from.
$250 to. Woo a year for tuition~"7uid
living expenses.
Ho>v-ever, to avoid violating thv con
stitution, the State doss give: to all
elementary and high schools th- mag
nificent sum of 50 cents per pvpil per
population per year, while the crow
ded conditions of roost of these
schools is pitiful and sometimes
! criminal.
1 In inral districts there are shabby
buildings almost no equipment, weak
t teachers, and a months term, vrm
: have one teacher Reaching seven
(trades. In cities and towns with
elegant buildings, .splendid equipment
5 tronc' teachers -tyic! a nine months
, term we tint one and often two
teachers teaching, one grade. How
long, oh how long shall these thing*
last? ' .
??fhe. people in the rural' districts
' for years have taxed themselves to
. build railroads that have made th?
cities rich, then why shoold thee?
rich, people oppose' paying taxes -to
help educate the people of the rural
districts?
Just-as the. United States is mailt
p of states so u the individual Ntatc
e up of counties. The United
tes erects public buildings, runs
.net v.uvk of- fret- mail, delivery
m throughout the nation and does much
bejidesfor all the states. Thin
not <he Statu do at much, com-,
?atively for her counties? Should
?a noi at least helit build and ecjuip
itionK standard high schools in every
ounty so that, poorly prepared sti
tents would not have to be sent
heme, Ail hundreds Were last year, or
rant of not being well prepared?!
purely the State can and will give
t least $1200 .to each of the 600
tth Schools' with^heir 37,000 pupils.
J. A BEAM,
| Roxboro, N. C.
State Appropriations To Six State Schools E?r Student, Per Year:'
. - "Permanent
Improvements
Univ. N. C. _ ? ..... $826,000 '
State College - v- ? 6T5jOOO
N. C. C. W. 1 676.000
E. CL C. W. ..... 512,600
Oullowhee J 194,000
Boone ... ..... 150.000
Maintenances
9960,000 -
.865,000
350,000
125,000
50,000
50.000
TOTAL -.3.081,500
1,590,000
4,621,590
No.
V.'.-udents
2,285
967
1,432
516
- 218
335
5,75? -
Amount
Per Student
V. 642.70]
-1,075.49
715r.78
1,235.46
1,146.54
597.01
- ? for These Six Colleges Average per student..
For A1I The Elementary And High Schools Average per etodent , ? J_.
Equalization- Fund ! . .... ? ... : -J ... $1,250,000
Teacher Training .--.jjjm. 86,000
High Schools f-~ v ? ? - 125,000
..*urul Libraries *- ? - - . ........ JjjJw. 3,750
Vocational Education Z 1 \ . jiiV ? 166,000
Medical Examination .... ? ? -I...'- ? t-.J-'jii'; ? 50,01)0"
Av. per
"-.Student |
$802,62;
? $2,111
T<rtal ......
... $l,67Rr7S0
Population of North Carolina -f-.
Children of school agt
Population ------J
Equalization ru. i .?*. 600-793^46 children
?f- ? --- ? ? ?
Hi
^5"
2^0?rooo
921315'
793,046
, .50 cents I
$1.67 J
?v*UlJ
The University of North-Carolina alone receives $225,000 each year more than all the Equalization Fund given to|
the public schools in "one year.
being slightly greater m some - in
stances :
'Hospital at Morganton, $450,000;
negro hospital at {r^ldsboto,$240,000;
Caswell Training school, $145,000:
School far Deaf at Morganton, $130,
00^: Blind institute at^Rnloigh.f 142,
500; Orthopaedic hospital- at Gasto
nia, $70,000; Tubereular sanatirium,
$115,000, with $20^00 addition- for
extension work; Stonewall Jackson
Training School, $140,000; Samarcand
school for girls. $107,000; pensions
for Confederate veteranr., $A,000,000;
North ? Gurolftra geological and eco
nomic survey, *47,000; historical- com
mission, $25,rOOO; state boarti of health
$294,644; board of charities and pub
lic welfare, $30,000; national guard,
$125,000; Uni*ersity of North Caro
lina $780,000 (fir3t year) $860,000
(second year); State college, $360,000
(first year), $400,000. (second yenr>
N. "C. C. W. $400,000 (first year),
$440,000 (second year); East Caro
lina Teachers college, $140,000; A,
and T. Obllege, Greensboro, $25,660;
chlM welfare commission. $2',000;.
state board of education, $2,087,000
which includes $1,550,000 for public,
school equalisation fund; State hos>
pital ?t Ralelffh $444,000; agricul
tural extension work, $175,000; legis
lature, $125300; state judiciary,
$306,000; executive departments. $163
">0 ; interest, sinking fund. ' etc.,
$2,896,000 plus $400,0^0 for retire
ment of notes covering accumulated
ffcficit. ?
: PRESIDING ' ELDER TO BE AT
liKA'8 CHAPEL
Dr. M. Br?d*her. Presiding EW6F
I of the Durham District, will preach
at Lea's Chattel next Saturday at
eleven A.' M-, and will hold second
Quarterly Conference for the Ear
, son Charge in tW afternoon. Dinner
<W 'Hw niuuuil. . ? ; *?
iSaerkraent of the Lord'* Supper
8unday follower the eleven o'clock
j??r*fee. Preaching at WarWa
; Grste at three "PTltr? Breryfcody is
? ? O'diaUy- invlto.t ? to- attend all out.
nervic??. ,'v ' .
J. W. Hr..d!ey
? ~ ? r-r .
- JL MiJSlcal- Prwhirtton^Spfctar'
Hiffht in Hawaii"- at "Palace Theatre
Monday March Oth.
Bethel Hili Defeats ?
The Bushy Fork,
On -Fridsfy night February 27tli|
the BetheV Hill Yellow Jackets met
Bushy Fork, their strongest Basket
ball competitor in the county on the
Bethel Hill court. ?
The barsketeers from the South
West rnirfett thtrrTelJg iacketinreat
r other unexpectedly, but the Yellow
JackeGT scoured the woods for their
forces and soon had them gathered
for action. ?
Long seemed to play the best game
for Bushy Fork, while Woody, Wel
born and Walker each did good work
for Bethel Hill. Bethel Hill's team
seemed to have the edge on Bushy
Fork wHpn it came to passing.
' These teams expect to play on
Bu>hy Fork's court next Friday. The
following is the box" score:
Bethel Hill -?os. liivhy Kori$
Wilboxn u F. Loot 7
Woody 8 F. Whitfield 3
Walker 6 C. H?ster 3
Hajviison 3 ;G. Rogers 0
Day 3 G. OUyton*?0
Total 30 Toted 11
"Boswell substituted for Woody with
3 points to his credit. Referee: Prof.
Pmfth of Bethel Hill.
Hanor Rail For B. F. H. 8.
Below we give the honor roll for|
the Bushy Kork jjHfeh School far the
fifth month:
'First Grade ? Loyd Moore.
Fourth Geade? ?Hanie Hester.
SlUh (li'iidf ? Opi'tifDniahtT. I'>wb
res Hester," Mildred Hester.
Seventh Crsiic ? Xannie Whitfield,
Bora Brooks, HHfcabeth Rotters, Inez
Wrenn, Kula Dunevant.
Ninth Grade? Willie Horton. Ethel
1*^.1. ?, /vun. All?*
Tenth Grade ? fLucy Horton. Louise
i Long. ?
TBwttuiIi ftrajg?friliit . tXeimiL:
Clea Rejfrer*. Alma Brooks.
Time for Opening Bids Postponed.
By order of the architects, Northup
and O'Brien, the time, for . oprninp
trill ?? ml n?*hnrj? lliah Ohwel ha* hsdh
ctan?<xl Irohi alarck.Sth. at 2::HJ P.
M to March rtttt ?t 2:8Q F. 1ST ' -
? : A. B. STALVfiY.
B. & L. Versus Automobile.
"Within the past .several years,"
said a, young man Saturday night,
"I have made -in salary several thSj
sand dollars. I have owned and^pfT-"
crated a good" grade automobile and'
jazzed around with the crowd, and
today I have nothing to show for
the-itfoney -I hftve~ earned, but have
a^very vivid recollection of some re
ally 'gcod times.. I am going to take'
oat as many shares of Building and
l<oan as I can Carry, and am going
to build a house on my lot. You see
if a man can pay from $50 to $60'
per tnonth on an automobile bought
on the easy payment plan he can
build a house with just a little more
added, and that's the -course IVe de
cided on. Put me down for 30 shares
I can carry that much I know, Hnd
perhaps I will Increase my holdings
within a" very short time." . "Spoken
like a man, and we congratulate this
yoong man.' Hia decision along this
line may lead others to be frugal and
build for tho future. This young
man is not mamed and the prospeets
do not indicate that he will be any
time soon, hot the girl who gets a
man who strikes level at the age of
25 and starts an upward course In
saving will be a mighty luckjr
one. The Building an'd Loan' has
done more for the young man than
iay other savings institution, and
it is always ready to assist any who
decide to start on the weekly savinc*
to plan for the future. ? Mooresville
Enterprise.
New series starting in April and
?w?y yeu aft man who punts to ?av
should buy some of this series. See
Ad in ttaxboao Lumber Company's
space. ,
.. yterra's Hawaiian? Present "An
Evening, in Haw?di"*a CVwnnan/ o 1
six NaUVe Hawaiian* at Palace Thea
1E4L NtonHay March. Hh.'
Special Invitation. ? '""71
The'Baraca Ct?? oT the Baptist
Church requests that each nfembeT of
the class m?ke ail effort t<* be pre?
neat Snyrf? A -li. af3:15 o'rlnrk
Any ong'ctse 6or?HaHy invited to be
iinisiil. ? 1 ~ ; ~~~~
J. S. Walker Te'aoher.
' ? V ? ?
B. B. Newell. Th? general topic of
study for the afternoon \ya. Satiric
itatMK The first paper w?3 pre
sented by Mrs. E. ii. Bnidsher , on :
Dunsany's Earlier Plays. The hub- ,
ect of the second play was "If." Mra. ;
L. M. Carlton led the discussion on
this play and also read a part of}
"Roadi of Destiny" by 0. Henry.
Tho hiitess served "u saWd course*
and stuffed dates to members. {
? Or Wednesday afternoon Mrs. W. j
S. Cla?y Jr.f and Mias Elizabeth
N#eil entertained in honor of Mri."
W. C. Jones of iNirmviile, .N. .<'i!
Three _ tables were alranged foT 1
bridge, the players being mostly |
friends of the honor guest. An ic? j
course with salted almonds ,?'?< ?
served/ The guest of honor was p>*cn j
two beautiful handkerch?cfs.>
Mrs.J. A. Long waa hostess to the
Friday Afternoon Book Club on
Thursday afternoon, entertairing at i
the same time; a few specially in
vited guests. An hour ;r- more was
spent in playing Boston Rook nfUir
which the hostess served a dtlicious
'salad course with " coffee. ghp was
assisted by Mrs. R. J. Teatrui. and
Miss Long. Washington's ' birthday
was featured in the fovora and tally
I
? The Friday .Afternoon Ploasum;
Club met" with Mrs. L. C. fcrad?her
at her attractive home about a mile,
from town. Mr*. Bradoher a l.v; had
as honor 'guests McsdtmM J. l..i
Atkins and Loctit Younger of 7>ur
ham. Seven table* wte arranged in
the living and dining rooms for the j
game of Boston rook. Yellaw jon
quils were placed through oat the
house. Beautiful miniature bouquets
of sweat peaa with the tally cards '
were given to the guests. The hoct
ess ? tsisted by Mrs. Atkins and Mis*.
Dorothy Younger served a salad coots
coffee with whipped cream and stuf-i
fed dates.
' . . f
Mrs. Thomas Clay was hostess atj
a very pretty party on Friday cvf-i
ning at her lovely new home at i
Helena. The lower floor wa< thrown
ensuite, and the rooms nrad" ittract- 1
ive with valentine ? suggestio-i-s hotv. j
iiYi appointments f?r-thc jrar'y, *nd the !
decorations. Unique. contests tela live
to the season made an enjiiyabla fea
ture of Ihe evening^ and at S!>e close,
the hostess served a - met d<lUriou?
salad course to her gucsu.
The Study club met with Mr J. . S.
Q. Winrtead ion Thursday afternooiC
The subject for the study period ww
"Early Education in North Carolina"
Papers were read by Mesjlacies Mce
Goodman, B. G. Cole and ?\fis# .tulia
Yancey. Ttwwe were wiTT prepared
and very interesting. At U>e close of
the study hour Mra. Win'teid serv
ed a salad
inembesrs. '
The tegular meeting of Womaiw 1
Club was held 'Monday afternoon In I
the cVub room. The subject "for thej
afternoon was house bold hints. Tly
domestic Art clas* of'tho ohib com
posed of small girls, under the di
rection of Mra. J. 9f. Pass ga -re ? a
most interesting exhibit of their
work for the past monfh?. Then a
short musical program was given by
Elizabeth Fousbee. A number of i nv
porfruit matters of huainr&s came
before the chib, reports from the
chairman of raeh department. A
group of n??w crffirers, inrjJbini a
number of the old, w*tc rertmioeAdod,
the election to take place at the next
[.meeting. . . ,
A motion was passed by the club
that all yearly dues be collected in
April and every member to. please
come prepared at the April meeting
to pay the same. Ways and means
were also (JUcussed by wMdi the
{ and all members agreed tro be r e
j fuf Uia ? miUUaimiMUl Xui Fl Ulajr
evening. This entertainment will be
gij-en by Mr. ind Mrs. Barnes who
are not- only magician* b?t also im
personators. and the program will
businsps hour the mnnti?p iy?r?
f<erved 3eHg}v^l-git?d5^we wqt}?
mints. ? _ - - .
Mr.. tVikerson's I loin*
Dmtroyad by Fire
Fire which it in supposed cutlfrhfc
in the roof from <p?rks" from the'
chimney congee ly destroyed the
home of NPr, Kogt r W. Witkersos m
Hmhii Avenue las: Thursday jost
before noon: When first iIikliuwiI
the fire wit* confined to just a
part of the roof, but the" flumes,, i
ned by the stiff wind, quickly ate
their way throughout ' the ivhoie,^
Rfcucture.
Ovinjr to the fact that the fity
Water system extends bnly to tfce
,ci ty limit*, nothing could be done 'to
wards extinguishing the blaze. How
ever, willing helpers very, quickly
moved practically all the furnitvne^
which was saved with very little
damage. Mr. Wilkenion carried in
durance to the . amount of abost J
$1300.{W, but his losj above the in- -
VuruDce wilt approximate about I ION. jj
Mr. Wilkerroji and his family hve \
moved in the dwelling formerly occu
pied by Mr. O. F. Harris, and am
temporarily mfeking their home tl
Real Mate and Bank
Stock Sell W?H
N>otwith standing thy -ery of
timed and Scarcity of money
glad to see that Roxboro real
and Roxboro bank stock bring
price*'. I .a st Monday there
?alt- ut the court house door of i
real estate just outside the corpjioU
limits which brought a good :prire,
and at the same ?ale the-e was said
several ". shares of First v~": ? rl
Kpnn Stock? Id by the a
trators in settling up an estate, w Will
b- ought the h!ghe.-? price evpr mU
fo- at public Bale. This stock hroockt
One 'Hundred and Forty Dollars a
short- ' ' ? ? . 'g:.'."
School Notes.
Some of the schools' will close i
in the next two weeks. Lit the
chefs remember to bring all .the ]
iUefttary Courses of Study, ?
monthly and Final Reports, and all Che
necessary work of the session. AH
wilt, have to be in, farads of the
8uperintei>deht before the vouchers
are paid. -Each teacher must bring
in her own register, etc.; and Mt
send them in.
Very if e Ware letting me"he?r-?Boot
the Summer School. Unless thirty
or more want it, 1 will not" try to
get one. ?
?Mrs. J. At Beam.
They Uidn't Advertise.
I-ast week tie A. & P. .Store, which
hod been located here for a year or
raoro, moved out, giving up thair
Ixaach at this point. About the
tam t_jne this chain store opened
her? another firm opened up aloac
the nme lines, term?,, etc., that is,
what Is know3 as Cash Stores This
last mentioned firm advertised regu.
lariy each week, giving prices, etc.,
while the A. A. P. 'did 110 advertM^-. -
See the result iri the beginning ?f
tiro paragraph. ' One moves out tar
lack of burliness the other sa^fc Ma
businasa has steadily crown from t&e
fbwt week he opened.
It pays to advertise in The Courier. _
o
Xolit* to Tax Payer*
Of- Person Cout*.
ft is wUb regret I have to' e'JJ ;
attention again to your Bast
Taxes. At a- meeting of- the Board a t
>.onty OomnyiRjioncr* Monday,
2, the Board a* sin called mf i
t on to my duties In reg^rdi to Ta
Now, ] personally know the County
la being 'pushed to borrow money an
ai roant of unpaid taxes, and I aha
knew, and yoo know. I took sotoaa
oath to do my duty, and 1 -^rorMimd
you tn do it I honestly hate to ad
vertw your land: By coming awl
[ r*?1"? Y"" can save thftt ?a?
tarrasament and save you the cast
I most do my duty as I pi mill? I,
and If your tax is not paid by tke
1st -of April, you may expect
propeKy" advertised. v
Ywir obedient friend.'
N. V. BBOOEfi, ShMUt.
Kawii?n', Singers anJ~
fln-jm - \ N'lr+r' HrT-n-Tttf' f Wa*
-a??-Tbmu? Monday. Miireli Sth." One
.day oaly.
Min.gs_inn.tre ifave imt un
3rd fine carload 'of'
T. J. Hatofcett, Rwtboro, N, <
t '??? ' ?