VOL XVI. NO. 35
THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE
COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
Some Very Interesting and Instructive Talks Were
' Made by Editor Manning and R. J. Peel
The Closing: Exercises of
The Institute Were Op
ened With The Sing
ing of "The Old North
State."
The closing hours of the Teach
ers' Institute on last Friday af
ternoon were filled with pleas
ing numbers on a carefully ar
ranged program, which gave all
those desiring to do so, an op
portunity to add to the interest
manifested throughout the two
weeks. The exercises opened
with the singing of "The Old
North State," which was follow
ed by a recitation by little Miss
Minnie Robertson, a pupil of one
of the primary grades in the
school here. The other numbers
on the programme were: Reading,
Miss Penelope Biggs; Instrumen
tal Solo, Miss Haughton, of Par
mele School; Monologue, Harcom
Grimes, of Robersonviile; Song,
"Ho, for Carolina," by Institute,
Resolutions, by Miss Gladys Ross
of Washington; Debate, "Re
solved that the child of to-day
has better preparation than the
child of 25 years ago." This de
bate provoked more interest than
any number on the programme,
there being twelve entering, and
good points were made on both
sides of the qnestion. Prof t J.
B. Bowers, of Parmele, opened
the debate for the affirmative;
five minutes were allowed each
debater, and several of the wo
men made interesting talks in
that time.
At the close, W. C. Manning,
Mrs. H. C. Green and Miss Hat
tie Thrower, who had been select
ed m judges retired to another
room and rendered the decision
for the affirmative. Then Prof.
J. T. Jerome declared the Insti
tute closed for the session of
1915.
Before the beginning of the
program, Judge R. J. Peel, for
mer superintendent of the coun
ty schools and Editor Manning
made instructive talks to the
teachers, which were apprecia
ted and loudly applauded. Judge
Peel brought the schools of the
county up to high standard dur
ing his term of office, which last
ed for years, and laid a strong
foundation upon which Superin
tendent Manning is to build a
stronger and more beautiful
structure of educational advance
ment in Martin County. Editor
Manning's heart is largely filled
with an earnest desire to see a
wave of education, that builds
for character, "cover the earth
as waters cover the sea " He
has been secretary of the Board
of Trustees of Williamston Grad
ed School since its organization
ahd one of its most enthusiatic
promoters.
The work of the Institute as a
whole has not been excelled, and
perhaps not equalled in the years
that the sessons have been held
in Martin County.
The appointment of Prof, J. T.
Jerome as conductor was a ,wise
one. Taking teaching as his life
work, he his time and
intellect to v the preparation of
himself for bringing out the best
in the child under his care. For
several years he has taken a
course at Columbia University
with the view of fitting himself
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THE ENTERPRISF
for just such work. In conduct
ing the Institute, the central idea
of Prof.- Jerome was efficiency,
and to this end he taught through
every hour.
One of the best features of the
session was a discussion of how
to keep the boy on the farm. A
round table talk brought out
many interesting thoughts which
will be the basis for futnre lec
tures in the many schools of the
county. Efficiency in tF\e home,
on the farm, in the shop, in the
class room, was thoroughly em
phasized. The idea that books
are the only medtums of educa
tion was uprooted in the minds
of the teachers, and character
building, better living, a closer
! fellowship between teacher and
! pupil, the teacher as a help in
I community up-lift, all these were
a larger and more promi
'net»t: place, in edueatinffthe boys
'and girls than ovfcr before. For
i this newer freedom from cut and
dried methods, from the tried
'out and found wanting training.
| which have made men and women
j less efficient, the teaching of the
[ Institute stands out prominently.
Miss Boyce, who is one of the
foremost primary teachers in
North Carolina, was an able as
sistant to Prof. Jerome. In her
work before the teachers there
was that sympathy which should
always flow outward from teach
er to pupil, and each one under
the sound of her voice felt that
for him and her was her teaching
meant. She clearly demonstra
ted and in a simple way gave the
underlying principles which en
ter into .the instruction of the
world of little people, whose
hearts and minds are wax rec
ords upon which impressions can
be easily made. Quick of per
ception, eager to help the teach
er, Miss Boyce gained the love
and admiration of every member
of the Institute, and she return
ed to her home with expressions
of a desire that she come again
in two years, when the Institute
will be held then.
Summing up, the weeks which
the Institute covered, marks, a
new period in educational ad
vancement in Martin County. It
is another beginning for better
and higher ideals that must car
ry both teacher and pupil to the
goal to which all tend. To say
that the guiding spirit in arrang
ment, management and inspira
tion was none other that Supt.
A. S. Manning, whose presence
at every session, whose co-opera
tion with Prof. Jerome and kind
ly bearing toward every one in
attendance struck a note of en
couragement, is but adding an
other to the personnel
that contributed to the success
of the Institute. . •
Supt. Manning has been in the
work just one year, and in that
time has wrought much. He is
in love with his work and is de
termined to give Martin County's
boys and girls better opportuni
ties than ever befpre. The teach
ers believe thpt he means what
he has said, and he worked untir
ingly during the weeks.
This week the teachers who
remained are being given less
ons to prepare, and examinations
began yesterday. There can be
but one result of the Institute
more efficiency teachers
and better trained pupils.
Thursday evening the teachers
WILLIAMSTON. N. C., FRIDAY. JULY g, 1915
THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
THAT SYMBOLIZES THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL
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The labor that went Into the building of the Panama cannl in symbolized In (ho Fountain of Energy, by K.
Stirling; Oalder. This heroic sculpture stanch, in the center lagoon of the Ihroe lapoons of the South Gardens and
faces the main entrance Kales. The waters were first released 011 opening day, February 20, colneldently -vlth the
-opening of tho portals of tho exhibit palaces and by the sumo means: the electric spark transmitted across the con
tinent when President Woodrow Wilson opened tho great exposition at San Francisco by wlrelops.
of the Williamston High School
tendered the Institute a recep
tion fri tHe rooms of the Lotus
Club. The reception room was
attractively decorated in Nation
al colors, while flags spoke of the
nearness of the Glorious Fourth.
There was a pleasing program
rendered and an ice cream course
was served. All the visitors in
town were present and quite a
number of the citizens. It was
indeed a pleasant affair and gave
evidence of the welcome which
Williamston always extends the
Institute.
Tke WiOiaastoa Todacco Market
There are not many weeks be
tween now and the curing of to
bacco in this section. From all
reports, the crop is very inferior,
a condition produced by the
weather, which was rainy and
cold iu the early growth of the
weed. But there will be tobacco
offered on all the markets, and
Williamston with its splendid fa
cilities expects to sell as much
if not more than last season.
Williamston is on the State
map as well as the tobacco map,
but theite needs to be a revival
of announcing the fact that it is
on both to stay, and every busi
ness mau as well as the ware
housemen, should use the best
means to establish its perma
nency and increase its growth a
long all lines. A pull together
will produce a momentum which
will send "the town safely along
in material worth- It can be done.
Advertising is the best method,
and without it, dry rot sets in,
whether that town is Williams
ton or some other place.
The Williamston Grocery Co.,
has been organized and is under
the management of J. B. Hopkins
who recently went into bank
ruptcy. Mr. Hopkins is a very
popular business man, and the
trading public is pleased to learn
that he is re-established.
John C. Lamb spent Sunday
here with his father.
Backward Step Is
Most Regretable
At the June meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners
an order was made to appropri
ate S6OO towards the salary of a
farm demonstrator for Martin
County; the Agricultural Depart
ment of the government to sup
plement this with S6OO. This was
hailed as a forward step for the
county, especially as this dem
onstrator would look carefully
after the prevention of hog chol
era by administering serum at
the request of the farmers.
However, at the July meeting
of the Board this order was re
voked upon the plea that funds
were low.
It is a bit humiliating, no
doubt, to the average citizen to
learn that the county cannot ap
propriate S6OO for the inaugura
tion of a movement, which from
the very nature of conditions,
will pay a hundred-fold in results
taxpayers of the county.
The saving in meat alone would
cover the expense many, many
times, and thete are other ways
in which the demonstrator could
be of great value to the farmers
of the county.
The reyocation was, indeed, a
backward step, and is to be re
gretted.
The Warrenton District Conference
The annual conference of the
Warrenton District convened
with the Church at Windsor,
Wednesday, Elder R. H. Willis,
presiding. Rev. L. D. Hayman
is the pastor in charge, and he
with his congregation assisted by
the towp as a whole has provided
excellent entertainment for the
visitors. Judge Francis D. Win
ston addressed the conference,
extending a welcome from the
other denominations in-thetown.
Ttev. J. T. Stanford left Wednes
day via the ferry for Windsor.
Quarantined
In one of the little mountain
towns of the South a Chautauqua
meeting was held last summer
for the first time. The fact , was
advertised for some distance
round the town, but the older
negroes especially did not under
stand what it was all about.
Across the front of the little
hotel of the village was flung a
banner bearing the one word,
"Chautauqua."
Up to this hotel one day drove
an old negro in a one-horse wag
on containing a few vegetables,
which he hoped to sell to the pro
prietor, as he had done on for
mer occasions. But when he saw
the banner with its ominous word,
he was seized with fright and
would not go into the building,
or even get out of his wagon.
When the proprietor appeared,
the old fellow inquired nervously
"What disease is you-all quaran
tined for, boss?"— The Youths
Companion.
In Raleigh For Study
Mr. J. L. Holliday, "one of the
best farmers in Martin County
and one who is always interested
in the most progressive methods
empioyed by agriculturists, left
for Raleigh on Monday to take a
course of study in the treatment
of hog cholera, which is given by
the State Department. The se
rum used by the Department
against cholera has been used
throughout; the State with splen
did results, and the farmers of
Martin County, who lose hun
dreds of hogs yearly, should have
their hogs inoculated as early as
convenient. Mr. Holliday's study
of the application of the serum
will be of great benefit to him
and the entire county, if only his
services are required. There is
much need of such work, and
Martin County is not keeping
abreast with the foremost
thought of the day in the mattery
of better stock and the care of it.
si.oo a Year in Advanc*
DRINKS WHIS-_
KEY AND DIES
Five,Y«arlOrd Child Sue
cumbs From Effects Of
Poison Whiskey*
Wednesday night about roar
o'clock, Dr. John W. William* at
Everetts was called to the halt
of George Spruill, a colored nan
Irving in the vicinity, to aid the
five-year-old son of Spruill who*
was suffering from what seemeA
to be poison. The tongue of tbr
boy was badly swollen and rtwwe
were other evidences of strych
nine having been taken in 3«roe
way, and so Dr. Williams dia&»
nosed the case as strychnine poi
son. He also noted that the boy
had taken alcohol in somt form.
Upon investigation, it was learn
ed that the father of the boy ha 4
purchased a bottle of "3 in I,"
which is said to be made of chem
icals supposedly poisonous to the ,
human system, but :a imbibed
freely by many who care not
j whether they die o** not, s. they
can be filled v. ith some k/».d ; of
j intoxicant. Physicians mv that
the concoction will iti the end
cause death. Whether young
Spruill had taken any of the
I poison or not has not been
! nitty determined, but indications
point strongly that way.
■■■ m a
Resolutions
We, on behalf of the tHaohens
of other connties, who are attend
ing the Martin County Institute
hereby desire to extend o«®
thanks to:
Supt. Asa J. Manning for
untiring efforts in behalf of tHe
Institute and for his inspiring
presence during every session;
To Mr. J. T. Jerome, conductor
of the Institute, for the h«arty
welcome and excellent instruct
ion which he has given us.
To the Lotus Club for extend
ing us the privilege of the Chile,
and in which was held the pleas
ing reception given the attend
ants of the Institute.
To the teachers of Martin OJUIK
ty and of Williamston for the
friendlv welcome they have given*
us to their midst.
(Signed)
Martha BakJre.
Mary Watson-
Inconveniences Public
Whenever there is a legal holi
day here, many people are incon
venienced about securing stamps.
It might be a good suggestion
for the drug stores to keep
stamps on that day especially,,.
as they do at all times in cities,
and the postmaster can post a
: notice during the hours in. which
j the office is closed, calling atten
tion to the fact that stamps may
be secured at certain places*
There should always be act^m- —
modation for the people by those -
who are appointed to serve. The
postmaster can very easily have
arrangemotits made with, the
drugstores to carry stamps on
these days, if at no other timeu
The game of ball scheduled be
tween the locals and Hamilton at
the latter place on the sth> was
called off on account of certain
conditions preventing the locate.,
from going up.
Among the attractive
in town this - week, are Miseee
Dorthy Willey and Martha Horn
| thai, of Plymonth, who are the*
guests of Mrs. J; W. Watts.