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building should be (laced In the
basement of the buudlng tor .many
reasons. -' gomefnlng should be
e to better the sanitary condK
tions of the touets at- tne negro'
: sthoois. r
si-
' ' t. The negro schools need a com
, - piete schooi equipment to every re
i spect, including buildJig.' furniture,
backboards, etc,' j, ,
$ 'a, Pure drinking water and saa-
itary drinking founta.na are eeeded
raj every school' of the city.
We need more schoolrooms
aore teachersr o that we may
W be forced to seat toq many
npus in one room, ap? uat the
jpuplls may receive more individual
instruction, Jhere ought not to be
mors than 35 children In one room.
'-In 'nigh school grades authorities
recommend only 20 pupi s to the
teacher, 1
i We need one or (wo ungraded
rooms, taught by .a special teacher.
, : s ll. Proper ' Ventl ation of the
negroachools should be had.
' 1? We need medical, and dental
fnrpection of all school children
vefy school year.
..: 13 The alaries of the teachers
need to be graded according to qual
ifications, experience, success and
length of service.
, '14. We need to pay sufficient sal
aries to secure the best teachers
possible for the children) realizing
that' the education 'of the children Is
the best investment a community
can make.' . '
15. We need a principal and Sup
ervisor oj the Grammar grades with
oil teaching. .
We heed men teachers for the
boys in the Grammar grades.
4 vJ7 j,, ..We need that no' more school
buildings be erected on the present
school grounds, and that steps be
Jaken, to secure an adequate site
for the" future high school .building.
,18. . We need to change the name
iV of: the schools from Elizabeth City
Graded Schools to, Elizabeth City
.Public Schools. ; ...
i r 19. ; We1 need the Interest and ac
tive support of every man and worn
.' an citizen 4n furthering the educa-
tlonaT interests 'of the children.
" 20i JVe. nee & mpderniy con
- ejtructed'hlgh' School building, so
4- tht the work may be properly con-
ducted ' along departmental lines,
We need a- gymnasium i for tne high
school, a stddy hall and auditorium
ocmbined t .. suite ' Of science ' rooms
and the full equipment In apparatus,
a library for each department and a
general, reference library. We
need the following studies added to
theHigh School curriculum: Man
ual training, woodworking; sewing
and dressmaking; cooking; a com
mercial, course;, a course In drawing
and art.
- 21. In the grammar school
we
-njee the following studies added to
the" curriculum; elementary science
, and gardening; manual training;
sewing' sewing cooking vocal
" music and drawing.
22. In the primary school we
'.need the following studies added to
the curriclum; elementary science;
, vocal music; drawing. t
28. In all the grades we need
physical training our greatest need
- today, In the grades below the
JUgh school this may be taught, by a
woman; but In the high school It
should be taught by a man. Both
mm
Wanted
10,000 bushels of
t ' ' V
mil . OAin hn mo
We offer from 75 cents to $1.
per bushel delivered at the
mill. Price depending on the
grade, as there are lots of dam
aged peas this year.
DELIVERIES TO
ONCE
Elizabeth City Oil and
Fertilizer Co.
of these teachers should, be special
ists in this subject. ' ' '
' 14.. We ; need specIallstsJ-gradu-i
stea of recognised Institution ; for
the training of such teachers to
teach the new studies' noted above.
It is folly to employ any other sort
,of teachers. Then, too, we need
the equipment and apace for Instruc
tlon in such subiecxa. -. - V 'v'
25. We need to keep' the number,
of men and women teachers in the ,
high' school equal, r v . .
26. In the future, we' need, to em
ploy as teachers In the high school
only graduates of first class colle
ges. ' ' ' ; -
27. In the prmary and grammar
grades, we need to give the prefer
ence In employment of teachers, to
those who are graduates of" normal
Fohools and colleges and have prov
ed themse'ves successful teachers.
. 28. We need to be on our guard
against parismony- and stinginess In
the operation of the schools. Wb
need to so finance the schools, that
they may be run properly and with
out waste'. This brings us to the
important subject of the school tax.
Our school tax is only four mil's
on the dollar, and has proved Itself
too little to run the schools with
their needs. I shall not undertake
to state JuBt what the tax should
be, but I can see at a glance that
it will take considerably more
money for operating expenses than
we now have. I know that under
present conditions the city schools
can never be what they ought to be
and consequently the children can
not secure" The education they ought
to have. If we are to have a com
plete school system, then we need
.he support of all clt sens of all
classes and of all conditions, It
Is Imperative that the parents real
ize that an , education a practical
public school education common
sense education Is the. best invest
ment or legacy, that can be made
for a child; It cannot be taken from
him, it cannot be mortgaged, it is
always useful and profitable, it Is
capital it lifts and enlightens the
person and the soul, It IS one of our
best friends, it. accompanies us
wherever we are and wb thersoever
we go, it makes our society more
acceptab e and endurable, and it
opens up for us avenues of happi
ness, p easure and profit. Are
the boys and girls of Elizabeth
City to be denied such an education
as they need and as will fit ' them
for .th, lalks. pt real and true Jiv
ing? You had better make good
citizens of them than to turn them
adrift to stumble and fall, to fall
and to become dissatisfied, 'to envy
and hate the more fortunate, to
look at life In the wrong way and
to take revenge. It is more pleas
ant more profitable and safer to live
in a community of conveniences and
enlightenment than to live in one
of ignorance and, backwardness.
The farmer has learned this fact
and is building as fast as he can
!tne roads and fine schools; he
vants the best faculties for himself
nd the best schools for his child
ren; he bas learned that Intelligent
and skilled farming pays better
Don't let us live as the Chinese
worshiping our ancestors, while
the world goes forward with leaps
and bounds and leaves us a prey
to ignorance and cunning. Let
us wake up and give our children
something better than we have had,
and let us lift ourselves In our
children to a higher plane of life
and thought.
to Buy
BE MADE AT
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Sliir Wishes it's friends and ;Bgjgl . ts'"
lIHr patrons a Merry Christ- "'rh L--g ' y-'l'Ki'
flrJ O , mas and a Happy New ; J j JrfT (
t : Year. L.,jCep3l U;, '' ' : !r '
S'iiSl'tL' " And it will be a happy ' ''' ' Tjf - '
W---- season if you have gas ' J- J . f ;
'irSSSffli in your home at Christ- . . ltJ)'
I flpff ; mstime. - ; v;'
Give a tas Heater for ,1 y Give a gas range to - V ;'.:V :
her room, . ' make the cooking .liV,'
v; 7i "". , easy...
. Give a gas light to read ' ' ' Yfi' -
, , Gve z gas iron to keep I . i , '
and study by. t , C y A . . , '
! dresses dainty , O
' Give "" h ! . J A. Give gas dome to ' ; .'f- Vf
is on the job. y beautify the hoi e.
THE GAS COMPANY
PHONE 2-7-1 IPS
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VALUABLE TOBACCO LAND ' !
FOR SALE
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All that parcel or tract of land In
Wake County, North Carolina, in
Buckhom Township, bounded by. the
lands of Merrlt , Womble on the
North, Margaret Wilson on the East
by the Nancy Dupree tract on the
south, and more fully bounded and
described as follows: By a line be
ginning at a stake in the west cor
ner of the land above described,
running South with the Spring
Branch 124 poles to Thomas' creek;
thence with said creek 36 poles to
an oak tree; thence north 29 degrees
east 111 poles to a pine on the Red
Bottom Branch; thence south 82
degrees east 64 poles to a post oak
tree; thence north 88 poles to' a
pine tree; thence north 70 degrees
east 168 poles to the beginning, con
taining 124 acres, more or less.
'' For Sale, January, 22,' 1916, at
Court Bouse Door, Raleigh, N. C.,
by . W, J, PEELE,
i ' dee, 21 It j. Oommlsslonerv;
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lEverytliiri For Your
Ghristhia
WE ARE READY FOR YOU
t We are readv to furnish von vmir hf rh;ema. ;nnA
plete from turkey to fruit cake. Come right along and
our groceries, voiir fnilta fltirl vmir onHloa ' u.
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Phone 859
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