The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 23, 1915, Page 3, Image 3
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BY HON
Delivered Before the Nortt
at Montreat
Realising that the press is the most
potent of all agencies In molding
sentiment, in shaping public policies,
and to promoting all movements tot
public welfare, I count it not only a
pleasure and an honor, but a great
opportunity m well, to speak to the
members of the North Carolina Prcsf
Association.
In my opinion, with the exception
of the teachers and others actively
engaged in educational work, the
editors of North Carolina have con-tributed
more for less pay than any
others to the educational progress of
this state during the thirteen years
of my administrutiou. With the exception
of the public school, the public
press is perhaps the greatest in'
ntrumentality for public education.
Appreciating your activity and assistance
in this great work in the past,
I shall take the liberty of talking to
you today informally, as to friends
and co-oworkcrs in a great cause for
the common good, about some of the
most important parts of our educational
program.
If time permitted, I should like to
discuss with you three big problems
that now l-.old important places on
our program of educational work in
thin state:
1. Rural education.?Its ndapta
non 10 rur.ii me. 10 me evervday
needs of the eountry people that constitute
82 per cent of our population,
preparing them to make the most
and to get the most out of all that is
about them?soil, plant, and animal,
the three great sources of wealth?
and to use what they make and get
In the best ways to enrich, weetcn,
beautify and uplift country life socially,
morally, intellectually, spiritually,
making It the ideal life that
men will seek and love to live The
development of a type of country
school by reasonable consolidation
? and local. taxation, of not less than
three teachers, adequately equipped
in all respects to give such preparation,
vocational and cultural, to coun
. try boys and girls, and to become the
r social, intellectual, industrial, and
civic center of the whole community.
We have been working on this
nrnhlem for some vears and we are
beginning to have some encouraging
success in the establishment in a
number of counties of farm-life
schools, rural high schools, and consolidated
rural district or community
schools prepared to give instruction
and training in rural-life subjects.
You are acquainted with this work
etui have given it your hearty support
in the past, and I bespeak the same
in the future.
2. More Efficient Teaching and
Supervision. ?Increased compensation,
increased qualification, professional
preparation, and professional
protection for teachers and superin
tendents of schools, raising the most
delicate and* difficult of all work
committed to man to the dignity of n
profession requiring reasonable
special preparation.
3. Adult Illiteracy and Its Elimination.?Tlte
limitation of the time,
However, *1)111 p* is in* id * tinuMii iii.vSI'lf
with the briefest statement of
the first two problems, with which
von are already familiar, ami to devote
the remainder of my time to the
third problem, with which you are
less familiar.
With 12.:t per cent of the total
white population over ten years of
age and 14 per cent of the white voting
population unable to read or
write, according to the last census,
the editors of North Carolina \ylll
agree with the teachers and all othc**
patriotic citizens, that the reduction
and flnnl elimination of illiteracy is
one of the first r.nd most urgent educational
dutlo8--a duty already too
long neglected. The recent decision
of the United States supreme court in
the Oklahoma suffrage amendment
case adds new emphasis to this question
of adult white illiteracy in North
Carolina. In the enactment and enforcement
of the compulsory attendance
law for children between tho
ages of 8 and 12, conservatively
strengthened later, will be found a
most effective means for the elimination
of illiteracy in the rising generation
and Its prevention in future generations.
The present crop of adult
illiterates already beyond the reach
of the regular public schools must be
? reached by some other means. They
constitute an army of 122,189 native
white illiterates, of which 49,710 are
a native white illiterates of voting age,
140 out of every thmisand white voters
unable even to rOad their ballots
?an army marching under the black
banner of 'gnorance, a prey to all the
EDUCATION !
I. J. Y. JOYNER
t Carolina Press Association
, July 1, 1915.
t ills that follow In the wake of ignor:
ance, a menace to all that is best in
, civilization, in democracy, doomed to
darkness, inefficiency, Intellectual
l and industrial bondage, ambitlonless,
: hopeless, unless aome effective means
! be found and found quickly for their
i relief and llborption. i
This army of adult illiterates is an 5
inheritance from former generations, 1
from slavery, from an aristocratic (
! instead of a democratic civilization. 1
from civil war and the devastation, '
the poverty, and the destruction of '
' our school system and Institutions ?
i that followed. It must inevitably r
handicap the progress of the state, 1
discourage immigration of the desir- '
able sort, and in the future, as in the
past, invite the sneers of the scorner I
and the defamation of the witling to
the shame and injury of the state for
i the next two or three generations,
i unless we And and put into imraedi'
ate operation some effective means of
i reducing, and, if possible, eliminating
adult illiteracy during this generation.
It is our duty to the state
and to these illiterates who are bono
of our bone and flesh of our flesh,
and who are not responsible for their
illiteracy, to seek and And a way to
reach and teach them without further
delay.
1 These are the tragic facts about 1
white Illiteracy In North Carolina. '
I
Let tliera speak for themselves?
speak to the hearts of men, to the c
love of humanity in men, to the 1
sense of duty in men. to the judgmeut r
1 and the patriotism of men, to the de- '
sire for safety and self-preservation
1 in men! r
Ily the accident of birth, the. for- r
I tune of environment, the love of our r
j fellow-men, expressed in private and 1
I public schools for us, here sit wo '
smugly in the light; yonder at our ^
doors are our brothers, thousands of '
them, in the shadow of the world, in r
the bitterness of darkness, in the '
bondage of illiteracy?mature men 1
and women, old men and women, but ^
< hildren still? r
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"Children crying in the night, f
I Children crying for the light, <1
I And with no language but a crv."
d
That cry, from tho depths of some
divine despair, rising from mountain- 11
top and rove, from plain and valley, r
ringing in the ears of men, ascend- n
ing to the courts of heaven?shell we ?
rT
not heed it? Duty points tho way.
conscience lights the path. Shall we '
not go down to them, these grown- ''
up children, these lame ones -lame
of niind, lame of soul, lame, so many 1
of them, from their mother's womh. 1
lame, most of them, because, in tho ''
| language of one of them, they
j "hain't never had no chance?" Shall ''
i wo not. go down to them, and hid
' ' h? m mi tho name ot .losus Christ of
N"a::arcth, "lliso up and walk?" Shalt
we not take them by the h: nd and lift
them up, that tliey may gather
strength to stand alone, to walk
alone, to live in the light, to dwell
i nthe darkness nor more forever? n
Kd iters of North Carolina, yon (
i have it in vour power more than any (
j ntliers to get these facts before the ''
! people, to hammer them into their
| minds and souls until they are arous- 1'
ed to their manifest duty to these less i:
fortunate brethren of theirs, to help s
in the presentation and the suceesf '
ful execution of the plans for the 8
elimination of illiteracy in North n
Carolina. ''
I do not need to remind you that
you would be great palners in the
increased circulation, the appreciation,
and the influence of your papers
from the elimination of illiteracy
r
and the dissemination of intelllpence.
O
I make my appeal on hipher prounds
?o this body of men. confident that '
now, as in the past, They will respond ^
promptly and enthusiastically to the
hiph call for the hetterment of their ^
fcllowmen and the honor and safety
ri
of their state
I do not need to say more, then,
than simply in conclusion to outline
in brief our plan for the elimination ,
ti
of illiteracy and indicate how you ^
may help, through your papers, In the ^
successful execution of these plans.
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We have now In press for general
distribution through the state de
n
partment of public InHtructton a bulletin
of information giving the facta
about illiteracy in the state and In
each county, containing short argu- T'
nients and appeals from the heads of "
a number of professional, civic, soclal.
Industrial, and agricultural or- <t
gunizations and orders of the state ti
that have pledged their enthusiastic
co-operation In this work. This bul- ' "j
letln will be used for carrying on the Cl
THE LANCASTER N
publicity campaign for getting tbe
'acts before tbe people and arousing
hem to action. It will, of course, be
lent to every newspaper in the state
Irst, the contents to be used by the
nlitcr as he sees tit, supplemented
)f course, by editorials from week to
veek.
This bulletin will be followed by
mother that will be a hand-book for
he teachers and workers. This will
tontain twelve lessons, three a week
'or four weeks, in reading, writing,
ind artihmetic for adult illiterates,
.ogether with suggestions to the
.eachers. By an amendment to the
ichool law, 1915 the names of all
idults as well as non-adult illiterates
n each school district are required
o be reported in the school census
>f the district. Personal invitations
nd solicitation from friends, neigh>ors,
associates in lodges and other
irganizations, and all other tactful
neans will be used to induce these
lliterates to enroll in the "Moonlight
schools," which are simply night
ichools, conducted on moonlight
lights, if possible, for the convenence
of the country people in reading
the school.
These schools will be conducted In
he schoolhouse or, if more convenent,
In some other place, at least
hree nights a week for at least four
veeks. Of course, we shall have to
mnl-l- -* - *'
*..3 uj.niiijf up??u iue pudlie scnooi
eachers to volunteer for the teachnjr.
Many of them have already inlicated
their willingness to do this.
)thers will he given opportunity to
olunteer at summer sehools and
eachers' institutes this summer an I
ater at county teachers' associations.
The teachers can alway^^e relie<l
ipon to do their part in every al*
ruistic movement for community ini rovemcnt
and civic betterment. This
art of the work will necessarily he
argely under the direction of the
ounty superintendent, tin* teachers,
he county board of education and
onimitteemen as it is distinctly eduational.
The "Moonlight Schools" have
roved successful In dealing with this
irobletn of adult Illiteracy in other
daces, notably in Kentucky, where
hey wero first inaugurated about
liree years ago, in Rowan county, by
itrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, at tha;
ime superintendent of schools of that
ounty. The story of the movement
n that state under her wonderful
eadership is inspiring and the results
lave been marvelous. Kargcly as the
esult of the discussion of this subect
nt the annual meeting the State
Association of County Superintenents.
at the Teachers' Assembly last
Jovember, eighty-two "Moonligh;
tchools" were conducted in twentyine
counties in this stat" last yea'-,
nrdllng sixteen hundred illiterates,
f ::n average age of forty-five. most,
f whom learned to rend and write,
'lie forthcoming bulletin contains an
\:v t reproduction of a letter written
v an adult illiterate on the fourth
ight of bis attendance upon one o:'
iicse schools in C ihiribus county.
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eyond the expt rinient.il stage.
Adult illiteracy will lie one of the
rincipal subjects emphasized this
r during "Community Service"
k early in October, and 1mmed:
d\ following that week these
Moonlight #S diools" will be opened
nd conducted for at least a month
i all parts of the state.
Local organizations like the Fariers"
I'nion, Jnnlor Order, Women's
dubs. School Improvement Leagues,
hnrches, Sunday schools, etc., will
e asked to co-operate with teachers
nd school authorities in securing atendance,
in meeting any necessary
acidental expenses, and in providing
hort social entertainments of varans
sorts to make the pupils of these
chools feel at home and comfortable
nd to make it pleasant and interest
rig for them.
The county papers will be asked'to
ublish in their columns or in a little
upplement each week's lessons a
eek in advance. The names of nost
fflce addresses of (he illiterates enolled
in the schools will be furnish(1
the paper, with the request to send
copy of the paper containing the
reek's lessons to each pupil, who
rill be directed to bring it to school
ith him each night. The paper will
e his text-book. As he learns to
cad. he will, of course, have the
alance of the paper for additional
ractice in reading.
Short news Items from each disrict,
soni" of them about happenings
1 these schools, in words and senmces
comprenhensible to adult beinners
in reading, will be sent to
ie paper weekly. In this way they
an he interested and encouraged '
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It's prepared from the healing ]
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lixed in a pleasant, (toothing Cough
vrup railed Dr. Hell's Plne-Taror.ey.
Thousands have benefited by
s use?110 need of your enduring
tat annoying eoupli or risk'ng a
mgerous cold. Go to your dealer,
?k for a 25c original bottle of Dr.
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EWS JULY 23, 1915.
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from the start. If the county papers !
will co-operate with us in this plan, I
I believe that it will prove the most <
successful plan yet devised for teaching
udult illiterates.
The printing of the lessons and the ^
locals and the extra copies of tho
paper could not cost much. In addltion
to the sweet reward of an ap- v
proving conscience for a valuable s
service rendered, the editors would, a
I believe, soon reap a financial reward
in advertisement and increas*
.
ed subscription list. A very large
majority of those to whom the paper '
was sent, as soon as they learned to
read, would become permanent buI>- f,
Rcrlbers and grateful friends to the ^
paper.
Tfie editors and the teachers of n
North Carolina occupy the strategic t]
position in this plan. Without their ^
voluntary services, involving some (|
sacrifices on their part, these plans j(
cannot be successfully carried out: r
this work will fail, thousands of men
and women, some of whom offered )(
their lives for us in the time that
Kied men's souls, will be doomed to
stumble on in darkness to the end t)
of a joyless journey.
I know I can speak for the teachers
of North Carolina. They never h
yet have turned a deaf ear to any ti
wnrtll V r?n 11 A\
, mt*y nevrr a
yet have flinched at any reasonable fr
sacriflce demanded therefor. They'll
do their part!
Editors of North Carolina, I've
seen your mettle tried before and
often I've learned of what line. K
sturdy stuff these Tar Heel editors I
ire made. I know you'll do your y
I
All toRcher, then, for the elimina- K
lion of illiteracy in North Carolina,
for the emancipation of every man,
woman and child from its tragic
limitations!
J.
* INFORM TIIE EDITOR.
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flreer Observer.
One of the most difficult of the
editor's jobs is to get farts about
births, marriages and deaths. If not
that, the birth, marriage or death is
of such importance in the immediate
family that it is presumed the editor
will bo informed by some wireless or
Just grow into the information. Then
when the paper comes out, and no
mention is made of the event, the
litor is blamed for not running a
good newspaper or for not getting
all the news. Remember there nr>
a good many people in this county.
If the editor knew each of them by
name, besides their family history
and tb<* chief events in the lives of
every individual, lie wouldn't be an
editor, lle'd be a demi-god, rcnt'ii :
his feet on a cloud and sipping ambrosia
instead of inhabiting a broken
do wn office chair and wontl 'r; t where
the money for the next \vh t T
paper bill 13 coming from. Tim I
f;l* 1 !i:? nvorni* i r% n*.re rw ?? ; - It
r ty one. Gathering news is sec-nd j
nature to liir.i, like picking his t
with the ofllieo pen and cussing t
nilico towel. lust the same, there's
limit to his omniscience. Last we !
we thought of a million, eight hue
tired and forty nine thousand tl I
hundred and sixty four things of i:u
portnilce. besides a couple of huo're 1
thousand small items unworthy o'
mention. Uul it was a slow u
We're anxious for news for the pat)' r
and it won't put you out numb > L
drop by the office or telephone us
w hats ltappening at your house. Then
if the item doesn't get into the pmcr.
i you nave me rigni to com.' down ;t.i 1 ,j.
I kick the stuffing out of the cat. Other '
wise, don't blame us.
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A Party of |
Fishermen? |
Out of Mt. Croghan, sitting -!
around the camp fire, were dis,
cussing the COFFEE tltey had
just drunk. ALL OK THEM +
agreed 4*
"IT WAS JEST I INK." +
One man said, while they were V
talking, that he "Just Could
Not Stand That ?
+
"fiVZIAXNE COFFEE," +
but wanted Straight Coffee. The $
cook told him that
"IT WAS VjCZIA X NE" |
they had just finished drinking. a
and actually had to "show T
him" the can before he would , ;
i believe It. The trouble with *
| this fellow was. He Had Not
Taken Proper Care in making +
I Coffee out of l.l'ZIAXXE.
LUZIANNE I
IS coon \l,l, THE TIME.
IK) NOT BAY-BY TOO K<M)N.
'otton Should Kcccivr Sliullow Cultivat
ion Throughout Growth.
Clemson College, July '22. -It is
rrong to lay-by cotton at an early
ate, though many farmers seem to
k*ish to do that very thing. .Cotton
hould be cultivated until many bolls
re mature and to lay-by the crop a
onsiderable time before maturity is
o take chances of suffering heavily
rom drought.
Shallow cultivation is one of th"
armor's most effective ways of sav
;ig moisture ill his soil. It puts a
ust blanket over the soil and the
loisture is unable to evaporate
hrough this dust blanket. The
lanket, or mulch, is destroyed when
lie ground has baked hard or when
rains and it must be renewed by
ultivating after every rain.
There is no wisdom in leaving cot- i
>n to shift for itself during the lat- I
r part of its growth. If cultivation j
lops and the crop Is htid-hy the soil !
lay lose its moisture, a drought may |
illow, and the cotton will suffer.
Clcmson College is advising shal>%v
cultivation of cotton until mairity,
to prevent, loses of moisture
ml to help to prevent the fruit from
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