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rraf. B. B. DMfkntT a ■•••Kk New ftiid Observer Prof. B. B. Dongherty, ctiiiiity SnpfrintoiiflfMt of VVHtHUE . P ' ( ' ' lor Mi.Nfw- iHmrH t)ill to HSixlilirh n ! ruiiiiiiR Shool fur teiiehi-rH in thpmoiintain ' iof VViit.iue« North CnroHnii bpff ri tin ' HoiiHft ' tnniriitMf on E ' lui ' rt- lion ypHiHrilH.v. H - Mpok of fh piipulm-iiv of th ' ' billMii(i le ' l ' tri» l that the p ti b I i i- s-hool tfiii ' hiTs ncrfc ' iirninK the IhhI ill North i. ' Hrolirn today, thnt it tnp«nt «omt thinu to Uf tfnchi-t, that the most pftlcipnt work coiiM bP broiiftht abont only be tiai- ned leifrhers. that it wooU) lie (tood eroDomy for th State to ep nil a liillf inon nion y and have n trained corps of teachers. He said that Noth Carolina Was bo large and so diversified in rliinate and 8 ' il, in prodnrta and popiil.ition that it was not expedient to undertake to (father all her tearheru in- to any one plaee, or into any | two or three planes. He nuc- (tested that his seetion ronlil ! not be rt-tti-hed by institui- ionnalieady ejtablis ' .ied. He Rupfxirted bis position with the folloninp; ar(!U ments: 1. The expenses of the other gihools too Ijtreat for rural tuachers. 2 That thM mountain peo- ple ponhl not 8v ' nd h ' .)t sum- mer months in Gieensboro, (?hapel Hill, or Knlei(;b. 3. That theothi-r ! ehool» were full and that the moun- tain teaeherB would prefer attending a srhool in their own elimnte, where livin({ expenses ponid be leduved to a mininniiD. He .vpoke of the Constitut- ional . niendniPiirand made the folio«in(c plea: The rate has raad vjreater demands npon us thin e e[ bolore. We take it forcranted that the State will allow us to make a little demands upon her. Welon ' t a».k help bernuse we have nurited it. but beeanse we ness it. We eume in ourweak need, we e ime asf uppjicants but we come in the name of 600 white ieat-hers and 40 000 white (hililren, and [ufk the great State of .North Carolina with her rotton mills, her tobac?o lactorien. her railroads, tremnn lous wealth, and the prestice of the ' Tnisersity f ir more ih.in a century, tocon(-edea small Tuul was uulliDiizt ' d to jiitr . 1.000 fur its iDcation on tlu ' ii|»pt r Watiiupji, ami C. I). Taylor, in hehalf of the people of ValleC ' Uci. ' , offeiet] n Ufaulifii! site (;oiitaiiiin« ! 10 acres, and S. ' UIO.OO casli. At t lii [xiiiit the vote oil lotrutioii was taken, and tin- quiet, nnassinnin , nnpretm ti ' j ' JS little town of Boone re- ceived every vote save three, the Mitchell delegation vo- ting for Montezuma. When the result ol the v l : was un nouiieed round after round ; oi applan.se went up for our , town, iind it Kceaied that all ' . were wholly .satisfied with the lot;ation, and we trus ; that the people of the entire (listri ;t will rejoiee with ns ihutthis Kreat State insti- tution of learning has f)een Uicated ainoiifi us. It now he comes tlie people of VVatau«« a. to (if) all they can for the enter[)rise, and when our grand ohi county has done her best, then it is confident- ly expected that broad ' inind ed men in all tlic western coun lies will contribute to the t»uildinK iumJ. Wluti this is all lone. statesmen and (li- lantin-opists thrtiujihout he State will become interested, .and our school willgitjw and y;ro v until it will bean hon- or to the Slate, old Vata» jia, and a blcssiny; to o children. We now have in sight. State appropriation inci ed. about fS.oOO to t e ! plied to the buildin s, whit. UsouiHthiot; tike half th( a (liount n ee. lt d, anil we hop! » i ml U ' ir al !• ' ' fl t« ' 1 ifl II m i. 1 1 1- (I On last Fi iday ereiiinK shen the news n»a hed llotine that (he Tratiiiiiu. v-tiool was loi-ii( l her , the iron loaaUMl Is-lls throughout the villuit«- Iwitan to |H »I fiirlli the joy- iiis ni ' Ws hal w.im ituposni , bh ' f-tr th ti n(£iie nC man to, xpn-«« Many Ihonubts flii- ; a ti i| lhron)(h lis iioiiil. a:id ii : was (-n-y to ilrtiw on the iiii- ,ii| atrin it.on a»id ttadeiMtitml in laiH-h thai they sjiiw Th-ev f ' llillU Aii-t (tloritlUS, |s r(ert.| itlfiil, and ttie H|;irs M»- ' iii( tl «| Ml stiiai with u peaev ' ful jus , ts trt ' . as if f hey too wt-re c ' ad e(| that ts ' ttiTdays wer ifawn- fn ing (or I his section o( North Kl I ' aroliiia, ' i4p riiilly (or Ha tauiia rouniy. The joylul nil bflls told thn clad tiding to -ll the TMlleys and the vnileyf nJ kissed it bai-k lo the inoun ' taintjpsard iln-v in their iturn, whispered it mg tbei. stars that th ' slmdows of li!- al ' noranee weie dis| ersiit(cj and | til Ibetterda.ss neieduMiiiug edj ' ueationall.v. Th .v spitke of ef! better ilays wlii-n the moun- ' l l tain ehildren, qnuk of wit IlT and fleet of foot, wiiiild hay.- an equal fhowiiifT with olli-i erswho are no bri;;hter, iljti they liad an equal showiair. ' Thanks to those who li.ivela boieJ BO failhlully in sei ' ui- intf this school. May their brightest hopes be realized mill luay u riili reward be theiis. of $2.50 00. provided it was loeated there. Mr. E. S. CoHey made a riD(;ing epee?h in liehalf of (ioone, showing up the supe- rior advantages h re when compared wilhotherseetions and tendering; on the part of Watauga and Bonne. $1,500. and the free use ol our hand- iomeandeominodioussfhool properly, until the Training ' • ' ' ' ■• ' could be cjui ■■en renew- ■ tided vor
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