Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Orange County's 26 Colored Schools Celebrating Commencement March 28, 1924

Colored Commencement . . . Schools of County Will Have Celebration Tomorrow

The colored people’s schools of Orange county, 26 in number, are going to have their county commencement exercises in the courthouse in Hillsboro tomorrow (Friday). Ceremonies will begin at 10 o’clock.

B.L. Bozeman, principal of the Orange County Training School in Chapel Hill, will preside. The principal address will be delivered by B.F. Bullock, professor in the agricultural department at the A. & T. College in Greensboro. E.W. Knight, of the faculty of the University’s school of education, and J.S. Holmes are expected to speak.

The children of the various schools will compete in spelling, story-telling, singing and declaration. In the afternoon there will be a baseball game between the Chapel Hill and Hillsboro teams.

From page 4 of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

Chapel Hill Chaff, March 27, 1924

Chapel Hill Chaff

In his talk last week the eminent botanist from Chicago, Mr. Cowles, spoke of the distinction of North Carolina in being the only place in the world growing the plant known as the “Venus flytrap.” I am not so much interested int is since I had my windows screened. What I want is a plant that will serve as a mousetrap. I wish W.C. Coker would discover one; if it has to have a name taken from mythology I suggest it be called the Diana mousetrap, in honor of the celebrated huntress.

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I admired Mr. Coker’s judgment and enterprise in bringing Mr. Cowles here, but I am frank to say that I was not enthusiastic about our own botanist’s choice of decorations for the lecture room. A human skeleton occupied a prominent place a few feet from the speaker, with a pose loose-jointed and floppy, like James Kyser doing a clog dance. On the table near the ??? of a man lying on his back with a number of his inner sections visible. But Mr. Coker brought Mr. Cowles here on very short notice and of course did not have time to adorn the room with appropriate plants and flowers.

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There’s nothing quite like the sensation that an author has when he first sees his production in print. I had the pleasure of being present the other day when Roulhac Hamilton opened the April issue of the “American Boy” containing his prize-winning letter in the magazine’s competition among parents. The letters tell about the “American Boy” as a joy in the home. Mr. Hamilton took a $10 prize. I notice that he refers to himself in this letter as a “middle-aged college professor.” This is the only thing in his piece that I find to criticize. He is premature.

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A few months ago I put up some partitions in the printshop and provided, in them, doors that I thought would be adequate to every need. But I felt ashamed of myself as a designer when our health officer, Dr. Nathan, came in to see me last week. It was only with great difficulty, and after much drawing-in of important parts of him, that he could squeeze through into the office.

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One of the tragedies of the village these last few weeks has been the separating of the trio composed of Sara Curtis Kyser, Katrina Nash and Nell Booker. Nell has had whooping cough and has been isolated both by parental and municipal order. Katrina and Sarah play in the Nash yard, while Nell, 50 yards or so away on her own premises, looks longingly toward them and now and then calls or waves a greeting.

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I like to see people good to animals, especially dogs. Jack Sronce, the student who helps run the presses in the printshop, was sharing his ice-cream cone with a beautiful brown setter a day or two ago. He would lean over and let the setter have two or three licks at the ice-ream, then he would take a bite or two himself. This kept up until the cone was gone. This incident made me like Jack Sronce more than ever. It seemed to me to be the proper spirit to display toward a dog whom you claimed as your friend. I think I will tell Mr. Pollard, the Waverly man, about this. The Victor phonograph people have made a great deal of their pictures of a dog listening to a phonograph, and maybe Mr. Pollard will use this idea for his ice-cream.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

Bingham Township Considers Site for New School, March 27, 1924

Binghamites Met To Talk of Site. . . Township’s Citizens Gather to Give Views to the School Board. . . Keen Interest Is Shown

Keen interest in the school needs of Bingham township brought between 75 and 100 citizens to White Cross Monday morning to advise the county school board upon a site for the new township school. the choice lay between a tract of 8 ½ acres already owned by the county and a tract half a mile further east offered by Lueco Lloyd.

During the proceedings F.J. Eubanks offered to donate four or five acres lying between the county’s land and the Chapel Hill-Saxapahaw-Graham highway. This would increase the school site to about 13 acres and give it a frontage on a main road.

On behalf of the land offered by Mr. Lloyd, it is urged that this being immediately at White Cross at the junction of main roads, is more accessible. But the advocates of the other site say they do not like the school to be placed so close to the eastern boundary of the township. This, they say, would be in disregard of the interests of the majority of the township’s population.

Undoubtedly the majority of those who were present Monday morning favored the site already owned by the county. Among those who spoke for it were Harmon McIver of the Bethlehem church neighborhood, G. Ed. Copeland, and C.H. Sykes.

It looked for a minute as if there were going to be a spirited dispute between he men holding opposite views about the sites, but Mr. Browning, chairman of the school board, turned the discussion into more quiet channels.

The main impression one got from the gathering was that the whole township was deeply interested in education and was determined to have a modern school. The money necessary for the building, about $15,000, is already assured from the State’s school loan fund. Mr. Browning had with him Monday his associates on the board, Mr. McDade and Mr. Efland. They said they would decide on the site at their next meeting, April 7th.

Several of the men at Monday’s gathering said that, although they felt themselves burdened by taxes, they wanted good schooling for their children and grandchildren and, to get it, were willing to be taxed still further. “It’s getting so it’s more profitable to sell your land than it is to pay taxes on it,” said Paul C. Lloyd, “but we need schools and I am willing to sell land if necessary to meet the taxes.”

E.W. Knight said that it was an encouraging sign that so many men in the township turned out to this meeting. It showed their real interest in the schools. He said that the idea was to lengthen the school term to at least 8 months.

A fine dinner was served by the women who came along with their husbands and fathers. The table was spread near a flag pole flying the Stars and Stripes.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

Colllier Cobb's 62nd Birthday Thoroughly Celebrated, March 27, 1924

Collier Cobb’s Birthday

Collier Cobb, 62 years old last Friday, had three birthday parties. At the first, Mr. and Mrs. Prouty, G.K.G. Henry, and Mrs. Denny were the guests. The second party came about when Mr. Cobb found in his recitation room at college a big box containing a Lady Baltimore cake, and asked the givers, his class in geology, down to his home to help eat it. At the third celebration Mrs. Lucy Phillips Russell and Miss Cornelia Love were guests. Mr. Cobb got gifts and letters and telegrams from all over North America, Europe and Asia. South America and Australia did not contribute, but there were plenty of messages without theirs.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

If Only My Son Would Get Sick, March 27, 1924

Jane Bayley Wants Mumps

Jane Pratt Bayley, who came here last week from Springfield, Ohio, wants the mumps—but not for herself. Here is how the matter stands: Jane is extremely fond of Chapel Hill. She has been yearning for it ever since she left. With her from Ohio came 7-year-old Eldon Bailey Jr. Joe Pratt has the mumps. Jane thinks it would be an excellent thing if Eldon would catch them from Joe, and have a long siege in quarantine, since this would prolong indefinitely her visit here.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

Winslow Baby Coming Home Tomorrow, March 27, 1924

Nancy Jane Due Tomorrow

Nancy Jane Winslow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Winslow, is coming to Chapel Hill tomorrow from Watts Hospital, Durham, to make her home here. She was born on a snowy morning about two weeks ago. Mr. Winslow is connected with the Atwood and Nash architectural force in the Alumni Building. His associates in the droughting room were informed the day after Nancy Jane was born that she had blue eyes, but a few days later a revised report was sent in with the information that her eyes have turned brown. Mr. Winslow was charmed with the blue eyes, and is said to be equally charmed with the brown.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924

Robert Lloyd of Carrboro Dies, March 27, 1924

Death of Robert Lloyd

Robert Lloyd died in Carrboro last Thursday. After working all the morning he was stricken suddenly at the dinner table.

Rev. McDuffie conducted the funeral ceremony at Bethel church. Mr. Lloyd left a widow and seven children.

From the front page of the Chapel Hill Weekly, March 27, 1924