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jjjspw'hif "v r ? r-i n,"-j 14 The Commoner VOLTJMB 6 NUMBER S ji. w.jj f 4 l ri: ! 1U- ft . i )'. H i i'i ? M'lVEROF NORTH CAROLINA (Ajbert Shaw In North American Ite-;.- view.) '7'CharIog Duncan Mclvor, who died suddenly last month, was one of the rifosfc useful and important men of his generation in America. If the country did not know him well it was because Ife was too busy sorving its Highest interests to impress himself, as. He might easily have done, upon til 'entire nation. Dr. Mclver was the psident of the. North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, an in stitution for young women at Greens odrot That would have been a worthy and'; honorable post for any-man to flll$?hut Dr Mclven was much more than the administrative head of a scliodl for girls. He was a groat ed ucational statesman at a time and in a'" section where the education of the children ought in truth to be ther fore most task of the real leader of a state. Dr, Mclver was not quite forty-six years old; but his influence was al ready great, and his achievement was of.the sort that saves imperiled civ ilizalions and transforms communities. He recognized the fact that the south wad backward in its educational work, , and from the very day that he gradu ated ,at the University of North Caro-.' Una' jha became an aposUe of the move- frf&nr. fin tmivrovfi' thn'fwhnn1q. TTa Hei j&nie an organizer of public school systems in the cities of his state, and pleader in the work of creating rural schools' under conditions of v lack and need such, as can hardly sbe under stood in the north.. He organized and conducted teachers' institutes in all the counties, and became the great ticularly of the rural districts. He appealed to the legislature with ulti mate success, secured his appropria tion in 1891, and opened his school some fourteen years ago. The state has dealt with him generously,, for Dr. Mclver's enthusiasm has never failed to carry the legislature in the direction of his desires. Other very important educational posts Worn time to time were open, to him but he. felt tliat his work could best center in .the direction and development of the 'won derful institution he' created at Greens boro. It is one;6f the finest schools "for the culture ol Women in the whole world and it will stand as a monument to Mclver's energy and splendid; tal ent, both as an organizer and as. a trainer of teachers. " In duo time Dr, Mclver became -the leader of a remarkable movement in Li. H At- " .3 4-1 It '''I. ais stum lur iuu uuujjliuu ujl .- pia-u. of adequate local ..'taxation to suppler ment state funds in the carrying on of schools. The transforming results of this campaign ought to be widely known for their inspirational value elsewhere. His personal influence !as an educational leader could not be confined to the bounds of his Sown state, and he became influential throughout the south as' one of: .the half dozen foremost men In acmove ment fpr improving school legislation and .bettering practical educational conditions. ' He was a manof remarkable, elo quence, and ofgreat- readiness and power on allpcasionsv in public speech. He was famous for his wit, and for his unlimited store of amus- educators in the United States throughout the north as well as the south; If he had chosen to turn his energies Into political channels he would'have been governor of his state and then United States senater. His efficiency and his gifts of lead ership would have made him a marked man, and a rare success in any pro fession or calling. But he gloried in the work he had chosen, and believed that the right training of women, for the sake of ,the home and the common school, wp.s the most fundamentally Important thing with which he could possibly concern himself; and so it was that ho gave. his strength and his life to, that, work. He- can be ill spared, but he had btiilded so broadly and staunchly that what he has-done will remain. Furthermore, he had a fine gift for working with other' men and for bringing fonward young asso ciates and, colleagues imbued wiiluhis ideas, and spirit, and trained to pro? mote educational, progress along the linos he had laid down. Thus, his work will remain;; his memory will long be, honored in North Carolina; and in the loss of their nobie educa tional leader many of the citizens of his state will be , the more firmly .re solved ,to. devote themselves ,to the great cause of "which' he was chief apostle. passed to the boss, who has robbed Rhode Island of millions of dollars worth of franchises. Under this sys tem the people of the state have been system" which, it declares, dominates national ana state affairs. "The gov ernment of the state," it asserts, "has deprived of a revenue from taxation of millions of dollars, and a portion of tliis money so unjustly withheld from the state has been used to cor rupt a controlling element in commu nities.'.' The establishment of the eight-hour day for all state and municipal work is demanded, as are the calling of a constitutional convention, with repre sentation based on population, and the enactment of a corrupt practices law applicable to elections and primaries. The platform also favors the elec tipn pf United States senators by di rect yode. propagandist of progress in school af- ing incidents and anecdotes. .f&irsJthroughout North Carolina. 1 When the southern education board ;He soon came to realize the fact that a good school system could not be possible without a better trained corps of teachers, and he determined to ptqvjde an institution that would receive a great number of promising glrlsVfrpni all parts of the state, give vras formed some years ago he be came one of Its members, and aschair man of its campaign committee, his labors were incessant and of priceless .service to the cause. He was presi dent of the Southern Educational As sociation last year, arid was always them- an -education at small cost, and I one of the most prominent men in the train them to be teachers of exactly 1 National association counting among POLITICAL CONVENTIONS The Massachusetts republican sijtate convention in session at Boston nomi nated the following ticket; Governor Curtis Guild, jr., Boston. Lieutenant governor Eb en S. Dra per, Hopedale. " '. Secretary of State William M. Olin, of Boston. Treasurer and Receiver General Arthur B. Chapin,k Holyoke. Auditor Henry E. Turner, Maiden. Attorney General-11 Dana Maldne, Greenfield. The platform expressed especial commendation of President Rdosevelt, greeting him as the man "who had ex posed misconduct in public without pity and punished it without mercy, The democratic state convention for Massachusetts, In session at Boston, nominated ' for governor, John B. Mo ran, now district attorney at Boston, B Sura You Are Right, Then Go Ahead Don't take any chancos. Bocuro export legal ad vice on all questions of law or oqu ty. All In quiries ansnored by oxport counselors, each de partment handled by a specialist. Ono question 9 1.00, or flvo auoBt ona for f3. ltomlt with your In quiry by post o 111 co or oxpross money order, or .bank draft on Chicago, enclosing self addressed stamped envelopo for reply, a-d clear and force ful statement of the Jaw Hearing on your cane wiu bo mailed you by return mall. ine rarmsr Sulto Ulj, Uopt. 1 The Farmer Legal Aid Association lai jui aiuio at., tioicogo, iii. tie' typja needed in the schools, par-1 his close personalfriends the' foremost I and as a potent influence' for peace in $-, -"" ' ' ' V ?- I the world, and a wise and successful " - rWWIMl n f CfcTFCITf 1 ader in wholesome .legislation in ROOFING Subscribers-' Advertising Department This department Is ror ihe exclu 'Slve use of Commoner subscribers, and a special rate of six cents a word per insertion the lowest rate has been made forthemv Address all communications to The Com moner, Lincoln, Nebraska. 6aN TO VICTORY." POPULAR SONG. J Address tho author, Mrs. H. B. 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The platform dealing with the dis franchisement of the negroes urges enforcement of the fifteenth amend ment to the constitution "as a sacred duty to the nation." The tariff plank was less favorable o pronounced tariff changes than ,that accepted at last year's convention, which advocated immediate action. "XTEBRASKA SCHOOL BONDS, IN $100 XS denominations; 4 per cent interest: safer tbantmnUs; we buy tbem,back any time, Lin coln Safe Deposit and Trust Co.. Lincoln, Neb Votirig precinct or? ward. Fill, out Blank, .and.mall.to Cammonn'offlc,Xlnolnf ,Nibrk, . 1UU The Rhode Island democratic state convention in session at Providence, nominated James H. Higgins for gov ernor, now mayor of Pawtuclcet. 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