The Greensboro patriot [September 19, 1906]

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VOL. 85. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906. NO. 38
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Dr. Charles D. Mclver, President of tbe
State Normal and Industrial Colletre, I
Succumbs 10 Apoplexy While Accom-panying-
Hon. William J. Bryan
Through the State — Funeral Takes
Place Todav.
A message that enshrouded the state l
in gloom and spread a pall of sorrow I
over the entire city of Greensboro was !
Hashed over tlie wires from Hillaboro
between four and live o'clock Monday j
afternoon. It announced the sudden |
death of Dr. Charles Duncan Mclver,
president of the State Normal and In-dustrial
College here, anil one of the
foremost educators of the South. Peo-ple
were slow to credit the shocking
news. It was difficult to realize thai
such a strong man was cut down in
bi>. prime and at the height of his use- i
fulness, but it was all too true.
Death came almost without warning
to l>r. Mclver. The special train
which was conveying Hon. William
J. Bryan and his escort through the
state had scarcely left Durham when
Dr. Mclver complained to his seat-mate,
State Treasurer I.acy, that he
was suffering with acute indigestion
which had come upon him suddenly.
Just before reaching Durham the first i
symptoms of the attack manifested
themselves and instead of aj'company-
Ing the Hryan party to the stand where ]
Mr. Bryan was to speak he went to a
drug store near the depot In search oil
something to relieve him. It happen-!
ed that all the drug stores were closed
on account of the speaking. Dr. Mc-
Iver returned to the train in evident
pain but said little about Iris condition.
The train had scarcely gotten outside I
the city limits of Durham before he!
said to Mr. I.acy, with whom he had
been conversing for a few minutes,
"(Jet a doctor. I am desperately ill."
With that he gasped twice and fell
back dead. Dr. C. D. Jones, of Hilla-boro,
also a member of the Hryan es-cort,
was on the train and readied Dr.
Mclver's fide iu a few moments, but
he found the great heart of his friend
stilled in death. Friends tenderly iaid
the body on the couch seat in the cur
and banked (lowers about it.
The feelings of those on the train
could not be described. No one pres-ent
had ever passed through such an
awe-inspiring experience and eloquent
lips were almost dumb in the presence
i of such a visitation. Mr. Bryan sat
for some time by the. body of his friend
and as he tenderly stroked the icy
brow his eyes liiled with unrestrained
tears of sorrow, it was Dr. Mclver
who fust introduced Mr. Bryan to a
' North Carolina audience long years
ago on the occasion of the latter's first
visit to the siate, and the acquaintance
then formed ripened Into a firm friend-ship.
At Hillsboro and Burlington, where
throngs had assembled to greet Mr.
Bryau, there was DO attempt at speech-making.
Governor Ulenu imparted
the sad news of Dr. Mclver's death to
those assembled. At the Utter place
Mr. Bryan appeared on the rear plat-form
of his car and paid a brief but
splendid tribute to In. Mclver, char-acterizing
his death as "a fearful loss
' to his country, his state, the city of
i Greensboro, to the glorious institution
IOf learning Which is now so suddenly
: become his enduring and sanctifying
monument, to his family, to his church,
to his party, and a grievous personal
j loss to me.''
When the special train reached
Greenaboro the hush of death was
upon the assembled thousands. After
Mr. Ryan's party and his escort had
I been taken to the McAdoo Hotel in
I automobiles and carriages Dr. Mclver's
body was taken from the train and
conveyed to his residence on College
avenue. From that hour until mid-
, night there was a steady stream of
people to ofler condolences and assist-ance.
After the program of the even-ing
had been carried out Mr. Bryan
drove to the Mclver home to pay his
respects to the heartbroken family and
look for the last time upon the noble
face of his dead friend.
Bast night Dr. Mclver's body lay iu
state from 7 until 10 at the main build-ing
of the State Normal and Industrial
College and hundreds of people, in-cluding
many old and new students of
the institution gathering for the open-ing
Thursday, viewed it with tear-dimmed
eyes. Today at 11 o'clock the
funeral will t>tke place from the First
Presbyterian church, of which the de-ceased
had long been a member. His
pastor for so many years, Rev. E. W.
Smith, D. D., now of Louisville, Ky.,
cannot reach the city in time for the
service, and Rev. L. W. Crawford, D.
D., of Keidsville, likewise a staunch
personal friend of long standing will
officiate, assisted by the Presbyterian
miuisters of the city. The trustees of
the college will act as honorary pall-bearers.
The Masonic ordeis of Wins-ton
and Greensboro will participate In
the services.
To give expression to the eulogies of
the deceased heard on every band
would require many times the space
at our command. Beyond question he
was the foremost citizen of Greensboro.
In his zeal to promote education in a
practical manner he neglected none of
the other duties of life and no worthy-cause
ever lacked his support. En-thusiasm
and far-sighted ability char-acterized
hi.- every act, no mutter in
w bat cause his energies were enlisted.
His influence on the educational life
of the state will be longest felt, how-ever,
because first of all he was an ed-ucator
in the truest sense of the word
Truly the college which lie virtually
established and over whose destinies
he has since so ably presided is an en-during
monument to his memory.
•1R. BRYAN EULOGIZES DR. McIVER.
A Sketch of Dr. Mclver's Llle.
Charles Duncan Mclver was horn
September 27, I860, in Moore county.
His early life was spent on a farm.
From the public schools he went to
the State University, and was gradu-ated
from there with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in 1881, ranking
among the best scholars in his class
In 1886 be was married to BlMH hula
Martin, of Winston, who, having been
a teacher of unusual ability and suc-cess,
has entered largely "into all bii
educational plans and labors. Four
children have been born to them, An-nie,
Charles IV, Jr.. Verlinda and
hula Martin.
The thing which decided Dr. Mclver
on bis life's purpose was the difficulty
encountered iu finding a suitable in-stitution
for his sister's education.
This difficulty opened his eyes to the
fact that whereas any young man
could secure the best of educations at
a cost made merely nominal by the
general endowments; where the neirro
boy or girl on his father's farm had the
same privilege, the white girl bad no
provision made for her either by the
state or philanthropists. He found that
iu the private schools she must pay-twice
as much for half as good an edu-cation—
an education that helped her
in no wise to cope with the conditions
with which modern women meet.
From tiiat day forth womankind
has bad her warmest and boldest
champion iu Dr. Mclver. and to liim
many thousand women owe the edu-cation
without which they would have
pined and chafed, letting noble talents
wither ami me in cramped and belit-tling
environments.
Dr. .Mclver lirst began teaching wo-men
in Peace Institute in Raleigh in
the year 1886. He remained herethree
years and it was heie tiiat he, us chair-man
of tiie committee of the North
Carolina Teachers' Assembly to me-morialize
the legislature to establish a
normal college, undertook the hercu-lean
task of making a personal appeal
to all the legislators. Trie result ol ibis
ellort was to gain an indifferent legis-lature
almost unanimously for ti.e
cause, but the approaching of all the
members of the house in Hie same a ay
having been impossible, the bill failed
to pass that body and the fulfillment
of the champion's dream was delayed.
Iu 18811 Dr. Mclver and Edwin A.
Alderman were elected slate Institute
conductors and began a work which
few men would be able to perform.
Kvery county in the state was visited,
some two or three times, and at each
county seat one of the men remained
a week lecturing for four day? in a
week on the relation of the teacher to
education of children and on Friday
speaking to the public at laige as well
as to the teachers on the relation of the
people to the education of children.
This general educaliouul crusade was
an epoch in the intellectual history of
the state, for the liery crusader pro-claimed
in a way that Inflamed the
coldest heart with the great doctrine of
universal education.
He did not neglect the opportunity
to add many a word on his pet theme,
the education of women, and won
many converts by his incontrovertible
reasoning.
In 1891, almost unopposed, an act
chartering the State Normal and In-dustrial
College was passed. In Octo-ber,
1892, the college began its work,
Dr. Mclver having been elected its
president. Since then the cause of wo-man's
education has swept on triumph-antly
and results have shown how
great a thiug can come of one man's
labors, for 3,000 women, educated be-cause
he fought for it, have iu turn
passed on freeing, euuobliug euligbt-ment
to 200,000 children.
"When a man is educated it is sim-ply
one more taken Irom the lists of
Ignorance, but in the education of a
woman the whole family is taught, for
she will pass on what she has learned
to her children. The education of one
woman is far more important for the
world's advancement than that of one
man."
When Dr. Mclver was led to break
his other early resolution that he would
never make a-public speech, he had no
idea that he could do more than make
a bare statement of the facts he had to
present. Hut, as, when the man was
needed to act in a way diametrically
opposite to his own intentions, he de-voted
his life to the actiug: so, when
the power of moviug speech was need-ed
for that man, it came. Without the
slightest attempt at oratory, Dr. Mc-lver
cau make a speech with a reason
back of every word and with impetus
enough hack of ail to drive every word
home to the heart of the hearer, and
vital power enough In each of those
words to make it take root and grow
and yield fruit. He is the crusader par
[Continued on page seven.]
His Speech Here a Glowing Tribute to a
Friend Whose Death Came as a Shock
to Everyone—Politics Give Way to Ex-pressions
of Grief and Sympathy—A
Sudden and Unusual Change in the
Trend of Events.
How ditlerent were the events of
Monday evening from what had been
anticipated. Instead of a great politi-cal
demonstration with a deliverance
by oue of the nation's greatest stales-men,
there was the shadow of Impene-trable
gloom iii evidence at every turn,
instead of the blare of trumpets aud
the wild acclaim of a multitude stirred
by matchless oratory there was for the
most part the hush that pervades after
the touch of the invisible hand that
snaps the life-chords iu strong and
weak alike. It was a remarkable occa-sion
throughout, made so by a combi-nation
of happenings seldom'witness-ed
here or elsewhere.
The inclement weather that set in
Saturday night had already altered the
plans of Chairman Brown materially
before the important event of Monday-transpired.
The hope of having an
outdoor meeting was abandoned before
noon and the opera house was put iu
readiness for Mr. Bryan's coming, but
there was never a thought that any-thing
would happen to change the en-tire
nature of the night meeting.
When the death of Dr. Mclver was
first announced it was feared that Mr.
Hryan would not attempt to speak
here at all, but that fear was soon dis-pelled
by the announcement that he
would at least make a short address
in memory of his late frieud. The
opera house was liiled to overflowing
I long before the hour set for the meeting,
■ while thousands turned away in dis-appointment
at not finding even stand-
I ing room nearer than the middle of
tbe street in front of the big buildidg.
Such a jam of humanity was never be-fore
huddled in and around any bui'd-ing
iu Greensboro.
At 8 o'clock Mr. Bryan, the state
, oill -ials and other guests of tl»e evening
!a:id the local receptiou committee
: en.-red the buildlug by a rear don aud
I took the seats on the stage reserved for
them. The appearance of Mr. Bryan
was the signal for pre longed applause
and it came witli a heartiness that
betokened admiration for the distin-guished
visitor. When the applause
hud in a measure subsided Major
Charles M, Stedman arose to introduce
Mr. Hryan. He prefaced his speech by
saying while he had hoped the occa-sion
would be oue of rejoicing it had
unexpectedly become one of sadness,
owing to the death of Dr. Mclver.
After a personal tribute to the deceased
Major Stedman spoke his introductory-words
iu the delightful ornate language
always at his command. Their appro-priateness
war heightened by Ihe elo-quence
of their delivery. When lie
bud finished Mr. Bryau arose auiid
thunderous applause that lasted for
several minutes. He said in part:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle-men:
I have come to North Carolina
to take part iu your campaign. I came
because I thought I owed toyouadebt
of gratitude so great that I should do
anything you asked of me. I am glad
to look into your faces tonight. I ap-preciate
the kind invitation of your
governor and L'nited States senators.
I appreciate the kind words of your
chairman. I appreciate any kind
words that may be said of the princi-ples
I have advocated.
"And yet my friends something lias
happened since I came to North t'aro-liua
that has changed my plans for this
cveuiug. The lirst time I came to
North Carolina, twelve years ago, it
was at an invitation of Dr. Charles D.
Mclver. I have never come to North
Carolina without seeing him, and al-ways
he met me with a friendly smile.
When I arrived iu New York a few-weeks
ago, I found that he had come
all the way from North Carolina to add
his greeting to the welcome given me.
He was among the lirst that 1 saw this
moruiug at Greensboro, and traveled
with us today, until this afternoon be
suddenly passed from among us to the
Great Beyond.
"I come from my trip arouud tbe
world more wonderfully impressed
with the greatness of our country. I
thought before it was the best country;
now I know it. When I reached Bom-bay,
1 addressed a small American
mission, where little blind Indian
childreu were taught, and thought
that the sun may set upon our posses-sions,
but it never sets upon our phil-anthropy.
"And that is why I admired so much
our dead friend. He measured life by
what he gave to the world, aud not by
what he took from it. Sometime ago
when I saw him, he showed me a map,
dotted all over, showing where the
school terms had been made longer.
He saw that education for women in
North Carolina was too ex pensive, and
with this is mind, he went to work,
aud has built a school that now has
j between 600 and 600 students. He has
; built a monument that will endure as
jloug as North Carolinians appreciate
education. Dr. Mclver not ouly had
intellectual enthusiasm, but be bad
moral enthusiasm.
I "How are people reuienal-ered'.' Have
you ever gone into graveyards and
looked at the monuments, and out of
the millions, how many are reuiein-
Ibered. Five hundred students. Think
lor the number of homes into which
| they go. Oue cau measure the dis-tance
from earth to the farthest star,
but who can measure the influeuce of
; •» single kind act or single kind word?
'There are Democrats here, and they
I have spokeu kindly of my Democracy.
J There are Republicans hear and they
have criticized me, sometimes harshly:
but 1 believe that the ties that bind us
together are stronger than the differ-ences
that separate us durlug-i-am-paigns.
"when I was a boy I had my ideal:
when you were young, you had yours.
My ambition was to lie "a Cuited State-senator.
I never thought ofbeing con-1
irressiuan: I never had an ambition to
be president But now I have another
ambition I don't care for office. Wheu '
I am dead, I will not be remembered
but what the world has done for me,
but what I have given the worid. If I
had my choice tonight between the
re -ord of John I). Rockefeller and Prof.
CharlesD. Mclver, I would a thousand
times rather leave the record of Profes-sor
Mclver."
At the conclusion of Mr. Bryan's
speech Miss Luvine Forbis preseuted
him with amagulticent boqoetof roses
on behalf of the ladies present.
Governor Glenn, always eloquent,
was never more so than wheu he re-sponded
to the call of the crowd and
made a brief speech. Like the other
speakers it was evident that his heart
was heavy with sadness over the death
of Dr. Mclver. Turning to Mr. Bryan
iu the course of his remarks he said:
"I have seen you in your strength
speaking to a mighty throng, but never
have I before seen you so gentle, so
teuder, as tonight. You came here to
make a speech and hear the great ap-plause
that would be accorded you, but
you stopped to drop a tear upon the
bier of Dr. Charles D. Mclver. The
people will leave here tonight loving
you for what you have said of the
greatest man ever given to North Car-loliua."
Outside the opera house a throng
that had patiently waited for a look at
Mr. Bryan clamored lor even a short
speech. Mounting the platform that
stood nearby he promised Ins hearers
that he would return at the first oppor-tunity
aud make a political speech.
A few minutes later Mr. Bryan shook
hands with hundreds of people thul
swarmed through tbe McAdoo Hotel
I halls ami parlors. Governor Gieuu aud
j Major Stedman stood with Mr. Bryau.
Aside from the unexpected change
\ iu the character of the addre.-s heard
here the plans of the local reception
committee worked out admirably. The
Bryan party reached here Monday
morning at daybreak and after a hearty
i breakfast took the traiu for Raleigh
; acconijejuied by the committee of
| which Dr. Mclver was a member.
Returning at 6:20 P. M. the parly took ,
supper at the McAdoo, a number of
■ Greensboro's cultured women being
i present to do the honors for the ladies
'of the traveling parly.
Yesterday morning the special train ;
made a trip to Wiuslon, making a brief!
stop at Keruersville. Beturning at 1:10 !
P. M. it was soon speeding southward,
stopping ouly at the more important
places. Last night Mr. Bryau spoke
at Charlotte. Everywhere then were
multitudes aud euthusiasm beyond .
measure.
Chairman Brown iseutbuirfasticover'
the consideration shown Mr. Bryan
aud his entire party by Mr. Sterne,
manager of the McAdoo Hotel. The
City's distinguished guests could not
I have been more haudsomely enter-
I tumed auy where iu the state, and
■ Greensboro owes Mr. Sterne a tlebt of
j gratitude for his untiring aud capable
I efforts He measured up to tbe occa-jsiou,
as was attested by the flattering
I expressions of Ids distinguished guests.
Farmers Warehouse.
We are gratified to state to our many
jfneuds that the Greensboro tobacco
; market is now iu the beat shape to get
uood prices that it has been for leu
years. Our buying force has been
greatly increased aud all are anxious
for tobacco. Below we give you a few
prices: S. D. Dick 108 (S $8.50, OH '■•
$9 75, 56 <S $13.75,152 f« 17.26; C. Clapp
160(5 $-5.90, 228 (;; $9.75, 7-1 (■• 11.75: J.
A. Wilson 142@ $7.76,144 <§ $9.75, 78
fa $11: Burl Parrish 146 (« $7.50, 66 <S
$10.50, 44 (< $11.2-5, 62(g $13.25: Karly
Simpson I68(s f3-"". 178'" 18.26, 66 (■•
$9.75: Johnson ii. Friar 30 (a $8.00, 280
(« $7.75, 88 f" $9.50, 34 r- $12 50. These
are only a few names out of hundreds
who are getting just as good prices for
medium tobacco. Morgan is back at
| his old place and Boh. Gamble is ever
! alert to see that no pile goes below the
| market. So you see, friends, you are
! obliged to get good prices wheu you
j sell at tbe Farmers Warehouse. Try
'us with your first load and we will
please you. Your friends,
MORGAN & GAMBLE
A BARGAIN
We have listed
twenty shares of
preferred 7% stock
in one ofthe strong-est
institutions of
North Carolina
which we can sell
at par with accrued
dividend added.
This is subject to
prior sale or with-drawal.
The man or wo-man
who acts
quickly and buys {
this stock will, in
our opinion, get a
bargain.
TRUST DEPARTMENT
Southern I
Life and Trust I
Company 1s
I GREENSBORO, N. C.
rt
Capital and Surplus, $JOO,ooo.OO.
feiiitiiinimtntw ttttrmrnntsmtta
D. N. Wllkerson and A. I), l.u.-siter,
brother-in-laws, who were given a
bearing in mayor's court Friday on a
ihume ot obtaining money under false
pretenses, were dismissed for lack of
evideuce showing criiim.al intent.
l.assiter, who assumed the responsi-bility
for the drafts Involved in the
transactions that led to Ihe airest, in-sisted
that the Virginia firm against
which the drafts were drawn was in-debted
to him for more than the
amounts iu question, and no evidence
to the contrary was produced. Before
l.assiter could leave the court loom a
warrant from Apex was sen ed on him
by Chief Neeley. It contained an ac-cusation
similar to the charge here.
An officer came for him Saturday.
Chief Neeley also received a message.
from S| ringhope Friday to hold l.assi-ter
until papers were received. The
complainant in that case, according to
l.assiter, was a bondsman in the
Springliope ofleuse.
International and ltust stock fond
aud poultry food. C. BOOOT «v Co.
Special Announcement.
1 want everybody to know that I
will have an unusually attractive line
of Christmas goods on exhibition at
the Central Carolina Fair next month.
You will miss a feature of the fair if
you fail to see these goods. Orders will
lie takeu there for delivery at Christ-
IBM time. J. I). Hhi.M-Clover
seed at Gardner's.
Fresh lettuce seed at Gardner's.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY
a man or woman working on a salary
can get ahead iu the world.
BussellHage, who lias just died, said:
"It is easier to earn than to save," but
he saved and left a fortune of eighty
million dollars.'
Open an account with our Savings
Department today, keep on saving and
independence will be yours.
Your money earus 4 per cent intere-t
here.
CITY NATIONAL BANK
T. B. 03B78N, JCgr. Savings lept.
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