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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
1
Work has started on a new Negro school initiated by E H Dickinson near Pinshurst, with plans to continue progress in stages. The project aims to provide educational facilities in the area and expand local opportunities.
Field notes detail efforts to improve colored schooling in Moore County North Carolina with funds from state and county sources. A burned building at Jackson Hollow prompted local volunteers from Pinehurst Berkshire trip to raise about 175 dollars for repairs and equipment. New Linden school opened with A E Brown then Robert L Taylor as teacher amid scarce textbooks and supplies. A plan includes a new teacher residence nearby and a night school. Dickinson family supports, urging uniform texts and clothing donations from readers. The article emphasizes education as the path to advancement for the colored race.
A humorous vignette from the Catholic Standard and Times shows a boy named Johnny defending his father’s handwriting after a teacher notes the resemblance. Johnny quips that he “takes after Pop in everything,” implying a family likeness in writing or behavior.
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