Dr. E. C. Brooks
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TIIK ftlory of an InlproMing ca-
pppr of service for lirllor edu¬
cation in North Carolina, includ¬
ing an explanation of how the
Doctor lost a finger.
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you’ve noticed Util me, but I wondering bow it bap
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C. Bmoki, preiident p«ied ihal you !o»« your leg."
iliua of State College, it IhP other nun put down bit new.-
<• finger on
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left hand. paper with a wrarv >igli. "I don't
the miller lo hi* ntten- mind nu.uering your •lUMlion" be
■VI Ito -bile lining and Mill, “proridinc tbit you’ll promile
him in Ibe lobby of the you won’t a.k me anything «be
’ lo h» left hand. nbieh ml- I II
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> on l be arm of bi* ehair, we oh- "Well. I ben- it wa* bit off!”
>im| : "I tee you've lot a finger on And be went lat h lo reading bi*
ir left hand.” new i pa per again.
Hr. ItrooV. rain-1 the band and ,Jroello County enjoy, the di. lino-
hod at it ear.fully. Then be turned
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,hr. birlbplaee of Dr.
u* with a limit'd riprrwioo and "rooks but when be four month.
d-"Well Uco
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will : *0 I b»TT.~ bi* |‘arent» m<»rd tier into I-e-
noir County, totaling about a mile
from wbal wa* then known •• BelF.
Kerry. (Griflon.) He attended
•«bool II Bethel Academy ind from
beie went lo Trinili (Vdl
Dr. E. C. Brook»,
of State College.
When Areocfc, Meltvr and Joyner
were np|Miinle>l a campaign commit*
lee, financed by ibe Soulbern Edu-
ealion Hoard, and began llieir drive
for routed idation of acbooi di.lrirt*.
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Compleling bi* college eduealioli.
Dr. llrooki went with il.r Vera and
How ll Happened
1 1 lap)tent.l on bit fouitli birlbda;
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iJn wbo*«ere
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Del and fell. The
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rame down _i _:.k i:-, 1 1., i
be finger anti levered it. Tim a(l|r wr{,iB, for ,|„ A’rtil and Ob-
ru*betl him l-eh lo Ibe boo- „rw wyU up there,
lb.- How of blood wm -lopped. Hemming to North Carolina, be
following day. ho went out into
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portion lo leach al Kr,.. wife.
Md again, bnnlod around until Tll„ ... y,^ in *p;. While
l.f *.
. bit
•peeial laaea for achool purpoww. I>r.
Brook. iu made eieeutite terreUry
ire in that conneelion whieh North
Carolina will never forget.
At that lime, there were only 85
lilt a*»«t the retail! whieh Avwh
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bi. iMoriatea accompli * *
lute Ibe far la are loo well
>k. U M «ear. obi. and
true tbit h« ha. b»t a Taught S<hool
lever ha. loit hi. tente of ||„ .I*, taught whool for a
inlere.t in people, hi. de ,jmn Onnond.ville, Greene County,
he euu.ii of education and
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became principal of (lie high
North Carolina ai a whole, ^fcool at Kin.ton. After liavir e held
rtion with the finger aeei- down that job for five month., he wa.
id a. the .tore of the man rUl*d .uperintendent of .rhoob at
ding oti a train. The man Monroe, where be wrTed for three
a leg. Another parnrer yean. It waa while at Moure* that
A u| down l*«id*- him he und Uu« Sapp were married
m* one of tbo.c individual! netive intere*t in icbool nutter.. So
. iniatiahle. Ft- did hi. father before him. The .cnior
llr<~>l* wa. one of the leader, for bet
rr eduealion in Lenoir.
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In October l!*'l Hr. llrook. be-
came .uperintendent of K'hool. at
Gold.burn and .erred there for
twin. Then he wa. failed by 1
College in «MI to orgaai.e a H
term w*i increased to .
State Supcriutendrnt
Dr. J. V. Joyner at that tin
State Superintendent of Sr Wool
rwigaed the
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and ia
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Brook. wa> app'intrd to .ueeaai
II. remaiae<l at that aatil
Dr Hiddieh •]< head of I
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paye
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